{"id":7366,"date":"2022-01-28T09:00:48","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T08:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.breeze-technologies.de\/?p=7366"},"modified":"2022-01-27T13:01:16","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T12:01:16","slug":"european-eu-regulation-and-limits-on-air-pollution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.breeze-technologies.de\/de\/blog\/european-eu-regulation-and-limits-on-air-pollution\/","title":{"rendered":"European Regulation and Limits on Air Pollution"},"content":{"rendered":"

When exposed to air pollutants in ambient air, or <\/span>the air that we breathe<\/span><\/a>, this can have an adverse effect on our health. The European Union (EU) policy on air quality aims to develop and implement appropriate instruments to improve air quality. What health based standards and objectives does the EU need to fulfill? Read on more to find out.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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History of Initiatives on Air Quality in the EU<\/b><\/h2>\n

Air pollution has been a top political concern in the EU since the 1970s. The main instruments that looks to provide protection from excessive pollution concentrations are a series of <\/span>Directives settings<\/span><\/a> listed in order:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Air Quality Framework Directive 96\/62\/EC<\/strong> – established the standards for a range of pollutants including ozone, particulate matter (PM10), and nitrogen dioxide (NO2<\/sub>) in a period up to 2004.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Ambient Air Quality Directive 2008\/50\/EC<\/strong> – combination of the Framework Directive and other directives into one single directive as part of the 2005 Thematic Strategy on Air Pollution. The directive was to set objectives for fine particulate matter (PM2.5<\/sub>).<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Ambient Air Quality Directive & daughter Directive 2004\/107\/EC<\/strong> – current framework used to control ambient concentrations of air pollution in the EU. The directives included here aim to control emissions from mobile sources, improve fuel quality, and promote environmental protection requirements into the transport and energy sector.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    How is European legislation built?<\/b><\/h2>\n

    The member states of the EU need to introduce defined air pollution levels into the national law. European legislation builds this standard for air quality on the following principles:<\/span>
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