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There are further data for London as some of The Other UK cities

the Air pollution has begun to Fall In many British cities in response to the blocking of the measures, as a result of the coronavirus crisis.

The trend level seen in continental Europe , as people spent less Time In vehicles, offices, and factories, and more time At Home .

the data of The National Centre for Atmospheric Science shows significant reductions in Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) and fine particulate matter (PM2. 5).

And the view falls on a sequel.

"If you pay a look on the traffic, you are still down. And so We Are not yet arrived at the bottom, yet," said Prof Ally Lewis, director of science at the EWB.

"A few days ago we were talking about trips with the car, by about a third, and now it is almost a 50-60% reduction. So, it is possible, if the transport keeps declining, The Signal we detect could be even greater," he told Bbc News .

Across the Board, in The 10 cities, small particles to the bottom of

Air compare load for the 15. February to 24. March, with an average over The Last five years.

The 10 cities, Birmingham, Belfast, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle, York.

For PM2. 5, the from a number of sources, but contains tailpipes, experienced in every city, dip.

For NO2, a key vehicle emissions, it is the same image, Apart from Belfast and York. But to bear in mind Prof Lewis, That this is perhaps simply the result of limited monitoring Stations at these locations.

"In London, we have a lot of data That we have total," he explained.

"In some of the smaller cities and municipalities, there can be only a monitor and your data can be a little noisy. But if you see a consistent image across multiple cities on multiple monitoring sites, then you know That something is happening in real. "

last week, the Dutch Met Office (KNMI) published an analysis of satellite data to illustrate the over Europe , the suppression of the pollution. The Agency , however, the UK omitted from this assessment, in part because the UK-lockdown began after many other countries of theirs, but also because it is not faith began, it was sufficient, quality of the data. If the sky is cloudy, it is The Observations of the spacecraft frustrated. A persistent problem in the UK.

The EWB information, on The Other hand, comes solely from ground Stations .

NO2: Belfast and York appear to show an increase, but this can only be a matter of data density

What will be interesting to see whether other pollutants, impacts of NO2 and PM2. 5.

Volatile Organic Compounds, or VOCs, are an irritant,. These come from solvents. They are in everything from inkjet printers and inks to adhesives and household cleaning products. It is unclear whether their levels could change in The Course of the lockdown.

Ozone , another respiratory irritant, even in many Places - the highest level in five years, for This Time of year.

Ozone formation near the ground is dependent on some very complex chemical reactions, will give in The Absence of certain exhaust gases, a boost to the three-atom oxygen molecule in the Air .

A plot of Ozone in London's Marylebone Road, clearly show an abrupt jump

What will happen to the ammonia emissions come from agriculture? Agriculture could also go as a normal, or near normal, by the Covid-19 crisis.

scientists from the behavior of all observe That these different pollutants are very closely.

In an unexpected way, the coronavirus situation is something like a political experiment, to test, realistic goals for clean Air in the next decade.

"What we do is essentially the view in The Future , if we do not have diesel-cars because we plan them off the streets. This summer, you can tell us what level of PM2. 5, for example, is likely to be achievable, the major cities such as Central London or central Birmingham," Prof Lewis said.

And the Edinburgh University's Prof Paul Palmer , whose group has to follow the behavior of the various polluting species, told Bbc News : "What We Are inadvertently witness is an analogue of what we can expect in the cities of The Future , if we have more reliance on cleaner electric cars. "

Environmental Audit Committee's Chairman Philip Dunne MP, said: "the Coronavirus is only with an unprecedented impact on how We Live our lives, but also how the pollution will fall on The World as a result of the global shutdown.

"The government has committed itself to a low-carbon future, and the eco-Audit will look to the Committee to explore how we can avoid going Back To dangerous levels of pollution as soon as this is all over. "

The European Union , is based on the " European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) in Reading, has also started to pursue, the quality of the Air by the Covid-19 shut down. The CAMS analysis have a spatial resolution of 10 km x 10 km and unite over 1,000 surfaces-observations in the whole of Europe .

A detailed look at the EWB is NO2 and PM2. 5 data for Leeds

page updated on 1. Include April's reaction and more information about Ozone .

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Source of news: bbc.com