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[ZR09] Emissions of gases that cause acidification and eutrophication
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Between 1990 and 2011 total emissions of acidifying and eutrophying substances (SOX, NOX and NH3 in Slovenia. The largest percentage of sulfure oxides of decrease over this period have been for 95%. Emissions of nitrogen oxides were reduced by 25%, ammonia emissions by 18%. Emissions of sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides and ammonia were in 2011 below the limit value set for 2010. Comparison of acidifying and eutrophying emissions per capita ranks Slovenia to the 15th place among the EU-27 countries in 2010.

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Air pollution, Agriculture, Industry, Road transport, Energy production, air emissions, ammonia, air quality, CSI001, acidification, SO2, NOx, NH3, air, pollution

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Figure ZR09-1: Changes in emissions of substances that cause acidification and eutrophication, 1990-2011
Sources:

National database on air emissions, Slovenian Environment Agency, 2012

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1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
SOx kt acid equivalents 6.2 5.8 6 5.9 5.7 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.4 3
NOx kt acid equivalents 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.1
NH3 kt acid equivalents 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1
acidifying substances - total kt acid equivalents 8.7 8.1 8.4 8.2 8.1 6.2 6 6.1 5.7 5.1
SOx index (1990 = 100) 100 92.9 96.5 95 91.7 61.5 57.2 59 54.5 47.5
NOx index (1990 = 100) 100 91.2 88.8 94 97.4 96.5 102.3 102.9 93.7 82.2
NH3 index (1990 = 100) 100 94.5 98.1 90.7 90.3 90.9 89.6 90.7 91.1 91.3
acidifying substances - total index (1990 = 100) 100 92.9 95.6 94.2 92.4 70.8 68.5 70 65.5 58.9
SOx target value index (1990 = 100)
NOx target value index (1990 = 100)
NH3 target value index (1990 = 100)
acidifying substances - target value index (1990 = 100)
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
SOx kt acid equivalents 2.9 2 2 1.9 1.6 1.3 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3
NOx kt acid equivalents 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1 1 1 1 1.1 1
NH3 kt acid equivalents 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1
acidifying substances - total kt acid equivalents 5.2 4.2 4.3 4.2 3.7 3.4 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.4
SOx index (1990 = 100) 46.6 31.7 31.8 31 25.6 20.5 8.3 7.3 6.4 5.3
NOx index (1990 = 100) 83.1 84.6 85.6 82.5 80.3 77.9 79.5 80.7 89 76.5
NH3 index (1990 = 100) 96.1 95 99 94 86.5 88.4 87.4 90.4 85.8 87.2
acidifying substances - total index (1990 = 100) 59 48.5 49.3 47.5 42.3 38.6 30 30 29.9 27.4
SOx target value index (1990 = 100)
NOx target value index (1990 = 100)
NH3 target value index (1990 = 100)
acidifying substances - target value index (1990 = 100)
2010 2011 target 2010
SOx kt acid equivalents 0.3 0.3 0.8
NOx kt acid equivalents 1 1 1
NH3 kt acid equivalents 1.1 1 1.2
acidifying substances - total kt acid equivalents 2.3 2.3 3
SOx index (1990 = 100) 4.9 5.5
NOx index (1990 = 100) 75.2 75
NH3 index (1990 = 100) 84.7 81.5
acidifying substances - total index (1990 = 100) 26.6 26.6
SOx target value index (1990 = 100) 13.6
NOx target value index (1990 = 100) 75
NH3 target value index (1990 = 100) 94.8
acidifying substances - target value index (1990 = 100) 34.2
Figure ZR09-2: Structure of acidifyng and eutrophying emissions, by gas, 2011
Sources:

National database on air emissions, Slovenian Environment Agency, 2012

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2011
SOx kt acid equivalents 0.3
NOx kt acid equivalents 1
NH3 kt acid equivalents 1
acidifying substances - total kt acid equivalents 2.3
SOx % 14.7
NOx % 41.7
NH3 % 43.6
Figure ZR09-3: Structure of acidifyng and eutrophying emissions, gy sector and gas, 2011
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National database on air emissions, Slovenian Environment Agency, 2012

