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)
Total origin emissions on water 2014 158,615 496,996 1,242 213,354 231,446 2,003,830 65,601 27,833,973
Total Dutch economy 2014 19,889 223,968 480 72,425 63,843 698,712 34,995 19,120,866
A-U All economic activities 2014 4,519 66,743 73 10,679 46,848 300,974 13,613 7,049,302
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2014 0 17,511 . 2,088 34,803 153,931 7,635 3,560,149
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2014 2,215 12,362 12 1,296 4,468 20,166 2,383 1,308,156
B Mining and quarrying 2014 93 55 . 320 95 336 . .
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
18 Printing and reproduction 2014 1 13 . 0 0 5 . .
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2014 0 87 2 8 423 351 53 28,526
20-21 Chemistry and pharmaceuticals 2014 561 686 3 118 859 7,123 392 184,304
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
26-27 Electrical and electron. Industry 2014 2 279 . 2 62 29 1 .
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2014 4 477 . 4 106 51 1 .
29-30 Transport equipment 2014 11 7,642 . 12 29 255 4 1,000
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 2014 1 0 . 0 1 11 . .
D Electricity and gas supply 2014 5 81 0 22 6 148 32 3,340
E Water supply and waste management 2014 480 527 3 250 1,295 3,359 414 175,229
F Construction 2014 1 1,313 0 364 7 2,134 1 685
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2014 24 15,274 0 1,357 15 30,579 4 1,329
G Wholesale and retail trade 2014 21 2,984 . 843 6 4,877 3 549
H Transportation and storage 2014 3 11,599 0 321 8 24,608 2 780
49 Land transport 2014 2 4,560 0 191 3 1,944 1 780
50 Water transport 2014 . 6,479 . 16 . 21,968 . .
51 Air transport 2014 0 65 . 18 0 102 . .
52 Warehousing, services for transport 2014 1 378 . 64 6 404 1 0
53 Postal and courier activities 2014 0 117 . 33 0 190 . .
I Accommodation and food serving 2014 0 690 . 193 0 1,094 . .
J Information and communication 2014 0 724 . 202 0 1,152 . .
K Financial institutions 2014 66 664 . 180 0 1,025 . .
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2014 0 186 . 52 0 298 . .
M-N Business services 2014 4 3,715 0 1,035 2 6,121 0 0
M Other specialised business services 2014 1 1,647 . 459 0 2,635 . .
N Renting and other business support 2014 3 2,068 . 575 2 3,486 . .
O-Q Government and care 2014 2,209 14,085 61 3,853 7,551 84,117 3,591 2,178,982
O Public administration and services 2014 2,208 9,876 59 2,679 7,551 77,450 3,591 2,178,982
P Education 2014 0 1,233 . 344 0 1,956 . .
Q Health and social work activities 2014 0 2,975 1 830 0 4,712 . .
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2014 0 909 0 254 0 1,450 0 0
R Culture, sports and recreation 2014 0 384 . 107 0 614 . .
S Other service activities 2014 0 480 . 134 0 766 . .
T Activities of households 2014 . 45 . 12 . 70 . .
U Extraterritorial organisations 2014 . . . . . . . .
Total private households 2014 3,326 195,459 299 54,952 8,314 196,524 20,345 13,196,942
Own transport private households 2014 0 1 . 0 0 382 . .
Other private households 2014 3,325 195,458 299 54,952 8,314 196,142 20,345 13,196,942
Total other domestic origin 2014 12,045 -38,233 108 6,793 8,682 201,214 1,036 -1,125,378
Total absorbtion and contribution 2014 49,072 284,489 666 125,087 99,101 976,397 39,419 20,591,838
Atmospheric deposition 2014 1,062 10,139 224 5,853 2,517 31,427 1,581 .
Transport difference 2014 10,983 -48,372 -116 939 6,164 169,787 -545 -1,125,378
Total from abroad 2014 138,725 273,027 763 140,929 167,602 1,305,118 30,607 8,713,107
Supply by rivers from abroad 2014 138,725 252,895 763 140,929 167,602 1,271,788 30,607 8,713,107
Non-residents in the Netherlands 2014 . 20,132 . . . 33,330 . .
Total destination 2014 158,615 496,996 1,242 213,354 231,446 2,003,830 65,601 27,833,973
Total absorption 2014 16,332 155,156 266 36,058 18,414 427,162 21,978 13,146,000
Total abroad 2014 109,543 212,507 576 88,267 132,345 1,027,433 26,182 7,242,135
Discharge by rivers into the sea 2014 109,543 209,295 576 88,267 132,345 1,016,296 26,182 7,242,135
Residents abroad 2014 . 3,212 . . . 11,137 . .
Contribution environmental problem 2014 32,740 129,333 400 89,029 80,687 549,235 17,441 7,445,838
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 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.