European Air Quality Index

Background information:

The European Air Quality Index has an interactive map that shows the local air quality situation, based on five key pollutants that harm people's health and the environment: particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10), ground-level ozone (O3), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and sulphur dioxide (SO2).

Displaying real-time data for the whole of Europe, the Index allows citizens to find out how clean the air is that they are breathing. Users can zoom in or search any town or region in Europe to check the local air quality situation.

• Primary Source

EU: EEA: News, 16.11.17: European Air Quality Index: current air quality information at your finger tips https://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/european-air-quality-index-current

European Commission: DG Communication: IP/17/4604, 16.11.17: Mapping the sources and level of air pollution in Europe: Commission publishes new Air Quality Index and Atlas http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-17-4604_en.htm

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