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Indicators:

Climate change: greenhouse gas emissions

Acidification: ecosystems exposed to deposition of acidity in excess of critical loads

Summer smog: average time-weighted exceedence of ground-level ozone background concentration over 60 ppb eight-hour average

Urban air pollution: urban population exposed to levels of NO2, particulate matter (pm10), benzene, SO₂ and benzo(a)pyrene in excess of of EU Air Quality Guidelines

Nuclear risks: excess risks of cancer fatalities due to accidents in nuclear power plants (deaths per 100 million per year)

Note: Horizontal line indicates relevant target or reference level; Kyoto commitments for climate change; EU acidification target for acidification; EU Air Quality Guidelines for urban air pollution.

Source: RIVM/EFTEC/NTUA/IIASA 1999, UNEP/RIVM 1999
Climate change: Hendriks and others 1998, BP 1997
Acidification and summer smog: Amann and others 1998, Cofala and Klimont 1999, Bouwman and van Vuuren 1999, Stevenson and others 1998
Urban air pollution: Eerens and others 1999
Nuclear risks: Stoop and others 1998

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