Infographic

What is pollution?

Change language

Infographic

Prod-ID: INF-147-en

Published 15 Oct 2020 Last modified 19 Sep 2022

Topics: Air pollution Transport Agriculture

Pollution changes a medium such as air, water or soil in a way that can make it harmful to people or nature. Different types of pollutants include chemicals, dust, noise and radiation. EEA Signals 2020 looks at pollution through different lenses related to the Agency’s work and EU legislation.

Permalinks

Permalink to this version: 74563fa691c44d18bca8e2f81fcba754
Permalink to latest version: INF-147-en

Geographic coverage

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