Statistics for 2014 indicate roughly 6,000 premature deaths due to cardiovascular diseases which are linked to background concentrations of NO2 read more
Nitrogen dioxide has serious impact on health
Air quality 2017: Mitigation of nitrogen dioxide pollution still missing the mark
Air quality in Germany has improved over the last year. Nevertheless, about 46 percent of the measuring stations located near traffic areas registered an exceedence of the annual average limit value. read more
Air quality 2016: Nitrogen dioxide still the top pollutant
The air in Germany’s cities continued to have excessive levels of nitrogen dioxide pollution in 2016. This is according to an evaluation of preliminary measurements made by the federal states and the German Environment Agency. The threshold value of 40 micrograms per cubic metre on a yearly average was exceeded at about 57 per cent of all the measuring stations located near major thoroughfares. read more
Low-emission zones in Germany
The new low-emission zone made effective in the town of Aachen (Level 3, Baden-Württemberg) in February brings the total number of low-emission zones in Germany to 52. read more
Air quality 2015: Nitrogen dioxide pollution still too heavy
Higher ozone levels for the first time in years; much lower particulate levels than 2014 read more
Air quality 2014: Nitrogen dioxide now ranks as pollutant Nr. 1
Wood-fired heating systems emit more particulate matter locally than road traffic read more
On desert dust and exhaust fumes: New WHO Air Quality Newsletter
More than 90% of urban populations in the European WHO region are exposed to air with pollution concentrations that are sometimes well above the WHO air quality guideline values. Find out about the origin of these pollutants in the latest edition of the newsletter published by the WHO Collaborating Centre for Air Quality Management and Air Pollution Control located at UBA. read more
Air pollutants still a health burden
Nitrogen dioxide and particulates in particular still had an impact on air quality and on human health in Germany in 2013. read more
