Title

Annual mean concentration of Benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) in 2018 in the Alps

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Abstract

The monitorization of carcinogenic pollutants is essential in determining the air quality of a specific area. Therefore, the extensive monitoring of benzo(a)pyrene (Bap), although occasionally, is carried out throughout the Alpine region, mainly at urban or suburban background locations.
Benzo(a)Pyrene concentration levels comply with the EU threshold (1 ng/m3) at most sites, and an overall decrease of concentrations was observed in 2018.
The layer shows the annual mean concentration of benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) in 2018 in the Alpine region. Strict exceedances of the EU target value are plotted in red.
Indeed, unless a Member State decides the contrary, values in orange are not exceedances according to the current EU rules.

Creation Date

June 1, 2020, 2:12 p.m.

Type

Vector Data

Keywords

B(a)P , Benzo(a)pyrene

Category

Air quality

air quality topic

Regions

Alps

Responsible

INERIS

Group

RSA8

More info

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Maintenance Frequency

There Are No Plans To Update The Data

Restrictions

The dataset is regulated by the EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (https://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA ).

Purpose

This map was elaborated within the activities for drafting the 8th Report on the State of the Alps of the Alpine Convention on the topic of air quality.

Language

English

Temporal Extent

Jan. 1, 2016, midnight - Dec. 31, 2018, 2:59 p.m.

Data Quality

Quality assurance and quality control procedures, documented in the EEA’s Quality Management System (QMS).

Supplemental Information

Sources:
- Statistics of European sampling points reported by countries and downloaded from http://aidef.apps.eea.europa.eu, January 2020.
- Statistics of sampling points of Monaco provided directly by "Direction de l'Environnement, Gouvernement Princier de la Principauté De Monaco", March 2020.

Spatial Representation Type

vector data is used to represent geographic data

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