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In Slovenian larger cities, in 2021, 35% of children (0-14 years old) in larger cities were exposed to concentrations of 0-20 µg PM10/m3 and 65% of children (0-14 years) in larger cities were exposed to concentrations of 20-30 µg PM10/m3. In Europe, most children live in an environment where PM10 concentrations are below 26 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%, fortunately, concentrations decreased in 2021, so children were not exposed to concentrations above 30 µg PM10 / m3 that year. According to the latest data on hospital admissions of children, admissions due to respiratory diseases represent approximately 21 % of all admissions of children (NIJZ, 2020).


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Figure ZD03-1: Exposure of children (0-14 years old) in Slovenia to exceeded PM₁₀ concentrations, from 2008 to 2021
Sources: 

SURS, 2021; ARSO, 2021 (9. 08. 2022)

Chart note: 

WHO recommended air quality level is 15 µg g/m3, the EU limit value is 40 µg/m3 of PM10

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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

2020

0

100

0

0

2021

35

65

0

0

Figure ZD03-2: Share of hospitalized children (from 0 to 14 years old) due to respiratory diseases, Slovenia, administrative unit of birth, 2009-2021
Sources: 

NIJZ (National Institute for Public Health), SURS (Statistical Office of RS) (2022)

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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

2020

782

236

155

175

205

47

61

55947

20182

9418

7142

8367

2122

2499

1.40

1.17

1.65

2.45

2.45

2.21

2.44

2021

950

238

218

182

225

54

37

55345

20190

9413

7064

8366

2109

2525

1.70

1.20

2.30

2.60

2.70

2.60

1.50

Figure ZD03-3: The population weighted annual mean concentration of particulate matter (PM₁₀) at urban background stations in agglomerations, EU, 2019
Sources: 

European Environment Agency (EEA), 2021 (11. 10. 2021)

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2019[No]

Belgium

20.40

Bulgaria

37.30

Czechia

23.90

Denmark

15.50

Germany

17.50

Estonia

10.50

Ireland

11.50

Greece

0

Spain

21.90

France

19.10

Croatia

35.10

Italy

29.20

Cyprus

29.20

Latvia

17.20

Lithuania

22.80

Luxembourg

20.30

Hungary

26.50

Malta

0

Netherlands

19.20

Austria

19.20

Poland

32.20

Portugal

18.30

Romania

26.60

Slovenia

24.80

Slovakia

24.20

Finland

10

Sweden

11.80

EU (27 countries - from 2020)

22.50

EU (28 countries)

21.60

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), 2017-2019
Sources: 

European Environment Agency (EEA), 2020 (27. 08. 2020)

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  2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
EU 27 21,5 14,92 19,94 17,05 11,61
Belgium 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgaria 77,76 86,22 77,59 65,35 59,94
Czechia 18,67 11,9 31,12 26,84 3,17
Denmark 0 0 0 0 0
Germany 0,26 0,05 0,06 0 0
Estonia 0 0 0 0 0
Ireland 0 0 0 0 0
Greece 4,21 28,64   3,09 3,09
Spain 7,04 1,7 1,32 0,06 1,9
France 1,14 0,17 0,39 0,23 0,22
Croatia 85,46 99,08 99,08 99,08 95,04
Italy 57,94 44,04 49,28 34,37 37,9
Cyprus 6,09 6,09 0 6,09 0
Latvia 3,78 3,78 3,78 3,78 3,78
Lithuania 1,9 1,9 0 3,32 1,13
Luxembourg 0 0 0 0 0
Hungary 27,24 2,49 58,88 53,22 2,27
Malta 100 100 100 100 100
Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0
Austria 2,3 2,09 3,77 0,33 0
Poland 80,63 58,7 70,09 82,34 36,42
Portugal 0,64 0 0,89 0 0
Romania 54,37 0 21,55 3,8 10,4
Slovenia 97,98 100 4,81 0 0
Slovakia 5,63 0,65 40,2 2,4 1,53
Finland 0 0 0 0 0
Sweden 0 0 0,16 0,17 0
United Kingdom 0 0 0 0 0
Iceland   0 0 0 0
Norway 0 0,05 0 0 0
Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0
Figure ZD03-5: Path of the particles through the respiratory tract
Sources: 

CEHAP, 2004 (27. 08. 2020)