This inventory report accompanies the annual emission inventory submission of the European Community to the UNECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution. The report presents an overview of air pollutant emission data reported by the EU-27 Member States between the years 1990 to...

An analysis of trends in emissions of the main air pollutants in EU Member States and Candidate Counties between 1990 and 1999 is presented in this report. Emissions data are shown and analysed by country and economic sector. They are also compared with agreed international emission ceilings and...

The National Emission Ceilings Directive (NECD) sets pollutant-specific emission ceilings for each country to be met by 2010. It also lays down the requirements for the Member States of the European Union to compile and report their national inventories, projections and programmes. As part of...

The immediate objective of the report is to provide an overview on waste factors, their derivation and application and the experiences made, based on reports and literature available. This report has been prepared by the European Topic Centre on Waste (ETC/W) as part of the work programme of the...

This report focuses specifically on environmental risks associated with the main final disposal technologies, landfilling and incineration.

This study describes the present situation on available data and databases for waste management facilities in EEA countries based on a questionnaire inquiry. Strong and weak points are discussed and possible requirements for improvements are evaluated.

The report investigates comparability between existing household and municipal waste data for the years 1993-1996 in EEA member countries except Liechtenstein.

This report is about gathering information on the hazards raised by human economic activities and its use in taking action to protect better the environment and the health of the species and ecosystems that are dependent on it. The study aims to contribute to better and more accessible...

This publication reports on a workshop held in March 2001 to discuss how environmental assessments can be conducted more effectively. The Copenhagen workshop focussed on the issues of participation, science and governance, and scope. It was co-organized by the Global Environmental Assessment...

This report is aimed at the business and financial sectors, which are beginning to develop strategies on integrating the environment into their activities, following the current legal and political moves to promote the 'integration' of environmental issues into economic activities. It provides...