Monday 16 February 2015
Poland might be given 1 billion euro fine, due to the high levels of air pollution
Poland is facing a threat
of 1 billion euro penalty from the EU for its levels of air pollution. Poland, for
years, has been having the most polluted air in the EU. In many cities, the
concentration of toxic and carcinogenic substances - of PM10 and benzo-pyrene exceeds legal limits a few times.
To be precise, the penalty
will be applied to the country due to failure to comply with EU standards for
air quality. The concentration of harmful dust exceeds acceptable level in the
air of most Polish cities, endangering the health of residents.
The European Commission
has sent a second reminder to the Polish government on the matters of quality
of air. Iris Petsa, a spokeswoman for the Environment Committee indicated in
their opinion that weaknesses are continuous, and, even worse, Poland is not
doing anything to eliminate them. Now Poland will have two months to implement
binding actions to improve air quality in the Polish cities.
However, if the EU Court
of Justice finds that the actions taken by Poland are insufficient, the country
might face the penalt which would be calculated since 2004. In total, it could amount to about
4 billion złoty (approx. 1 billion euro).
Similar action has be
taken by the European Commission against 15 other countries. However, for
example, in Sweden, which also worried Brussels, air quality standards are
exceeded only in Stockholm, on one shopping street – said Malgorzata Smolak,
from the foundation of ClientEarth, in the interview with “Gazeta Wyborcza”.
The problem of air
pollution in Poland is present in most of the cities and the worst situation is
in the towns located in the mountain valleys. It is estimated that
2.5 million Poles suffer from chronic lung diseases due to the low air
quality.
If you are interested to
see the real-time air pollution in Poland, I encourage to visit the portal with
the publications of the measurements, available after clicking the link:
Read more:
http://www.cleanair-europe.org/nc/en/news/?tx_news_pi1%5BoverwriteDemand%5D%5Bcategories%5D=11&cHash=06c84dffa0b2acf4195fa892e3607b1e
http://wyborcza.biz/biznes/1,143682,17413391,Polska_sie_dusi.html?biznes=wroclaw#BoxBizImg
Picture:
IMPORTANT! The picture
does not show the situation in Poland – it is China – I do not want to be
misleading.
In the same time, it is
important to remember that we are just a few steps away from facing similar
problems.
http://cdn.zmescience.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/china-smog11.jpg
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