»96 Prozent aller Stadtbewohner*innen Europas sind Feinstaub über den WHO-Richtwerten ausgesetzt«
Bericht der Europäische Umweltagentur, 24.11.2022 (engl. Original)
Air pollution is a major health concern for Europeans. In 2020 in the European Union, 96% of the urban population was exposed to levels of fine particulate matter above the health-based guideline level set by the World Health Organization.
In 2020, exposure to concentrations of fine particulate matter above the 2021 World Health Organization guideline level resulted in 238,000 premature deaths in the EU-27. Air pollution also causes morbidity, whereby people live with disease — entailing both personal suffering and significant health care costs.