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Percentage reductions of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) emissions of EU Member States in 2019 compared with 2005 levels

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The figure shows changes in dioxins (PCDDs) and furans (PCDFs), hexachlorobenzene (HCB), polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) emissions between 2005 and 2019, based on data reported by EU Member States under the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Air Convention. Red dots indicate an increase in emissions and blue dots indicate a decrease.

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Methodology:: The resource came from a dataset reported by EU Member States on their national emissions for the main air pollutants. The data was processed and data tables for views were created. The visualization was done in Tableau software.
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Rights:: EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (https://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA).
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