Dutch invention at the base of world particulate pollution map

Nearly ALL of the world is breathing dirty air: Shocking map reveals how just 17% of cities have safe levels of air pollution - so, how toxic is your hometown?

Nearly the entire world is breathing dirty air, a shocking new study has revealed. On this map, only blue circles show areas with levels of air pollution considered safe by the WHO India was home to seven of the nine most polluted cities in the world, including New Delhi which had 91.6 micrograms of PM2.5 particles per square metre of …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Only seven countries met WHO air quality standards in 2024, data shows

The Hindu

Only seven countries met World Health Organization air quality standards last year, data showed on Tuesday, as researchers warned that the war on smog would only get harder after the United States shut down its global monitoring efforts. Chad and Bangladesh were the world's most polluted countries in 2024, with average smog levels more than 15 times higher than WHO …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Air pollution in the Netherlands exceeds WHO limits in many areas

NL Times

Air quality in the Netherlands is severely lacking in many regions, with the west side of Rotterdam, including Schiedam and Vlaardingen, ranking as the most polluted area, according to an investigation by the journalism platform Pointer. According to the findings, Schiedam has the worst air quality, with pollution levels 2.15 times higher than the WHO-recommended limits. Delft ranks fourth, Utrecht …

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1 year ago

New Delhi ranks No.1 in poor air quality among 114 National Capitals, reveals study

Op India

New Delhi has topped the list of the world’s regional capital cities with the poorest air quality. The Swiss air quality technology company found that New Delhi ranked No.1 in Particulate Matter concentration compared to the national capitals of 114 countries. Screengrab of the 2023 World Air Quality Report on India, graphic via IQAir IQAir noted that while India has …

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1 year, 1 month ago

World's biggest flying lab comes to Asia on air pollution mission

Raw Story

NASA has kicked off a series of marathon flights in Asia with the world's biggest flying laboratory, in an ambitious mission to improve the models that help to forecast and fight air pollution. Millions of deaths each year are linked to air pollution, and improving the ability to identify its sources and behaviour can lead to more accurate warning systems …

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1 year, 6 months ago

World can now breathe easier, says new air pollution study

Live Mint

A constant part of talks about air pollution has been ambient fine particulate matter, the world’s leading environmental health risk factor. Now, a new study has shown that global population-weighted PM2.5 exposure has steadily decreased from 2011 to 2019, allowing the world to breathe better. Before this study, there was a knowledge gap regarding “quantitative local/regional contributions to global population …

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1 year, 9 months ago

World's most polluted countries REVEALED - and the worst might surprise you…

Daily Mail

It is best known for being the situated along the snow-capped mountains of the Himalayas. The World Health Organisation states that annual average concentrations of PM2.5 should not exceed 5µg/m3, while 24-hour average exposures should not exceed 15µg/m3 more than three to four per year. Except for Qatar, each of the top five countries' PM2.5 levels had increased since 1990 …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Vans to monitor bad air at 13 pollution hot spots in Delhi

Hindustan Times

Delhi’s environment minister, Gopal Rai, on Monday unveiled plans to station mobile vans across the city’s 13 pollution hotspots for a week to pinpoint individual pollution sources for targeted action. Data from the government’s supersite at Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya, Rouse Avenue, revealed that secondary inorganic aerosols — particles formed in the air because of gases reacting with each other from …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Netherlands' climate targets at risk as EU blocks sustainable aviation fuels ambitions

NL Times

The Dutch government can’t oblige the aviation sector to use 14 percent sustainable aviation fuels by 2030, the European Commission determined. The setback puts the Netherlands’ climate targets at risk, Stefan Grebe of CE Delft told the Volkskrant. In 2019, the Dutch government, therefore, agreed with the aviation sector that its fuel consumption would consist of at least 14 percent …

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55 years, 3 months ago

NASA Is Getting Really Serious About Tracking Air Pollution

Wired

When meteorologist John Haynes moved to Washington, DC, 20 years ago, he could stand on the rooftop of NASA headquarters and see airborne traces of the nearby interstate highway—there was that much pollution. “There was a cloud of smog that just followed the freeway,” he says, “all the way out into Virginia.” A decade later, NASA started planting the seeds …

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2 years ago

One of Europe’s busiest airports to be forced to cut flights due to planet-warming carbon pollution

CNN

Editor’s Note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. CNN — Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, one of Europe’s busiest aviation hubs, is to be forced to limit the number of international flights and passengers it handles under the Dutch government’s plans to cut carbon emissions — a move that has triggered airline concerns. “The policy will help the …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Season of smog grips Delhi along with many north Indian cities

