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

14.7 (%) in 2007

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, %
2007 14.7 -2.48%
2006 15.1 12.38%
2005 13.4 9.42%
2004 12.3 11.98%
2003 10.9 -4.11%
2002 11.4 5.20%
2001 10.8 1.38%
2000 10.7 -2.49%
1999 11.0 -6.44%
1998 11.7 -5.49%
1997 12.4

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