EU/UNECE: PROTOCOL TO ABATE ACIDIFICATION, EUTROPHICATION AND GROUND-LEVEL OZONE IN FORCE.(United Nations Economic Commission for Europe )(Brief Article)

From: European Report | Date: May 21, 2005 | Copyright information

The Protocol to Abate Acidification, Eutrophication and Ground-level Ozone came into force on May 17. It was adopted in 1999 under the aegis of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and within the framework of the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution*. Its specified aims are to reduce man-made emissions of sulphur, nitrogen oxide, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and ammonia which are potentially harmful to health, the natural environment, mater...

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