Appendix (explanation of symbols in tables)
Environmental Indicators for Romania
| Socio-Economic Developments | P | Structure of economy; GNP; Population; Industrial and agricultural production; Basic goods production; Number of foreign tourists; Life expectancy at birth; Mineral extraction vs. deposits; GDP |
| R | International co-operation; Legislative and institutional framework for environmental protection | |
| Climate Change | P | Electricity production; Energy consumption; Total CH4, N2O and CO2 emissions |
| S | ||
| R | ||
| Acidification | P | Air emissions, total by sector NOx, SO2, NH3 |
| S | Acid and alkaline precipitation areas; pH of precipitation; SO4 in precipitation | |
| R | Air quality monitoring network | |
| Tropospheric Ozone | P | Total CO and NMVOC emissions |
| S | ||
| R | ||
| Land | P | Agricultural soil pollution with organochlorine insecticides; Discharge of main pollutants on soil by types; Soil pollution sources; Land use; Drained land surface |
| S | Area occupied by landfills; Agricultural land by types of soil; Loss of top soil; Salinized soils, area; Humus content in soils; pH of soils | |
| R | ||
| Marine & Coastal Environment | P | Beta activity of precipitation; Consumption of mineral and organic fertilizers per ha; Waste water discharges |
| S | ||
| R | ||
| Biodiversity Loss | P | |
| S | Number of bird species; Game population - actual, optimal, by species | |
| R | Proposed national parks; Area of zones by degree of protection | |
| Forests | P | Damaged forest area by species of trees |
| S | Forest area, share of total area by types; Standing timber volume; Average annual timber volume increase | |
| R | Protected natural forests; Legislative framework | |
| Eutrophication & Water Quality | P | Consumption of mineral and organic fertilizers per ha; Waste water discharges: total, industrial, municipal SS, BOD to surface water bodies; Discharges of organic/inorganic pollutants by sector; WW without treatment; Needs for WW treatment improvements |
| S | Inland surface water quality (length of water courses by class); Water quality in main rivers by class; Conc. of DO, BOD, NO3 in the Danube; Water quality categories; Content of Cs-137 in surface water, vegetation, atmospheric aerosols, precipitation | |
| R | Waste water by degree of treatment; Water quality monitoring system; Water legislation; Radioactivity monitoring network | |
| Water Resources & Quantity | P | Water withdrawal - surface/ground, by sector; Water consumption by sector; Water loss in transport; Water use for irrigation by types of land; Drinking water use by purpose; Amount of water consumed in domestic sector per capita; Irrigated land |
| S | Density of river network; Capacity of reservoirs | |
| R | Ground water aquifer zoning | |
| Urban Air Quality | P | |
| S | Conc. of SO2, NOx, PM in urban settlements | |
| R | ||
| Urban Population, Land Use & Transport | P | Total urban and rural population: state and trends; Urbanization rate; Transportation of goods and passengers |
| S | Area occupied by landfills | |
| R | ||
| Waste & Noise | P | Municipal waste generation; Total generation of waste; Industrial waste; Agricultural waste; Urban waste; Hazardous industrial waste; Chemical waste |
| S | Surface occupied by landfills; Existing capacity of landfills | |
| R | Recycled, landfilled, incinerated, and stored quantities; Legislative framework |