Answer: Germany is one of the world's most polluted countries.
Explanation:
Suspended particles and ozone cause in Germany about 43,000 premature deaths a year, 13,000 of them caused expressly by excess traffic on the streets, according to the International Council for Clean Transport, which represents about 17 premature deaths for each 100,000 inhabitants and a percentage 50% higher than the average of the European Union.
Based on these data, German pulmonologists require lowering the allowable nitrogen limit from 40 to 30 micrograms per cubic meter of air. The German Society of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine expects the World Health Organization to issue a short-term recommendation. At the moment, WHO is discussing whether the threshold in force in the EU still corresponds to current scientific findings.
