Limit values ​​for fine dust: Styria has to improve vigorously in emissions!

Limit values ​​for fine dust: Styria has to improve vigorously in emissions!

Air quality in Austria remains at a stable level, as current reports show. In Styria, the statutory limit values ​​could be observed last year, even if there is an increase in space load. A particularly strong desert event in March has influenced the situation in some regions, while the highly stressed measuring stations in Graz were hardly affected, as Andreas Schopper from the Air Claims emphasized. Nevertheless, it is expected that the new, sharper EU guidelines will significantly increase the air quality requirements by 2030, especially for fine dust emissions, which must be reduced by 60 percent. The main causes of these emissions are room heating, transport and agricultural activities. More details are Available at steiermark.Ork.at .

air pollutants and their control

In Tyrol, the annual value for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) was observed, which also shows that emission control also works in other federal states. Despite these positive reports, it is clear that the challenges in air pollution control will not be less. The new state government is already discussing measures to reduce the effects of traffic, which is of great importance for the health protection of residents on busy roads. Here, too, the possibility of abolishing speed limits was discussed in order to specifically reduce emissions where they are strongest. This shows that the authorities are actively working on further improving the air quality, while at the same time steering the strict new requirements that come into force in the coming years. For more information on the test results in Tirol see tirol.orf .