Preliminary assessment of air quality for ozone in the Netherlands under EU legislation
Before implementing the third European directive, the member states of the European Union should assess the air quality for ozone in their countries. Measerements and modelling results indicate that…
Biospheric Aspects of the Hydrological Cycle. Highlights of the research synthesis conducted under the umbrella of IGBP -BAHC and WCRP-GEWX/ISLSCP international projects
Biospheric Aspects of the Hydrological Cycle (BAHC) was established as one of core projects of the International Geosphere Biosphere Programme (IGBP) in 1992. Its main focus is to study the role of…
Correcting air pollution time series for meteorological variability. With an application to regional PM10 concentrations
It is well-known that a large part of the year-to-year variation in annual distribution of daily concentrations of air pollutants is due to fluctuations in the frequency and severity of meteorological…
Projections of multi-gas emissions and carbon sinks, and marginal abatement cost functions modelling for land-use related sources
This report presents estimates of the costs of abatement of greenhouse gas emissions associated with landfills as a source of methane (CH 4 ), sewage as a source of methane and nitrous oxide (CH 4 and…
The research question dealt with in this report is: What are the feasible policy and technology options to modernise the electricity sector in China and India taking into account the supply and demand…
Ocean-climate variability and sea level in the North Atlantic region since AD 0
We used reconstructed and model-simulated sea-level variations during the past 1000-3000 years to investigate their cause(s) and assess their suitability as proxy for ocean-related climate variations…
Recent studies have presented well-founded assumptions concerning the biological mechanisms involved and the groups of people that are probably more susceptible to PM. Particulate Matter is a generic…
On health risks of ambient PM in the Netherlands. Executive summary.
Particulate Matter (PM) in the ambient air can lead to health effects and even to premature mortality. This result has been found in a score of epidemiological studies, but its cause is not yet clear…
CO2 Emissions from Fuel Combustion 1971/2000 - 2002 Edition
Abstract: Recent years have witnessed a fundamental change in the way governments approach energy-related environmental issues. In recognition of this change and in preparation for the Eighth…
Climate OptiOns for the Long term (COOL) - Global Dialogue Synthesis Report
A synthesises is given of the outcomes of an international dialogue between scientists, policy makers and stakeholders on long-term options for international climate policy making and their near-term…
PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency