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[ZD03] Exposure of residents and children to

PM10

Impacts

Key message
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Slovenia belongs in the group of EU countries, which are more polluted due to particulate matter (PM10). The average annual concentration of PM10 is exceeding the limit value recommended for the protection of human health by the World Health Organization (20 µg PM10/m3). Very young children, including unborn babies and elderlies, are particularly sensitive to air pollutants like PM. Analyses show that in Slovenia most of the children is exposed to negative consequences of PM10 pollution (more than 21 µg/m3). Most children living in European cities are exposed to PM10 levels that do not exceed 30 µg/m3 but in Slovenia 7 % of children have been exposed to concentrations of PM10 between 31-40 µg/m3 till 2016. As a consequence, 15 % of hospitalization of children is due to respiratory diseases.

Charts

Figure ZD03-1: Exposure of children (0-15 years old) to exceeded PM10 concentrations, Slovenia, 2008-2017 (annual limit value for protection health is 20 µg/m3, for environment protection is 40 µg/m3)
Sources:

ARSO (National automatic measurement air quality network database), 2018; SURS, 2018

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0-20 µg/m3 21-30 µg/m3 31-40 µg/m3 > 41 µg/m3
2008 0 70 27 3
2009 0 85 15 0
2010 0 72 28 0
2011 0 36 64 0
2012 0 88 12 0
2013 7.50 91 1 0
2014 12 88 0 0
2015 0 90.50 9 0
2016 10 83 7 0
2017 8 92 0 0
Figure ZD03-2: Share of hospitalized children, 0 - 14 years old, due to respiratory diseases, Slovenia, administrative unit of birth, 2009-2017
Sources:

NIJZ (Collection of hospital treatments), 2018; SURS (Population by selected administrative units), 2018

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Ljubljana Maribor Celje Murska Sobota Nova Gorica Trbovlje Zagorje ob Savi
2009 2.87 3.83 6.00 5.58 4.04 4.35 3.27
2010 3.17 4.09 5.68 5.05 4.36 3.44 3.96
2011 2.82 3.21 4.71 5.12 4.87 3.66 3.01
2012 3.10 2.90 4.40 4 4.20 3.30 2.50
2013 3.10 3.40 4.90 4.50 4.90 3.40 3.50
2014 3.20 3.10 4.70 5.30 7.40 4.40 4.30
2015 2.40 2.50 4.20 4.50 6.10 3.90 3.70
2016 2.50 2.70 3.70 4 5.60 4 3.70
2017 2.30 2.70 3.80 4.30 4.40 4.30 3.80
Figure ZD03-3: Exposure of people to PM10 , 2003-2015, EU (annual limit value for protection health is 20 µg/m3, for environment protection is 40 µg/m3)
Sources:

EUROSTAT, 2018

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EU-28 Belgium Bulgaria Denmark Germany Italy Hungary Slovenia United Kingdom Norway
2003 30 36 59 25 29 34 34 44 26 20
2005 28 30 49 24 24 39 39 37 23 22
2007 28 26 54 23 23 36 32 32 24 20
2009 26.50 29 54 17 22.50 33.20 29.70 27.50 19.30 19.10
2010 26.20 27 48.40 12.10 23.10 30.40 31.30 28.20 17.80 19.70
2011 27.30 26.70 57.30 0 22.90 35.40 33.30 31 21.70 19.60
2012 24.80 24.80 45.90 17.40 19.80 30.70 28.80 25.40 18.30 16
2013 24 25 43.70 15.90 20.30 30.30 27.30 24.90 17.90 16.70
2014 22.50 22.30 41.20 18.70 20.10 26.80 28.20 22.50 17.70 15.10
2015 22.80 21 36.20 18.30 18.80 30.70 26.90 27.40 16.40 13.90
Figure ZD03-4: Percentage of children exposed to PM10 living in big cities in selected European countries, for 2009 (annual limit value for protection health is 20 µg/m3, for environment protection is 40 µg/m3)
Sources:

ENHIS, 2011.

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PM10 < 15 µg/m3 PM10 < 20 µg/m3 PM10 < 30 µg/m3 PM10 < 40 µg/m3 PM10 < 50 µg/m3 PM10 < 60 µg/m3 PM10 > 60 µg/m3
Iceland 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finland 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ireland 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
Estonia 83 17 0 0 0 0 0
Sweden 55 45 0 0 0 0 0
Denmark 0 100 0 0 0 0 0
Norway 49 51 0 0 0 0 0
United Kingdom 9 85 6 0 0 0 0
Switzerland 0 73 27 0 0 0 0
Germany 2 52 46 0 0 0 0
Belarus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portugal 0 15 81 4 0 0 0
Latvia 0 0 100 0 0 0 0
Slovenia 0 0 100 0 0 0 0
Lithuania 0 82 18 0 0 0 0
Luxembourg 0 100 0 0 0 0 0
Austria 0 6 94 0 0 0 0
Netherlands 0 0 100 0 0 0 0
Hungary 0 0 100 0 0 0 0
Belgium 0 0 100 0 0 0 0
Slovakia 0 0 52 48 0 0 0
Czech Republic 0 2 77.00 16 5 0 0
France 1 13 77 9 0 0 0
Spain 3 16 71 9 1 0 0
Romania 0 0 39 61 0 0 0
Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italy 2 12 48 18 22 0 0
Albania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Poland 0.50 1.50 26 46 18 10 0
Serbia 0 0 0 15 85 0 0
Bulgaria 0 0 0 9 79 12 0
Turkey 0 0.50 0.50 0.50 12.50 52 34
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Europe 4 20 37 10 8 13 8

Methodology

Figure ZD03-5: Path of the particles through the respiratory tract

Source: CEHAP, 2004

 

 

Date of data source summarization
Last modified
23.11.2018
Author(s)

Simona Perčič, Peter Otorepec and Katarina Bitenc; National Institute of Public Health