Environmental load from Dutch private consumption - How much damage takes place abroad?
This article describes a method for determining the environmental load of Dutch private consumption. The method generates detailed information about consumption-related environmental impacts.
Traffic noise in Europe: a comparison of calculation methods, noise indices and noise standards for road and railroad traffic in Europe
As the international dimension of environmental laws and legislation is gaining in importance, it has become increasingly essential to compare and assess international data. Can international data on…
Model-based geostatistical interpolation of the annual number of ozone exceedance days in the Netherlands
This paper discusses two model-based geostatistical methods for spatial interpolation of the number of days that ground level ozone exceeds a threshold level.
Een nieuwe meststoffenwet is parlementair aanvaard. De EU heeft de Nederlandse veehouderij tot en met 2009 derogatie verleend voor 250 kg/ha stikstof uit dierlijke mest. Kanttekeningen worden in dit…
Sealing: hoeveel bodem verdwijnt er onder de stad? Toekomstverkenning van de uitbreiding van bebouwd oppervlak in Europa
Het afsluiten van de bodem door gebouwen, wegen of andere constructies wordt bodemafdekking genoemd (ook wel: soil sealing). Opvallend is, dat gedurende het huidige decennium de toename aan bebouwd…
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…
Greenhouse gas emission trends and projections in Europe
In 2003 was de uitworp van broeikasgassen van de 15 EU lidstaten van vóór 2004 1,7 procent beneden het niveau van 1990. Het doel is 8 procent reductie in 2010. Dit is de hoofdconclusie van een rapport…
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…
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