Air pollution - Why care? (Portugal)

SOER 2010 Common environmental theme (Deprecated)

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SOER Common environmental theme from Portugal

Topic: Air pollution

Published: 26 Nov 2010 Modified: 11 May 2020

Air quality is generally good in Portugal, with the exception of some agglomerations in the north and centre regions, Lisbon and the Tagus valley, where ozone and particle (PM₁₀) pollutants represent an atmospheric pollution problem that needs to be tackled.

The Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning has worked extensively to improve air quality within the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA), in partnership with the Regional Coordination and Development Committees (RCDC) on the mainland and the Regional Environment Offices (REO) in the islands, in a joint effort between the various competent institutions in this area.