Air Pollution and Limitations in Health: Identification of Inequalities in the Burdens of the Economies of the “Old” and “New” EU

The aim of the present research is to assess scale impact air pollution on level burdening EU economies with consequences chronic diseases (non-communicable diseases—NCDs) in context limiting potential productivity human resources. This study attempts identify inequalities this area that occur territory European Union. environmental factors, and particular, health limitations labor resources countries was measured by number years healthy life lost (YLL YLD) as a result diseases. verification assumption persistently high dispersion based an analysis convergence process (? ?) group 1990–2019. results demonstrate restrictions caused diverse EU-27 countries. observed concern, relationship between old new EU, indicating burden for inhabitants Central Eastern Europe (EU-CEE).