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1.1 Organization | The Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic |
1.2 Address | Miletičova 3, 824 67 Bratislava |
1.3 Contact name | Daniela Varholová |
1.4 Organization unit | Cross-sectional Statistics Department |
1.5 Phone number | +421 2 50236 341; +421 2 50236 339 |
1.6 Email address | info@statistics.sk |
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2.1 Date of last update | 20.03.2023 |
3 Statistical presentationUp | |
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3.1 Data description | |
The data provide users with information on the annual amounts of heavy metal emissions (cadmium, mercury, arsenic, lead) released into the air from stationary sources, annual average surface ozone concentrations in selected locations. Furthermore, data on average annual concentrations of immissions of major pollutants (nitrogen dioxide, PM10, lead) in selected localities and maximum values of 8-hour moving average of carbon monoxide concentration in selected localities.
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3.2 Classification system | |
Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS)
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3.3 Sector coverage | |
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3.4 Statistical concepts and definitions | |
Emission is the release of a pollutant from a point source or diffuse source into the air. Heavy metals (Hg, Pb, Cd) are metals or, in some cases, semi-metals, which are stable and have a density greater than 4.5 g/cm3 including their compounds. Heavy metals are among the basic groups. Heavy metals include non-biodegradable microelements (e.g., Cu, Zn, Mn, Co, Cr, etc.) as well as numerous non-essential chemical elements (Cd, Pb, Hg, etc.) of contaminants. Most heavy metals have the ability to accumulate from the air and the aquatic environment into sediments and living organisms and enter the food chain. Ground-level ozone (in micrograms per m3) is determined from 8-hour concentrations measured from 9:00 am. until 5:00 pm at selected monitoring stations. The target value for human health protection is 120 micrograms per m3. Immissions are the concentration of pollutants in ambient air in specific locality. Immissions exist in different state of matters (gases, vapours, aerosols, fly-ashes, dusts etc.) and their circulation is influenced by general circulation of the atmosphere, weather and climate conditions, relief of the area. Local air pollution is regularly monitored within the National air pollution monitoring network which is maintained by the Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute. The monitoring network was built in accordance with the rules given in EU directives.
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3.5 Statistical unit | |
Operators of air pollution sources.
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3.6 Statistical population | |
Operators of air pollution sources in sectors of the national economy according to the international classification NFR14 for emission inventories.
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3.7 Reference area | |
The statistics of heavy metals emissions are available as a summary for the SR. Ground-level ozone and immission statistics are available for selected locations.
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3.8 Time coverage | |
Heavy metal emissions statistics are available for the period 1995-2017, ground-level ozone concentrations for the period 1996-2018 and immissions of major pollutants for various periods: lead 2002-2010, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide and PM10 at selected stations 2002-2018. There are breaks in the ground-level ozone and immission time series.
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3.9 Base period | |
Not applicable.
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Heavy metal emissions are in tonnes per year, ground-level ozone concentrations are in micrograms per m3, exceeding the immission limit value in %. The annual average immissions of major pollutants are in nanograms per m3 and micrograms per m3 respectively. |
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The reference period is the calendar year.
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6 Institutional mandateUp | |
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6.1 Legal acts and other agreements | |
Information on heavy metal emissions is collected by the Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMI) in accordance with Act 540/2001 Coll. on State Statistics, as amended, and Regulation (EC) no. 223/2009 on European Statistics, on the basis of the requirements of Act no. 137/2010 on air (as amended by No. 318/2012 Coll., 180/2013 Coll., 350/2015 Coll., 293/2017 Coll., 194/2018 Coll.)
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6.2 Data sharing | |
Statistical information on emissions of heavy metals is a source for fulfilling the obligations of the Slovak Republic resulting from the requirements of the European Statistical System, the requirements of international institutions and to meet the needs of the national information system. The outputs are provided to international, European and national organizations on a regular annual basis.
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7.1 Confidentiality - policy | |
These data are not covered by the statistical confidentiality policy.
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7.2 Confidentiality - data treatment | |
According to Act no. 205/2004 on the collection, storage and dissemination of environmental information, informations on heavy metal emissions, ground-level ozone concentrations and immissions of major pollutants are publicly available.
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8.1 Release calendar | |
Not applicable.
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8.2 Release calendar access | |
Not applicable.
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8.3 User access | |
The statistical information dissemination policy is formulated in accordance with the State Statistics Act, the Statistical Office Development Strategy, the Eurostat Information Dissemination Strategy and the European Statistics Code of Practice. https://slovak.statistics.sk/wps/portal/ext/services/infoservis/principles
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Yearly.
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10.1 News release | |
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10.2 Publications | |
Data on heavy metal emissions, ground-level ozone concentrations and immissions of major pollutants are published in the publication Environment in the Slovak Republic, which is available on the website of the SO SR https://slovak.statistics.sk/wps/portal/ext/themes/environment/environment/publications Statistical Yearbook of the Slovak Republic - contains data also for the area of ground-level ozone concentrations and immissions of major pollutants. The Environment in the Slovak Republic is published according to the Catalogue of publications. The Catalogue of publications contains basic information about publications, release dates and language versions. All publications are available at the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. The Catalogue of publications is available on the website of the SO SR at: https://slovak.statistics.sk/wps/portal/ext/products/publikacie/catalogue
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10.3 On-line database | |
SO SR database: DATAcube, access at: https://slovak.statistics.sk/wps/portal/ext/Databases
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10.4 Micro-data access | |
Not relevant.
