Environmental accounts; emissions to water 1995 to 2014

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Environmental accounts; emissions to water 1995 to 2014
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 emissions on water 2014 334.6 100,804 7,618 158,615 496,996 1,242 213,354 231,446 2,003,830
Total Dutch economy 2014 126.9 15,381 1,753 19,889 223,968 480 72,425 63,843 698,712
A-U All economic activities 2014 40.3 7,520 912 4,519 66,743 73 10,679 46,848 300,974
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2014 14.4 0 699 0 17,511 . 2,088 34,803 153,931
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2014 5.5 662 39 2,215 12,362 12 1,296 4,468 20,166
B Mining and quarrying 2014 0.1 0 14 93 55 . 320 95 336
C Manufacturing 2014 4.9 422 22 1,637 11,699 9 704 3,072 16,324
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2014 0.4 59 4 275 784 0 98 372 2,987
13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2014 0.3 0 0 197 919 . 10 296 794
16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 2014 0.3 31 2 121 524 1 26 109 1,260
16 Manufacture of wood products 2014 0.0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 1
17 Manufacture of paper 2014 0.3 31 2 120 511 1 26 108 1,254
18 Printing and reproduction 2014 0.0 0 0 1 13 . 0 0 5
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2014 0.1 113 1 0 87 2 8 423 351
20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 2014 0.6 175 6 561 686 3 118 859 7,123
20 Manufacture of chemicals 2014 0.6 175 6 543 564 3 118 807 6,330
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2014 0.1 0 0 18 122 0 0 52 793
22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2014 0.0 0 0 3 27 0 6 9 166
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2014 0.0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 78
23 Manufacture of building materials 2014 0.0 0 0 3 27 . 6 9 88
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2014 0.4 43 8 462 273 3 420 804 3,296
24 Manufacture of basic metals 2014 0.2 42 7 95 92 2 416 164 1,843
25 Manufacture of metal products 2014 0.2 1 1 367 181 1 4 640 1,453
26-27 Electrical and electron. Industry 2014 0.1 1 0 2 279 . 2 62 29
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2014 0.2 1 0 4 477 . 4 106 51
29-30 Transport equipment 2014 2.5 0 0 11 7,642 . 12 29 255
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2014 0.0 0 0 1 0 . 0 1 11
D Electricity and gas supply 2014 0.0 2 0 5 81 0 22 6 148
E Water supply and waste management 2014 0.4 238 3 480 527 3 250 1,295 3,359
F Construction 2014 0.5 0 0 1 1,313 0 364 7 2,134
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2014 6.2 1,003 5 24 15,274 0 1,357 15 30,579
G Wholesale and retail trade 2014 1.2 0 0 21 2,984 . 843 6 4,877
H Transportation and storage 2014 4.8 1,003 5 3 11,599 0 321 8 24,608
49 Land transport 2014 1.6 0 0 2 4,560 0 191 3 1,944
50 Water transport 2014 2.9 . 5 . 6,479 . 16 . 21,968
51 Air transport 2014 0.0 0 0 0 65 . 18 0 102
52 Warehousing, services for transport 2014 0.2 1,003 0 1 378 . 64 6 404
53 Postal and courier activities 2014 0.0 0 0 0 117 . 33 0 190
I Accommodation and food serving 2014 0.3 0 0 0 690 . 193 0 1,094
J Information and communication 2014 0.3 0 0 0 724 . 202 0 1,152
K Financial institutions 2014 0.3 0 0 66 664 . 180 0 1,025
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2014 0.1 0 0 0 186 . 52 0 298
M-N Business services 2014 1.5 0 0 4 3,715 0 1,035 2 6,121
M Other specialised business services 2014 0.6 0 0 1 1,647 . 459 0 2,635
N Renting and other business support 2014 0.8 0 0 3 2,068 . 575 2 3,486
O-Q Government and care 2014 11.1 5,854 169 2,209 14,085 61 3,853 7,551 84,117
O Public administration and services 2014 9.4 5,854 169 2,208 9,876 59 2,679 7,551 77,450
P Education 2014 0.5 0 0 0 1,233 . 344 0 1,956
Q Health and social work activities 2014 1.2 0 0 0 2,975 1 830 0 4,712
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2014 0.4 0 0 0 909 0 254 0 1,450
R Culture, sports and recreation 2014 0.2 0 0 0 384 . 107 0 614
S Other service activities 2014 0.2 0 0 0 480 . 134 0 766
T Activities of households 2014 0.0 . . . 45 . 12 . 70
U Extraterritorial organisations 2014 . . . . . . . . .
Total private households 2014 87.8 3,726 832 3,326 195,459 299 54,952 8,314 196,524
Own transport private households 2014 0.0 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 382
Other private households 2014 87.8 3,726 832 3,325 195,458 299 54,952 8,314 196,142
Total other domestic origin 2014 -1.2 4,135 9 12,045 -38,233 108 6,793 8,682 201,214
Total absorbtion and contribution 2014 166.6 33,351 1,600 49,072 284,489 666 125,087 99,101 976,397
Atmospheric deposition 2014 13.7 1,339 288 1,062 10,139 224 5,853 2,517 31,427
Transport difference 2014 -14.9 2,796 -279 10,983 -48,372 -116 939 6,164 169,787
Total from abroad 2014 207.6 85,422 5,866 138,725 273,027 763 140,929 167,602 1,305,118
Supply by rivers from abroad 2014 199.8 85,422 5,850 138,725 252,895 763 140,929 167,602 1,271,788
Non-residents in the Netherlands 2014 7.8 . 15 . 20,132 . . . 33,330
Total destination 2014 334.6 100,804 7,618 158,615 496,996 1,242 213,354 231,446 2,003,830
Total absorption 2014 80.3 6,862 662 16,332 155,156 266 36,058 18,414 427,162
Total abroad 2014 168.0 67,453 6,018 109,543 212,507 576 88,267 132,345 1,027,433
Discharge by rivers into the sea 2014 166.5 67,453 6,016 109,543 209,295 576 88,267 132,345 1,016,296
Residents abroad 2014 1.4 . 2 . 3,212 . . . 11,137
Contribution environmental problem 2014 86.4 26,489 938 32,740 129,333 400 89,029 80,687 549,235
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 to 2014

Status of the figures:
Discontinued

Changes as of April 1, 2021
No changes

When will new figures be published?
This table has been discontinued as the calculation of the equivalent is open to discussion.

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.

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.