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 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)
Total origin 2012 219,051 558,239 1,444 251,082 294,842 2,350,005 74,390 29,838,546
Total Dutch economy 2012 20,157 224,925 582 77,988 67,909 816,762 37,352 19,845,272
A-U All economic activities 2012 5,085 70,211 96 13,340 50,093 357,183 15,554 7,618,859
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2012 2 18,325 - 2,241 37,192 164,199 9,345 4,029,918
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2012 2,548 13,284 31 1,858 4,788 28,671 2,618 1,523,513
B Mining and quarrying 2012 170 55 1 153 66 461 - -
C Manufacturing 2012 1,939 12,495 24 1,474 3,899 23,765 2,071 1,255,049
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2012 353 1,047 0 126 446 3,700 1,399 952,562
13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2012 331 1,012 - 13 335 897 41 13,966
16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 2012 125 523 11 33 129 1,251 79 36,908
16 Manufacture of wood products 2012 0 2 - 0 0 19 - -
17 Manufacture of paper 2012 122 501 11 32 128 1,209 79 36,908
18 Printing and reproduction 2012 3 21 - 0 1 23 0 -
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2012 95 101 3 64 559 1,055 56 24,454
20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 2012 552 1,315 5 561 1,096 9,944 370 163,688
20 Manufacture of chemicals 2012 529 1,307 5 561 1,084 9,657 288 112,542
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2012 23 8 0 0 12 287 82 51,146
22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2012 7 93 0 22 16 304 7 3,267
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2012 0 2 - 0 0 74 3 1,547
23 Manufacture of building materials 2012 7 92 - 22 16 230 4 1,720
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2012 446 401 4 636 1,195 5,698 107 52,069
24 Manufacture of basic metals 2012 88 155 4 628 238 2,038 66 11,337
25 Manufacture of metal products 2012 358 246 0 8 957 3,659 41 40,732
26-27 Electrical and electron. Industry 2012 5 48 - 1 20 62 3 2,771
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2012 7 78 - 2 30 120 5 4,388
29-30 Transport equipment 2012 14 7,856 - 12 66 476 5 976
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2012 3 21 - 4 7 259 - -
D Electricity and gas supply 2012 1 91 2 20 8 175 30 5,205
E Water supply and waste management 2012 439 643 4 212 814 4,269 516 263,259
F Construction 2012 15 1,531 - 423 11 4,289 0 -
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2012 79 15,188 3 1,510 61 40,700 5 746
G Wholesale and retail trade 2012 31 3,155 - 898 21 7,039 1 362
H Transportation and storage 2012 47 11,367 3 425 39 32,502 4 384
49 Land transport 2012 43 4,878 3 286 35 7,538 2 384
50 Water transport 2012 0 5,871 - 16 0 23,726 0 -
51 Air transport 2012 0 64 - 18 0 105 0 -
52 Warehousing, services for transport 2012 4 417 - 67 4 820 1 0
53 Postal and courier activities 2012 1 136 - 38 1 312 0 -
I Accommodation and food serving 2012 1 666 - 187 1 1,159 - -
J Information and communication 2012 2 708 - 198 1 1,325 - -
K Financial institutions 2012 100 721 - 191 2 1,410 - -
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2012 1 191 - 53 0 361 0 1
M-N Business services 2012 16 3,669 0 1,019 11 7,378 0 14
M Other specialised business services 2012 4 1,639 - 458 3 3,061 0 6
N Renting and other business support 2012 12 2,030 - 561 8 4,317 0 8
O-Q Government and care 2012 2,320 15,669 61 5,590 8,024 107,020 3,586 2,064,667
O Public administration and services 2012 2,316 11,414 60 4,412 8,022 99,929 3,586 2,064,667
P Education 2012 2 1,235 - 341 1 2,147 - -
Q Health and social work activities 2012 2 3,020 1 836 1 4,944 - -
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2012 3 925 0 258 2 1,831 0 0
R Culture, sports and recreation 2012 2 391 - 109 1 806 - -
S Other service activities 2012 2 497 - 139 1 967 - -
T Activities of households 2012 0 36 - 10 0 58 - -
U Extraterritorial organisations 2012 . . . . . . . .
Total private households 2012 3,501 179,489 298 55,784 8,403 212,601 20,273 13,149,746
Own transport private households 2012 188 1,825 - 301 121 16,248 - -
Other private households 2012 3,313 177,665 298 55,483 8,282 196,353 20,273 13,149,746
Total other domestic origin 2012 11,571 -24,776 188 8,864 9,412 246,979 1,526 -923,332
Atmospheric deposition 2012 1,314 14,122 350 8,156 2,988 44,287 1,861 -
Transport difference 2012 10,257 -38,898 -161 709 6,424 202,692 -335 -923,332
Total from abroad 2012 198,894 333,314 862 173,094 226,933 1,533,243 37,038 9,993,274
Supply by rivers from abroad 2012 198,894 312,876 862 173,094 226,933 1,499,991 37,038 9,993,274
Non-residents in the Netherlands 2012 - 20,438 - - - 33,252 - -
Total destination 2012 219,051 558,239 1,444 251,082 294,842 2,350,005 74,390 29,838,546
Total absorption 2012 15,840 150,053 269 36,306 18,588 464,304 22,363 13,459,017
Total abroad 2012 203,211 408,186 1,175 214,776 276,254 1,885,702 52,027 16,379,529
Discharge by rivers into the sea 2012 99,240 247,240 690 91,805 113,231 651 31,498 7,620,500
Residents abroad 2012 - 2,906 - - - 12,532 - -
Contribution environmental problem 2012 103,970 158,040 485 122,971 163,023 1,872,519 20,529 8,759,029
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.

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.