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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11136

21 August 2014
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) environment
Testing local pollution levels with a smartphone

Brussels, 20/08/2014 (Agence Europe) - At the beginning of August, the European Commission indicated that it is now possible to detect local pollution levels through a mobile app, AirProbe, combined with a small sensor box. The app was developed by partners from Belgium, Germany, Italy and the UK, who received co-funding to the tune of €2 million as part of the EU seventh framework programme for research and technological development.

The AirProbe app connects to your phone via Bluetooth...