Substantial Reduction in Particulate Matter Air Pollution across Europe during 2006-2019: A Spatiotemporal Modeling Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Air pollution poses the largest environmental health risk in Europe. Particulate matter (PM) concentrations are the most harmful pollutants representing the main air quality indicator in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The air quality surveillance in Europe is based on a monitoring network that is too coarse for a comprehensive evaluation of the air pollution burden. We link raw pollutant data with remotely sensed products using Bayesian geostatistical models and for the first time estimate pan-European near-surface concentrations of both fine (PM_2.5) and coarse (PM₁₀) particles at 1 km² spatial resolution during 2006-2019. We evaluate the compliance with the air quality thresholds set by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Union

SUBMITTER: Beloconi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8600664 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature