Two million affected by dirty air

Data from the Czech Meteorological Institute and reported by the news site Altualne.cz shows that 18% of the Czech population, or roughly 2 million people, was effected by polluted air in 2009. The institute’s data shows increased levels of air containing hazardous dust particles compared with 2008, and expects the situation to be worse this year. The worst levels were recorded in the area of the eastern city of Ostrava.