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Ammonia emissions per 500 m grid cell in the Upper Rhine region (2021)
Produced as part of the Interreg Upper Rhine Atmo-Rhena PLUS project, this map shows ammonia (NH3) emissions in the Upper Rhine region in 2021.
Limiting air pollutant emissions is the most important lever for reducing pollutant concentrations in the atmosphere.
Ammonia is a gaseous compound in the atmosphere. At very high concentrations, this gas irritates the respiratory tract and eyes. At concentrations typically found in ambient air, its direct health effects are low, unlike its environmental effects (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, primarily through fertiliser spreading 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.
This map shows the distribution of annual ammonia emissions in the Upper Rhine Valley. These emissions are often linked to agricultural practices, particularly intensive livestock farming and the spreading of organic fertilisers. The foothills often have at least intermediate levels, reflecting moderate agricultural activity. Large urban areas appear to be relatively low in emissions.
The static map in PDF format is available at a scale of 500m. The data is accessible as open data only at the scale of EPCI, Kreis and Cantons.
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Identification info
- Date (Creation)
- 2025-08-07
- Date (Publication)
- 2025-11-07
- Citation identifier
- AtmoRhenaPlus_nh3_maille_500m
- Status
- Completed
Point of contact
Responsible party
- Organisation name
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GeoRhena
- Voice
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00 33 3 89 30 63 91
Address
- City
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COLMAR
- Postal code
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68000
- Country
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FRANCE
- Electronic mail address
- Streetname
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100, avenue d'Alsace
100, avenue d'Alsace
100, avenue d'Alsace
100, avenue d'Alsace
- Role
- Point of contact
Point of contact
Responsible party
- Organisation name
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ATMO Grand Est
- Voice
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+33 (0)3 69 24 73 73
Address
- City
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Schiltigheim
- Postal code
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67300
- Country
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France
- Electronic mail address
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contact@atmo-grandest.eu
- Streetname
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5, rue de Madrid
5, rue de Madrid
- Website
- https://www.atmo-grandest.eu ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--partners )
- Role
- Custodian
Point of contact
Responsible party
- Organisation name
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Landesanstalt für Umwelt Baden-Württemberg (LUBW)
Address
- City
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Kalrsruhe
- Postal code
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76185
- Electronic mail address
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emissionserklaerung@lubw.bwl emissionserklaerung@lubw.bwl.de
- Streetname
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Griesbachstraße 1
Griesbachstraße 1
- Website
- http://www.lubw.baden-wuerttemberg.de ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--partners )
- Role
- Custodian
Point of contact
Responsible party
- Organisation name
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Lufthygieneamt beider Basel
Address
- City
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Liestal
- Postal code
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4410
- Electronic mail address
- Streetname
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Rheinstrasse 29
Rheinstrasse 29
- Website
- https://kanton.baselland.ch/bau-und-umweltschutzdirektion/lufthygiene ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--partners )
- Role
- Custodian
Point of contact
Responsible party
- Organisation name
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Landesamt für Umwelt Rheinland-Pfalz
Address
- City
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Mainz/Rhein
- Postal code
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55116
- Electronic mail address
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poststelle@lfu.rlp poststelle@lfu.rlp.de
- Streetname
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Kaiser-Friedrich-Straße 7
Kaiser-Friedrich-Straße 7
- Website
- https://lfu.rlp.de ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--partners )
- Role
- Custodian
Point of contact
Responsible party
- Organisation name
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Office de l'environnement - République et Canton du Jura
Address
- City
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Saint-Ursanne
- Postal code
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2882
- Electronic mail address
- Streetname
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Bel'Oiseau 12, Case postale 69
Bel'Oiseau 12, Case postale 69
- Website
- https://www.jura.ch/env ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--partners )
- Role
- Custodian
Point of contact
Responsible party
- Organisation name
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Departement Bau, Verkehr und Umwelt - Kanton Aargau
Address
- City
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Aarau
- Postal code
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5001
- Electronic mail address
- Streetname
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Entfelderstrasse 22
Entfelderstrasse 22
- Website
- https://www.ag.ch/de/verwaltung/bvu ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--partners )
- Role
- Custodian
- Maintenance and update frequency
- Not planned
- Theme
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Upper Rhine
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Crossborder
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- Use limitation
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CC-BY Licence ©OpenStreetMap contributors ©GeoRhena
- Access constraints
- Other restrictions
- Use constraints
- Other restrictions
- Other constraints
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No other limitation
- Spatial representation type
- Vector
- Denominator
- 50000
- Language
- Français
- Language
- Deutsch
- Language
- English
- Character set
- UTF8
- Topic category
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- L Environmental and Nature Protection
- N Health
- Begin date
- 2020-01-01
- End date
- 2021-12-31
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- OnLine resource
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0
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OGC:WMS
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Ammonia Emmissions
- OnLine resource
- Ammonia Emmissions ( OGC:WFS )
OnLine resource
- OnLine resource
- Upper Rhine Air Quality Portal ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )
- OnLine resource
- Ammonia emissions per 500m mesh ( WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download )
- OnLine resource
- Brochure on NH3 measurements in the Upper Rhine ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )
- OnLine resource
- Upper Rhine Air-Climate-Energy Dashboard ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--related )
- Hierarchy level
- Static map
- Statement
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Collection of estimated emissions for the Grand Est region (ATMO Grand Est), Baden-Württemberg (Landesanstalt für Umwelt Baden-Württemberg – LUBW), the cantons of Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft (Lufthygienamt Beider Basel – LHA), Rhineland-Palatinate (Landesamt für Umwelt Rheinland-Pfalz – LfU), the Canton of Jura (Office de l'environnement - ENV Jura) and the Canton of Aargau (Departement Bau, Verkehr und Umwelt – BVU Aargau). Data for the cantons of Jura, Aargau and Solothurn were recorded based on cantonal or municipal data.
Metadata
- Metadata language
- Français
- Character set
- UTF8
- Hierarchy level
- Static map
- Date stamp
- 2025-11-10
- Metadata standard name
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ISO 19115:2003/19139
- Metadata standard version
-
1.0
Metadata author
Responsible party
- Organisation name
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GeoRhena: Geographical Information System of the Upper Rhine
- Facsimile
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00 33 3 89 30 63 91
Address
- City
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COLMAR
- Postal code
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68000
- Country
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FR
- Streetname
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100, avenue d'Alsace
100, avenue d'Alsace
100, avenue d'Alsace
100, avenue d'Alsace
- Website
- http://www.georhena.eu ( text/html )
- Role
- Point of contact
