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Record Nr.

UNINA9910222201503321

Titolo

Air pollution in Europe 1990-2004

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified], : European Environment Agency, 2007

ISBN

9789291679645

929167964X

Collana

EEA report Air pollution in Europe 1990-2004

Soggetti

Air - Statistics - Pollution - Europe

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Engineering & Applied Sciences

Environmental Engineering

Europa (geografie)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Development of air pollution emissions: progress towards targets -- Health-related air pollution assessment -- Ecosystems related air pollution assessment.

Sommario/riassunto

The report analyzes changes in air pollutant emissions and their possible health or ecosystem impacts in Europe. The report covers the period 1990-2004. In the 32 EEA member countries measured concentrations of particulate matter and ozone in the air have not shown any improvement since 1997, despite a decrease in emissions. Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is now generally recognized to be the main threat to human health from air pollution. As sulphur emissions have fallen, ammonia emitted from agricultural activity and nitrogen oxides from combustion processes have become the predominant acidifying and eutrophying agents affecting ecosystems.--Publisher's description.