CC-036 · Air · Air quality & health
Construction dust 'a nuisance, not a health issue'
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The claim
ERA (State of the Environment Report 2018): dust from construction is a coarser fraction and more of a nuisance than a health-related issue.
- Who
- Environment and Resources Authority (ERA)
- Where
- Environment and Resources Authority, Marsa
- When
- 2018
- Wording
- Paraphrase: locate quote
Context
Peer-reviewed work links construction-site PM10 and PM2.5 to health effects; Malta's PM10 exceedances.
Limitations
Candidate from the 4 Oct 2026 intake: wording paraphrased from a locator source; read the primary text before any report.
What it will be tested against
Literature on construction dust health effects; PM10/PM2.5 ratios at Msida.
Sources
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State of the Environment Report 2018, Chapter 2: Ambient Air, ERA, 2018.
Original · not yet archived
Primary report.
Right of reply
Not applicable until a draft verdict exists.
Connections
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Who made it
Environment and Resources Authority (ERA)
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Not yet linked to another claim by a theme.
Similar wording
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- CC-082 35 quarries for construction waste (not yet checked)shares: construction, era
Timeline
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2018
- 2018 The statement Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) (this claim)
- 2018 Statement published State of the Environment Report 2018, Chapter 2: Ambient Air, ERA
2025
- 12 March 2025 Later statement by Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) on Air CC-034 Air Quality Plan 'already yielding results' (Not substantiated)
2026
- 4 October 2026 Added to the claims to check
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