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)
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2014 0 17,511 . 2,088 34,803 153,931 7,635 3,560,149
B Mining and quarrying 2014 93 55 . 320 95 336 . .
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 2014 275 784 0 98 372 2,987 1,274 831,526
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
22-23 Man. plastics and constructionprod 2014 3 27 0 6 9 166 10 5,595
24-25 Man. of basic metals and -products 2014 462 273 3 420 804 3,296 88 30,935
26-27 Electrical and electron. Industry 2014 2 279 . 2 62 29 1 .
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
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
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 . .
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
Q Health and social work activities 2014 0 2,975 1 830 0 4,712 . .
R Culture, sports and recreation 2014 0 384 . 107 0 614 . .
Total absorbtion and contribution 2014 49,072 284,489 666 125,087 99,101 976,397 39,419 20,591,838
Non-residents in the Netherlands 2014 . 20,132 . . . 33,330 . .
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.