Environmental accounts; emissions to water, origin-destination 1995-2010

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Environmental accounts; emissions to water, origin-destination 1995-2010
Origin-destination Periods Emissions to water, heavy metals Chromic compounds like Cr (kg) Emissions to water, heavy metals Copper compounds like Cu (kg) Emissions to water, heavy metals Mercury compounds like Hg (kg) Emissions to water, heavy metals Lead compounds like Pb (kg) Emissions to water, heavy metals Nickel compounds like Ni (kg) Emissions to water, heavy metals Zinc compounds like Zn (kg) Emissions to water, nutrients Total nutrients (in equivalents) (1 000 nutrient-equivalents) Emissions to water, nutrients Phosphorus compounds like P (kg)
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2010** 0 18,403 - 2,264 37,191 164,208 8,977 3,743,975
B Mining and quarrying 2010** 94 94 1 55 128 656 - -
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2010** 165 706 1 87 309 2,896 1,254 853,080
18 Printing and reproduction 2010** 1 33 - 2 1 57 0 -
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2010** 161 170 7 160 967 904 55 26,527
20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 2010** 609 6,172 3 157 1,104 9,089 395 184,925
22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2010** 9 64 0 22 21 354 9 3,767
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2010** 804 361 2 542 1,557 4,945 79 20,325
26-27 Electrical and electron. Industry 2010** 3 43 1 9 16 105 9 8,865
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2010** 2 24 0 4 4 105 - -
D Electricity and gas supply 2010** 2 274 1 25 11 393 24 4,935
E Water supply and waste management 2010** 3,291 10,236 93 4,180 10,214 88,821 4,755 2,684,324
G Wholesale and retail trade 2010** 33 3,405 0 966 21 6,861 1 341
H Transportation and storage 2010** 8 10,633 0 597 31 30,269 3 27
49 Land transport 2010** 7 5,556 - 438 28 8,973 1 -
53 Postal and courier activities 2010** 0 175 - 46 1 439 0 -
I Accommodation and food serving 2010** 0 604 - 172 0 1,047 - -
J Information and communication 2010** 0 752 - 208 2 1,465 - -
N Renting and other business support 2010** 2 1,957 - 519 9 4,562 - -
O-Q Government and care 2010** 1 7,850 2 1,575 6 13,961 0 0
O Public administration and services 2010** 1 3,777 - 446 5 7,437 - -
Q Health and social work activities 2010** 0 2,841 2 791 0 4,506 - -
R Culture, sports and recreation 2010** 0 372 - 103 1 695 - -
Non-residents in the Netherlands 2010** - 20,402 - - - 33,664 - -
Source: CBS.
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This table contains information about the origin and destination of emissions to water of nutrients and heavy metals. These data are part of the environmental accounts. The origin of the emissions to water can be divided into the Dutch economy (disaggregated by private households and industries) and the rest of the world. The destination can be divided into absorption by producers, drain off emissions to the rest of the world and contribution to the environmental problem. The figures in this table can be compared in a consistent way to macro-economic indicators. Furthermore, water emission accounts indicators can be derived for the emissions of heavy metals into water and the eutrophication of surface waters. These indicators can be used for supporting water policy.

Data available from: 1995-2010

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table for the last year are provisional. The figures for the other years are final. Because this table is discontinued, figures will not be updated anymore.

Changes as of January 30, 2015:
None, this table is discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable anymore. This table is replaced by table: Environmental accounts; emissions to water, origin and destination. See paragraph 3.

Description topics

Emissions to water, heavy metals
A group of metals with a high atomic weight, in particular metals with high toxicity, such as arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, mercury, lead, nickel and zinc.
Chromic compounds like Cr
The sum of chromic compounds, measured as the total amount of chromium that is present in those compounds.
Copper compounds like Cu
The sum of copper compounds, measured as the total amount of copper that is present in those compounds.
Mercury compounds like Hg
The sum of mercury compounds, measured as the total amount of mercury that is present in those compounds.
Lead compounds like Pb
The sum of lead compounds, measured as the total amount of lead that is present in those compounds.
Nickel compounds like Ni
The sum of nickel compounds, measured as the total amount of nickel that is present in those compounds.
Zinc compounds like Zn
The sum of zinc compounds, measured as the total amount of zinc that is present in those compounds.
Emissions to water, nutrients
Nutrients that are necessary for the growth of crops and plants (such as phosphorus and nitrogen).
A too high concentration of phosphorus and nitrogen in the surface water is bad for the quality of the surface water.
Total nutrients (in equivalents)
Nutrients that are necessary for the growth of crops and plants (such as phosphorus and nitrogen)
The emissions of phosphorus and nitrogen are converted to nutrient-equivalents and then added up. In the conversion the harmfulness of the nutrients to the environment is taken into account. Phosphorus gets a heavier weight than nitrogen (factor 10)
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A too high concentration of phosphorus and nitrogen in the surface water is bad for the quality of the surface water.
Phosphorus compounds like P
The total amount of phosphates and other phosphorus compounds in waste water, measured as phosphorus (P). Phosphate is a compound of phosphorus with oxygen. Phosphorus compounds are nutrients and of vital importance for all organisms, because it is a nutrient for different proteins and for the skeleton.