Acidification of the environment
Apart from emission of greenhouse gases the production of energy leads to the emission of a range of different substances e.g. S02, N0x and NH3 causing acidification of the environment and eutrophying. With the current production composition and level the fertiliser effect of nitrogen fall-outs from the air reach an extent to which tolerate-border for almost 70 %s of the sensitive ecosystems in Denmark is crossed. In addition there are considerable health effects.
The windmills saved nature for the following discharges of acidifying materials in 2006
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Western DK
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EasternDK
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Total
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Emissions air
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S02 (ton)
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1447
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129
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1576
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N0x (ton)
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3454
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1134
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4588
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Note that for some types of renewable energy the emission of N0x and S02 is also marked.
This especially concerns garbage and biogas.
Sources: Miljøtilstandsrapport 2005, Stamdataregistret
