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Ammonia concentrations measured in the Upper Rhine (2021-2022)
Produced as part of the Interreg Upper Rhine Atmo-Rhena PLUS project, this map shows ammonia measurements in the Upper Rhine region.
Ammonia (NH3) is a gaseous compound in the atmosphere. At very high concentrations, this gas is irritating to the respiratory tract and eyes. At the concentrations usually found in ambient air, its direct health effects are low, unlike the environmental effects it causes (ammonia plays a major role in the acidification and eutrophication of natural environments). In addition, ammonia reacts with other substances in the atmosphere to form secondary fine particles.
Ammonia is mainly emitted by agriculture, mainly through the spreading of fertilisers and animal waste from livestock farming. In urban areas, the residential sector, waste management, certain industries and road transport are also responsible for ammonia emissions.
Annual levels on the Upper Rhine range from 0.5 to 8.2 µg/m3. The sites associated with the highest concentrations are those close to an agricultural source or road traffic. Of the 21 sites, 19 exceeded the annual limit for the protection of sensitive vegetation and 8 exceeded the limit for the protection of total vegetation.
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- Date (Creation)
- 2024-02-14
- Date (Publication)
- 2024-04-18
- Identifier
- 07_2024_327
- Status
- Completed
Point of contact
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100, avenue d'Alsace
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COLMAR
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68000
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FRANCE
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GeoRhena
Point of contact
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5, rue de Madrid
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Schiltigheim
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67300
- Country
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France
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Griesbachstraße 1
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Kalrsruhe
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76185
- Country
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Germany
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Point of contact
Spatial resolution
Equivalent scale
- Denominator
- 700000
- Topic category
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- L Environment
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Extent
Temporal extent
- Time period
- 2021-01-01 2022-12-31
- Maintenance and update frequency
- Not planned
- Keywords
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Map
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- Keywords
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Upper Rhine
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- GEMET - Concepts, version 2.4
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air quality control
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air quality
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atmospheric pollution
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acidification
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ammonia
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eutrophication
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particle
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agriculture
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fertiliser
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road traffic
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pollution measurement
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vegetation
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animal husbandry
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Resource constraints
- Use limitation
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Licence CC BY
Resource constraints
- Access constraints
- Other restrictions
- Use constraints
- Other restrictions
- Other constraints
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No other limitation
- Language
- Français
- Character encoding
- UTF8
- Language
- Deutsch
- Character encoding
- UTF8
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
- Distribution format
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PDF Map
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Digital transfer options
- OnLine resource
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Pdf Download
Digital transfer options
- OnLine resource
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Project website
- Statement
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Mesures des réseaux de surveillance de la qualité de l’air de la région Grand est (ATMO Grand Est), du Bade Wurtemberg (Landesanstalt für Umwelt Bade-Wurtemberg – LUBW) et des Cantons de Bâle Ville et Bâle Campagne (Lufthygienamt Beider Basel – LHA).
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- Metadata identifier
- 779807f1-dbab-4a40-a467-ef03f18c6441
- Language
- Français
- Character encoding
- UTF8
- Language
- Deutsch
- Character encoding
- UTF8
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
Contact
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100, avenue d'Alsace
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COLMAR
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68000
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FR
Type of resource
- Resource scope
- staticMap
- Name
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Carte statique
- Date info (Revision)
- 2025-06-18T12:42:21.396035Z
Metadata standard
- Title
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ISO 19115-3:2018
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1.0
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