Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Appendix 8.1
Common Indicators to
Document the State of
the Environment and to
Detect Change
PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT
Air
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Emission/discharge outputs (quantity and quality)
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Consumption of Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS)
Air quality indices
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Particulate matter
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Carbon monoxide
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Carbon dioxide
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Sulphur dioxide
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Nitrogen dioxide
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Lead
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Number of complaints about air quality/noise per year
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Number of respiratory diseases per 1,000 habitants
Land
Land requirement
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Rate of change of wilderness area
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Agricultural land loss
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Use of fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides
Land form
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Topography and slope
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Geology
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Areas of geohazards
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Area of land affected by soil erosion
Land use
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Forest area as percentage of total land area
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Area of urban formal and informal settlement
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Agricultural areas
Land quality
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Soil distribution
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Soil/sediment quality (contamination)
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Soil organic matter content
Water
Emission/discharge outputs
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Effl uent discharges (quantity and quality)
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Solid waste emission (sanitary, industrial, hazardous, medical, etc)
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