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Key facts
Air pollution - key fact 1
Nov 26, 2010Europe has significantly cut emissions of the main air pollutants in recent decades, greatly reducing exposure to substances such as sulphur dioxide and lead.
Air pollution - key fact 2
Nov 26, 2010Fine particle pollution (PM2.5) is estimated to account for some 5 million lost years of life in the EEA-32 countries every year.
Air pollution - key fact 3
Nov 26, 2010In the EEA-32 countries, the area of sensitive ecosystems exposed to excess acidification from air pollution fell by about 80 % from 1990–2010.
Air pollution - key fact 4
Nov 26, 2010Exposure to ground-level ozone concentrations above critical health levels is associated with more than 20 000 premature deaths in the EU-25 annually.
Air pollution - key fact 5
Nov 26, 2010Only 14 European countries expect to comply with all four pollutant-specific emission ceilings set under EU and international legislation for 2010.
