Nitrogen dioxide - NO2 https://www.eea.europa.eu/admin/en/analysis/publications/air-quality-status-report-2025/nitrogen-dioxide https://www.eea.europa.eu/admin/en/analysis/publications/air-quality-status-report-2025/nitrogen-dioxide/@@images/image-1200-638a7548fa905a884431edc803a72a87.jpeg Nitrogen dioxide - NO2 Title Nitrogen dioxide - NO2 Description Preview image Preview image caption Creators fullname 🌐 George Melissourgos Contributors fullname Lead Image Lead Image Caption Layout Blocks { "0df4e137-e18f-4c09-9258-eca0c7ce4e17": { "@type": "group", "as": "div", "data": { "blocks": { "c952c144-ca9e-453a-8bfe-9888ef3b0669": { "@type": "embed_tableau_visualization", "dataprotection": {}, "tableau_vis_url": "../../../../../resolveuid/fe4553ea73ef4b65a8dad15d5fdac669" } }, "blocks_layout": { "items": [ "c952c144-ca9e-453a-8bfe-9888ef3b0669" ] }, "selected": "41999327-be7b-4902-86ee-c76bafd1360f" }, "styles": { "size": "container_width" }, "variation": "default" }, "29dd462f-1498-491c-a0c5-d8b6efd827fd": { "@type": "slate", "plaintext": "", "value": [ { "children": [ { "text": "\r" } ], "type": "p" } ] }, "2d3011d0-7cc7-4dbe-942d-84d3dbcef6c9": { "@type": "slate", "plaintext": "Figure 9. Percentage of reporting monitoring stations registering NO 2 concentrations above EU limit values and WHO guideline levels", "value": [ { "children": [ { "style-primary": true, "style-tertiary": true, "text": "Figure 9. Percentage of reporting monitoring stations registering NO" }, { "children": [ { "style-primary": true, "style-tertiary": true, "text": "2" } ], "type": "sub" }, { "style-primary": true, "style-tertiary": true, "text": " concentrations above EU limit values and WHO guideline levels" } ], "type": "h3-light" } ] }, "2ed9ffa2-0bfe-4a17-be24-ae86152aacef": { "@type": "slate", "plaintext": "The main source of nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) is road transport ( EEA, 2024b ), which emits NO 2 close to the ground, mostly in densely populated areas. 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