Map of analysed ports showing NO₂ and PM₂.₅ concentrations in port areas and surrounding regions
Dashboard
The map shows the ports analysed in the study while the figures present annual mean concentrations for NO2 and PM2.5 in port areas compared to their surrounding region. Clicking on a port on the map opens a detailed fiche with additional information.
Clicking on a port links to additional information including 2023 SPO locations, a table with details for each SPO and EEA air quality maps comparing the port area to the surrounding region, with weighted averages by land cover class.
European Environment AgencyThe climate and environmental research institute NILU
Units
µg/m3
Additional information
Clicking on a port in the map links to a fiche with additional information specific to that location, including maps showing the 2023 sampling point (SPO) locations, a table with details for each SPO, and EEA air quality maps comparing the port area to the surrounding region, with weighted averages by land cover class.
Methodology
The information on the graphic was compiled from the NO2 and PM2.5, European air quality data for 2023 (interpolated data), available form the EEA datahub. The data set provides values for the human health related indicator of NO2 and PM2.5 (annual average concentration) at 1km2 grid combining monitoring air quality data in a ‘regression-interpolation merging mapping’ methodology and the observational values of the air quality monitoring stations used in the interpolation. It covers Europe for the year 2023. The mean NO2 and PM2.5 concentrations "in port areas" were identified as the mean of the values in grid cells within 1km from the port area. The mean NO2 and PM2.5 concentrations "in surrounding region" are the mean of the values from the grid cells within 0.5 degrees longitude and 0.5 degrees latitude from the centroid of the port area (port area defined as the polygon classified as “Port areas”, CLC code 123, in CORINE Land Cover 2018).
