In the News
November 28, 2018
Emissions from transport and the burning of solid fuel are Ireland’s top sources of air pollution, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found.
The EPA’s Annual Air Quality Report indicates that Ireland’s air quality has an adverse influence on people’s health with high levels of particulate matter a key concern.
Particulate matter pollution is believed to be the deadliest form of air pollution due to its ability to penetrate the lungs and filter into our bloodstream.
A new index from the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago released this month describes air pollution as a more significant threat to human lives than smoking and even war.