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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)
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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.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Review
Schlagwörter Air Pollutants ; Air Quality ; Burden Of Disease ; Climate Change ; Health Protection
Sprache deutsch
Veröffentlichungsjahr 2023
HGF-Berichtsjahr 2023
ISSN (print) / ISBN 1436-9990
e-ISSN 1437-1588
Quellenangaben Band: 66, Heft: 9, Seiten: 1030-1034 Artikelnummer: , Supplement: ,
Verlag Springer
Verlagsort One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, Ny, United States
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
Scopus ID 85168587625
PubMed ID 37603135
Erfassungsdatum 2023-10-06