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Nickel belongs to the heavy metals and usually occurs bound to other substances. In ambient air arsenic is measured bound to particulate matter. read more

Cadmium is toxic and cancerogenic. It belongs to the heavy metals and usually occurs bound to other substances. In ambient air arsenic is measured bound to particulate matter. read more

Lead is a toxic heavy metal and usually occurs bound to other substances. In ambient air lead is measured bound to particulate matter. read more

Benzo(a)pyrene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon. It is used as a marker for the carcinogenic risk of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in ambient air. read more

Arsenic is toxic and can have metallic or non-metallic characteristics. It rarely occurs elementary but most of the time bound to other substances. In ambient air arsenic is measured bound to particulate matter. read more

Until 2018 the WHO Collaborating Center for Air Quality Management and Air Pollution Control published news about air quality of the member states of the WHO Region for Europe. read more

The Air Hygiene Report informs on various air hygiene issues in the WHO Region for Europe. read more

The index is based on a health-related assessment of hourly mean ozone and nitrogen dioxide values and of hourly moving PM10 daily mean values. For calculating the index, at least one of the three pollutants has to be measured at a station. The lack of measurements of one or two pollutants at a station is indicated by an incomplete circle: The index is based on all three pollutants... read more