The Hindu

Published : Nov 17, 2022 10:25 IST Diwali celebrations in October kick-started the annual air pollution emergency in New Delhi and the political blame game as well. Dimri, a professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University’s School of Environmental Sciences, air pollution in north Indian States is an alarming issue throughout the year. “Rapid urbanisation means more industries, more construction activity, increased …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Scientists to map out Rotterdam's emissions

NL Times

Scientists will extensively map the emissions of greenhouse gases and substances that pollute the air in Rotterdam in the coming weeks. The scientists from Wageningen University & Research will use fixed measuring stations, two measuring aircrafts, cars with measuring equipment, a trailer, and bicycles. “To be sure that planned emission reductions are actually achieved - and not just on paper …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Particulate matter may increase heart disease risk for those living around Schiphol

NL Times

People living around Schiphol may have an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases due to ultrafine particles from air traffic, De Telegraaf wrote based on an RIVM report that will be published later this week. The risk of death from cardiac arrhythmias The researchers also found indications, but no hard evidence, that pregnant women's exposure to ultrafine particulate matter negatively influences …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Groningen has cleanest air of Dutch cities; A'dam most polluted

NL Times

Groningen has the cleanest air of all the cities in the Netherlands. Cities with good air quality have less fine particulate matter than the annual guideline value of the World Health Organization. "While air quality has improved markedly over the past years, air pollution remains stubbornly high in many cities across Europe," EEA executive director Hans Bruynickx said. According to …

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4 years, 1 month ago

Pollution on other planets could help us find aliens, Nasa says

The Independent

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “On Earth, most of the nitrogen dioxide is emitted from human activity - combustion processes such as …

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5 years ago

Coronavirus response leads to big drop in air pollution

NL Times

The measures implemented to combat the spread of coronavirus in the Netherlands and in neighboring countries have had the side effect of reducing air pollution, a study organized by Dutch meteorological agency KNMI reveals. By analyzing satellite measurements from between 2019 and 2020, the KNMI estimates that there has been a significant drop off in the amount air pollution above …

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5 years, 4 months ago

Dutch space technology 'game changer' for pollution detection

Dutch News

In a scientific first, Dutch and North-American scientists have detected a large source of methane pollution using space technology. Physics professor Ilse Aben from the Dutch institute for space research SRON, which was involved in the research, told public broadcaster NOS the leak was discovered ‘more or less by accident’. The instrument is having a huge impact.’ Tropomi, and others …

Dutch Methane

5 years, 4 months ago

Dutch space technology 'game changer' for pollution detection

Dutch News

In a scientific first, Dutch and North-American scientists have detected a large source of methane pollution using space technology. Physics professor Ilse Aben from the Dutch institute for space research SRON, which was involved in the research, told public broadcaster NOS the leak was discovered ‘more or less by accident’. The instrument is having a huge impact.’ Tropomi, and others …

Dutch Methane

5 years, 4 months ago

EU clean-air policy increased life expectancy in NL by 6 years

NL Times

The European Union's policy on air quality led to much cleaner air in the Netherlands, according to a study by public health institute RIVM. Without the European measures implemented since the 1970s, air pollution in the country would be much higher and the average life expectancy in the Netherlands would be about six years lower, the RIVM said. Due to …

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5 years, 5 months ago

Air pollution ‘caused 400,000 premature European deaths in 2016′

Al Jazeera

Every city dweller in Europe is exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution, according to health chiefs. Poor air quality caused about 400,000 premature deaths in Europe in 2016 – the most recent year data is available – and almost every city-dwelling European is exposed to pollution levels that exceed healthy levels, according to a new report. “Air pollution is …

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5 years, 6 months ago

Dutch space tech shows India a top polluter; Funding cut for Black Hole telescope

NL Times

The latest images from Dutch space instrument Tropomi, which maps air pollution around the globe, shows that India is the new top polluter in the world. Also, research shows that the Netherlands has one of the highest concentrations of nitrogen dioxide in Europe, Pieternel Levelt, head of satellite observation at Dutch meteorological institute KNMI and professor at TU Delft, said …

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5 years, 6 months ago

Amsterdam and Schiphol are most polluted places in the Netherlands

Dutch News

Up to 15,000 people die each year from the effects of air and noise pollution and Schiphol and Amsterdam head the list of most unhealthy places in the Netherlands, RTL Nieuws reports. Traffic, industry and air traffic are the main polluters, the broadcaster said, and around Schiphol, Amsterdam and Rotterdam the chances of falling ill or dying prematurely are three …

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5 years, 6 months ago

Amsterdam and Schiphol are most polluted places in the Netherlands

Dutch News

Up to 15,000 people die each year from the effects of air and noise pollution and Schiphol and Amsterdam head the list of most unhealthy places in the Netherlands, RTL Nieuws reports. Traffic, industry and air traffic are the main polluters, the broadcaster said, and around Schiphol, Amsterdam and Rotterdam the chances of falling ill or dying prematurely are three …

