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  • Article from 30.08.2023 | Last changed: 30.08.2023

    Nickel in particulate matter

    Ein rauchender Schornstein vor bewölktem Himmel.

    … Nickel is probably cancerogenic. Air quality standards There is an Europe-wide 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 to industry and at one … (2022). At one station the concentration of 93 ng/m³ (2008) was high above the target value. The average concentration in urban and rural areas is about 1 µg/m³. …

  • Article from 30.08.2023 | Last changed: 30.08.2023

    Cadmium in particulate matter

    Schornsteine vor blauem Himmel

    … are classified as being cancerogenic. Air quality standards There is an Europe-wide 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. … inorganic compounds are classified as being cancerogenic. … There is an Europe-wide target value of 5 ng/m³ as annual mean that is valid since 1 January 2013. … Since …

  • Article from 11.03.2021 | Last changed: 11.03.2021

    Benzo(a)pyrene in particulate matter

    Kaminofen mit Feuer und Brennholzkorb

    … mainly the lungs are damaged. Air quality standards There is an Europe-wide target value of 1 ng/m³ as annual mean that is valid since 1 January 2013. Air … air concentrations of Benzo(a)pyrene of most of the stations have been below the target value. Only 12 times, in several years, the concentrations have been above the target value. Three out of those four stations concerned are located close to …

  • Article from 30.08.2023 | Last changed: 30.08.2023

    Arsenic in particulate matter

    A smoking chimney

    … damaged and lung cancer may occur. Air quality standards There is an Europe-wide 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 vicinity of industry only. The … and airways are damaged and lung cancer may occur. … There is an Europe-wide target value of 6 ng/m³ as annual mean that is valid since 1 January 2013. … Since …