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 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)
C Manufacturing 2014 1,637 11,699 9 704 3,072 16,324 1,936 1,129,587
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2014 275 784 0 98 372 2,987 1,274 831,526
13-15 Man. of textile-, leatherproducts 2014 197 919 . 10 296 794 34 11,753
16-18 Man. wood en paperprod., printing 2014 121 524 1 26 109 1,260 79 35,947
16 Manufacture of wood products 2014 0 0 . 0 0 1 . .
17 Manufacture of paper 2014 120 511 1 26 108 1,254 79 35,947
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2014 0 87 2 8 423 351 53 28,526
20 Manufacture of chemicals 2014 543 564 3 118 807 6,330 284 102,991
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2014 18 122 0 0 52 793 108 81,313
22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2014 3 27 0 6 9 166 10 5,595
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2014 0 0 . 0 0 78 7 4,987
23 Manufacture of building materials 2014 3 27 . 6 9 88 3 609
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2014 462 273 3 420 804 3,296 88 30,935
24 Manufacture of basic metals 2014 95 92 2 416 164 1,843 65 8,950
25 Manufacture of metal products 2014 367 181 1 4 640 1,453 23 21,985
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2014 4 477 . 4 106 51 1 .
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2014 1 0 . 0 1 11 . .
E Water supply and waste management 2014 480 527 3 250 1,295 3,359 414 175,229
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.
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)

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.