Appendix (explanation of symbols in tables)
Environmental Indicators for Poland
| Socio-Economic Developments | P | Population; Population density; Structure of GDP |
| R | ||
| Climate Change | P | Emissions of CO2 by sector; Energy consumption; Total CH4, N2O and CO2 emissions |
| S | Average annual air temperature, precipitation | |
| R | ||
| Acidification | P | Air emissions of SO2, NOx, NH3, dust, by sector; S, N deposition/ winter, summer |
| S | pH of precipitation; S in pine needles; Forest affected by acid deposition by category | |
| R | Air pollution abatement | |
| Tropospheric Ozone | P | Total CO and NMVOC emissions |
| S | ||
| R | ||
| Land | P | Land use; Change in agricultural land use; Area of peat deposits exploited |
| S | Share of eroded agricultural land; pH of soils by type; Quality of agricultural land; Depletion of top soil | |
| R | ||
| Marine & Coastal Environment | P | Waste water discharges of BOD, N, P to the Baltic Sea |
| S | ||
| R | ||
| Biodiversity Loss | P | Number of tourists in national parks; Hunting rate by species |
| S | Number of species by category; Areas of selected species | |
| R | Protected areas by category, number, area; Number of national & landscape parks; International activities | |
| Forests | P | Harvest of timber vs. standing forest volume; Area affected by forest fires; Defoliated forest share |
| S | Forest area, total, by category, by species of trees, standing volume | |
| R | ||
| Eutrophication & Water Quality | P | Industrial and municipal sewage discharge, total; Waste water discharges of BOD, N, P to the Baltic Sea; WW without treatment; BOD7 discharges in 1989-1996; Water outflow in 1988-1996 |
| S | Water quality in rivers and lakes by class; Gamma activity by radionuclide | |
| R | Share of waste water undergoing treatment; Share of industrial plant and urban settlements equipped with WWTPs; Share of rural settlements with sewerage and WWTPs; Number of water quality monitoring stations; Industrial WW & its treatment | |
| Water Resources & Quantity | P | Water consumption by sector; Irrigated land |
| S | Ground water reserves by type | |
| R | Water re-use; Areas of ground water protection | |
| Urban Air Quality | P | |
| S | SO2 concentration in urban areas | |
| R | ||
| Urban Population, Land Use & Transport | P | Total urban and rural population: state and trends; Number of road vehicles in Poland |
| S | ||
| R | ||
| Waste & Noise | P | Industrial waste generation (structure); Household waste generation per inhabitant; Industrial waste types; Municipal waste structure |
| S | Population exposed to road noise; Percentage of population exposed to railway noise | |
| R | Waste recycling / rendering / safe disposal; Trends in industrial waste management |