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Every eighth death is related to pollution

2020-09-08T05:39:20.037Z


More than 400,000 people in the European Union die prematurely every year as a result of air pollution. But noise and chemicals also lead to premature deaths.


More than 400,000 people in the European Union die prematurely every year as a result of air pollution.

But noise and chemicals also lead to premature deaths.

  • Air pollution is one of the biggest health threats in Europe.

  • The European Environment Agency (EEA) has analyzed the impact of the environment on health.

  • There is a clear difference between Eastern and Western Europe.

Copenhagen - In the EU, around one in eight deaths is related to pollution, according to a study.

630,000 deaths in 2012 in the European Union and the United Kingdom, which was still part of the EU at the time, could have been traced back to environmental pollution, according to a study by the European Environment Agency (EEA) published on Tuesday.

This corresponded to a share of 13 percent.

The 2012 data are the most recent available for the study.

The Copenhagen-based EEA identified

air pollution

and

exposure to chemicals

as environmental factors that pose the greatest risk to the health of EU citizens

.

Other harmful factors included in the report include

high noise pollution

and

extreme weather

as a result of climate change.

Pollution is particularly associated with cancer, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.

The EU Environment Agency stressed that eliminating "environmental risks" could prevent deaths from these diseases.

On #WorldCleanAirDay, it is crucial to reflect on how we can achieve #CleanAirForAll.

Tomorrow, in our #FoEDebate with @EUEnvironment, we will be discussing what actions can be taken to reach this goal.

Find out more below! Https: //t.co/B8B1GlOJnx

- Friends of Europe (@FriendsofEurope) September 7, 2020

The EEA also highlighted the strong regional differences within the European Union.

Almost every fifth death in Romania is due to environmental pollution.

According to the report, this was the highest proportion in the EU.

In

Denmark

and

Sweden

, the proportion of deaths with connection to environmental pollution, each with a ten lowest within the European Union. Was

(AFP)

Air pollution arguably plays a role in the context of coronavirus deaths.

German researchers have now provided specific figures for the first time.

NASA satellite images in March showed how the environment is benefiting from the corona epidemic.

Source: merkur

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