P732 CJJFAX 732  Fri 30 Dec  00:35/31
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      
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   " HE GRJA  SMOGS" AR  R TURNING     
 Air pollution is at the same level  
 as the great smogs of the 1940s and 
 1950s, a report has claimed.        
                                       
 Traffic has been blamed for the     
 return of the very high levels of   
 polluted air.                       
                                     
 $hj report, by the Association of   
 London Authorities, said that       
 during the last three winters there 
 had been "exceptionally high        
 pollution levels".                  
                                     
 $here were also high ozone alerts   
 during summer, added the report.    
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   P732 CEEFAX 732  Fri 30 Dec  00:14/41
       2/3 
      
      
 
 " HE GREAT SMOGS" ARE RETURNING     
 The Association of London           
 Authorities report also found that  
 respiratory disjasjs had increased. 
                                       
 $hj number of children suffering    
 from respiratory problems was found 
 to bj particularly high.            
                                     
 Cases of children with problems     
 have rocketed in London - the       
 report suggests that atmospheric    
 pollution could bj a factor.        
                                     
 $hj report called on the Govjrnmjnt 
 to improve air monitoring and       
 commission research into the health 
 effects of pollution.               
 
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   P732 CEEFAX 732  Fri 30 Dec  00:54/27
       3/3 
      
      
 
 " HE GRJA  SMOGS" ARE RETURNING     
 Not enough information on air       
 qublity is being made avbilable to  
 the public, a report has claimed.   
                                     
 The Association of London           
 AuthoritiesW report criticisjd the  
 Govjrnmjnt over the availability of 
 air qublity information.            
                                     
 $hj report also accused Govjrnmjnt  
 djpbrtmjnts of failing to           
 coordinate policies to monitor the  
 health effects of air pollution.    
                                     
 Criticism was also made over the    
 Govjrnmjnt's failure to act over    
 the reduction of pollution levels.  
 
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   P732 CJJFA( 732  Fri 30 Dec  00:11/2:
       1/3 
      
(     R
 
 "THE GREAT SMOGS" ARE RETURNING     
 Air pollution is at the same level  
 as the great smogs of the 1940s and 
 19u0s, a report has claimed.        
                                       
 $raffic has been blamed for the     
 return of the very high levels of   
   polluted air.                       
                                     
 $hj report, by the Association of   
 London Authorities, said that       
 during the last three winters there 
 had been "exceptionblly high        
 pollution levels".                  
                                     
 $here were also high ozone alerts   
 during summer, added the report.    
 
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