{"id":36192,"date":"2023-12-18T08:41:38","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T07:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/?p=36192"},"modified":"2023-12-18T08:41:39","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T07:41:39","slug":"like-under-a-bell-air-pollution-in-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/en\/like-under-a-bell-air-pollution-in-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Like under a bell&#8221;: Air Pollution in Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1331.2px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:30;line-height:1;\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>&#8220;Imported,&#8221; &#8220;Bad Luck,&#8221; and &#8220;Homemade&#8221;: The Reasons for the Currently Poor Air Quality in Germany.<\/strong><\/p><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-space-around fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1331.2px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.88%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>In &#8220;<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/wissenschaft\/natur\/luftverschmutzung-in-deutschland-warum-viele-apps-ploetzlich-rot-zeigen-a-6b337c9c-126b-4dcf-ab15-4f0547e82ad4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Warum die Berliner Luft pl\u00f6tzlich so schlecht ist<\/a><\/strong><\/em>&#8221; (Translated to: Why the Air Quality in Berlin Suddenly Deteriorating), Arvid Haitsch addresses the current &#8220;alarming levels&#8221; of air quality, particularly &#8220;in the northern and eastern regions of Germany&#8221; (<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/wissenschaft\/natur\/luftverschmutzung-in-deutschland-warum-viele-apps-ploetzlich-rot-zeigen-a-6b337c9c-126b-4dcf-ab15-4f0547e82ad4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quelle<\/a><\/strong><\/em>), as indicated by data from the <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umweltbundesamt.de\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">German Environment Agency (UBA)<\/a><\/strong><\/em>. According to him, &#8220;a portion of the problem is imported, some bad luck is involved, but most of it is self-made.&#8221; An &#8220;acute outbreak&#8221; of poor air quality is not uncommon during the winter months. If recent years had &#8220;luck with the weather,&#8221; now several factors are converging:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;In a stable, relatively windless winter weather situation, the air is hardly exchanged. Cold air stays close to the ground, accumulating pollutants like a &#8216;bell,&#8217; says Feigenspan.<\/li>\n<li>In cold weather, more heating occurs, with wood-burning stoves now identified as the main contributors to PM 2.5 emissions. In 2021, their emissions surpassed those of road traffic, which has seen a long-term reduction in fine particulate matter emissions, primarily caused by tire, brake, or road surface abrasion rather than exhaust emissions, though still dominating with coarser particles up to ten micrometers (PM 10).<\/li>\n<li>Furthermore, the emission control systems of cars operate only to a limited extent at low temperatures, either due to intentional defeat devices (the so-called thermal window) or simply because catalytic converters require a certain operating temperature. Cold starts and short trips in winter significantly increase the pollution load.<\/li>\n<li>In the east, an unfavorable weather effect has been added in recent days: although weak, the predominantly southeastward blowing wind \u2014 and in Poland and the Czech Republic, heating with coal and wood is even more prevalent. However, depending on the time of day, the majority of poor air quality in Berlin comes from German sources, and in Hamburg, where values are also significantly elevated, only a minor influence from neighboring eastern countries is observed.&#8221; (<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/wissenschaft\/natur\/luftverschmutzung-in-deutschland-warum-viele-apps-ploetzlich-rot-zeigen-a-6b337c9c-126b-4dcf-ab15-4f0547e82ad4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/strong><\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;Imported&#8221;, &#8220;bad luck&#8221;, &#8220;self-made&#8221;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"awb-gallery-wrapper awb-gallery-wrapper-1 button-span-no\" style=\"--more-btn-alignment:center;\"><div style=\"margin:-5px;--awb-bordersize:0px;\" class=\"fusion-gallery fusion-gallery-container fusion-grid-2 fusion-columns-total-2 fusion-gallery-layout-grid fusion-gallery-1\"><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-2 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/k-johannes-roth-gSkOR3a47JM-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/k-johannes-roth-gSkOR3a47JM-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1710\" alt=\"\" title=\"k-johannes-roth-gSkOR3a47JM-unsplash\" aria-label=\"k-johannes-roth-gSkOR3a47JM-unsplash\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-36200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/k-johannes-roth-gSkOR3a47JM-unsplash-200x134.jpg 200w, https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/k-johannes-roth-gSkOR3a47JM-unsplash-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/k-johannes-roth-gSkOR3a47JM-unsplash-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/k-johannes-roth-gSkOR3a47JM-unsplash-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/k-johannes-roth-gSkOR3a47JM-unsplash-1200x802.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/k-johannes-roth-gSkOR3a47JM-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 772px) 638px, (min-width: 640px) 772px, \" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-2 hover-type-none\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/k-peter-herrmann-pv4xd0ntwC0-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/k-peter-herrmann-pv4xd0ntwC0-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1704\" alt=\"\" title=\"k-peter-herrmann-pv4xd0ntwC0-unsplash\" aria-label=\"k-peter-herrmann-pv4xd0ntwC0-unsplash\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-36198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/k-peter-herrmann-pv4xd0ntwC0-unsplash-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/k-peter-herrmann-pv4xd0ntwC0-unsplash-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/k-peter-herrmann-pv4xd0ntwC0-unsplash-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/k-peter-herrmann-pv4xd0ntwC0-unsplash-800x532.jpg 800w, https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/k-peter-herrmann-pv4xd0ntwC0-unsplash-1200x799.