Title

Exceedances of the long-term O3 objective for the protection of human health from 2016 to 2018

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Abstract

This layer shows the evolution of the exceedances of the long-term ozone objective for the protection of human health in the Alpine region. Here it is possible to observe the yearly number of exceedances of the long-term goal of 120 µg/m3 per station for 2016, 2017, and 2018.
The target value for the protection of human health (120 µg/m3, not to be exceeded more than 25 times on average over 3 years) is exceeded at most sites and throughout most of the territory, although Germany and Monaco are exceptions. Inter-annual variability can be noted in those areas, with a higher number of exceedances of the 120 µg/m3 threshold in 2018 compared to the previous years. The long-term objective for the protection of human health (120 µg/m3) and the WHO guideline (100 µg/m3) are exceeded almost everywhere.

Publication Date

Dec. 1, 2020, 10:52 a.m.

Type

Vector Data

Keywords

o3 , ozone

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

No restriction are listed

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, 11:59 p.m.

Data Quality

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

Supplemental Information

European sampling point metadata reported by countries and downloaded from http://aided.apps.eea.europa.eu, January 2020.
Sampling point metadata 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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