Air quality in Rostock: Current fine dust values ​​alarming high!

Air quality in Rostock: Current fine dust values ​​alarming high!

Today, on July 1, 2025, the time has come again: The air quality in Rostock is examined exactly. The measuring station on Holbein-Platz delivers current data on fine dust pollution in the city. The values ​​for PM10, which are measured per cubic meter of air, are of great importance, since the limit for these particles is 50 per cubic meter. However, exceedances are only allowed on a maximum of 35 days a year, how [Ostsee-Zeitung] (https://www.ostsee-zeitung.de/lokales/rostock-gut-ist-aktuell-feuft-feiub-ozon-and-hm-- more dating-vom-07-2025-m5j4tgwibnvqy65kgyfcq.html) reported

The various air pollutants are divided into four categories that affect both people's health and the environment. Under “very bad”, values ​​of more than 200 µg/m³ for nitrogen dioxide, over 100 µg/m³ for fine dust and more than 240 µg/m³ for ozone. If you want to classify it as "bad" or "moderately", the values ​​move within other limits that vary depending on the pollutant. Especially in urban metropolitan areas, high PM10 concentrations often have their cause in dense traffic and industrial burden, knows [Federal Environmental Agency] (https://www.umweltbundamt.de/daten/luft/feinstaub- load).

breathing difficulties through fine dust

The problem of fine dust pollution is not new. PM10 has been measured in Germany, and the experts have enjoyable news: Since the end of the 1990s, the annual average of over 50 µg/m³ has dropped to current values ​​between 15 and 20 µg/m³. Although this development is to be evaluated positively, fine dust pollution in urban areas remains a big topic. For 2023 it was reported that the limit values ​​were observed at all measuring stations-a gratifying sign of the health of the residents, such as the [European Environmental Office] (https://www.eea.europa.eu/de/highlights/gesundheit-und-welt-der-der-der-der-der-der-der-der-der-der.

fine dust is not only exposed to the city; The weather conditions also play an important role. In dry winters or hot summers, high values ​​often come about. It is obvious that the health risks that are based on fine dust and other air pollutants must be taken seriously because they can favor breath and cardiovascular diseases.

air quality in European comparison

The air quality is not only a local, but also a European concern. An estimated 240,000 people in the EU die every year from the consequences of fine dust, and if you add the values ​​for ozone and nitrogen dioxide, the numbers are alarming. According to the latest reports that the [Ostsee-Zeitung] (https://www.ostsee-zeitung.de/lokales/rostock-gut-ist-taktuell-die-staub- and- more- and more dates-vom-07-2025-mk4tgwibnvqyfcq.html) Pollutants The greatest environmental risk -related health risk in Europe, especially in urban areas where many people live and work.

The EU pursues ambitious goals for air pollution control and has set itself the goal of reducing the number of deaths by air pollution by 55 % by 2030. In addition to preventive measures, the awareness of the population is therefore important for their own air quality. In the case of a "bad" air quality, it is recommended to do without physical exertion outdoors.