Independent monitoring of air pollution calls for urgent action in the Balkans

Bankwatch and our partner organisations have undertaken independent dust monitoring in Balkan countries and we have found worrying levels of particulate matter (PM 10 and PM 2.5), dust so small it enters deep into our lungs and blood streams causing irreversible damage and respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.

While efforts are being made in the European Union to bring down air pollution to a safe level for people’s health and the environment, at the EU’s doorsteps, in the Western Balkan countries, air quality data is either unavailable or unreliable. Metering stations are placed in irrelevant locations and often certain pollutants are simply not monitored.

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An online version of the briefing that includes additional video testimonies.