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

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Origin-destination 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-U All economic activities 5,085 70,211 96 13,340 50,093 357,183 15,554 7,618,859
C Manufacturing 1,939 12,495 24 1,474 3,899 23,765 2,071 1,255,049
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 353 1,047 0 126 446 3,700 1,399 952,562
16 Manufacture of wood products 0 2 - 0 0 19 - -
17 Manufacture of paper 122 501 11 32 128 1,209 79 36,908
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 95 101 3 64 559 1,055 56 24,454
20 Manufacture of chemicals 529 1,307 5 561 1,084 9,657 288 112,542
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 23 8 0 0 12 287 82 51,146
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 0 2 - 0 0 74 3 1,547
23 Manufacture of building materials 7 92 - 22 16 230 4 1,720
24 Manufacture of basic metals 88 155 4 628 238 2,038 66 11,337
25 Manufacture of metal products 358 246 0 8 957 3,659 41 40,732
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 7 78 - 2 30 120 5 4,388
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 3 21 - 4 7 259 - -
53 Postal and courier activities 1 136 - 38 1 312 0 -
O-Q Government and care 2,320 15,669 61 5,590 8,024 107,020 3,586 2,064,667
Q Health and social work activities 2 3,020 1 836 1 4,944 - -
S Other service activities 2 497 - 139 1 967 - -
T Activities of households 0 36 - 10 0 58 - -
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


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.

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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.