Air Pollution
Air Pollution
PM2.5
(ANNUAL MEAN)
22.4
- 10
- 20 10 µg/m3 WHO maximun level
- 30 25 µg/m3 EU maximun level
- 40
- 50
- 60
- 70
- 80
- 90
RANKING POSITION
5/858
DEATHS THAT COULD BE AVOIDED
1,739
IF WHO GUIDELINES WERE MET
2,564
IF THE LOWEST LEVELS OF AIR POLLUTION WERE MET
Air Pollution
Air Pollution
NO2
(ANNUAL MEAN)
26.8
- 10
- 20
- 30
- 40
- 50
40 µg/m3
WHO recommendations - 60
- 70
- 80
- 90
RANKING POSITION
84/858
DEATHS THAT COULD BE AVOIDED
0
IF WHO GUIDELINES WERE MET
943
IF THE LOWEST LEVELS OF AIR POLLUTION WERE MET
Metropolitan Association of Upper Silesia includes the following citites: Bytom, Chorzów, Gliwice, Katowice, Ruda Ślaska, Sosnowiec, Tychy, Zabrze
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REFERENCE: Khomenko S, Cirach M, Pereira-Barboza E, Mueller N, Barrera-Gómez J, Rojas-Rueda D, de Hoogh K, Hoek G, Nieuwenhuijsen M. Premature mortality due to air pollution in European cities; an Urban Burden of Disease Assessment. The Lancet Planetary Health, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(20)30272-2.
