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NITROGEN EMISSIONS
IN EUROPE
source: www.acidrain.org/AE/AE_
chp5.htm
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Emissions of nitrogen oxide from land-based sources in Europe…- 1990–2000: passed from 23 million tonnes/year to 16 million tonnes/year, a reduction of just over 30%;
- 2000: within EU-15, UK was the biggest producer with 1,737,000 tons/year (the total EU-15 sum was 9,952,000 tons);
- in the same year, emissions from international shipping in the waters around Europe amounted to 3.9 million tonnes/year.
In Europe, emissions of nitrogen oxide come from…- 50% road traffic;
- 20% combustion plants;
- 15% other mobile sources (contracting machinery, etc.).
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