Guide to 'National air quality' section

Good air quality is important for people and for ecosystems. On the basis of current standards, there are problems with air quality in the Netherlands with respect to the substances ozone, particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide.

Index 'Global air quality' section

• Dutch air quality: policy
• Dutch air quality: overview of standards
• Ozone concentrations in the Netherlands tested against the standard for public health, 1992-2002
• Ozone concentrations exceeding the standard for public health, 1992 and 2001 (page is not available yet)
• Ozone concentrations in the Netherlands tested against the standard for vegetation, 1992-2002
• Concentrations of particulate matter in air, 2001
• Concentrations of particulate matter in towns and region (page is not available yet)
• Particulate matter concentration exceedances, 1992-2001
• Nitrogen dioxide concentrations in the Netherlands, 1990 and 2001 (page is not available yet)
• NO2 concentration in the Netherlands (annual average), 1990-20021992-2001
• Nitrogen dioxide concentrations along busy traffic routes, 1990 and 2001 (page is not available yet)
• Chronic exposure to air pollutants, 1990-2001 (page is not available yet)
• Exposure to peak concentrations of air pollutants, 1990-2001 (page is not available yet)
• Air quality alongside traffic routes in the Netherlands, 1990-2002
• Other air pollutants, 1990-2001 (page is not available yet)

Source of quality data

The air quality data presented are based on the measurements from the Dutch National Air Quality Monitoring Network and model calculations.

• Relation between figures for emissions and environmental quality

Relevant sections and indicators in the Environmental Data Compendium

• Guide to 'Environmental quality' section
• Guide to 'Global air quality' section .
  For concentrations in air of substances on the global scale which are related to the themes of the greenhouse effect and the depletion of the ozone layer.
• Health effects in the Netherlands of particulate matter and ozone, 2000
• Health effects caused by environmental factors in the Netherlands