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This figure shows the trends in nitrate in European groundwater and rivers and the trends in phosphorus in European lakes and rivers.
The figure shows the emissions of pollutants from transport in EU-27.
The map shows the number of premature deaths (PDs) attributed to PM2.5 in 2020 at NUTS3 level for European countries. The PDs, which in absolute terms are higher for those NUTS3 level regions with the highest populations, have been normalised by 100,000 inhabitants, to make the numbers comparable among regions. For countries where NUTS3 regions are not available, the national value is shown.
The dataset “Extended wetland ecosystem” is a derived product of the Corine Land Cover (CLS) layer for the year 2018 which has then been reclassified into 20 wetland classes on the basis of ancillary spatial layers (“Water and Wetness 2018” and “Riparian Zone Layer” Copernicus products, the “Ecosystem types of Europe” v3.1 and “The Global Spatial Water Explorer” datasets). Besides the traditional types of inland and coastal wetlands (i.e. marshes, rivers, lakes, lagoons, estuaries), the layer also covers the forest, grassland and agricultural ecosystems which are seasonally or permanently flooded (i.e. riparian forests, wet grasslands, rice fields) and are therefore considered as wetlands according to the Ramsar Convention definition and typology. This wetland reclassification and mapping considers their hydro-ecological characteristics and provides information about the real spatial extent and distribution of varied wetland habitats.
The EEA marine assessment vector areas are harmonised units used for statistics. The assessment areas allow the consistent calculation of status and trends in the EU waters, e.g. for marine protected areas coverage.
The map shows the ecosystem areas at risk of eutrophication in 2020. Critical loads refer to the upper limits of one or more pollutants deposited on the Earth’s surface that an ecosystem, such as nutrient-poor grasslands or forests, can tolerate without its function (e.g. the nutrient nitrogen cycle) or its structure (e.g. plant species’ richness) being damaged. If the deposition of airborne nitrogen (nitrate and ammonium compounds) is in excess of these critical loads, this is termed an ‘exceedance’, and an ecosystem is considered at risk of eutrophication. The map shows areas where critical loads are not exceeded (grey shading), indicating no risk of eutrophication, and where atmospheric nitrogen deposition exceeds critical loads, by magnitude of exceedance.
Wheat yield losses at country level, expressed in % of yield loss, aggregated from the regional NUTS2 level losses
The figure shows the premature deaths attributed to long-term exposure to PM2.5 above the 2021 World Health Organization (WHO) guideline level in EU-27 in the period 2005-2020. The linear trend of that time series and the estimated year by which the Zero Pollution Action Plan (ZPAP) target (by 2030, minimum 55% reduction of the premature deaths occurred in 2005) would be met if the premature deaths are reduced following that linear trend.
The figure shows changes in cadmium, mercury, and lead emissions between 2005 and 2020, based on data reported by EU Member States under the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution. Red dots indicate an increase in emissions and blue dots indicate a decrease.
The figure shows changes in cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg) and lead (Pb) emissions between 2005 and 2020, based on data reported by EU Member States under the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution.
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