Air quality in Europe - 2016 report

The 'Air quality in Europe' report series from the EEA presents regular assessments of Europe's air pollutant emissions, concentrations and their associated impacts on health and the environment. 

Based upon the latest official data available from countries, this updated 2016 report presents a number of new elements, including: 

- updated information on air pollutant emissions, concentrations, and urban population exposure data (for year 2014); 
- new concentration maps for carbon monoxide, benzene and the toxic metals arsenic, cadmium, lead and nickel; 
- updated assessments of air quality impacts on health, vegetation and ecosystems; 
- a review of the emissions and air quality impacts caused by residential biomass combustion; 
- trend analyses of particulate matter, ozone, nitrogen dioxide and benzo[a]pyrene concentrations.

EEA 2016


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