Air pollution

Traffic related toxics (2004): Distance to target for lead and carbon monoxide at urban and traffic stations

The limit value is shown as a bold line, with observed concentrations as columns

Greenhouse gas emission targets of acceding and candidate and other EEA countries for 2008-2012 relative to base-year emissions under the Kyoto Protocol

Countries with base-years other than 1990 are Bulgaria (1988) and Romania (1989)

Summary of EU-15 projections of greenhouse gas emissions reductions by 2010

The column on the right (2010 projections excluding over-delivery) represents the projected EU-15 emission reduction if over-deliveries achieved by some Member States were not available to the rest of the EU-15

NO2 concentrations, annual average, at urban background stations, 2004

LAT/UAT: lower/upper assessment threshold; LV/MT: limit value/margin of tolerance.

EEA-32 sector contributions to the main air pollution issues, 2004

The first two bars (top-down) relate to ecosystem impacts, the third to human health impacts and the fourth to health and vegetation impacts

Core set of indicators - Balkan countries

Total emissions of acidifying substances (sulphur, nitrogen) and of eutrophying nitrogen in the EEA-32 for 1990 to 2004

Greenhouse gas emissions per capita of EU-25 Member States for 1990-2003

Emissions of NOx in 2005

Emissions of NOx from road transport from 2000 to 2050

road transport include light-duty vehicles, freight trucks, buses, and 2-3 wheelers

Ozone in cities, 2000

Urban background stations, 26th highest daily eight-hour max value

Exceedance of the 5 percentile critical loads for eutrophying nitrogen, 1995

Sector split of emissions of acidifying pollutants (EEA member countries; EU-15; EU-27 - EU-15; EFTA-4 and CC-3)

Change in greenhouse gas emissions in Europe between the base years and 2005, compared to Kyoto targets for 2008-2012

The EU-27, Cyprus and Malta have no target under the Kyoto Protocol, and therefore no legal base year

Relative gap (over-delivery or shortfall) between greenhouse gas projections based on domestic policies and measures and 2010 targets and additional changes by the use of Kyoto mechanisms for EU-15 Member States

Ozone SOMO35, 2004

Combined rural and urban concentration map of the ozone SOMO35, 2004.

NO2 in cities, 2000

Urban background stations, annual average

Relative gap (over-delivery or shortfall) between projections and targets for 2010 for acceding and candidate and other EEA countries

The projection for Liechtenstein excludes fluorinated gases.

Example of a smog episode

Example of a smog episode: stations that reported an hourly ozone concentration in excess of 180 µg/m3, 3, 5, 8 and 10 August 2003 (all station types)

Sectoral contribution in 2004 to PM10 (left) and ozone-generating substances (right)

Zone exceedances of the daily SO2 limit value, 2005

Zone exceedances of the daily SO2 limit value, 2005, reported under Annual report (questionnaire) on air quality assessment and management (2004/461/EC).

Greenhouse gas emissions per GDP of EU-25 Member States for 1990-2002

Greenhouse gas emissions in the EU-27, the EU-15 and in new Member States, 1990-2005

Index 100 = 2000 levels

EEA scorecard 2005 - Emissions of ozone precursors

Sector split emissions of primary and secondary fine particulates (EEA member countries; EU-15; EU-27 - EU-15; EFTA-4 and CC-3)

Population-weighted annual average concentrations of TSP, SO2 and NO2 in some EECCA countries

Frequency distribution of concentrations in excess of the long-term objective for the protection of human health.

Presented as Box-Jenkins plots indicating the minimum, the 25th percentile, the 75th percentile and the maximum value

Zone exceedances of the limit value PM10 year, 2005

Zone exceedances of the yearly PM10 limit value, 2005, reported under Annual report (questionnaire) on air quality assessment and management (2004/461/EC).

NOX emission trend, road transport sector, European regions, 1996-2004

Urban population exposure: geographical variations

% of population exposed, year 2002 Blank histograms means no exposure