Abstract:In 2019, the European Environment Agency has shown that the fine particulate matter PM2.5 caused more than 25 000 premature deaths in six Western Balkans countries alone, namely Albania 4 000, Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 900, Kosovo* 2 800, Montenegro 900, North Macedonia 3 400 and Serbia 11 400. In the same year, more than 2 200 lives were lost due to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and ozone (O3) pollution. Air pollution and climate change are major health problems in the region. Health experts in the Western Balkans re… Show more
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