2017 Industrial pollution country profiles
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| Industrial pollution country profiles 2017 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | France | Lithuania | Slovenia |
| Belgium | Germany | Luxembourg | Spain |
| Bulgaria | Greece | Malta | Sweden |
| Croatia | Hungary | Netherlands (the) | Switzerland |
| Cyprus | Iceland | Norway | Turkey |
| Czech Republic | Ireland | Poland | United Kindgom |
| Denmark | Italy | Portugal | |
| Estonia | Latvia | Romania | EEA-33 |
| Finland | Liechtenstein | Slovakia | |
Background
Although industry makes a significant contribution to the economic welfare and development of a country, pollution from industrial activities can also negatively affect people and the environment.
Pollution from industry is subject to national, European and international regulations, and standards that limit releases, waste and resource use.
Industry here refers to the production of goods within an economy. Activities included are energy industry, metal production, cement and lime production, mining and quarrying, the chemical industry, manufacturing, the waste industry (including water and sewage management), and the distribution of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning. The energy used for transport related to these industrial activities is not included.
Methodology and sources
The methodology underpinning the country profiles is available in this report: Methodology report for the development of EEA33 industrial pollution country profiles, ETC/ACM Technical Paper 2017/5
Sources are as follows (more detail available in the methodology report):
- Significance of industry
Energy consumption data originates from Eurostat's Annual Complete Energy Balances, gross value added from Eurostat's Annual National Accounts and water consumption data from Eurostat's dataset on Water use by supply category and economical sector.
- Air pollution
Percentage of total country pollution originates from the national emissions reported to the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP Convention).
Data for trends in air pollution are sourced from the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR).
Data for total country pollution and trends in pollution from carbon dioxide are sourced from the national emissions reporting under the GHG Monitoring Mechanism Regulation (MMR).
- Water pollution
Data for water pollution overall are sourced from the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR).
- Non-hazardous and hazardous waste generation
Data originates from Eurostat's dataset on Generation of waste.
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For references, please go to https://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/industry/industrial-pollution/industrial-pollution-country-profiles-2017/industrial-pollution-profiles-2017 or scan the QR code.
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