Table 4.5 - Examples of available data on local industrial air pollution problems in Europe

Source: NILU

Country Maximum concentration measured in µg/m3 Area, type of industry
Eastern and Central Europe
Bulgaria 2200 (SO2, 1 hr) Sofia, non-ferrous metals
485 (SO2, year) Asenovgrad
530 (PM, year) Dimitrovgrad, cement
870 (SO2, max month) Pirdup Zlatitza, non-ferrous metals
Very high H2SO4 Pirdup Zlatitza
248 (NH3, max month) Devnia, chemical industry, power plants
290 (H2SO4, max month) Devnia, chemical industry, power plants
Croatia 90 (SO2, year) Rijeka, petrochemicals refinery
381 (SO2, 24 hr) Zagreb, power plants (oil)
608 (PM, 24 hr) Zagreb, cement industry
817 (NH3, 24 hr) Zagreb, fertiliser
Czech Republic 1500 (SO2, 24 hr) Sokolov, brown coal industry/power
Hungary 94 (SO2, year) Dorog, chemical industry/mining
146 (SO2, winter) Tata, aluminium smelter
Latvia 100 (PM, year) Daugavpils, chemical industry
Poland 584 (SO2, year) Toru´n
477 (PM, year) Katowice, steel, coking, power plants
0.17 (BaP, year) Katowice, steel, coking, power plants
Romania 285 (PM, year) Bucharest, non-ferrous metals, power plants, chemical industry
128 (SO2, year) Zlatna, aluminium smelter
3020 (SO2, max month) Zlatna, aluminium smelter
8130 (SO2, max 24 hr) Baia Mare, non-ferrous metals
70 (Pb, max 24 hr) Baia Mare, non-ferrous metals
280 (NH3, max 24 hr) Bacau, fertiliser, chemicals, petrochemicals, power plants
901 (HCl, max 24 hr) Bacau, fertiliser, chemicals, petrochemicals, power plants
1350 (SO2, max month) Copsa Mica, Sibin, non-ferrous metals
Slovenia 1400 (SO2, 0.5 hr) Ljubljana, thermal power plants (coal), various small industries (plus domestic coal use)
Southern Europe
Greece 377 (SO2, 1 hr-98%ile) Thessaloniki
Italy 168 (SO2, 1 hr-98%ile) Venice industrial zone
220 (PM, 1 hr-98%ile) Venice industrial zone
Portugal 686 (SO2, 1 hr-98%ile) Barreiro-Seixal
466 (PM, 1 hr-98%ile) Barreiro-Seixal
Spain 500 (SO2, 1 hr-98%ile) Cartagena, iron/steel, metallurgy
499 (PM, 1 hr-98%ile) Cartagena, power plants, chemical industry
Western Europe
Austria 780 (SO2, 0.5 hr) Lenzing, viscose, pulp/paper
Belgium 2 000 (SO2, 30 min) Antwerp, oil refinery, power plants, chemical industry
1.6 (Pb, year) Hoboken, lead smelter
France 955 (SO2, 1 hr-98%ile) Salsigne
150 (PM, 1 hr-98%ile) Le Havre, H2SO4, petrochemicals, oil refinery, metallurgy
Germany 571 (SO2, annual av.) Merseburg
790 (SO2, 1 hr-98%ile) Klingental
2.4 (Pb, year) Brauback, lead smelter
The Netherlands 6.3 (HF, 24 hr) Delfzijl, aluminium industry
UK 122 (SO2, 24 hr-98%ile) Newry
418 (black smoke, 24 hr-98%ile) Sunderland
3.6 (Pb, year) Walsall, lead smelter
Northern Europe
Finland 630 (SO2, 1 hr-98%ile for max month) Harjavalta, copper smelter
0.040 (Cr, 24 hr) Tornio, FeCr smelter
Norway 500 (SO2, 1 hr) Ålvik, ferroalloy
4 (PAH, 24 hr) Årdal, aluminium industry

Notes: Measurement data from recent years.

Information in brackets indicates the pollutant and the period over which the concentration was measured.