Its in terms of five key air pollutants
The Environmental Protection Agency says Ireland continues to be in non-compliance with the EU National Emissions Ceiling Directive
Its in terms of five key air pollutants which impact air quality, health and the environment.
The pollutants, which are subject to current and future emissions ceilings under the EU National Emissions Ceiling (NEC) Directive, are:
Ammonia,
Non-methane volatile organic compounds,
Sulphur dioxide,
Nitrogen oxides and
Fine particulate matter (PM5).
This latest report shows that, despite decreasing in 2019, ammonia emissions are still non-compliant with the EU ceiling and have now been non-compliant for 7 out of the last 9 years.
Agriculture dominates emissions of ammonia (99 per cent), which arise from animal manures and nitrogen fertiliser.
Stephen Treacey is a Senior Scientific Officer, Emissions Statistics, at the EPA.
He joined Eoin Beatty on Tuesday's edition of Kildare Today.
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