Air Quality Continues to Deteriorate in the Most Traffic Areas in Portugal
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In 2024, "it is verified that seven of the 16 traffic stations exceeded 20 μg/m3 and 15 of the 16 exceeded 10 μg/m3 by 2024." Above the annual reference value recommended by WHO.
Data from 2024 show that 15 of the 16 traffic stations exceeded the annual value recommended by WHO for nitrogen dioxide, with Lisbon and Braga above the current legal limit.
Portugal has until 11 December to transpose into national legislation the new European Air Quality Directive. However, ZERO and the Portuguese Council for Health and Environment (CPSA) warn that, just over three months from the deadline, civil society organisations continue to not know a proposal for [...] The content Air Quality in Portugal continues to worry: 94% of traffic stations exceed WHO recommendation appears first in Environment Magazi…
Pollution in urban areas most exposed to traffic remains a concern. Lisbon and Braga exceeded the annual limit of nitrogen dioxide by 2024 and Portugal will have to comply with more demanding values by 2030.
Alert environmental associations The content This avenue in Braga is one of the serious cases of bad air quality due to road traffic appears first in MINHO.
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