Rapport

Status report of air quality in Europe for year 2021, using validated and up-to-date data

Targa, Jaume; Ripoll, Anna; Banyuls, Lorena; Ortiz, Alberto González; Soares, Joana

This report presents summarised information on the status of air quality in Europe in 2021, based on Up-To-Date (i.e. prior to final quality control) and validated air quality monitoring data reported by the member and cooperating countries of the EEA. It aims at giving more timely and preliminary information on the status of ambient air quality in Europe in 2021 for five key air pollutants (PM10, PM2.5, O3, NO2 and SO2). The report also gives a preliminary assessment of the progress towards meeting the European air quality standards for the protection of health and the new World Health Organization air quality guidelines, and compares the air quality status in 2021 with the previous three years. The preliminary data reported for 2021 shows that more than 11% and 9% of the monitoring stations exceeded the EU standards for PM10 and O3, respectively. The WHO AQG for PM2.5, PM10, O3 and SO2 were exceeded by 94%, 66%, 92% and 4%, respectively. Exceedances of the NO2 limit value still occur in 8 reporting countries and WHO AQG still occur in 35 reporting countries.

ETC/HE

Målinger av SO2 i omgivelsene til Elkem Carbon. Kalenderår 2024

Hak, Claudia; Barrault, Sébastien Oftedal; Andresen, Erik

På oppdrag fra Elkem Carbon AS har NILU utført målinger av SO2 i omgivelsene til Elkem Carbon i Kristiansand. Målingene ble utført med SO2-monitor i boligområdet på Fiskåtangen (Konsul Wilds vei). I tillegg ble SO2 målt med passive prøvetakere ved 3 steder rundt bedriften. Rapporten dekker målinger i perioden 1. januar – 31. desember 2024. Norske grenseverdier for luftkvalitet (SO2) ble overholdt ved Konsul Wilds vei for alle midlingsperioder (årsmiddel, vintermiddel, døgnmiddel og timemiddel). To døgnmiddelverdier var over nedre vurderingsterskel (50 µg/m3). Passive luftprøver viste at Fiskåveien, rett sør for bedriften, var det mest belastede stedet i måleperioden.

NILU

Heavy metals and POPs: Pollution assessment of toxic substances on regional and global scales

Ilyin, Ilia; Batrakova, Nadezhda; Gusev, Aleksey; Kleimenov, Mikhail; Rozovskaya, Olga; Shatalov, Victor; Strizhkina, Irina; Travnikov, Oleg; Breivik, Knut; Halvorsen, Helene Lunder; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Pfaffhuber, Katrine Aspmo; Aas, Wenche; Mareckova, Katarina; Poupa, Stephan; Wankmüller, Robert; Ullrich, Bernhard; Degorska, Anna

Meteorological Synthesizing Centre - East

Nasjonalt samfunnsoppdrag om sirkulær økonomi. Forslag til organisering.

Möller, Charlotta; Tarrasón, Leonor; Guerreiro, Cristina

Denne rapporten inneholder forslag til organisering av et mulig nasjonalt samfunnsoppdrag om sirkulærøkonomien. Vårt forslag til organisering av et nasjonalt samfunnsoppdrag om sirkulær økonomi skiller seg noe fra eksisterende organisering av de to andre nasjonale samfunnsoppdragene i Norge i at den baserer seg på å etablere en omstillingslab. Omstillingslaben vil ha en rolle som likner på den «operativ gruppe» i de andre to nasjonale samfunnsoppdragene, men som er større i omfang, og har konkrete mål for oppfølgings- og medvirkningsprosesser mot målbar transformasjon.

NILU

Monitoring of greenhouse gases and aerosols at Svalbard and Birkenes in 2021. Annual report.

Myhre, Cathrine Lund; Svendby, Tove Marit; Hermansen, Ove; Lunder, Chris Rene; Platt, Stephen Matthew; Fiebig, Markus; Fjæraa, Ann Mari; Hansen, Georg H.; Schmidbauer, Norbert; Stebel, Kerstin

This annual report for 2021 summarizes the activities and results of the greenhouse gas monitoring at the Zeppelin Observatory, situated on Svalbard, during the period 2001-2021, and the greenhouse gas monitoring and aerosol observations from Birkenes for 2009-2021.