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/k-peter-herrmann-pv4xd0ntwC0-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 772px) 638px, (min-width: 640px) 772px, \" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:center;\"><p>Credits: <span class=\"rTNyH RZQOk BYUog\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/de\/@johannesroth?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Johannes Roth <\/a>&amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/de\/@tama66?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peter Herrmann<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0from Unsplash<\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW244471460 BCX2\" lang=\"DE-DE\" xml:lang=\"DE-DE\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244471460 BCX2\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 3\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>According to reports from <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/wissenschaft\/natur\/luftverschmutzung-in-deutschland-warum-viele-apps-ploetzlich-rot-zeigen-a-6b337c9c-126b-4dcf-ab15-4f0547e82ad4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DER SPIEGEL<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, &#8220;in Berlin or Hamburg, for example, on Thursday, one cubic meter of air contained more than 30 micrograms of fine particulate matter with a particle size under 2.5 micrometers (PM 2.5),&#8221; and &#8220;much higher values were measured near the Baltic Sea coast&#8221; (<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/wissenschaft\/natur\/luftverschmutzung-in-deutschland-warum-viele-apps-ploetzlich-rot-zeigen-a-6b337c9c-126b-4dcf-ab15-4f0547e82ad4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/strong><\/em>). The <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Health Organization (WHO)<\/a><\/strong><\/em> recommends limiting the concentration to &#8220;a maximum of five micrograms per cubic meter.&#8221; However, the European Union plans to reduce the current limit of 25 micrograms to ten micrograms only by 2035 (<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/wissenschaft\/natur\/luftverschmutzung-in-deutschland-warum-viele-apps-ploetzlich-rot-zeigen-a-6b337c9c-126b-4dcf-ab15-4f0547e82ad4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/strong><\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>This is significant because PM 2.5, or &#8220;these tiny particles, are considered particularly dangerous as they can penetrate lung tissue and enter blood vessels, leading to various medical consequences such as respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, cancer, dementia, and possibly some mental illnesses like depression&#8221; (<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/wissenschaft\/natur\/luftverschmutzung-in-deutschland-warum-viele-apps-ploetzlich-rot-zeigen-a-6b337c9c-126b-4dcf-ab15-4f0547e82ad4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/strong><\/em>). Despite the fact that &#8220;the legal limits are generally met on an annual average,&#8221; &#8220;excessive and persistent air pollution, especially with fine particulate matter, is held responsible for hundreds of thousands of premature deaths each year in the European Union&#8221; (<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/wissenschaft\/natur\/luftverschmutzung-in-deutschland-warum-viele-apps-ploetzlich-rot-zeigen-a-6b337c9c-126b-4dcf-ab15-4f0547e82ad4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/strong><\/em>). Javi L\u00f3pez, &#8220;the Member of the European Parliament responsible for the reform of air quality directives,&#8221; therefore referred to it as a &#8220;slow-motion pandemic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/policy.atmosphere.copernicus.eu\/daily_air_pollution_forecasts_country.php?date=2023-12-06&amp;pollutant=PM25&amp;city=Berlin\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Copernicus_Country Source Apportionment\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"631\" src=\"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Copernicus_Country-Source-Apportionment-1024x631.png\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-36197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Copernicus_Country-Source-Apportionment-200x123.png 200w, https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Copernicus_Country-Source-Apportionment-400x246.png 400w, https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Copernicus_Country-Source-Apportionment-600x370.png 600w, https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Copernicus_Country-Source-Apportionment-800x493.png 800w, https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Copernicus_Country-Source-Apportionment.png 1135w\" sizes=\"1024px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:center;\"><p>Credits: <a href=\"https:\/\/policy.atmosphere.copernicus.eu\/daily_air_pollution_forecasts_country.php?date=2023-12-06&amp;pollutant=PM25&amp;city=Berlin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW244471460 BCX2\" lang=\"DE-DE\" xml:lang=\"DE-DE\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244471460 BCX2\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 3\">Copernicus Country Source Apportionment<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-boxes content-boxes columns row fusion-columns-1 fusion-columns-total-1 fusion-content-boxes-1 content-boxes-icon-with-title content-left\" style=\"--awb-hover-accent-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-circle-hover-accent-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-item-margin-bottom:40px;\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div style=\"--awb-backgroundcolor:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-1 col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper link-area-link-icon icon-hover-animation-none\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\">Published on 18. 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