Content by tag : pollution
A group of concerned parents and asthma advocates has started a petition to demand that the Brussels government do more to improve air quality in the city, reports brusselnieuws.be.
According to Belgium’s Foundation Against Cancer, 15% of lung cancer cases in Belgium – or 1,050 cases annually – are caused by fine particles in the air.
The air quality in Brussels on Friday was worse than in Beijing, reports brusselnieuws.be based on a report by Frans Fierens of the Belgian Interregional Environment Agency (IRCEL-CELINE).
Brewer AB InBev and transport company Ninatrans are the first in Belgium to receive a permit to deploy a Longer and Heavy Truck – also known as an ecocombi or “super truck” (pictured).
The City of Brussels wants to start as early as next year with the implementation of a “low emissions zone” in its city centre.
About one-quarter of the CO2 and fine particulate matter emitted by traffic in Brussels comes from freight vehicles, write La Libre Belgique and Le Soir, based on a report from t
At one time, the rubbish dumped over the railings of the Jubelfeest bridge in this long-neglected corner of Brussels was visible from space.
Not one Belgian city meets the target for atmospheric particulate matter imposed by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Residents of Belgium’s Wallonia region will be offered free service on Walloon’s public transport system Thursday until the end of pollution alert.
