Climate & Environment

Irish air quality meets EU standards but falls short of WHO guidelines

EPA report describes Irish air qualiry as ‘generally good’ but notes ‘concerning localised issues’

Ireland met EU legal air quality limits in 2022, however it did not meet the more stringent health-based World Health Organisation (WHO) air quality guidelines for a number of pollutants. Picture: Getty

Irish air quality met EU requirements, but not WHO guidelines, a new report has noted.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) annual air quality report Air Quality in Ireland 2022, finds that air quality in Ireland is “generally good and compares favourably with many of our European neighbours”.

But it notes “concerning localised issues which lead to poor air quality”.

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