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In Slovenia 47% of children were exposed to concentrations of 21-30 µg PM10/m3, and 53% to concentrations of 31-40 µg/m3. In Europe, most children live in an environment where PM10 concentrations are below 30 µg/m3. It is a worrying fact that in Slovenia in 2018 about 2% of children were exposed to concentrations between 31 and 40 PM10/m3, and in 2019 as much as 53%. According to the latest data on hospital admissions of children, admissions due to respiratory diseases represent approximately 23% of all admissions of children (NIJZ, 2020).


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Figure ZD03-1: Exposure of children (0-15 years old) in Slovenia to exceeded PM10 concentrations, from 2008 to 2019 (WHO recommended air quality level is 20 µg g/m3, the EU limit value is 40 µg/m3 of PM10)
Sources:

SURS, 2020; ARSO, 2020 (25. 08. 2020)

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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
2018 17 81 2 0
2019 0 47.13 52.87 0
Figure ZD03-2: Share of hospitalized children (from 0 to 14 years old) due to respiratory diseases, Slovenia, administrative unit of birth, 2002-2019
Sources:

SURS, 2020; ARSO, 2020 (25. 08. 2020)

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Ljubljana - children admitted to hospital[No.] Maribor - children admitted to hospital[No.] Celje - children admitted to hospital[No.] Murska Sobota - children admitted to hospital[No.] Nova Gorica - children admitted to hospital[No.] Trbovlje - children admitted to hospital[No.] Zagorje ob Savi - children admitted to hospital[No.] Ljubljana - children in the municipality (1.7.)[No.] Maribor - children in the municipality (1.7.)[No.] Celje - children in the municipality (1.7.)[No.] Murska Sobota - children in the municipality (1.7.)[No.] Nova Gorica - children in the municipality (1.7.)[No.] Trbovlje - children in the municipality (1.7.)[No.] Zagorje ob Savi - children in the municipality (1.7.)[No.] Ljubljana[%] Maribor[%] Celje[%] Murska Sobota[%] Nova Gorica[%] Trbovlje[%] Zagorje ob Savi[%]
2009 1333 669 512 419 308 88 80 46482 17476 8527 7514 7630 2022 2448 2.87 3.83 6.00 5.58 4.04 4.35 3.27
2010 1516 722 490 376 338 70 97 47814 17641 8628 7444 7757 2035 2451 3.17 4.09 5.68 5.05 4.36 3.44 3.96
2011 1378 572 409 377 381 73 74 48909 17821 8692 7357 7831 1997 2461 2.82 3.21 4.71 5.12 4.87 3.66 3.01
2012 1545 521 389 294 333 66 63 49976 17966 8818 7344 7964 1991 2488 3.09 2.90 4.41 4.00 4.18 3.31 2.53
2013 1585 631 445 332 403 69 86 51197 18129 8941 7325 8070 1998 2466 3.10 3.48 4.98 4.53 4.99 3.45 3.49
2014 1694 576 428 384 602 89 105 52327 18520 9121 7293 8131 2017 2462 3.24 3.11 4.69 5.27 7.40 4.41 4.26
2015 1295 466 387 329 500 81 92 52838 18671 9201 7290 8146 2042 2460 2.45 2.50 4.21 4.51 6.14 3.97 3.74
2016 1366 508 343 291 462 83 92 53568 18823 9302 7243 8190 2038 2476 2.55 2.70 3.69 4.02 5.64 4.07 3.72
2017 1264 526 358 315 365 89 94 54303 19205 9418 7244 8256 2041 2467 2.33 2.74 3.80 4.35 4.42 4.36 3.81
2018 1330 482 327 305 335 75 85 55218 19588 9460 7226 8281 2055 2487 2.41 2.46 3.46 4.22 4.05 3.65 3.42
2019 1208 463 276 367 427 66 114 55825 20047 9538 7189 8395 2096 2502 2.16 2.31 2.89 5.11 5.09 3.15 4.56
Figure ZD03-3: The population weighted annual mean concentration of particulate matter (PM10 ) at urban background stations in agglomerations, EU, 2017
Sources:

European Environment Agency (EEA), 2020 (27.08.2020)

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2017

EU (27 countries - from 2020)

22,5

EU (28 countries)

21,6

Belgium

20,4

Bulgaria

37,3

Czechia

23,9

Denmark

15,5

Germany

17,5

Estonia

10,5

Ireland

11,5

Greece

:

Spain

21,9

France

19,1

Croatia

35,1

Italy

29,2

Cyprus

29,2

Latvia

17,2

Lithuania

22,8

Luxembourg

20,3

Hungary

26,5

Malta

:

Netherlands

19,2

Austria

19,2

Poland

32,2

Portugal

18,3

Romania

26,6

Slovenia

24,8

Slovakia

24,2

Finland

10

Sweden

11,8

United Kingdom

15,6

Iceland

14,8

Norway

11,6

Switzerland

15,3

Figure ZD03-4: Urban population exposed to PM10 concentrations exceeding the daily limit value (50 µg/m3 on more than 35 days in a year), 2015-2017
Sources:

European Environment Agency (EEA), 2020 (27.08.2020)

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2015

2016

2017

EU (27 countries - from 2020)

21,5

14,92

19,94

EU (28 countries)

18,55

12,85

17,17

Belgium

0

0

0

Bulgaria

77,76

86,22

77,59

Czechia

18,67

11,9

31,12

Denmark

0

0

0

Germany

0,26

0,05

0,06

Estonia

0

0

0

Ireland

0

0

0

Greece

4,21

28,64

:

Spain

7,04

1,7

1,32

France

1,14

0,17

0,39

Croatia

85,46

99,08

99,08

Italy

57,94

44,04

49,28

Cyprus

6,09

6,09

0

Latvia

3,78

3,78

3,78

Lithuania

1,9

1,9

0

Luxembourg

0

0

0

Hungary

27,24

2,49

58,88

Malta

100

100

100

Netherlands

0

0

0

Austria

2,3

2,09

3,77

Poland

80,63

58,7

70,09

Portugal

0,64

0

0,89

Romania

54,37

0

21,55

Slovenia

97,98

100

4,81

Slovakia

5,63

0,65

40,2

Finland

0

0

0

Sweden

0

0

0,16

United Kingdom

0

0

0

Iceland

:

0

0

Norway

0

0,05

0

Switzerland

0

0

0

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

CEHAP, 2004 (27. 08. 2020)


Methodology

 

 

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