Authors
Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Arias-Navarro, Cristina, Vidojević, Dragana, Zdruli, Pandi, Yunta Mezquita, Felipe, Jones, Arwyn, Wojda, Piotr
- Catalogue number
- KJ-NA-32-028-EN-N
- Citation
- European Commission: Joint Research Centre, Arias-Navarro, C., Vidojević, D., Zdruli, P., Yunta Mezquita, F. et al., Soil pollution in the Western Balkans , Publications Office of the European Union, 2024, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2760/21207
- DOI
- https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2760/21207
- ISBN
- 978-92-68-20095-7
- ISSN
- 1831-9424
- Pages
- 78
- Published in
- Belgium
- Themes
- Scientific and technical research
Table of Contents
- Contents 3
- Abstract 5
- Acknowledgements 6
- Authors 6
- Executive summary 7
- Policy context 7
- Key conclusions 7
- Main findings 7
- Related and future JRC work 8
- Quick guide 8
- 1 Introduction 9
- 2 The Green Agenda for the Western Balkans 10
- 3 The Western Balkans region: Geomorphological setting, climatic conditions, and associated soils 12
- 4 Soil Pollution 15
- 4.1 Methodology 17
- 4.2 Results 17
- 4.2.1 Soil nutrients and Nitrate Vulnerable Zones 17
- Albania 17
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 18
- Kosovo* 18
- Montenegro 19
- North Macedonia 19
- Serbia 19
- Regional summary 20
- 4.2.2 Soil Pollution risks and status 23
- Albania (1) 23
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (1) 26
- Kosovo* (1) 28
- Montenegro (1) 31
- North Macedonia (1) 32
- Serbia (1) 35
- Regional summary (1) 38
- 5 Conclusions 44
- References 46
- List of abbreviations and definitions 54
- List of boxes 57
- List of figures 58
- List of tables 59
- Annexes 60
- Annex 1. Summary of the contaminated sites in the Western Balkans 60
- Annex 2. Synthesis of final methodology and metadata for spatial evidence 75
