Trends of SO2emission in the European union, 1985–1997 |
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| Authors: | N Lavín E Marín |
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| Institution: | 1. Fraternidad‐Muprespa,c/José , Abascal, 50, Madrid, 28003, Spain;2. Phone: 34 91 3956742 Fax: 34 91 3956742 E-mail: nlavin@fraternidad.com;3. Department of Air Physics , Complutense University,Faculty of Physics , Avda. Complutense, s/n, Madrid, 28040, Spain |
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| Abstract: | The trends of yearly emission of sulphur dioxide are analysed for the European Union during a period of time from 1985 to 1997. To achieve the above matter the method of the least squares model has been used. Major SO2emissions were found in Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy and France. However, high SO2emissions by km2were found in Germany, the United Kingdom and Belgium. The most remarkable results of the trend analysis appears as follows: 12 countries with significant downward trends, 2 countries with significant upward trends and 1 country with no significant trend. A decreasing trend is evident for the most part of the E.U., although Portugal and Greece generated significant increasing trends of SO2emission for the mentioned year period. |
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| Keywords: | SO2emissions trends the European Union |
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