Commission warns ten MS over air quality

摘要

The European Commission announced last week it was sending warnings to ten member states not complying with EU air quality pollution laws.rnCyprus, Estonia, Germany, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the UK could face legal action and financial penalties for endangering people's health in urban areas as they fail to keep concentrations of dangerous airborne particle matter (PM10) below set levels.rnThese particles, emitted mainly by industry, traffic and domestic heating, "can cause asthma, cardiovascular problems, lung cancer and premature death," said the Commission.