China News Service, November 16 According to Singapore’s Lianhe Zaobao, the European Environment Agency released its latest report on the 15th, stating that airborne particulate pollution poses the greatest health threat to Europeans.

In 2019 alone, air pollution caused more than 300,000 premature deaths in the European Union. This number is worrying. Although it has fallen by 10% in one year, it is also the lowest in 30 years.

Data map: On December 5, 2016, local time, Paris, France, suffered severely polluted weather.

The authorities took countermeasures to impose traffic speed limits.

  The report pointed out that if the 27 EU countries comply with the World Health Organization's air quality standards, at least the number of deaths caused by air pollution in the EU can be halved.

  The European Environment Agency also stated that the main reason for the decline in the number of deaths due to airborne particulate pollution is not only due to good weather conditions, but also the result of the continuous improvement of air quality in various countries.

  The specific figures are as follows. In 2019, there were 53,800 deaths in Germany, 49,900 in Italy, and 29,800 in France.

  The report pointed out that air pollution is the main cause of death from heart disease and stroke, followed by lung disease and lung cancer.

In addition, air pollution can hinder the development of children’s lungs, leading to aggravation of respiratory infections and causing asthma.

  The European Environment Agency warned that although the European Union's air pollution has declined, many European Union countries have exceeded the health standards set by the European Union and the World Health Organization.