Risk of illness – Fine dust: expert warns against outdoor sports

“We are currently experiencing an inversion weather situation that has been going on for some time and in addition there is hardly any wind and these released pollutants, especially the particles, can strongly accumulate in the layer close to the ground,” the spokesperson explains . public health expert. This mainly affects agglomerations with a lot of traffic, industry and commerce. Levels have been particularly high around Vienna recently. Particulate matter is created by many processes, especially combustion processes, and includes not only road traffic, “but also home fires, i.e. old wood-fired heating systems,” Hutter emphasizes.