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Tag Archives: Czech Republic
Old Cars Bringing More Air Pollution to Croatia
When it comes to the impact of transport on air quality in Europe, cars in the Czech Republic, Poland and Estonia fare the worst and they are labelled by the Eco Experts organisation as the most toxic drivers, while Croatia … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe
Tagged Air Pollution, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
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Nine states censured by EU over illegally high air pollution levels
400,000 Europeans die prematurely every year from air pollution. The Czech Republic is one of nine EU states summoned to Brussels recently to explain what they’re doing about illegally high pollution levels. Officials from the nine, including Germany, Spain, France, Italy, … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK
Tagged Air Pollution, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, UK
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EU auditors to assess anti-pollution efforts by testing Brussels air
The European Court of Auditors is to embark on a comprehensive review of the European Union’s efforts to curb air pollution, the main environmental cause of premature deaths in the EU, the court said on Thursday (21 September). The Luxembourg-based Court will … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, Germany, Italy, Poland
Tagged Air Pollution, Belgium, Brussels, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, EU - European Union, Germany, Italy, Krakow, Milan, Poland, Sofia, Stuttgart
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European air pollution exceeds legal limits
The human toll for poor air quality is worse than for road traffic accidents, with air pollution responsible for more than 400,000 premature deaths in the EU each year. (Source: European Environment Agency – EEA). Read on to find out … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, France, Germany
Tagged Air Pollution, ammonia (NH3), Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, EU - European Union, European Environment Agency (EEA), Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, non-methane volatile organic compounds NMVOC, NOx, Spain, Sulfur Dioxide SO2, Sweden, The Netherlands, vehicle emissions
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Czech air pollution among worst in EU
The quality of air in the Czech Republic lags behind the average of the EU mainly due to the emissions of greenhouse gases which are the fifth worst in the EU, daily Lidove noviny (LN) writes yesterday. “An improvement in … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Pollution, Czech Republic, EU - European Union, Prague
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Tackling the Czech Republic’s poor air quality
November saw the release of an annual government-commissioned report on the state of the environment in the Czech Republic. While the gist of the report maintained that a number of factors continued to improve, including water quality and canalisation, air … Continue reading
Air pollution in Prague starts crossing yearly quotas
Dust-related air pollution has crossed the yearly quota in some parts of Prague, mainly due to motor vehicles exhaust fumes, which leads to increased numbers of the diseases of lungs and the cardiovascular system and consequently to a higher death … Continue reading
