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Um die Luftqualität zu verbessern, sind die Mitgliedstaaten der Europäischen Union gesetzlich dazu verpflichtet, Maßnahmen zur Senkung der Air Pollutants festzulegen. Werden die Grenzwerte für Luftschadstoffe dennoch überschritten, dürfen betroffene Bürgerinnen und Bürger ihr „Recht auf saubere Luft“ einklagen.
High levels of air pollution may be “one of the most important contributors” to deaths from Covid-19, according to research. The analysis shows that of the coronavirus deaths across 66 administrative regions in Italy, Spain, France and Germany, 78% of them occurred in just five regions, and these were the most polluted.
There are a lot of ways to size up buildings, whether by measuring their height, comparing styles of architecture or dissecting their histories. But in the era of climate change, more and more emphasis is being placed on a building’s „green“ credentials, as environmental impact leads decisions around design, construction and operations.
WASHINGTON — Coronavirus patients in areas that had high levels of air pollution before the pandemic are more likely to die from the infection than patients in cleaner parts of the country, according to a new nationwide study that offers the first clear link between long-term exposure to pollution and Covid-19 death rates.
Wer sehnt ihn nicht herbei, den Frühling nach dem dunklen Winter? Doch für viele bringt er eher Unangenehmes mit sich: Allergiker können die Umwelt nicht unbeschwert genießen. Und sie werden immer mehr. Warum? Die italienische Journalistin und Filmemacherin Patrizia Marani, selbst allergiengeplagt, macht sich auf die Suche nach den vielfältigen Ursachen der Volkskrankheit. (Arte Doku)
LAPSE (Effects of Low-Level Air Pollution: A Study in Europe) is a Europe-wide collaboration in a research project Mortality and morbidity effects of long-term exposure to low-level PM2.5, Black Carbon, NO2 and O3: an analysis of European cohorts. The Project is funded by Health Effects Institute under the RFA 14-3: Assessing Health Effects of Long-term Exposure to Low Levels of Ambient Air Pollution and runs from mid-2016 to mid-2019.