It might be renowned as the European capital of design, fashion and football, but Milan has a rather less glamorous aspect: its reputation as the Continent's most polluted city.New evidence suggests levels of toxic fumes from its traffic-clogged streets are having an alarming effect on infant mortality rates, and sending thousands of children to the city's accident and emergency departments.The warning from doctors at Milan's Macedonio Melloni hospital comes despite the city's much trumpeted new "ecopass" congestion charge, which was designed to slash air pollution.Since its introduction in January, levels of pm10s - tiny particles less than 10 micrometres (um) in diameter produced by vehicle exhausts - have already breached the official EU safety level levels on 36 days out of 60.On 15 February, in one of the worst days on record, levels peaked at 185 micrograms per cubic metre of air - almost four times over the official limit.Even the city's chain-smoking fashionistas are donning anti-smog masks.Masks however, won't stop the smaller, most dangerous pm10s, those with a diameter of less than 2.5 um, from passing deep into the lungs, from where they can cause breathing problems, heart disease and cancer.In 2004 a report by the World Health Organisation estimated that in Italy's most polluted urban centres, 9 per cent of non accident-related deaths among the over-30s were due to pm10s.The latest research suggests that children are also being hit hardest by the airborne pollutants.

Più sapore e meno zucchero!Ciao a tutti, sono un insegnante di inglese qualificato di Londra. Answer 1 of 4: I have heard that the air in Milan can be quiet smoggy and also there can be some garbage in otherwise nice areas of the city. The president appears to have enough support in the US Senate to win approval for his nominee.© 2020 BBC. Milan car ban: Drivers ignore anti-pollution measure. Pollution 12 Dec, 2007 Milan city council will launch its long awaited pollution toll from 2 January, requiring traffic entering the city centre to pay for the privilege. Video,The fireman 'saving what's not burnt' of the Amazon,Old TV caused village broadband outages for 18 months,Ellen DeGeneres returns to screens with apology,'Millie Bobby Brown's a powerhouse' Video,Race against time to save stranded whales. Opponents say the Ecopass is a token gesture that has little benefit . The city’s councilor for mobility, Marco Granelli, says the Strade Aperte (Open Streets) scheme will reduce pollution and allow cyclists and pedestrians to move freely through the often choked city. Dr Alessandro Fiocchi, director of paediatrics at the city's Macedonio Melloni hospital, compared the number of children admitted with breathing problems - some life-threatening - on a given day with pm10 levels in the air.In one period of 10 days in which pm10 levels averaged 67ug/m3, he saw 176 such admissions. The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. Please register.Milan city council will launch its long awaited pollution toll from 2 January, requiring traffic entering the city centre to pay for the privilege. image caption Milan was named Europe's most polluted city in 2008. 2:56 . The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.The temporary ban started at 10:00 local time (09:00 GMT) and will last until the early evening in an attempt to curb the city's smog problem.But within just two and a half hours, police were handing out fines of 164 euros (£137) to those flouting the ban.Milan was named Europe's most polluted city in 2008 and smog remains a recurring problem.By 12:30 local time on Sunday, there had been 621 checks on people not adhering to the "Sunday walk" day, local media reported.The ban does not apply to electric vehicles or the disabled.

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