Dundee's Low Emission Zone will be followed by Aberdeen and Edinburgh's zones on Saturday
Dundee's Low Emission Zone comes into effect on Thursday followed by Aberdeen and Edinburgh on Saturday
The big difference between the four LEZs in Scotland and London's ULEZ is that the most polluting vehicles are banned north of the border while in the English capital they can still enter if they pay a fee. But modelling from other zones - such as the world's largest LEZ in Tokyo - show significant health benefits including a drop in infant mortality.
Once she reaches the city centre it is a battle through the traffic to reach work at Abertay University, she says. It suggested that children may be more vulnerable to pollution at lower levels than adults because their bodies are still growing.
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