Poland: exposure to PM2.5 concentration in SPA regions 2020

The lowest air pollution in 2020 was recorded in Poland's health resorts, located by the Baltic Sea. The highest in the south of Poland. However, there was a difference between health resorts located in the Carpathian Mountains, where PM2.5 levels exceed standards, and those in the Sudetes, where the pollution was much lower.

Annual mean concentration of particulate matter (PM2.5) in selected health resorts in Poland between 2019 and 2020 (in micrograms per cubic meter)

Characteristic	PM2.5 concentration in micrograms per cubic meter
Goczałkowice Zdrój	24.4
Szczawnica	21.5
Nałęczów	19.5
Rabka Zdrój	19.4
Duszniki Zdrój	17.6
Horyniec Zdrój	16.3
Inowrocław	14.8
Konstancin-Jeziorna	14.4
Szczawno Zdrój	13.6
Polanica Zdrój	12.2
Rynamów Zdrój	11.7
Augustów	11.4
Gołdap	10.6
Świnoujście	9.6
Dąbki	7.3
Świeradów Zdrój	7.1
Sopot	6.9
Kołobrzeg	4.7

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Release date

November 2020

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Region

Poland

Survey time period

August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2020

Supplementary notes

Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is the air pollutant that poses the greatest risk to health globally, affecting more people than any other pollutant (WHO, 2018). Chronic exposure to PM2.5 considerably increases the risk of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases in particular (WHO, 2018). For these reasons, population exposure to (outdoor or ambient) PM2.5 has been identified as an OECD Green Growth headline indicator.
Average annual PM2.5 particulate concentration EU/PL standard is 25 ug/m3 (WHO - 10 ug/m3) .

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