Austria's Informative Inventory Report (IIR) 2007 : Submission under the UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution

Wien

2007

387 S.

61 Abb., 300 Tab., zahlr. Lit. Ang.

Bandaufführung

3-85457-879-2

141826

This report provides a complete and comprehensive description of the methodologies used for the compilation of Austrianęs Air Emission Inventory as presented in Austriaęs 2007 submission under the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE/LRTAP). The aim of this report is to document the methodology in order to facilitate understanding of the calculation of the Austrian air pollutant emission data. The more interested reader is kindly refereed to the background literature cited in this document. As a party to the Convention Austria is required to annually report data on emissions of air pollutants covered in the Convention and its Protocols: these are the pollutants NOx, SO2, NMVOC, NH3 and CO, Particulate Matter (PM), Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and Heavy Metals (HM). To be able to meet this reporting requirement Austria compiles an Air Emission Inventory ("Österreichische Luftschadstoff-Inventur - OLI") which is updated annually. This report follows the regulations under the UNECE/LRTAP Convention and its Protocols that define standards for national emission inventories. In 2002 the Executive Body adopted guidelines for estimating and reporting of emission data which are necessary to ensure that the transparency, consistency, comparability, completeness and accuracy of reported emissions are adequate for current CLRTAP requirements (EB.AIR/GE.1/2002/7 and its supporting addendum).