Fine dust PM2.5 in Lower Austria has fallen by 52.6% since 2013

2023-12-28 10:39:40

LH deputy Pernkopf: Air pollution has been and will continue to be reduced

St. Pölten (OTS/NLK) – The preliminary data from the Lower Austrian air quality measurement network show improved air values ​​for 2023. “44 measuring points monitor the air quality in Lower Austria around the clock. The trend for nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter continues to fall, despite the low levels that have already been reached. PM2.5 particulate matter in particular has been reduced by more than 50 percent in the last ten years. We want to further reduce air pollution, for example by increasing the admixture of bioethanol in gasoline, because this immediately saves large amounts of fine dust and CO2 and at the same time strengthens independence from oil imports,” says LH deputy Pernkopf.

In numbers, the air quality in 2023 in Lower Austria can be summarized as follows: The decline in particulate matter PM2.5 is particularly pronounced. After 19 µg/m³ in 2013, this value is currently only 9 µg/m³, a reduction of 52.6 percent. And while pollution from particulate matter PM10 was still at a national average of 21 µg/m³ in 2013, today it is only 15 µg/m³, i.e. minus 28.6 percent in the last ten years. In 2005 the value was as high as 29 µg/m³, which corresponds to a reduction of 48.3 percent. Things are looking similarly positive for nitrogen dioxide. A reduction of 38.9 percent has been recorded here over the past ten years. While the national average was 18 µg/m³ in 2013, it will only be 11 µg/m³ in 2023.

“Both people and nature in our country benefit from clean air. The air quality measurements show that the measures in the fine dust reduction plan are effective. This path should be continued across the country so that the trend continues and the air becomes even cleaner,” says Pernkopf. The currently published federal state air pollutant inventory 1990-2021 by the Federal Environment Agency (data status: 2023) illustrates how air pollution control measures work in all areas. In the mobility sector, for example, the expansion of public transport, the addition of bioethanol to fuel and optimized grit management contribute to reducing emissions.

Further information from DI Jürgen Maier, press spokesman LH-Deputy. Dr. Stephan Pernkopf, T: [phone] – 12704, M: [phone], E:
[e-mail].

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