Emissions of transboundary air pollutants in the Netherlands, 1990–2014: Netherlands Informative Inventory Report 2016

This has become apparent from the Dutch emission data on transboundary air polluting substances, presented in the 2016 Informative Inventory Report (IIR) by the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM). For this report, PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency contributed to the calculation and reporting on air polluting emissions in the Netherlands.

The report describes Dutch emission trends and levels for sulphur dioxide (SO₂), nitrogen oxides (NO_x), non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOC), ammonia (NH₃), carbon monoxide (CO), particulate matter (PM), and heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants (POPs), over the 1990–2014 period. For all these substances, emission levels have decreased. The downward trend may be attributed in particular to cleaner fuels, cleaner car engines and to emission reductions in industrial sectors.