Vlaanderen en Brussel gaan voortaan de bevolking waarschuwen als er 50 microgram fijn stof per kubieke meter lucht is. Tot nu toe werd er pas vanaf 70 microgram per kubieke meter lucht gewaarschuwd. Aan dat zogenoemde smogalarm zijn ook verkeersmaatregelen gekoppeld.
A new WHO air quality model confirms that 92% of the world’s population lives in places where air quality levels exceed WHO limits. The new data represents the most detailed outdoor air pollution-related health data, by country, ever reported by WHO. Information is presented via an interactive map, highlighting areas within countries that exceed air quality limits.
The World Health Organisation has issued a stark new warning about deadly levels of pollution in many of the world’s biggest cities, claiming poor air quality is killing millions and threatening to overwhelm health services across the globe.
