Pollutants Concentration limits: values should not be exceeded at a time or to overcome less than a specified frequency overshoot.

They are determined on the basis of scientific knowledge in order to avoid, prevent or reduce harmful effects on human health and / or the entire environment.

For their determination, the feasibility to achieve them is taken into account from a scientific and technological point of view.

DIRECTIVE 2008/50/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe

DIRECTIVE 2004/107/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 15 December 2004 relating to arsenic, cadmium, mercury, nickel and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in ambient air