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Air pollution: knowledge is essential for tackling it

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Article Published 09 Oct 2013 Last modified 11 May 2021

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Photo: © EEA/ImaginAIR; Andrzej Bochenski

"The positive news is that over the last decades, the situation has improved substantially in terms of exposure to several air pollutants. But these pollutants, where we achieved the most significant reductions are not the ones causing most harm to human health and the environment" says Valentin Foltescu, who works on air quality assessment and data reporting at the EEA. We asked Valentin what the EEA does on air quality and what the latest data says.