Reports about Europe's environmentReports published by EEA (Theme: all, Audience: all, Sorted on: publish date)Air Emissions - Annual topic update 1997- October 29, 1998 Progress by the European Topic Centre on Air Emissions during 1997. It reports on the review of, and adjustments to, the European air emissions inventory, CORINAIR. National air emissions estimates produced for 1994 are documented, as is progress on compiling inventories for the subsequent periods to 199596, and design development for an integrated systems inventory. Other details in this update include sections covering the harmonising of international guidelines on air emissions, emissions...http://reports.eea.europa.eu/92-9167-104-5 EUROWATERNET - The European Environment Agency's Monitoring and Information Network for Inland Water Resources - Technical Guidelines for Implementati- October 26, 1998 Provides National Focal Points (NFPs), National Reference Centres (NRCs) and other national experts with guidelines on how rivers and lakes should be selected for EUROWATERNET. Also outlines a format for the exchange of information with NFPs, NRCs and ETCIW. The network has been designed and tested to provide the EEA with information it needs to meet the requirements of its customers on the status of Europe's inland water resources, quality and quantity, and how this status relates and responds.http://reports.eea.europa.eu/TECH07 Assessment and Management of Urban Air Quality in Europe- October 24, 1998 The management of air quality is a complex task consisting of assessing the situation including monotoring and the appropriate usage of data, existence of a legislative framwork allowing the control of emissions and, enforcement of such legislation in situations where air quality standards or objectives are not being achived. The aim of the monograph is to give a comprehensive overview of the situation in European cities. A short introduction into general air pollution problems is followed by a.http://reports.eea.europa.eu/environmental_monograph_2006_5 National Ozone Forecasting Systems and International Data Exchange in Northwest Europe- October 24, 1998 The report is a joint effort by experts from 10 European countries, co-ordinated by the European Topic Centre on Air Quality. It reviews systems for forecasting and information on ozone episodes currently in use and under development in the various countries. The methods used to release forecasts to the target groups are described. Criteria for testing forecasting systems are discussed, and recommendations made to improve exchange of national ozone data.http://reports.eea.europa.eu/TEC09 Chemicals in the European Environment: Low Doses, High Stakes- October 13, 1998 Aimed at raising public and political awareness to facilitate preventative action by governments and others, the report claims that there is a serious lack of monitoring and information on the 100,000 chemicals marketed in the EU. Evidence for some serious and irreversible chemical hazards is increasing, and although there are many laws to protect people, implementation and effectiveness can be poor.http://reports.eea.europa.eu/NYM2 Nature Conservation - Annual topic update 1997- October 7, 1998 Summary of 1997 progress, main events and results of European Topic Centre on Nature Conservation. This document reports on the development of the European Nature Information System (EUNIS) on species, habitats and sites; outlines the support provided to the European Commission and Member States on NATURA 2000 and lists the contributions the ETC made to the EEA on Europe's Nature, including its contribution to 'Europe's Environment: The Second Assessment' and to 'Excessive Anthropogenic...http://reports.eea.europa.eu/92-9167-109-6 Land Cover - Annual topic update 1997- October 7, 1998 One of the main objectives of the European Topic Centre on Land Cover has been to develop the CORINE Land Cover Database. This report indicates that by the end of 1997 the database was available for 12 member states and six Phare countries-covering twice the area available in 1996. A range of detail is provided, including an extensive list of land cover classes, colour maps, functional descriptions of the data storage system, map production, application to the European Transport Network (TEN)...http://reports.eea.europa.eu/92-9167-105-3 |