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5 years, 9 months ago

Dutch government presents measures to cut carbon emissions

Associated Press

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch government presented Friday a wide-ranging raft of measures — from a carbon tax for business to more bicycle parking at railway stations — that aim to slash by a half by 2030 the Netherlands’ emission of carbon. Minister of Economic Affairs Eric Wiebes called the climate package “achievable and affordable for everybody,” and said …

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6 years ago

India's pollution control policies unlikely to improve air quality: Study

India TV News

Over 674 million Indians are likely to breathe highly polluted air in 2030, even if the country were to comply with its existing pollution control policies and regulations, according to a study. Indian citizens are likely to breathe air with high concentrations of PM2.5 in 2030, even if India were to comply with its existing pollution control policies and regulations, …

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6 years, 3 months ago

Scientists develop first global map of distribution of atmospheric ammonia

India TV News

Scientists have developed the first global map of the distribution of atmospheric ammonia, and catalogued over 200 sources of the gas, two-thirds of which had never been identified before. For the last 12 years, the IASI interferometer on board three successive satellites have provided scientists with global data on various atmospheric components, including ammonia. Using the daily data on ammonia …

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6 years, 4 months ago

Thousands a year die from effects of pollution in NL: study

Dutch News

Some 8,000 people a year die in the Netherlands from the effects of air pollution and 800 deaths are directly linked to coal fired power plants, Dutch scientists say. According to the study, trends in climate change continue to be an ‘unacceptable risk’ for global human health and the same goes for fine particulate pollution, which causes respiratory disease, and …

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6 years, 4 months ago

Thousands a year die from effects of pollution in NL: study

Dutch News

Some 8,000 people a year die in the Netherlands from the effects of air pollution and 800 deaths are directly linked to coal fired power plants, Dutch scientists say. According to the study, trends in climate change continue to be an ‘unacceptable risk’ for global human health and the same goes for fine particulate pollution, which causes respiratory disease, and …

Health Climate Change Pollution Study

6 years, 9 months ago

Government forms expert committee to use technology to reduce air pollution; step aimed at curbing high levels in winter

Firstpost

The Environment Ministry said on Monday that a committee of experts would be formed to look into the technological advances, including the application of satellite-based measurement, to improve air quality and reduce pollution. New Delhi: The Environment Ministry said on Monday that a committee of experts would be formed to look into the technological advances, including the application of satellite-based …

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6 years, 11 months ago

America’s air isn’t getting cleaner as fast as it used to

Associated Press

DENVER — For decades America’s air was getting cleaner as levels of a key smog ingredient steadily dropped. There are several reasons for the flattening of nitrogen oxide levels including hard-to-reduce industrial and truck pollution, said study co-author Helen Worden, a scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado. The results also show the U.S. Environmental Protection …

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6 years, 11 months ago

Red light: air pollution measurement bike shows traffic hotspots

Dutch News

Cycling might be a healthy way to get around, but what about all the fumes you breathe in while stuck behind a lorry or a moped? The whole point of the air pollution measuring bike is to record the nitrogen dioxide, soot and ultrafine particles that you have just breathed in en route. ‘We found an electric bicycle in the …

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7 years, 2 months ago

Netherlands will only meet WHO clean air standards in 2030: Health Council

NL Times

If no further measures are taken, the Netherlands will only meet the World Health Organization's clean air advice standards by 2030. The Council calls on State Secretary Stientje van Veldhoven of Infrastructure and Water Management to come up with an "ambitious plan" to improve air quality in the country. But still around 12 thousand people annually die prematurely due to …

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7 years, 3 months ago

India's 'deadly' coal-power plants continue to defy air pollution norms; push nationwide PM2.5 levels 34% in last 5 years

Firstpost

Over the last five years, thermal power plants pushed nationwide levels of SO2, a toxic gas, by 32 percent and fine particles called PM 2.5 by 34 percent. By Bhasker Tripathi New Delhi: Over the five years leading up to 2017, thermal power plants – among India’s chief polluters – pushed nationwide levels of sulphur dioxide, a toxic gas, by …

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7 years, 4 months ago

Vondelpark only Amsterdam area that meets WHO clean air standards

NL Times

Vondelpark is the only place in Amsterdam that meets the strict air quality standards of the World Health Organization, according to the city's annual publication Amsterdam in figures 2017. Air quality in the rest of the city is improving, but the air still contains too much particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide, RTL Nieuws reports. In the area of particulate matter, …

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7 years, 7 months ago

Court will decide on September 7 about air pollution demand

Dutch News

Judges in The Hague will decide on September 7 if the Dutch state needs to do more to reduce air pollution, in a case brought by environmental group Milieudefensie. The organisation’s lawyer Phon van den Biesen told the court that tens of thousands of people die prematurely in the Netherlands every year because of air pollution. Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The …

