In a European study, air quality was measured in different cities. Romania can also be found on the map. Out of the 375 monitored cities, Bucharest, Cluj, Timișoara. Târgu Mureș or Iasi is around the 300th place in the list of the cleanest (unpolluted) cities in Europe.
Galati is on an honorable 21st place in the ranking of European cities with the cleanest air.
Cities are ranked from cleanest to most polluted city, based on average levels of fine particulate matter, or PM 2.5, over the past two calendar years.
Fine particulate matter is the air pollutant with the greatest health impact in terms of premature death and disease.
This tool focuses on long-term air quality, as long-term exposure to air pollution causes the worst health effects.
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In 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) updated its health-based guidelines for air quality and recommended a maximum level of 5 μg/m 3 for fine particles for long-term exposure to protect health.
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In 2008, the European Union (EU) set an annual limit value for fine particles of 25 μg/m 3 as part of policies to provide clean air in Europe.
The Ambient Air Quality Directive 2008/50/EC is currently being revised to, among other things, align EU standards more closely with WHO recommendations.
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The viewer classifies air quality as:
good for fine particle levels not exceeding the World Health Organization’s annual guideline value of 5 μg/m 3 ,
correct for levels above 5 and not exceeding 10 μg/m 3
moderate for levels above 10 and not exceeding 15 μg/m 3 ;
weak for levels above 15 and not exceeding 25 μg/m 3 ; and
very weak for levels at and above the European Union limit value of 25 μg/m 3.
According to the measurements, the air is the cleanest in Galati, Sibiu and Oradea. The rest of the cities rank with a very high level of pollution. 375 European cities were monitored. The cleanest city in Europe is Faro (Portugal). Reykjavik is 7th, Stockholm 9th.
Ranking of the cleanest cities in Romania (from the cleanest to the most polluted)
21st place among European cities – Galați
146th place – Oradea
157th place – Sibiu
308th place in Europe – Arad
Place 261 – Bacău
Place 313 – Baia Mare
302 – Bucharest
274 – Buzau
291 – Cluj Napoca
340 – Iasi
281 – Timisoara
330 – Târgu Mureș
232 – Constanta.
The ranking is HERE
In Europe, we benefit from the most comprehensive air quality monitoring network in the world. The data comes from ground-based measurements of fine particles taken by more than 400 monitoring stations.
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