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total - SOx NOx NH3
Public electricity and heat production kt acid equivalents 0.45 0.21 0.24 0
Manufacturing Industries and Construction kt acid equivalents 0.14 0.08 0.06 0
Road transport kt acid equivalents 0.56 0 0.53 0.03
Non-road transport kt acid equivalents 0.08 0 0.08 0
Other kt acid equivalents 0.09 0.02 0.07 0
Fugitive emissions kt acid equivalents 0 0 0 0
Industrial Processes kt acid equivalents 0.03 0.03 0 0
Solvent and other product use kt acid equivalents 0 0 0 0
Agriculture kt acid equivalents 0.94 0 0 0.94
Waste kt acid equivalents 0.03 0 0 0.03
total kt acid equivalents 2.32 0.34 0.97 1.01
Public electricity and heat production % 19.31 62.12 24.44 0
Manufacturing Industries and Construction % 5.82 22.17 6.15 0
Road transport % 24.15 0.33 54.37 3.26
Non-road transport % 3.42 0.23 8.12 0
Other % 3.82 6.43 6.88 0
Fugitive emissions % 0 0 0 0
Industrial Processes % 1.48 8.64 0.03 0.46
Solvent and other product use % 0 0 0 0
Agriculture % 40.63 0 0 93.18
Waste % 1.37 0.08 0.02 3.09
Figure ZR09-4: Emissions of substances that cause acidification and eutrophication per capita, EU-27 [kg/capita], 2010
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Air pollutant emissions data viewer (LRTAP Convention), European Environment Agency, Eurostat, 2012

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Estonia Luxembourg Bulgaria Ireland Cyprus Poland Greece Finland Czech Republic Denmark
NOx kt acid equivalents 0.8 1 2.49 1.65 0.39 18.84 6.99 3.63 5.2 2.8
SOx kt acid equivalents 2.6 0.07 12.1 0.81 0.69 30.42 8.25 2.09 5.32 0.44
NH3 kt acid equivalents 0.6 0.28 2.98 6.25 0.31 15.94 3.79 2.18 4.04 4.39
emissions of acidifying substances kt acid equivalents 4 1.35 17.57 8.7 1.39 65.21 19.03 7.9 14.56 7.63
country population number 1340194 511840 7504868 4480858 804435 38200037 11309885 5375276 10532770 5560628
emissions per capita kg/capita 2.99 2.65 2.34 1.94 1.73 1.71 1.68 1.47 1.38 1.37
Lithuania Romania Spain Malta Slovenia EU-27 France Slovakia Belgium Austria
NOx kt acid equivalents 1.26 5.92 21.18 0.18 0.97 199.19 23.49 1.93 4.8 4.1
SOx kt acid equivalents 1.19 11.62 15.08 0.25 0.32 142.95 8.18 2.17 2.1 0.59
NH3 kt acid equivalents 1.77 9.49 21.81 0.09 1.03 211.2 37.95 1.44 4.06 3.67
emissions of acidifying substances kt acid equivalents 4.21 27.03 58.08 0.52 2.33 553.34 69.61 5.53 10.96 8.36
country population number 3244601 21413815 46152926 417617 2050189 502539509 65048412 5435273 10951266 8404252
emissions per capita kg/capita 1.3 1.26 1.26 1.25 1.13 1.1 1.07 1.02 1 1
Germany United Kingdom Netherlands Portugal Hungary Latvia Italy Sweden
NOx kt acid equivalents 28.76 24.04 6 4.05 3.53 0.73 20.95 3.51
SOx kt acid equivalents 14.04 12.7 1.06 2.1 1.01 0.1 6.57 1.08
NH3 kt acid equivalents 32.22 16.73 7.16 2.82 3.85 1.02 22.29 3.04
emissions of acidifying substances kt acid equivalents 75.02 53.47 14.22 8.96 8.39 1.85 49.81 7.63
country population number 81751602 62498612 16655799 10636979 9985722 2229641 60626442 9415570
emissions per capita kg/capita 0.92 0.86 0.85 0.84 0.84 0.83 0.82 0.81

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Last modified
23.07.2012
Author(s)

Martina Logar, Slovenian Environment Agency