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7 years, 7 months ago

Court will decide on September 7 about air pollution demand

Dutch News

Judges in The Hague will decide on September 7 if the Dutch state needs to do more to reduce air pollution, in a case brought by environmental group Milieudefensie. The organisation’s lawyer Phon van den Biesen told the court that tens of thousands of people die prematurely in the Netherlands every year because of air pollution. Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The …

Netherlands

7 years, 7 months ago

Environmental group demands anti-air pollution measures in Dutch court

NL Times

In the summary proceedings court on Wednesday, environmental organization Milieudefensie demanded that the Dutch state immediately implement measures to reduce air pollution. Campaign leader Anne Knol calls it "absolutely necessary that measures be taken quickly to make the air healthier", NOS reports. Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague are in the top 12 of the most polluted city areas in Europe, …

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8 years, 1 month ago

Dutch air and water quality need improvement, EU report shows

Dutch News

The main challenges facing the Netherlands in implementing EU environmental standards concern air and water quality, according to a new report by the European Commission. ‘Improving water quality, in particular regarding nutrients concentrations in surface water,’ and ‘improving air quality, in particular the concentrations of nitrogen dioxide and ozone to prevent premature deaths,’ top the list of concerns, the report …

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8 years, 1 month ago

Dutch air and water quality need improvement, EU report shows

Dutch News

The main challenges facing the Netherlands in implementing EU environmental standards concern air and water quality, according to a new report by the European Commission. ‘Improving water quality, in particular regarding nutrients concentrations in surface water,’ and ‘improving air quality, in particular the concentrations of nitrogen dioxide and ozone to prevent premature deaths,’ top the list of concerns, the report …

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8 years, 4 months ago

Air Pollution: SC Bans Sale, Stocking Of Crackers & Issuance Of New Licenses In Delhi, NCR [Read Order]

Live Law

In a significant order which is a direct fall out of the worsening of pollution level in Delhi and National Capital Region for nearly two weeks after Diwali when the region was enveloped by thick smog, the Supreme Court today forthwith banned sale, stocking of all kinds of fire crackers and issuance of new license in Delhi and NCR region.A …

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8 years, 4 months ago

Air Pollution: SC Bans Sale, Stocking Of Crackers & Issuance Of New Licenses In Delhi, NCR [Read Order]

Live Law

In a significant order which is a direct fall out of the worsening of pollution level in Delhi and National Capital Region for nearly two weeks after Diwali when the region was enveloped by thick smog, the Supreme Court today forthwith banned sale, stocking of all kinds of fire crackers and issuance of new license in Delhi and NCR region.A …

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8 years, 4 months ago

Delhi pollution: ‘95% of China's power plants have pollution filters; in India, 10% do’

Firstpost

Delhi’s smog may have made national headlines in early November 2016 – when air-quality levels exceeded by 40 times safe limits set by the World Health Organisation – and subsequently receded from public attention. 1) Recently, Delhi and the region around the capital reported 24-hour average air pollution levels nearly 40 times above the WHO’s guidelines. Source: World Health Organization’s …

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8 years, 5 months ago

Dutch inventors present giant vacuum cleaner designed to clean polluted air

Dutch News

Dutch inventors have unveiled what they say is the world’s first giant outdoor air purifying system which can remove the tiniest toxic particles. The system, presented at the Offshore Energy trade fair in Amsterdam, is capable of filtering out 95% of the ultra fine particles in the air surrounding it and points the way toward further tightening up European pollution …

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8 years, 5 months ago

Dutch inventors present giant vacuum cleaner designed to clean polluted air

Dutch News

Dutch inventors have unveiled what they say is the world’s first giant outdoor air purifying system which can remove the tiniest toxic particles. The system, presented at the Offshore Energy trade fair in Amsterdam, is capable of filtering out 95% of the ultra fine particles in the air surrounding it and points the way toward further tightening up European pollution …

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8 years, 6 months ago

Most of the world breathes polluted air, WHO says

CNN

Story highlights 92% of the world breathes polluted air, says the World Health Organization More than 2 million premature deaths each year can be linked to air quality CNN — Almost everyone on Earth now breathes polluted air, according to an air quality map released Tuesday by the World Health Organization. The interactive map, based on global air pollution data, …

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8 years, 10 months ago

Utrecht diesel ban linked to 17 percent air quality improvement

NL Times

Air quality in Utrecht improved more than air quality in Amsterdam and Rotterdam over the past year, according to a study done by research institute TNO. This can likely be attributed to Utrecht's implementation of an environmental zone banning old cars, but other factors may also be involved, the research institute concluded, the Volkskrant reports. To do so, the research …

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