1 Technical report 90 EuroAirnet Status report 2000 Prepared by: Steinar Larssen and Lubor Kozakovic Project manager: Roel Van Aalst European Environment Agency 2 EuroAirnet Layout: Brandenborg a/s Legal notice The contents of this report do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European Commission or other European Communities institutions. Neither the European Environment Agency nor any person or company acting on behalf of the Agency is responsible for the use that may be made of the information contained in this report. A great deal of additional information on the European Union is available on the Internet. It can be accessed through the Europa server (http://europa.eu.int) ©EEA, Copenhagen, 2003 Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged ISBN: 92-9167-513-X European Environment Agency Kongens Nytorv 6 DK-1050 Copenhagen K Tel. (45) 33 36 71 00 Fax (45) 33 36 71 99 E-mail:
[email protected] Internet: http://www.eea.eu.int Contents 3 Contents Executive summary . 5 1. Introduction . 6 2. EuroAirnet objectives . 8 3. EuroAirnet criteria in relation to EU air quality directives . 10 4. EuroAirnet selection status . 11 4.1. Status on selection, evaluation and modification . 11 4.2. Areas and stations overview . 11 4.3. Coverage of priority pollutants . 20 5. EuroAirnet on the Internet . 23 6. Fulfilment of EuroAirnet criteria . 25 6.1. Assessment of population exposure . 25 6.1.1. Area and station selection, cities and agglomerations . 25 6.1.2. Area and station selection, industrial areas outside cities . 26 6.1.3. Area and station selection, rural areas .