Detailed information for Germany

Heavy Metals
Emission data
Transboundary depositions
Comparison of the modelling results with measurements

Persistent Organic Pollutants
Emission data
Mean annual concentrations in main environmental compartments
Air concentrations, depositions and transboundary fluxes of PCDD/Fs and B[a]P
Comparison of the modelling results with measurements

Acidifying and eutrophying pollutants

Heavy Metals

Emission data

Emission scenario used in calculations of lead, cadmium and mercury transport and deposition for 2005 is mainly based on data officially submitted to the UNECE Secretariat. The total anthropogenic emissions of HMs and their spatial distributions with resolution 50x50 km are given below:

National emission totals on lead, cadmium and mercury for 2005 were used in calculations.

Depositions and transboundary fluxes

On the basis of emission and meteorological data for 2005 transboundary depositions were calculated. Maps of lead, cadmium and mercury deposition fluxes from national sources (Maps of deposition fluxes from), maps of contribution of external antropogenic sources to deposition to the country (Maps of contributions) and maps of total deposition fluxes to the country (Maps of deposition fluxes to) are presented in the table. Besides pie charts illustrating the deposition budget for principal regions-receptors (Depositions from) and contributions of main sources to deposition to the country (Depositions to) are given.

Comparison of the modelling results with measurements

In order to verify the obtained concentrations in air and precipitation, the modelling results were compared with measurement data. Measurement data were collected at monitoring sites of EMEP network and prepared by Chemical Coordinating Centre of EMEP (CCC). The comparison data are presented below. Along with the mean annual values the links to diagrams with the comparison of measured and calculated monthly mean concentrations of heavy metals are also presented.

Annual and monthly mean concentrations of heavy metals in air

Annual and monthly mean concentrations of heavy metals in precipitation

Persistent Organic Pollutants

Emission data

For PCDD/Fs, B[a]P (linear extrapolation according to data 1994) and and B[b]F, B[k]F (recalculated from emission value of B[a]P according to data 1994), I_P (recalculated from emission value of B[a]P according to data 1994) official emission data submitted to the UN ECE Secretariat were used. Total emissions of the country as well as links to the maps of spatial distribution of emissions for 2005 (PCDD/Fs, B[a]P, B[b]F, B[k]F, I_P used for modelling are presented.'"

Mean annual concentrations in main environmental compartments

Calculated concentrations in various media including atmosphere (means over the country, minimum and maximum values in the country) as well as links to the corresponding maps of spatial distributions are presented in the table. For PAHs one-year calculation were performed.

Depositions and transboundary fluxes of PCDD/Fs and B[a]P

On the basis of emission and meteorological data for 2005 transboundary depositions of B[a]P and PCDD/Fs were calculated. Links to the maps of air concentrations (Air concentrations), maps of deposition fluxes from national sources (Deposition from the country), contributions of external antropogenic sources to deposition to the country (Contribution to depositions) and total depositions to the country (Depositions to the country) are presented in the table. Besides pie charts illustrate the deposition budget for principal regions-receptors (Depositions from the country) and contributions of main sources to air concentrations (Air concentrations) and deposition (Depositions to the country) to the country.

Comparison of the modelling results with measurements

This section presents the comparison of modelling results with measurements in 2005 carried out at the EMEP measurement sites.

DE1

Concentration in precipitations, ng/L

DE9

Concentration in precipitations, ng/L