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Belgium - Water pollution, food industry (% of total BOD emissions)

16.4 (%) in 2006

Industry shares of emissions of organic water pollutants refer to emissions from manufacturing activities as defined by two-digit divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 2: food and beverages (31). Emissions of organic water pollutants are measured by biochemical oxygen demand, which refers to the amount of oxygen that bacteria in water will consume in breaking down waste. This is a standard water-treatment test for the presence of organic pollutants.

Date Value Change, %
2006 16.4 4.48%
2005 15.7 -0.68%
2004 15.8 2.10%
2003 15.4 3.57%
2001 14.9 -1.12%
2000 15.1 1.29%
1999 14.9 1.11%
1998 14.7 0.01%
1997 14.7 1.72%
1996 14.5 0.91%
1995 14.3

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