Appendix (explanation of symbols in tables)
Environmental Indicators for Lithuania
| Socio-Economic Developments | P | Structure of industry; Population; GDP |
| R | ||
| Climate Change | P | Energy consumption; Total CH4, N2O and CO2 emissions |
| S | ||
| R | Renewable energy sources; Fuel prices & taxation | |
| Ozone Depletion | P | Consumption of ozone depleting substances; Emissions of ozone depleting substances |
| S | ||
| R | ||
| Acidification | P | Emissions of SO2, NH3, dust, and NOx |
| S | SO2, NOx, and dust concentrations in the main cities | |
| R | Renewable energy resources; Fuel prices & taxation | |
| Tropospheric Ozone | P | Total CO and NMVOC emissions |
| S | ||
| R | ||
| Land | P | Land use change; Usage of pesticides |
| S | Heavy metals, pesticide residuals in soil; Waste disposal (hazardous, industrial, household); Nitrogen balance; Forest soil litter mass; Soil acidity; P2O5 and K2O conc.; Soil contamination with heavy metals | |
| R | Land reclamation; Soils monitoring network | |
| Marine & Coastal Environment | P | Consumption of mineral fertilizers; Excess of critical N load in ground water and other waters; Catches of selected species; Fish catch in the Baltic Sea |
| S | N, P, BOD/DO, SS in coastal water; NO3 in ground water; Average stock; State of fish stock in the Baltic Sea | |
| R | TAC allocation in the Baltic Sea and utilization | |
| Biodiversity Loss | P | Sown area; Road density |
| S | Abundance of selected species; Species diversity; Threatened species | |
| R | Protected areas, number, area | |
| Forests | P | |
| S | Area, volume, structure of forests; Age / species diversity; Tree defoliation ratio; Land use structure | |
| R | Managed forests | |
| Eutrophication & Water Quality | P | N, P, BOD, SS discharge from point sources; Consumption of mineral fertilizers; Average annual N leaching; Livestock; Excess of critical N load in ground water and other waters; Discharge of oil, metals, to surface water bodies; Release of radionuclides from Ignalina NPP |
| S | BOD7, total N, & total P conc. in rivers; NO3 in ground water; Heavy metals, pesticide residuals in soil; Accumulation of heavy metals in forest moss; Density of Cs-137 contamination | |
| R | Water quality monitoring network; Water pollution taxes | |
| Water Resources & Quantity | P | Water consumption |
| S | ||
| R | Water re-use | |
| Urban Air Quality | P | Air emissions: SO2, NOx, dust, VOC from point sources; Pb and benzene content in gasoline |
| S | Air quality; SO2, NO2, B, P, CO, dust, ozone, metals | |
| R | Air quality monitoring network | |
| Urban Population, Land Use & Transport | P | Total urban and rural population: state and trends |
| S | ||
| R | ||
| Waste & Noise | P | Waste generation per capita / municipal, industrial, hazardous; Radioactive waste generation; Waste disposal (hazardous, industrial, municipal); Waste composition; Collection of municipal waste |
| S | ||
| R | % recycling; Waste incineration by type / sector |