Environmental accounts; emissions to water, origin destination 1995-2012

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Environmental accounts; emissions to water, origin destination 1995-2012
Origin-destination Periods Emissions to water, heavy metals Total heavy metals (in equivalents) (1 000 heavy metal-equivalents) Emissions to water, heavy metals Arsenic compounds like As (kg) Emissions to water, heavy metals Cadmium compounds like Cd (kg) 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)
Total origin 2012 384.7 121,772 8,242 219,051 558,239 1,444 251,082 294,842 2,350,005
Total Dutch economy 2012 136.3 14,903 1,860 20,157 224,925 582 77,988 67,909 816,762
A-U All economic activities 2012 44.8 7,407 974 5,085 70,211 96 13,340 50,093 357,183
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2012 15.4 0 746 2 18,325 - 2,241 37,192 164,199
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2012 6.8 743 31 2,548 13,284 31 1,858 4,788 28,671
B Mining and quarrying 2012 0.1 6 0 170 55 1 153 66 461
C Manufacturing 2012 6.1 471 26 1,939 12,495 24 1,474 3,899 23,765
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2012 0.5 77 6 353 1,047 0 126 446 3,700
13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2012 0.4 2 0 331 1,012 - 13 335 897
16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 2012 0.6 26 1 125 523 11 33 129 1,251
16 Manufacture of wood products 2012 0.0 0 0 0 2 - 0 0 19
17 Manufacture of paper 2012 0.6 26 1 122 501 11 32 128 1,209
18 Printing and reproduction 2012 0.0 0 0 3 21 - 0 1 23
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2012 0.2 112 4 95 101 3 64 559 1,055
20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 2012 1.0 180 7 552 1,315 5 561 1,096 9,944
20 Manufacture of chemicals 2012 1.0 180 7 529 1,307 5 561 1,084 9,657
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2012 0.0 0 0 23 8 0 0 12 287
22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2012 0.0 1 0 7 93 0 22 16 304
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2012 0.0 0 0 0 2 - 0 0 74
23 Manufacture of building materials 2012 0.0 1 0 7 92 - 22 16 230
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2012 0.5 72 7 446 401 4 636 1,195 5,698
24 Manufacture of basic metals 2012 0.3 72 6 88 155 4 628 238 2,038
25 Manufacture of metal products 2012 0.2 0 0 358 246 0 8 957 3,659
26-27 Electrical and electron. Industry 2012 0.0 0 0 5 48 - 1 20 62
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2012 0.0 0 1 7 78 - 2 30 120
29-30 Transport equipment 2012 2.6 0 0 14 7,856 - 12 66 476
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2012 0.0 0 0 3 21 - 4 7 259
D Electricity and gas supply 2012 0.1 0 0 1 91 2 20 8 175
E Water supply and waste management 2012 0.6 266 5 439 643 4 212 814 4,269
F Construction 2012 0.7 1 0 15 1,531 - 423 11 4,289
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2012 6.7 1,029 8 79 15,188 3 1,510 61 40,700
G Wholesale and retail trade 2012 1.3 1 3 31 3,155 - 898 21 7,039
H Transportation and storage 2012 5.1 1,028 5 47 11,367 3 425 39 32,502
49 Land transport 2012 2.0 2 1 43 4,878 3 286 35 7,538
50 Water transport 2012 2.8 0 4 0 5,871 - 16 0 23,726
51 Air transport 2012 0.0 0 0 0 64 - 18 0 105
52 Warehousing, services for transport 2012 0.3 1,026 0 4 417 - 67 4 820
53 Postal and courier activities 2012 0.1 0 0 1 136 - 38 1 312
I Accommodation and food serving 2012 0.3 0 0 1 666 - 187 1 1,159
J Information and communication 2012 0.3 0 0 2 708 - 198 1 1,325
K Financial institutions 2012 0.3 0 0 100 721 - 191 2 1,410
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2012 0.1 0 0 1 191 - 53 0 361
M-N Business services 2012 1.5 1 0 16 3,669 0 1,019 11 7,378
M Other specialised business services 2012 0.7 0 0 4 1,639 - 458 3 3,061
N Renting and other business support 2012 0.8 0 0 12 2,030 - 561 8 4,317
O-Q Government and care 2012 12.7 5,633 189 2,320 15,669 61 5,590 8,024 107,020
O Public administration and services 2012 10.9 5,633 189 2,316 11,414 60 4,412 8,022 99,929
P Education 2012 0.5 0 0 2 1,235 - 341 1 2,147
Q Health and social work activities 2012 1.3 0 0 2 3,020 1 836 1 4,944
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2012 0.4 0 0 3 925 0 258 2 1,831
R Culture, sports and recreation 2012 0.2 0 0 2 391 - 109 1 806
S Other service activities 2012 0.2 0 0 2 497 - 139 1 967
T Activities of households 2012 0.0 0 0 0 36 - 10 0 58
U Extraterritorial organisations 2012 . . . . . . . . .
Total private households 2012 83.8 3,728 831 3,501 179,489 298 55,784 8,403 212,601
Own transport private households 2012 1.2 6 3 188 1,825 - 301 121 16,248
Other private households 2012 82.6 3,722 828 3,313 177,665 298 55,483 8,282 196,353
Total other domestic origin 2012 7.7 3,768 55 11,571 -24,776 188 8,864 9,412 246,979
Atmospheric deposition 2012 20.0 1,667 331 1,314 14,122 350 8,156 2,988 44,287
Transport difference 2012 -12.3 2,101 -276 10,257 -38,898 -161 709 6,424 202,692
Total from abroad 2012 248.4 106,869 6,382 198,894 333,314 862 173,094 226,933 1,533,243
Supply by rivers from abroad 2012 240.4 106,869 6,366 198,894 312,876 862 173,094 226,933 1,499,991
Non-residents in the Netherlands 2012 8.0 - 15 - 20,438 - - - 33,252
Total destination 2012 384.7 121,772 8,242 219,051 558,239 1,444 251,082 294,842 2,350,005
Total absorption 2012 80.6 6,264 677 15,840 150,053 269 36,306 18,588 464,304
Total abroad 2012 304.2 115,507 7,565 203,211 408,186 1,175 214,776 276,254 1,885,702
Discharge by rivers into the sea 2012 139.6 53,323 4,240 99,240 247,240 690 91,805 113,231 651
Residents abroad 2012 1.4 - 2 - 2,906 - - - 12,532
Contribution environmental problem 2012 163.2 62,184 3,322 103,970 158,040 485 122,971 163,023 1,872,519
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

Status of the figures:
To obtain coherent and consistent time series, the complete time series are (re)calculated. The latest insights, particularly with regard to the emission factors are included in the calculations.

Changes as of January 30, 2015:
None, this is a new table.
This table replaces a similar table containing data till 2010, where except for the years 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2010 from the emission inventory also the interjacent years were provided (see paragraph 3. Links to relevant tables and articles).

When will new figures be published?
New figures are published biannually in October, simultaneously with the appearance of the publication of the environmental accounts. The first update will take place in October 2016.

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.
Total heavy metals (in equivalents)
Heavy metals are metals with a high atomic weight.
The emissions of the different heavy metals can be converted to heavy metals equivalents and then add up. The level of harmfulness of the metal to the environment is taken into account in the conversion.
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It concerns in particular heavy metals with high toxicity, such as aresenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, mercury, lead, nickel and zinc.
Arsenic compounds like As
The sum of arsenic compounds, measured as the total amount of arsenic that is present in those compounds.
Cadmium compounds like Cd
The sum of cadmium compounds, measured as the total amount of cadmium that is present in those compounds.
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.