Denitrification in agricultural soils: summarizing published data and estimating global annual rates
Information taken from 336 measurements of denitrification in agricultural soils was summarized to assess the influence on denitrification of several factors related to soil, climate, agricultural…
Estimation of global river transport of sediments and associated particulate C, N, and P
This paper presents a multiple linear regression model developed for describing global river export of sediments (suspended solids, TSS) to coastal seas, and approaches for estimating organic carbon…
Changes in Nature's Balance Sheet: Model-based estimates of future worldwide ecosystem services
Four quantitative scenarios are presented that describe changes in worldwide ecosystem services up to 2050-2100. A set of soft-linked global models of human demography, economic development, climate…
As part of its mandate, the European Environment Agency (EEA) provides a comprehensive review of the state of the European Environment every five years: ‘The European environment: state and outlook…
The European Commission’s proposal of September 2005 to include the aviation sector in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU-ETS) can be seen as a step forward in including the aviation sector in…
Consequences of EU air quality directives for spatial development plans in various EU countries
The Netherlands has implemented the EU air quality directive in a relatively strict manner in comparison to other EU countries. Failure to achieve air quality limit values can for the highest Dutch…
The summary in booklet form 'Particulate Matter: a closer look', published by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (MNP) and the Environment and Safety Division of the National Institute…
Carbon dioxide emissions from non-energy use of fossil fuels: summary of key issues and conclusion from the country analyses
The non-energy use of fossil fuels is a source of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions that is not negligible and has been increasing substantially in the last three decades. Current emission estimates…
CO2 from non-energy use of fuels: a global, regional and national perspective based on the IPCC Tier 1 approach
Based on the EDGAR 3.2 emission datasets, we present the relative importance of this source globally, regionally, and for individual countries as part of total fossil fuel-related emissions, based on…
Consequences for the Netherlands of the EU thematic strategy on air pollution
On 21 September 2005 the European Commission presented a thematic strategy on air pollution and a proposal for a new air quality directive for the abatement of air pollution in the European Union (EU)…
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