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Air quality in Europe — 2014 report

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This report presents an overview and analysis of air quality in Europe from 2003 to 2012. It reviews progress towards meeting the requirements of the air quality directives and gives an overview of policies and measures introduced at European level to improve air quality and minimise impacts.

Publication Created 23 Sep 2014 Published 17 Nov 2014

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Topics: Air pollution ,

EEA Report No 5/2014

This report presents an overview and analysis of air quality in Europe from 2003 to 2012. It reviews progress towards meeting the requirements of the air quality directives and gives an overview of policies and measures introduced at European level to improve air quality and minimise impacts.

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ISBN: 978-92-9213-490-7

ORDER ID (Catalogue Number): TH-AL-14-005-EN-C

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Data visualisations

Attainment situation for annual mean concentration of BaP

Trend in NO2 annual mean per station type

Attainment situation for annual limit value of NO2

Trends in O3 concentrations per station type

Attainment situation for O3

Trends in PM10 and PM2.5 annual concentrations per station type

Urban PM2.5 concentrations, as a 3-year average

Attainment situation for PM2.5

Attainment situation for PM10

Contributions emissions from main source sectors Gg/year = 1 000 tonnes/year

Contributions emissions from main source sectors Gg/year = 1 000 tonnes/year

Development emissions of different air pollutants

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Percentage of urban population resident in areas where pollutant concentrations are higher than selected limit/target values, 2000-2012 (EU-28) The rationale for selection of pollutant and corresponding limit/target values for CSI 004 is given in the justification for indicator selection.

AirBase - Exchange of information Observed concentration maps for which 2012 air quality data for components O3, PM10, NO2, SO2, C6H6, PM2.5, CO, BaP, Pb, Cd, As and Ni have been reported.

News and articles

How much does industrial air pollution cost Europe? Air pollution has negative impacts on human health and the environment, and industry is one of the main contributors to air pollution in Europe. How do we estimate the costs of industrial air pollution on society? What do the numbers tell us? We asked these questions to Martin Adams, who leads the group working on air pollution, transport and noise at the European Environment Agency.

Industrial air pollution has high economic cost Air pollution from Europe's largest industrial facilities cost society at least €59 billion, and possibly as much as €189 billion in 2012, according to an assessment published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA). Half of these damage costs were caused by just 1 % of the industrial plants.

Europe's cities still suffering from harmful air pollution Air pollution in Europe comes with a high price tag, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA). While policies have improved air quality overall, air pollution is still the main environmental health hazard, resulting in high costs for health care systems, unhealthy workers and an estimated 400 000 premature deaths in Europe in 2011.

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Air pollution exposure in cities Many Europeans are exposed to harmful levels of air pollution. Up to 30 % of Europeans living in cities are exposed to air pollutant levels exceeding EU air quality standards. And around 98 % of Europeans living in cities are exposed to levels of air pollutants deemed damaging to health by the World Health Organization’s more stringent guidelines.

See also

Air pollution country fact sheets (2014) These country fact sheets summarise key data on air pollution for each of the 33 EEA member countries and the whole EU-28. Indicators on past and future emission trends are presented, as well as a summary of the national air quality situation in each country.

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Geographic coverage

Austria , Belgium , Bulgaria , Croatia , Cyprus , Czechia , Denmark , Estonia , Finland , France , Germany , Greece , Hungary , Iceland , Ireland , Italy , Latvia , Liechtenstein , Lithuania , Luxembourg , Malta , Netherlands , Norway , Poland , Portugal , Romania , Slovakia , Slovenia , Spain , Sweden , Switzerland , Turkey , United Kingdom

Temporal coverage

2002-2012

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