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United Kingdom - Water pollution, paper and pulp industry (% of total BOD emissions)

12.5 (%) in 2005

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: paper and pulp (34). 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, %
2005 12.5 0.48%
2004 12.4 -1.42%
2003 12.6 5.57%
2002 11.9 0.54%
2001 11.9 4.45%
2000 11.4 0.24%
1999 11.3 -0.41%
1998 11.4 6.53%
1997 10.7 -2.87%
1996 11.0 -3.57%
1995 11.4 5.52%
1994 10.8

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