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

63.9 (%) 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: textiles (32). 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 63.9 1.21%
2006 63.1 -2.48%
2005 64.7 -4.93%
2004 68.1 -4.21%
2003 71.0 -0.34%
2002 71.3 -2.07%
2001 72.8 0.42%
2000 72.5 -0.61%
1999 72.9 1.72%
1998 71.7 1.41%
1997 70.7

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