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  • Article from 19.08.2019 | Last changed: 07.01.2020

    Air quality maps: Background information

    … information How are the German Environment Agency's maps of Germany's current air pollution and ozone concentration forecasts drawn up? We explain here in brief. last … of station's location. These point measurements are interpolated for a larger area to show the air pollutant distribution for the entire country. A radial basis …

  • Article from 30.08.2023 | Last changed: 30.08.2023

    Nickel in particulate matter

    Ein rauchender Schornstein vor bewölktem Himmel.

    … target value of 20 ng/m³ as annual mean that is valid since 1 January 2013. Air pollution Since 2007 the target value was exceeded 16 times at four stations close … was high above the target value. The average concentration in urban and rural areas is about 1 µg/m³. Higher values are measured close to industry (3 ng/m³ at the …

  • Article from 30.08.2023 | Last changed: 30.08.2023

    Cadmium in particulate matter

    Schornsteine vor blauem Himmel

    … target value of 5 ng/m³ as annual mean that is valid since 1 January 2013. Air pollution Since 2007 the target value was only exceeded at one station in the vicinity of a mining industry. The average concentration in urban and rural areas is about 0.1 µg/m³. Slightly higher values are measured close to industry (0.6 …

  • Article from 30.08.2023 | Last changed: 30.08.2023

    Lead in particulate matter

    Ein Auto steht in einer Tiefgarage.

    … as anti-knock additives in petrol. Car exhausts lead to an immense environmental pollution. Even today road traffic is an important emission source as lead is … in Germany, the concentrations are significantly below the limit value. In urban areas, average concentrations are at the moment approx. 6 ng/m³, in rural areas 2 …

  • Article from 11.03.2021 | Last changed: 11.03.2021

    Benzo(a)pyrene in particulate matter

    Kaminofen mit Feuer und Brennholzkorb

    … target value of 1 ng/m³ as annual mean that is valid since 1 January 2013. Air pollution Since 2007 the ambient air concentrations of Benzo(a)pyrene of most of the … is approx. 0.3 ng/m³, a bit lower than close to traffic or industry. In rural areas the pollution (approx. 0.2 ng/m³) is lower than in the cities. Even lower …

  • Article from 30.08.2023 | Last changed: 30.08.2023

    Arsenic in particulate matter

    A smoking chimney

    … target value of 6 ng/m³ as annual mean that is valid since 1 January 2013. Air pollution Since 2007 the target value was seldom exceeded, at stations in the … of industry only. The average pollution in urban is about 0.5 ng/m³ in urban areas slightly lower. A bit higher concentrations are measured close to industrial …

  • Article from 26.03.2024 | Last changed: 26.03.2024

    Air Quality Control in Europe

    … that the emissions of the planned installation will not cause permitted levels of pollutants in ambient air to be exceeded. In Germany, the Technical Instructions on … a harmonized land cover map as an example for the entire region of the Geneva Air Pollution Convention Considerations on the Revision of the Air Quality Directive … that the emissions of the planned installation will not cause permitted levels of pollutants in ambient air to be exceeded. In Germany, the Technical Instructions on …

  • Article from 12.12.2025 | Last changed: 12.12.2025

    FAQ

    … mixing up to the height h, the mean concentration over this cylinder with the area A = 2*pi*r*h is constant. It results from A*c*u = Q to c = Q/(2*pi*r*h*u). In … Wet deposition is quantified by the parameter washout rate. The rate depends on the pollutant properties and the rate of precipitation. It is often determined … The regulation TA Luft states how the public is to be protected from hazardous air pollution in the context of plant licensing according to the Federal Immission …