-
Ozone (O3) twenty-sixth highest daily max 8-hour average in Europe
-
The map shows the twenty-sixth highest Ozone (O3) value in Europe based on daily max 8-hour averages with at least 75% of valid measurements, in µg/m3 (source: EEA, AirBase v.7).
Located in
Environmental topics
›
Air pollution
›
Interactive maps and data viewers
-
Annual mean ozone concentrations by station type
-
Annual mean ozone concentrations by station type
Located in
Data and maps
›
Maps and graphs
-
Attainment situation for O3, reference years 2010, 2005 and 2001
-
The graphs are based on the 93.2 percentile of maximum daily 8 hours mean concentration values corresponding to the 26th highest daily maximum of the running 8h-mean; they present the range of concentrations at all station types (in μg/m3) officially reported by the EU Member States and how the concentrations relate to the target value set by EU legislation (marked by the red line).
The diagram indicates the lowest and highest observations, the means and the lower and upper quartiles. The lower quartile splits the lowest 25 % of the data and the upper quartile splits the highest 25 % of the data.
Located in
Data and maps
›
Maps and graphs
-
Trend in annual mean of daily max 8 h-mean O3 concentrations (left) and trend in 93.2 percentile of daily 8 max h-mean O3 concentrations (right) (in μg/m3) for 2001–2010 per station type
-
All stations in EU Member States, with at least 75 % data coverage for at least eight years were included in the analysis. Concentrations per station type are given in μg/m3. In the diagrams a geographical bias exists towards central Europe where there is a higher density of stations.
The 93.2 percentile of daily max 8-h mean values is directly related to the target value for O3, as 25 days per year are allowed to have exceedances of the target value threshold of 120 μg/m3.
Located in
Data and maps
›
Maps and graphs
-
Air pollution by ozone across Europe during summer 2008
-
Overview of exceedances of EC ozone threshold values
for April–September 2008
Located in
Publications
-
EU emissions of primary PM and of PM and O3 precursor gases not including carbon monoxide (a), 2001–2010
-
-
Located in
Data and maps
›
Maps and graphs
-
Distance-to-target graphs for the ozone target threshold for protection of human health (top) and protection of crops (middle) and forests (bottom), in 2010
-
The graphs show the percentage frequency distribution of the 26th highest daily maximum of the running 8h-mean O3 concentrations for the various types of stations (top); AOT40 concentrations measured in rural stations in the EU for the protection of vegetation (accumulated over May to July) (middle) and for the protection of forests (accumulated over April to September) (bottom).
Located in
Data and maps
›
Maps and graphs
-
Air quality in Europe — 2012 report
-
This report presents an overview and analysis of the status and trends of air quality in Europe based on concentration measurements in ambient air and data on anthropogenic emissions and trends from 2001 — when mandatory monitoring of ambient air concentrations of selected pollutants first produced reliable air quality information — to 2010.
Located in
Publications
-
EEA Briefing 2/2006 - Air quality and ancillary benefits of climate change policies
-
Located in
Publications
-
Air quality and ancillary benefits of climate change policies
-
The Thematic Strategy on air pollution aims to improve European air pollution significantly by 2020. This report from the European Environment Agency looks a further ten years into the future, and brings together two major policy challenges — combating climate change and reducing air pollution — in an integrated way. Thus, the report analyses projected changes in European air quality up to 2030, and explores the possible benefits of climate policies on air quality and the costs of air pollution abatement.
Located in
Publications