NILU

Assessment of transboundary pollution by toxic substances: Heavy metals and POPs

Travnikov, Oleg; Batrakova, Nadezhda; Gusev, Aleksey; Ilyin, Ilia; Kleimenov, Mikhail; Rozovskaya, Olga; Shatalov, Victor; Strijkina, Irina; Aas, Wenche; Breivik, Knut; Bohlin-Nizzetto, Pernilla; Pfaffhuber, Katrine Aspmo; Mareckova, Katarina; Poupa, Stephan; Wankmüller, Robert; Seussall, Katrin

Meteorological Synthesizing Centre - East (MSC-E)

Assessing the environmental burden of disease related to air pollution in Europe in 2022

Soares, Joana; Plass, Dietrich; Kienzler, Sarah; Ortiz, Alberto González; Gsella, Artur; Horálek, Jan

This report evaluates the health burden due to long-term exposure to PM2.5, NO2, and O3 across Europe in 2022. By analysing all-cause and cause-specific mortality and morbidity, it estimates disease burden using four indicators: Attributable Deaths (AD), Years of Life Lost, Years Lived with Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALY). However, the main results only consider the impact of exposure to levels of pollutants exceeding the current WHO air quality guidelines. The results indicate that PM2.5 contributes the most significant health impact (linked to six diseases), resulting in over 2.7 million DALY across 40 countries, and resulting in 269 000 AD, with mortality rates peaking in Eastern Europe. The report introduces methodological advancements, assessing the long-term impacts of O3 for the first time. Findings underscore the critical need for targeted air quality interventions, as pollution continues to drive significant health losses across the continent, particularly among vulnerable populations.

ETC/HE

Data Report 2019. Particulate matter, carbonaceous and inorganic compounds.

Hjellbrekke, Anne-Gunn

NILU

Årsrapport 2019

Solbakken, Christine Forsetlund (eds.)

NILU

Analyses of selected organic contaminants and metals in coffee cups. Technical report.

Rostkowski, Pawel; Uggerud, Hilde Thelle; Harju, Mikael; Nikiforov, Vladimir; Borgen, Anders; Kringstad, Alfhild; Bjørklund, Morten; Thomassen, Silje Eltvik; Vadset, Marit; Ghebremeskel, Mebrat; Eikenes, Heidi; Reid, Malcolm James

On behalf of Norwegian Consumer Council, NILU has conducted analyses of organic contaminants and metals in the leachate from selected coffee-cups. The simulation of the leakage is conducted based on a compilation of the methods described within NS-EN-1186-9 and NS-EN-13130-1. The instrumental analytical methods used were already established at NILU and NIVA. A number of different organic contaminants and metals have been found in trace amounts in the different products.

NILU

Monitoring of long-range transported air pollutants in Norway. Annual report 2018.

Aas, Wenche; Fiebig, Markus; Solberg, Sverre; Yttri, Karl Espen

This report presents results from the monitoring of atmospheric composition and deposition of air pollution in 2018, and focuses on main components in air and precipitation, particulate and gaseous phase of inorganic constituents, particulate carbonaceous matter, ground level ozone and particulate matter. 2018 was a special year with elevated ozone levels during the whole summer season due to prolonged heat and drought.

NILU

Air quality in Sandefjord, Norway. November 2021 – August 2023.

Salamalikis, Vasileios; Castell, Nuria

This report examines the air quality patterns in terms of particulate matter with a diameter less than 2.5 μm (PM2.5) in Sandefjord, Norway. PM2.5 was monitored through five low-cost sensors in hourly resolution from November 2021 to August 2023. The sensors’ reliability is high, with consistent PM2.5 measurements and similar variation over time. Occasional extreme PM2.5 was attributed to local contributions with higher values observed during cold months, or specific long-range transport events. Overall, Sandefjord maintained good air quality for most of the measurement period with daily PM2.5 levels below the air quality criteria. Residential heating activities (wood burning) is the most significant local source, being more pronounced during winter.

NILU