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Mapping of Floodplains of National Importance
Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food, Regions and cities, Environment
In order to give cantons the option of taking the protection of floodplains of probable national importance into their own hands as quickly as possible, the Swiss Agency for the...
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Floodplains outside of the federal inventary
Regions and cities, Environment
Of all the floodplains mapped throughout Switzerland, the objects which have not been included in the federal inventory have been compiled in this dataset. A distinction has bee...
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Ammonia Concentration
Regions and cities, Environment
Ammonia can harm plants and animals and contributes to elevated nitrogen deposition. Critical levels for ammonia are established in the framework of the UNECE convention on long...
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Air pollution by particulate matter PM2.5
Regions and cities, Environment
"Particulate matter" (PM2.5) refers to particles less than 2.5 micrometres in diameter. These particles are formed during industrial and commercial production processes, combust...
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Air pollution by sulfur dioxide
Regions and cities, Environment
Higher concentrations of sulfur dioxide (SO₂) can have especially negative effects on the respiratory tract; asthmatics and people with chronic respiratory diseases are particul...
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Air pollution by nitrogen dioxide
Regions and cities, Environment
The term "nitrogen oxides" (NOx) embraces nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) and nitrogen monoxide (NO). Nitrogen oxides form in the combustion of motor and heating fuels, especially when c...
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Air pollution by Ozone
Regions and cities, Environment
Ground-level ozone has negative impacts on human health and vegetation. High levels in particular lead to irritation of the respiratory tract and lung tissue. In plants, high oz...
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Air pollution by particulate matter PM10
Regions and cities, Environment
"Particulate matter" (PM10) refers to particles less than 10 micrometres in diameter. These particles are formed during industrial and commercial production processes, combustio...
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Alpine Floodplains outside of the federal inventary
Regions and cities, Environment
As past of the systematic inventory of flood plains, properties that were until recently not evaluated as having national significance will also be included in the federal inven...