Smog attributable to ozone can result in a rise in respiratory complaints, equivalent to coughing and shortness of breath, worsening of bronchial asthma complaints and decline in lung perform. Irritation to eyes, nostril and throat can even happen. Individuals with respiratory illnesses, youngsters and the aged are comparatively typically delicate to smog. When you have any complaints, please seek the advice of your GP or GGD Gemeentelijke Gezondheidsdienst (Municipal Well being Service).
Ozone forecast for the approaching days
As a result of wind shifting to the southwest, ozone concentrations shall be decrease from tomorrow. Air high quality is predicted to be “insufficient”.
Smog door ozon
Ozone smog is attributable to the buildup of air air pollution on sunny days. This happens in spring and summer season when there’s little (normally southeasterly) wind. The pollution, equivalent to nitrogen oxides and unstable natural compounds, are transformed into ozone below the affect of daylight. That is additionally known as summer season smog. Within the different seasons the facility of the solar is just too small to create excessive ozone concentrations.
European data and alarm threshold for ozone
In Europe, an data and an alert threshold have been set for ozone. The EU European Union (European Union) data threshold is 180 micrograms of ozone per cubic meter of air. If this worth is exceeded or threatened, people who find themselves delicate to smog could develop complaints. The RIVM then points a warning. The air high quality is then “poor” in accordance with the Dutch Air High quality Index.
The EU alarm threshold is 240 micrograms of ozone per cubic meter of air (“very poor” in accordance with the Dutch air high quality index). If this worth is exceeded, everybody can get complaints. If this threatens to occur, the RIVM converts the warning into an alarm.
Extra data
- Present and anticipated smog ranges may be discovered at luchtmeetnet.nl and NOS Dutch Broadcasting Basis (Netherlands Broadcasting Basis)-Teletext pages 711.
- You may view the utmost hourly and 8-hour concentrations that the measuring stations of the Nationwide Air High quality Monitoring Community have measured in current days.
- Extra details about smog may be discovered within the file on rivm.nl
- Details about lung illnesses and air air pollution may be discovered at Longfonds