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10.5 Other | |
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10.6 Documentation on methodology | |
Heavy metal emissions statistics are based on several methodologies: |
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10.7 Quality documentation | |
SO SR internal documentation to ensure the quality of statistical outputs: - Methodological guideline for applying mathematical-statistical methods for the statistical survey - Methodological Instruction - Quality Indicators of Statistical Outputs and Statistical Processes - Code of Practice for European Statistics: https://slovak.statistics.sk/wps/portal/ext/aboutus/key.documents/code.of.practise
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11.1 Quality assurance | |
The SO SR has a quality management system in place. The Quality Manual includes a description of the quality management system and the fulfillment of ISO 9001 requirements. The application of the Manual ensures that all activities that affect the quality of the products being produced are planned, managed, reviewed, evaluated and meet the requirements accepted in the order. The Quality Guide is available at: The basis of the whole quality management system is the Code of Practice for European Statistics: https://slovak.statistics.sk/wps/portal/ext/aboutus/key.documents/code.of.practise
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11.2 Quality assessment | |
The quality of heavy metal emissions, ground-level ozone concentrations and immissions of major pollutants statistics is very good.
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12.1 User needs | |
The main users of data on heavy metal emissions, ground-level ozone concentrations and immissions of major pollutants are: central government authorities, research organizations, academia, researchers and students, professional associations, etc. |
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12.2 User satisfaction | |
Since 2009, the Statistical Office of the SR has been conducting customer satisfaction surveys with its products and services at two-year intervals. The aim of the surveys is to get information about the interest and opinions of users on providing and quality of statistical products and services. The information obtained is a valuable source for the further activities of the SO SR. The result of the satisfaction survey in 2017 is available on the website of the SO SR at: https://slovak.statistics.sk/wps/portal/ext/aboutus/marketing/survey.of.satisfaction It was not measured for heavy metal emissions, ground-level ozone concentrations and immissions of major pollutants statistics.
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12.3 Completeness | |
100% - Data is available for all statistics required. Time series of data for individual indicators are available in the public database of the SO SR.
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13.1 Overall accuracy | |
The overall accuracy of pollutant emission statistics is very good. The SHMI is making great efforts to prevent data errors from occurring and performs rigorous data validation to detect errors. The data provided are audited annually by the expert team of the European Environment Agency.
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13.2 Sampling error | |
Not applicable. The survey is exhaustive, not selective.
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13.3 Non-sampling error | |
Non-sampling errors occur in the process of entering and processing statistical data collected through the National Emission Information System (NEIS), processing statistical data obtained from the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic and other supplementary statistical data obtained from the operators of air pollution sources. To reduce the occurrence of errors SHMI has implemented a quality management system through which the processed data are further checked and assessed. At the same time, statistics provided to international and European institutions are audited annually as part of an audit (EEA) or audit (EU).
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14.1 Timeliness | |
Publication of data in the public database of the SO SR is governed by an internal schedule. Heavy metal emissions data are published by the 22nd month after the reference year, ground-level ozone concentrations and immissions of major pollutants are published within 10 months after the reference year.
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14.2 Punctuality | |
Publication deadlines are met.
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15.1 Comparability - geographical | |
Not relevant. Statistics of heavy metal emissions, ground-level ozone concentrations and immissions of major pollutants are compiled for the whole territory of the Slovak Republic.
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15.2 Comparability - over time | |
The published data are fully comparable.
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15.3 Coherence - cross domain | |
Not relevant.
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15.4 Coherence - internal | |
There are no deviations, statistical outputs are internally consistent |
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The SO of the SR regularly monitors the workload of reporting units. As part of the optimization of statistical surveys, it takes measures aimed at reducing their burden. The cost and workload at the level of European statistical products and its monitoring is the responsibility of the Directorate Group for Resources within Eurostat.
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17.1 Data revision - policy | |
The revision policy governs the basic rules and general procedures by which the pre-drafted data is later revised as well as applied in revisions for other reasons. The revision policy and calendar is available on the SO SR website at: https://slovak.statistics.sk/wps/portal/ext/products/revisions
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17.2 Data revision - practice | |
Not applicable.
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18.1 Source data | |
The data are obtained by exhaustive surveys from the operators of air pollution sources and supplementary statistical data are obtained electronically on the basis of the mutual cooperation agreement in the field of statistics no. DOH-1-3 / 2012-400 and direct addressing of selected operators to request data.
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18.2 Frequency of data collection | |
Yearly.
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18.3 Data collection | |
Electronically via the NEIS information system, via a common FTP server and via e-mail. Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic takes over data from administrative sources SHMI.
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18.4 Data validation | |
The data are validated within the quality management system
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18.5 Data compilation | |
The survey is exhaustive. The collected data are summarized by individual classifications.
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18.6 Adjustment | |
The data collected is not adjusted
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