Air pollution - Drivers and pressures (Germany)

SOER 2010 Common environmental theme (Deprecated)

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SOER Common environmental theme from Germany

Topic: Air pollution

more info Organisation name German Federal Environment Agency Reporting country Germany Organisation website Organisation website Contact link Contact link Last updated 23 Nov 2010 Content license CC By 2.5 Content provider

Published: 26 Nov 2010 Modified: 11 May 2020 Feed synced: 23 Nov 2010 original

The key drivers of airborne pollutants in Germany are traffic, energy generation, industrial processes and agriculture. Since 1990, the country has achieved considerable success in the reduction of emissions of individual airborne pollutants, in particular as a result of restrictions introduced in the first half of the 1990s.