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Emissions of primary particulate matter and secondary particulate matter precursors (CSI 003) - Assessment published Dec 2012
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Total emissions of primary sub-10µm particulate matter (PM 10 ) have reduced by 26% across the EEA-32 region between 1990 and 2010, driven by a 28% reduction in emissions of the fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) fraction. Emissions of particulates between 2.5 and 10 µm have reduced by 21% over the same period; the difference of this trend to that of PM 2.5 is due to significantly increased emissions in the 2.5 to 10 µm fraction from 'Road transport' and 'Agriculture' (of 50% and 15% respectively) since 1990.
Of this reduction in PM 10 emissions, 39% has taken place in the 'Energy Production and Distribution' sector due to factors including the fuel-switching from coal to natural gas for electricity generation and improvements in the performance of pollution abatement equipment installed at industrial facilities.
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Contribution to total change in PM10 emissions for each sector between 1990 and 2010 (EEA member countries)
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The contribution made by each sector to the total change in primary PM10 particulate matter emission between 1990 and 2010.
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Contribution to total change in PM2.5 emissions for each sector between 1990 and 2010 (EEA member countries)
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The contribution made by each sector to the total change in primary PM2.5 particulate matter emissions between 1990 and 2010.
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Change in PM10 emissions for each sector and pollutant between 1990 and 2010 (EEA member countries)
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Percentage change in primary PM10 particulate matter emissions for each sector and pollutant between 1990 and 2010.
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Change in PM2.5 emissions for each sector and pollutant 1990-2010 (EEA member countries)
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Percentage change in primary PM2.5 particulate matter emissions for each sector and pollutant between 1990 and 2010.
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Sector contributions of emissions of primary particulate matter in 2010 (EEA member countries)
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The contribution made by different sectors to emissions of primary PM2.5 and PM10 in 2010.
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Percentage change in PM2.5 and PM10 emissions 1990-2010 (EEA member countries)
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The reported change in primary PM2.5 and PM10 particulate matter for each country, 1990-2010. The EU27 2020 Gothenburg national emission ceilings are also depicted in the chart.
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Emissions of primary PM2.5 and PM10 particulate matter (EEA member countries)
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This chart shows past emission trends of primary PM2.5 and PM10 particulate matter, 1990-2010. The EU-27 2020 Gothenburg emission target is also depicted in the chart.
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Emissions of ozone precursors (CSI 002) - Assessment published Dec 2012
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Emissions of the main ground-level ozone precursor pollutants have decreased across the EEA-32 region between 1990 and 2010; nitrogen oxides (NO X ) by 42%, non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOC) by 53%, carbon monoxide (CO) by 61%, and methane (CH 4 ) by 32%.
This decrease has been achieved mainly as a result of the introduction of catalytic converters for vehicles, which has significantly reduced emissions of NO X and CO from the road transport sector, the main source of ozone precursor emissions.
The EU-27 as a whole has not met its 2010 target to reduce emissions of NO X , one of the two ozone precursors (NO X and NMVOC) for which emission limits exist under the EU's NEC Directive (NECD). Whilst total NMVOC emissions in the EU-27 were below the NECD limit in 2010, a number of individual Member States did not meet their ceilings for one or both of these two pollutants.
Of the three non-EU countries having emission ceilings for 2010 set under the UNECE/CLRTAP Gothenburg protocol (Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland), all reported NMVOC emissions in 2010 that were lower than their respective ceilings, however Liechtenstein and Norway reported NO X emissions higher than their ceiling for 2010.
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Contribution to total change in CH4 emissions for each sector (EEA member countries)
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The contribution made by each sector to the total change in methane (CH4) emissions between 1990 and 2010.
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