Peters, A. ; Herr, C.* ; Bolte, G.* ; Heutelbeck, A.* ; Hornberg, C.* ; Kraus, T.* ; Lakes, T.* ; Matzarakis, A.* ; Novak, D.* ; Reifegerste, D.* ; Traidl-Hoffmann, C.* ; Zeeb, H.* ; Schneider, A.E. ; Hoffmann, B.*
Gesundheitsschutz und Klimawandel erfordern ambitionierte Grenzwerte für Luftschadstoffe in Europa.Stellungnahme
zur Revision der Richtlinie über Luftqualität und saubere Luft für
Europa der Kommission Environmental Public Health des Robert
Koch-Instituts und des Umweltbundesamtes.
Health protection and climate change require
ambitious limit values for air pollutants in Europe : Opinion on the
revision of the Directive on Air Quality and Clean Air for Europe of the
Environmental Public Health commission of the Robert Koch Institute and
the Federal Environment Agency.
Bundesgesundheitsbl.-Gesund. 66, 1030-1034 (2023)
Based on scientific findings, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended stricter guideline values for air quality in 2021. Significant reductions in the annual mean values of particulate matter (particle size 2.5 µm or smaller, PM2.5) and long-term exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and ozone (O3) were put forward. The risk of mortality already increases above the WHO guideline values, as shown in studies investigating low concentrations of air pollutants. In Germany, the 2021 WHO guideline values for PM2.5 and NO2 were clearly exceeded in 2022.In this position paper we give the following recommendations for the European Air Quality Directive: (1) set binding limit values according to WHO 2021, (2) apply the limit values to the whole of Europe, (3) continue and expand the established country-based monitoring networks, (4) expand air quality measurements for ultrafine particles and soot particles, and (5) link air pollution control and climate protection measures.Stricter limits for air pollutants require societal and political changes in areas such as mobility, energy use and generation, and urban and spatial planning. Implementation according to WHO 2021 would lead to a net economic benefit of 38 billion euros per year.Ambitious limit values for air pollutants also have an impact on climate change mitigation and its health impacts. The Environmental Public Health commission concludes that more ambitious limit values are crucial to enable effective health protection in Germany and calls for air pollutant limit values in line with the 2021 WHO recommendations to become binding in Europe.
Impact Factor
Scopus SNIP
Web of Science
Times Cited
Scopus
Cited By
Altmetric
Publikationstyp
Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp
Review
Typ der Hochschulschrift
Herausgeber
Schlagwörter
Air Pollutants ; Air Quality ; Burden Of Disease ; Climate Change ; Health Protection
Keywords plus
Sprache
deutsch
Veröffentlichungsjahr
2023
Prepublished im Jahr
0
HGF-Berichtsjahr
2023
ISSN (print) / ISBN
1436-9990
e-ISSN
1437-1588
ISBN
Bandtitel
Konferenztitel
Konferzenzdatum
Konferenzort
Konferenzband
Quellenangaben
Band: 66,
Heft: 9,
Seiten: 1030-1034
Artikelnummer: ,
Supplement: ,
Reihe
Verlag
Springer
Verlagsort
One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, Ny, United States
Tag d. mündl. Prüfung
0000-00-00
Betreuer
Gutachter
Prüfer
Topic
Hochschule
Hochschulort
Fakultät
Veröffentlichungsdatum
0000-00-00
Anmeldedatum
0000-00-00
Anmelder/Inhaber
weitere Inhaber
Anmeldeland
Priorität
Begutachtungsstatus
Peer reviewed
Institut(e)
Institute of Epidemiology (EPI)
POF Topic(s)
30202 - Environmental Health
Forschungsfeld(er)
Genetics and Epidemiology
PSP-Element(e)
G-504000-010
G-504000-001
Förderungen
Projekt DEAL
Copyright
Erfassungsdatum
2023-10-06