Ireland's informative inventory report 2021

Ireland's UNECE Submissions 2021

Year: 2021

Ireland's submissions under UNECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP) and National Emissions Ceiling Directive (NECD) include the Informative Inventory Report (IIR) and Nomenclature for Reporting (NFR) tables. The IIR and NFR contain detailed information on methodologies, activity data and emission factors and emissions for years 1990-2019.

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PCB's in Open Applications in Ireland

Year: 2021

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are a group of chemicals mainly produced during the 1900s, with potentially serious health and environmental effects.

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Persistent Organic Pollutants, Landfill Leachate Sampling Study

Year: 2021

Numerous hazardous substances have been detected in landfill leachate including certain persistent organic pollutants (POPs), which can pose a serious risk to human health and the environment. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) commissioned a study to investigate landfill leachate for a range of POPs and other hazardous chemicals and to assess the disposal routes and management of the leachate.

River Monitoring – Aquatic Invertebrates

River Monitoring – Aquatic Invertebrates

Year: 2021

This plain English factsheet outlines the work done by the EPA monitoring aquatic invertabrates in our rivers.

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River and Lake Monitoring - Phytobenthos fact sheet

Year: 2021

This plain English factsheet outlines the work done by the EPA in monitoring phytobenthos in rivers and lakes.

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Lake Monitoring Phytoplankton fact sheet

Year: 2021

This plain English fact sheet outlines the work done by the EPA in monitoring phytoplankton in lakes.

Noise log sheet

Year: 2021

A document to aid in keeping a log of noise complaints.

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Ireland's National Inventory Submissions 2021

Year: 2021

Ireland's annual inventory submissions including the National Inventory Report (NIR) and Common Reporting Format (CRF) data files and supplementary information if available. The NIR contains transparent and detailed information on the inventory for years 1990-2019. The CRF tables contain all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and removals, implied emission factors and activity data..

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Hydrology Summary Bulletin - February 2021

Year: 2021

Hydrology Summary Bulletin for February 2021outlining the flows in rivers, rainfall, lake levels, groundwater levels and spring outflows of over 300 stations across Ireland.

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Good practice note on SEA for the Energy Sector

Year: 2021

This note provides good practice guidance on how to carry out strategic environmental assessment (SEA) of energy strategies/plans. It does not constitute statutory guidance and is intended to promote a good practice approach to the application of SEA in the energy sector.

Determining Historic and Current PFAS Levels in AFFF in the Republic of Ireland.

PFAS in fire-fighting foam, February 2021

Year: 2021

A desktop study and survey of users of PFAS-containing fire-fighting foams highlighting the potential risks to human health and the environment via their disposal and use.

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Ireland's National Water Framework Directive Monitoring Programme, 2019-2021

Year: 2021

This document presents Ireland’s national WFD monitoring programme for surface and groundwater bodies.

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Survey on Attitudes to Radiation in Ireland, October 2020

Year: 2021

This report presents the findings of an online survey carried out by Amárach in October 2020 on behalf of EPA to assess the attitudes of the public in Ireland to radiation.

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Hydrology Summary Bulletin - January 2021

A bulletin on rainfall, river flows, lake levels, groundwater levels and spring outflows. , February 2021

Year: 2021

The majority of meteorological stations recorded monthly rainfall totals above their long-term average for January. It was wettest in the west, south west, north west and the Wicklow Uplands. River flows remained high in the west, north east and east of the country with average monthly flows above normal or particularly high at 47% of sites analysed.

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SEA Action Plan 2021 - 2025

Year: 2021

Through the National SEA Forum the SEA statutory environmental authorities in Ireland have jointly developed an SEA Action Plan to implement the key priority recommendations of the second SEA Effectiveness Review. The implementation of this Action Plan will be dependent on a shared responsibility in delivering the key priority recommendations.

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SEA Action Plan 2018-2020 - Progress Update 2021

Year: 2021

The EPA, in association with the other SEA environmental authorities, carried out a review of the progress made to date in the delivery of the various actions and recommendations in the 'SEA Effectiveness Review in Ireland Action Plan 2018–2020'. This Progress Update summarises the findings of this review.

The impact of 2020 GHG emissions of COVID-19 restrictions

The impact on 2020 greenhouse gas emissions of Covid-19 restrictions

Early estimates of Energy and Greenhouse gas emissions in 2020, February 2021

Year: 2021

The dramatic decline in economic activity and travel in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic is translating into greenhouse gas emissions reductions in the short term.

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