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Environment - current issues Estonia, in 32 editions.
The entry for Estonia published Environment - current issues in 32 editions of 34, from 1992 to 2024. The text changed in 13 editions. Each is shown as published. Environment - current issues in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 13
- the first edition with it
- 1992
- the latest edition with it
- 2024
Published as “Environment” (1992 to 1996), “Environment - current issues” (1997 to 2024), “Environment-current issues” (1998) and “Environment--current issues” (1999).
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2012 edition
Same as 2011Published as “Environment”
coastal waters largely polluted
coastal waters largely polluted
Published as “Environment”
- air heavily polluted with sulphur dioxide from oil-shale burning power plants in northeast;
- radioactive wastes dumped in open reservoir in Sillamae, a few dozen meters from Baltic Sea;
- contamination of soil and ground water with petroleum products, chemicals at military bases
Rewritten: too little of the 1992 text remains to mark the changes.
air heavily polluted with sulphur dioxide from oil-shale burning power
plants in northeast; radioactive wastes dumped in open reservoir in
Sillamae, a few dozen meters from Baltic Sea; contamination of soil and
ground water with petroleum products, chemicals at military bases
The entry for Estonia did not include Environment - current issues.
Published as “Environment”
- current issues:
- air heavily polluted with sulfur dioxide from oil-shale burning power plants in northeast;
- contamination of soil and groundwater with petroleum products, chemicals at military bases
- natural hazards:
- flooding occurs frequently in the spring
- international agreements:
- party to - Biodiversity,
- Climate Change,
- Endangered Species,
- Hazardous Wastes,
- Ship Pollution,
- Wetlands
current issues: air heavily polluted with sulphur sulfur dioxide from
oil-shale burning powerradioactive wastes dumped in open reservoir in contamination of soil and
Sillamae, a few dozen meters from Baltic Sea;ground water groundwater with petroleum products, chemicals at military bases
natural hazards: flooding occurs frequently in the spring
international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change,
Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
Published as “Environment”
- current issues:
- air heavily polluted with sulfur dioxide from oil-shale burning power plants in northeast;
- contamination of soil and groundwater with petroleum products, chemicals at former Soviet military bases
- natural hazards:
- flooding occurs frequently in the spring
- international agreements:
- party to - Biodiversity,
- Climate Change,
- Endangered Species,
- Hazardous Wastes,
- Ship Pollution,
- Wetlands
current issues: air heavily polluted with sulfur dioxide from
oil-shale burning power plants in northeast; contamination of soil and
and groundwater with petroleum products, chemicals at former Soviet
military bases
natural hazards: flooding occurs frequently in the spring
international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change,
Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
- air heavily polluted with sulfur dioxide from oil-shale burning power plants in northeast;
- contamination of soil and groundwater with petroleum products, chemicals at former Soviet military bases;
- Estonia has more than 1,400 natural and manmade lakes, the smaller of which in agricultural areas are heavily affected by organic waste;
- coastal sea water is polluted in many locations
current issues: air heavily polluted with sulfur dioxide from
from oil-shale burning power plants in northeast; contamination of soil
soil and groundwater with petroleum products, chemicals at former Soviet
Soviet military basesbases; Estonia has more than 1,400 natural hazards: flooding occurs frequently in the spring and manmadeinternational agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, lakes, the smaller of which in agricultural areas are heavily affectedEndangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ship Pollution, Wetlands by organic waste; coastal sea water is polluted in many locations
Published as “Environment-current issues”
- air heavily polluted with sulfur dioxide from oil-shale burning power plants in northeast;
- contamination of soil and groundwater with petroleum products, chemicals at former Soviet military bases;
- Estonia has more than 1,400 natural and manmade lakes, the smaller of which in agricultural areas are heavily affected by organic waste;
- coastal sea water is polluted in many locations
air heavily polluted with sulfur dioxide
from oil-shale burning power plants in northeast; contamination of
soil and groundwater with petroleum products, chemicals at former
Soviet military bases; Estonia has more than 1,400 natural and manmade
lakes, the smaller of which in agricultural areas are heavily affected
by organic waste; coastal sea water is polluted in many locations
Published as “Environment--current issues”
- air heavily polluted with sulfur dioxide from oil-shale burning power plants in northeast;
- contamination of soil and groundwater with petroleum products, chemicals at former Soviet military bases;
- Estonia has more than 1,400 natural and manmade lakes, the smaller of which in agricultural areas are heavily affected by organic waste;
- coastal sea water is polluted in many locations
air heavily polluted with sulfur dioxide
dioxide from oil-shale burning power plants in northeast;
contamination of
chemicals at former
1,400 natural and manmade
agricultural areas are heavily affected
sea water is polluted in many locations
The same text in 2000 and 2001.
- air heavily polluted with sulfur dioxide from oil-shale burning power plants in northeast;
- contamination of soil and groundwater with petroleum products, chemicals at former Soviet military bases;
- Estonia has more than 1,400 natural and manmade lakes, the smaller of which in agricultural areas are heavily affected by organic waste;
- coastal sea water is polluted in many locations
air heavily polluted with sulfur
- air polluted with sulfur dioxide from oil-shale burning power plants in northeast;
- however, the amount of pollutants emitted to the air have fallen steadily, the emissions of 2000 were 4.6 times smaller than in 1980;
- the amount of unpurified wastewater discharged to water bodies fell 20 times in 2000 compared to 1980;
- in connection with the start-up of new water purification plants, the pollution load of wastewater decreased;
- Estonia has more than 1,400 natural and manmade lakes, the smaller of which in agricultural areas need to be monitored;
- coastal seawater is polluted in certain locations
air heavily polluted with sulfur dioxide from oil-shale burning power plants in northeast; contamination however, the amount of soil and groundwater pollutants emitted to the air have fallen steadily, the emissions of 2000 were 4.6 times smaller than in 1980; the amount of unpurified wastewater discharged to water bodies fell 20 times in 2000 compared to 1980; in connection with petroleum products, chemicals at former Soviet military bases; the start-up of new water purification plants, the pollution load of wastewater decreased; Estonia has more than 1,400 natural and manmade lakes, the smaller of which in agricultural areas are heavily affected by organic waste; need to be monitored; coastal sea water seawater is polluted in many certain locations
The same text in 5 editions, 2003 to 2007.
- air polluted with sulfur dioxide from oil-shale burning power plants in northeast;
- however, the amount of pollutants emitted to the air have fallen steadily, the emissions of 2000 were 80% less than in 1980;
- the amount of unpurified wastewater discharged to water bodies in 2000 was one twentieth the level of 1980;
- in connection with the start-up of new water purification plants, the pollution load of wastewater decreased;
- Estonia has more than 1,400 natural and manmade lakes, the smaller of which in agricultural areas need to be monitored;
- coastal seawater is polluted in certain locations
air polluted with sulfur dioxide from oil-shale burning power plants in northeast; however, the amount of pollutants emitted to the air have fallen steadily, the emissions of 2000 were 4.6 times smaller 80% less than in 1980; the amount of unpurified wastewater discharged to water bodies fell 20 times in 2000 compared to was one twentieth the level of 1980; in connection with the start-up of new water purification plants, the pollution load of wastewater decreased; Estonia has more than 1,400 natural and manmade lakes, the smaller of which in agricultural areas need to be monitored; coastal seawater is polluted in certain locations
The same text in 3 editions, 2008 to 2010.
- air polluted with sulfur dioxide from oil-shale burning power plants in northeast;
- however, the amount of pollutants emitted to the air have fallen steadily, the emissions of 2000 were 80% less than in 1980;
- the amount of unpurified wastewater discharged to water bodies in 2000 was one-20th the level of 1980;
- in connection with the start-up of new water purification plants, the pollution load of wastewater decreased;
- Estonia has more than 1,400 natural and manmade lakes, the smaller of which in agricultural areas need to be monitored;
- coastal seawater is polluted in certain locations
air polluted with sulfur dioxide from oil-shale burning power plants in northeast; however, the amount of pollutants emitted to the air have fallen steadily, the emissions of 2000 were 80% less than in 1980; the amount of unpurified wastewater discharged to water bodies in 2000 was one twentieth one-20th the level of 1980; in connection with the start-up of new water purification plants, the pollution load of wastewater decreased; Estonia has more than 1,400 natural and manmade lakes, the smaller of which in agricultural areas need to be monitored; coastal seawater is polluted in certain locations
The same text in 4 editions, 2011 to 2014.
- air polluted with sulfur dioxide from oil-shale burning power plants in northeast;
- however, the amount of pollutants emitted to the air have fallen steadily, the emissions of 2000 were 80% less than in 1980;
- the amount of unpurified wastewater discharged to water bodies in 2000 was 1/20 the level of 1980;
- in connection with the start-up of new water purification plants, the pollution load of wastewater decreased;
- Estonia has more than 1,400 natural and manmade lakes, the smaller of which in agricultural areas need to be monitored;
- coastal seawater is polluted in certain locations
air polluted with sulfur dioxide from oil-shale burning power plants in northeast; however, the amount of pollutants emitted to the air have fallen steadily, the emissions of 2000 were 80% less than in 1980; the amount of unpurified wastewater discharged to water bodies in 2000 was one-20th 1/20 the level of 1980; in connection with the start-up of new water purification plants, the pollution load of wastewater decreased; Estonia has more than 1,400 natural and manmade lakes, the smaller of which in agricultural areas need to be monitored; coastal seawater is polluted in certain locations
The same text in 2015 and 2016.
- air polluted with sulfur dioxide from oil-shale burning power plants in northeast;
- however, the amounts of pollutants emitted to the air have fallen dramatically;
- the pollution load of wastewater at purification plants has decreased substantially;
- Estonia has more than 1,400 natural and manmade lakes, the smaller of which in agricultural areas need to be monitored;
- coastal seawater is polluted in certain locations
air polluted with sulfur dioxide from oil-shale burning power plants in northeast; however, the amount amounts of pollutants emitted to the air have fallen steadily, the emissions of 2000 were 80% less than in 1980; the amount of unpurified wastewater discharged to water bodies in 2000 was 1/20 the level of 1980; in connection with the start-up of new water purification plants, dramatically; the pollution load of wastewater decreased; at purification plants has decreased substantially; Estonia has more than 1,400 natural and manmade lakes, the smaller of which in agricultural areas need to be monitored; coastal seawater is polluted in certain locations
The same text in 5 editions, 2017 to 2021.
- air polluted with sulfur dioxide from oil-shale burning power plants in northeast;
- however, the amounts of pollutants emitted to the air have fallen dramatically and the pollution load of wastewater at purification plants has decreased substantially due to improved technology and environmental monitoring;
- Estonia has more than 1,400 natural and manmade lakes, the smaller of which in agricultural areas need to be monitored;
- coastal seawater is polluted in certain locations
air polluted with sulfur dioxide from oil-shale burning power plants in northeast; however, the amounts of pollutants emitted to the air have fallen dramatically; dramatically and the pollution load of wastewater at purification plants has decreased substantially; substantially due to improved technology and environmental monitoring; Estonia has more than 1,400 natural and manmade lakes, the smaller of which in agricultural areas need to be monitored; coastal seawater is polluted in certain locations
The same text in 3 editions, 2022 to 2024.
- air polluted with sulfur dioxide from oil-shale burning power plants in northeast;
- however, the amounts of pollutants emitted into the air have fallen dramatically and the pollution load of wastewater at purification plants has decreased substantially due to improved technology and environmental monitoring;
- Estonia has more than 1,400 natural and manmade lakes, the smaller of which in agricultural areas need to be monitored;
- coastal seawater is polluted in certain locations
air polluted with sulfur dioxide from oil-shale burning power plants in northeast; however, the amounts of pollutants emitted to into the air have fallen dramatically and the pollution load of wastewater at purification plants has decreased substantially due to improved technology and environmental monitoring; Estonia has more than 1,400 natural and manmade lakes, the smaller of which in agricultural areas need to be monitored; coastal seawater is polluted in certain locations
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Estonia: Environment - current issues.” The World Factbook, 1992–2024 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/estonia/environment-current-issues.