Nitrogen oxides (NOX) is the collective term for a mixture of oxides of nitrogen, one of which, nitrogen dioxide (NO2), causes health impacts. Nitrogen oxides contribute to acid deposition and eutrophication and react with other gases in the atmosphere to form ground-level ozone, which also causes health impacts. The chart and table below give a summary of the NOX emissions in Wales by broad Nomenclature For Reporting (NFR) sector categories, defined by the UN Economic Committee for Europe guidelines for estimating and reporting emission data under the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution.
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Was added to StatsWales: 24 Jul 2008
Next update: Jul 2013
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The State of the Environment report presents data on the indicators that monitor progress against the Welsh Government's Environment Strategy. The full set of data, analysis, and notes on all of the indicators are available here through our StatsWales website. On StatsWales, the indicators are presented in a series of online reports which are also linked to data tables which users can then manipulate and/or download.
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