Appendix (explanation of symbols in tables)
Environmental Indicators for Estonia
| Socio-Economic Developments | P | Extraction of mineral resources vs. deposits; Population; GDP |
| R | Number of monitoring stations and monitoring programs; Environmental education; International programs and projects; EIA; Env. standards; Revenue and expenditures from Env. Fund; Structure of env. prot. administration | |
| Climate Change | P | Energy consumption; Total CFC, CO2, N2O, and CH4 emissions; Greenhouse potential |
| S | Air temperature; CO2 concentration; Mean precipitation; Date of ice breaking | |
| R | Total energy supply; Renewable energy resources; Industrial energy consumption; Energy consumption by households; Fuel prices & taxation | |
| Ozone Depletion | P | Total CFC emissions, halons, CCL4; Ozone depletion potential |
| S | Thickness of ozone layer; Groundlevel UV; People killed by skin cancer | |
| R | Import of ozone layer depleting substances; Recovery of ozone depleting substances | |
| Acidification | P | Air emissions of SO2, NOx, NH3, solids, from stationary sources; Acidification potential |
| S | pH of precipitation; Background monitoring data on conc. of NO2 and ozone; NOx and SO2 concentrations; Mean annual S & N deposition; Area of damaged forests; Average age of pine needles; Alkalinity of lakes | |
| R | Cars with catalytic converters; Acidification abatement incentives | |
| Tropospheric Ozone | P | Total CO and NMVOC emissions |
| S | ||
| R | ||
| Land | P | Use of pesticides |
| S | Precipitation of heavy metals; Concentration of heavy metals and PAHs in soil; Heavy metals in mosses | |
| R | Amount of unleaded petrol sold | |
| Marine & Coastal Environment | P | Waste water discharge, total; Fish catches by species; BOD7 emission from point sources; Total N & P emission from point and non-point sources; Total N & P load from rivers into marine waters; Fishing effort; Commercial fish catch |
| S | Water contamination with oil products and phenols; Total N & P conc. in marine water; Marine flora & fauna; Fish stock conditions by species; Chlorophyll-A in lakes, rivers & marine waters; Primary production in marine waters; Maximum depth of macrophyta bentos in marine waters; State of stocks of marine fish species; Spawning stock biomass of marine fish species; Natural production of smolt; Mean size & weight of fish species | |
| R | Fish introduction by species; Removal efficiency of N, P, & organic matter in WWTPs; Waste water with tertiary treatment; Fishing quotas for marine fish species; Effort quotas for coastal fisheries | |
| Biodiversity Loss | P | Game hunting rate; Sown area; Area of mining activities; Built-up area; Road density; Drained area |
| S | Game population by species; Number of plant and animal species by category; Wilderness; Threatened species; Abundance of terrestrial, aquatic, & avian top predators | |
| R | Protected areas, number; Protected flora & fauna species; Expenditures on nature conservation & protection | |
| Forests | P | Area of damaged forests by cause; Total forest felling; Final felling area; Felling in relation to growing stock; Forest fires, number, area |
| S | Forest area; Growing stock; Total mature forests; Standing volume by species, by county; Annual increment of timber; Threatened species in forests | |
| R | Afforestation rate; Reforestation area; Area of protected forests | |
| Eutrophication & Water Quality | P | Waste water discharge, total; BOD, N, P discharge from point sources |
| S | Conc. of BOD, N, P in main rivers; DO, organic matter, P, Chlorophyll-A conc. in lakes; NO3 conc. in ground water; Share of drinking water samples not meeting standards; Nitrate conc. in shallow wells; Bathing water quality; Healthy aquatic communities in lakes & rivers; Water contamination with oil products and phenols | |
| R | Waste water treatment; Outbreaks of infectious diseases due to poor drinking water quality; Number of WWTPs; Waste water treatment efficiency; State investment in waste management & water treatment; Tariffs for water consumption; Tariffs for waste water treatment charged to households & industries | |
| Water Resources & Quantity | P | Water abstraction; Water consumption by sector; Ground water abstraction; Drainage of agricultural area; Mining drainage |
| S | River flow; Water level in Peipsi lake | |
| R | Water management expenditures | |
| Urban Air Quality | P | Dust emission from stationary sources; NOx emission from mobile sources; Car ownership |
| S | Air conc. of SO2, NOx, CO, dust in cities; Ground level ozone; People suffering from air pollution | |
| R | ||
| Urban Population, Land Use & Transport | P | Total urban and rural population: state and trends |
| S | ||
| R | Public transport passengers; Public transport vehicle km; Expenditure on public transport | |
| Waste & Noise | P | Waste generation by type; Waste dumping by type |
| S | Municipal waste disposal in landfills; Area of hot spot sites | |
| R | Recycling of raw secondary materials; Number of landfills with no measure to minimize env. problems |