Rome, 15 April (LaPresse) – Italy will comply with air quality limits for most of the year and across most of its territory by 2025. This is according to new data released by the National System for Environmental Protection (SNPA), which also notes that there are still ‘critical issues’ regarding smog in our country, particularly in the Po Valley and southern Lazio. Specifically, the limit values for PM10 and PM2.5 (fine and ultrafine particulate matter) were met across almost the entire territory, but there are still instances of exceedances in various areas. Nitrogen dioxide levels are falling. Meanwhile, extreme heat and the lack of rainfall are not improving the ozone situation in summer. The new European directive imposes stricter limits to be met by 1 January 2030, for which additional strategies are required. In general, the analysis of the 2015–2024 decade shows ‘a significant decline in the first five years followed by a period of stability’. The new data are contained in a summary report produced annually by experts from ISPRA (the Higher Institute for Environmental Protection and Research) and the environmental agencies of the regions and autonomous provinces, which summarises the data collected by monitoring stations across the country.
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