Austria’s Informative Inventory Report (IIR) 2013

In the Informative Inventory Report (IIR) 2013 the Umweltbundesamt presents a comprehensive and detailed method description of the Austrian air emission inventory (OLI) for the air pollutants — sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs), ammonia (NH3) — carbon monoxide (CO) and — particulate matter (TSP, PM10, PM2.5) The Austrian air emission inventory covers also air pollutant groups such as — heavy metals: cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), lead (Pb) and — persistent organic pollutants (POPs): polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), dioxins and furans (PCDD/Fs) as well as as hexachlorobenzene (HCB). With the Informative Inventory Report 2013, Austria provides documentation as required for reporting under the UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP).