AU publishes annual reports with results from AU's air pollution monitoring programme. There are two series of reports, one of which is in English. The reports provide a good overview of the situation in Denmark. .

Please note that there are other reports and publications on related subjects. In order to find additional literature, you may use the overview page on air pollution literature or perform a search in the database of AU publications.

Annual reports from the monitoring programme

There is a series of reports in English with the title "The Danish Air Quality Monitoring Programme". These reports have focus on air pollutants with an effect on human health. They provide a good overview of the air quality situation in Denmark. 

The newest reports are:

• Ellermann, T., Nøjgaard, J.K., Nordstrøm, C., Brandt, J., Christensen, J., Ketzel, M. & Jensen, S. S. 2012: The Danish Air Quality Monitoring Programme. Annual Summary for 2011. Aarhus University, DCE – Danish Centre for Environment and Energy, 63 pp. Scientific Report from DCE – Danish Centre for Environment and Energy Nr. 37.
  Summary | Sammenfatning | Full report in pdf-format (6,22 MB)
• Ellermann, T., Nordstrøm, C., Brandt, J., Christensen, J., Ketzel, M. & Jensen, S.S. 2011: The Danish Air Quality Monitoring Programme. Annual Summary for 2010. National Environmental Research Institute, Aarhus University. 55 pp. NERI Technical Report No. 836. Summary| Sammenfatning | Full report in PDF-format (4,97 MB).
• Ellermann, T, Nordstrøm, C, Brandt, J, Christensen, JH, Ketzel, M & Jensen, SS 2010, The Danish Air Quality Monitoring Programme. Annual Summary for 2009, National Environmental Research Institute, Aarhus University. 61 pp. NERI Technical Report No. 799. Summary| Sammenfatning | Full report in PDF-format (2,70 MB).
• Ellermann, T., Kemp, K., Brandt, J., Christensen, J., Ketzel, M. & Jensen, S.S. 2010: The Danish Air Quality Monitoring Programme. Annual Summary for 2008. National Environmental Research Institute, Aarhus University. 54 pp. NERI Technical Report No. 752. Summary | Sammenfatning | Full report in pdf (3,54 MB).
• Kemp, K., Ellermann, T., Brandt, J., Christensen, J., Ketzel, M. & Jensen, S.S., 2008: The Danish Air Quality Monitoring Programme. Annual Summary for 2007. National Environmental Research Institute, University of Aarhus. 47 pp. NERI Technical Report No. 681. Sammenfatning |Summary | Full report i pdf-format (1,544 kB)

You can find additional reports through a search in AU's database of publications.

Background monitoring

There is a series of annual reports focusing on air quality in relation to Nature. These reports are in Danish with a summary in English. They have the title "Atmosfærisk deposition af kvælstof" or just "Atmosfærisk deposition"

The newest reports: 

• Ellermann, T., Andersen, H.V., Bossi, R., Christensen, J., Løfstrøm, P., Monies, C., Grundahl, L. & Geels, C. (2012): Atmosfærisk deposition 2011. NOVANA. Aarhus Universitet, DCE – Nationalt Center for Miljø og Energi, 82 s. - Videnskabelig rapport fra DCE - Nationalt Center for Miljø og Energi nr. 30. 
  Sammenfatning | Full report (2,96 MB)
• Ellermann, T., Andersen, H.V., Bossi, R., Christensen, J., Kemp, K., Løfstrøm, P. & Monies, C. (2010): Atmosfærisk deposition 2008. NOVANA. Danmarks Miljøundersøgelser, Aarhus Universitet. 74 s. Faglig rapport fra DMU, nr. 761. Sammenfatning | Full report in PDF-format (2,06 MB) 
• Ellermann, T., Andersen, H.V., Bossi, R., Christensen, J., Geels, C., Kemp, K.., Løfstrøm, P., Mogensen, B.B. & Monies, C. (2009): Atmosfærisk deposition 2007. NOVANA. Danmarks Miljøundersøgelser, Aarhus Universitet. 97 s.  Faglig rapport fra DMU, nr. 708. Sammenfatning | Full report in pdf-format
• Ellermann, T., Andersen, H.V., Bossi, R., Christensen, J., Frohn, L.M., Geels, C., Kemp, K., Løfstrøm, P., Mogensen, B.B. & Monies, C. 2007: Atmosfærisk deposition 2006. NOVANA. . Faglig rapport fra DMU nr. 645, 65 s. Sammenfatning | Full report in pdf-format (2.016 kB). 

An overview (in English) of the results of background measurements from a 20-year period is given in the report:

• N.Z.Heidam (2000): The Background Air Quality in Denmark 1978-97. National Environmental Research Institute, Denmark. 192 p. NERI Technical Report No.341.
  See the abstract or the entire report (NB: The file has a size of 13.5 MB!).

See also

• Overview page on air pollution literature
• Information concerning air pollution programmes.
• The entry page to all our web pages on air pollution, www.air.dmu.dk