The Informative Inventory Report (IIR) 2018 presents a comprehensive
and detailed description of emission trends and the methodologies
applied in the Austrian Air Emission Inventory 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)
as well as the 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), hexachlorobenzene (HCB)
as well as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB).
With the IIR 2018, Austria complies with its reporting obligations
under the UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air
Pollution (LRTAP) and Directive (EU) 2016/2284 on the reduction of
national emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants.