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Disease burdens and the risk of new pandemics: The risk of exposure to new, emerging and re-emerging diseases, to accidents and new pandemics, grows with increasing mobility of people and goods, climate change and poverty. Vulnerable Europeans could be severely affected.
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › … › SOER 2010 — assessment of global megatrends › Key facts
Datasheet — Revealing the costs of air pollution from industrial facilities in Europe: Located in Publications › Revealing the costs of air pollution from industrial facilities in Europe
Summary for policymakers — Revealing the costs of air pollution from industrial facilities in Europe: Located in Publications › Revealing the costs of air pollution from industrial facilities in Europe
Questions and answers — Revealing the costs of air pollution from industrial facilities in Europe: Located in Press room › News › Industrial air pollution cost Europe up to €169 billion in 2009, EEA reveals
Industrial air pollution cost Europe up to €169 billion in 2009, EEA reveals: Air pollution from the 10,000 largest polluting facilities in Europe cost citizens between € 102 and 169 billion in 2009. This was one of the findings of a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) which analysed the costs of harm to health and the environment caused by air pollution. Half of the total damage cost (between € 51 and 85 billion) was caused by just 191 facilities.
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Revealing the costs of air pollution from industrial facilities in Europe: This European Environment Agency (EEA) report assesses the damage costs to health and the environment resulting from pollutants emitted from industrial facilities. It is based on the latest information, namely for 2009, publicly available through the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR, 2011) in line with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Aarhus Convention regarding access to environmental information.
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Arsenic 2009. Annual target value for the protection of human health: In the directive 2004/107/EC (Fourth Daughter Directive), the EU has set a target value for arsenic (As) for the protection of human health: the As annual mean value may not exceed 6 nanograms per cubic metre (ng/m3). The target value enters into force 31.12.2012.
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Particulate matter (PM10), 2009. Daily limit value for the protection of human health: In the air quality directive (2008/EC/50), the EU has set two limit values for particulate matter (PM10) for the protection of human health: the PM10 daily mean value may not exceed 50 micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m3) more than 35 times in a year and the PM10 annual mean value may not exceed 40 micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m3). In some areas time extensions have been granted by DG Environment for meeting these limit values. Information about time extensions is provided by DG Environment at: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/air/quality/legislation/time_extensions.htm
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Zones in relation to EU air quality thresholds: 2009 - Member States provide an annual assessment of air quality in comparison to EU air quality thresholds
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