Predictions by the multimedia environmental fate model SimpleBox compared to field data: Intermedia concentration ratios of two phthalate esters
The multimedia environmental fate model SimpleBox is applied to compute steady-state concentration ratios with the aim to harmonize environmetal quality objectives of air, water, sediment and soil. In…
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…
Interpretation of integrated monitoring data gathered at the Lheebroekerzand in the Netherlands
The Laboratory for Ecotoxicology of the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment build up a database with data collected in the Lheebroekerzand from 1993 to 1999. Data from studies…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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