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Air pollution continues to threaten health of people in Southeast Europe
Air pollution continues to be a leading health concern in Southeast Europe, where PM2.5 concentrations are well above the World Health Organization (WHO) annual guideline value of 5 μg/m3. This is highlighted in the new report created by the Health … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe
Tagged Air Pollution, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Europe, Macedonia, Montenegro, Research, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, World Heath Organization (WHO)
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EU citizens may sue countries for health-damaging dirty air, top court adviser says
Citizens in European Union countries may be able to sue their governments for financial compensation if illegal levels of air pollution damage their health, an adviser to Europe’s top court said on Thursday. The adviser’s opinion follows a string of … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, France, Italy, Poland
Tagged Air Pollution, Europe, France, Italy, Paris, Poland, Romania
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Bucharest, Sofia, Zagreb among 24 cities with EU’s highest air pollution costs
Bucharest, Sofia, and Zagreb are on the list of the 24 cities with the highest total damage from air pollution, according to a study conducted by SE Delft on health-related social costs in 432 cities in the European Union, United … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe
Tagged Air Pollution, Bucharest, Bulgaria, Croatia, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, PM10, Romania, Sofia, Zagreb
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Air pollution knocks almost one year off the average European’s life: WHO
Nine out of ten people worldwide breathe polluted air daily, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). That means 91% of the world’s population are living in places where air quality exceeds guideline limits. Air pollution is thought to directly … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, Health Effects of Air Pollution
Tagged Air Pollution, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bucharest, Bulgaria, EU, Europe, European Environment Agency (EEA), Health Effects of Air Pollution, Italy, London, Macedonia, Milan, Naples, PM - Particulate Matter, PM10, Poland, Pszczyna, Romania, Rome, Skopje, Tetovo, Turin, Tuzla, UK, World Heath Organization (WHO), Zywiec
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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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€46 billion a year: the air pollution cost of road haulage
Air pollution has hidden economic and health costs; causing some 3 million sick days and 350,000 premature deaths in Europe each year, according to the European Environment Agency (EEA). A new technical study from the European NGO entitled ‘Road user … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, Germany
Tagged Air Pollution, Austria, diesel exhaust fumes, European Environment Agency (EEA), Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, NOx, PM2.5, Romania, Switzerland
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Europeans call for stronger EU air quality policy
According to the latest research, a majority (56 %) of Europeans believe that air quality has deteriorated in the last 10 years. In Italy, as many as 81 % hold this view, and in Cyprus, France, Greece, Hungary, Romania and … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, France, Italy, Spain
Tagged Air Pollution, Air Quality, Cyprus, EU - European Union, Europe, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Spain, vehicle emissions
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