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Heavy metals emission intensity of metal industry in Europe between 2004 and 2009 (EU14 + Norway): The chart displays changes in heavy metals emission intensity of metal industry between 2004 and 2009 Heavy metals emission intensity is expressed as kilogram of heavy metals equivalent discharged in water per unit of production of metal industry (expressed as one million Euro gross value added).
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Change in cadmium, mercury and lead emissions for each sector between 1990 and 2010 (EEA member countries): Percentage change in cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg) and lead (Pb) emissions for each sector between 1990 and 2010.
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Sector split of emissions of selected heavy metals for 2010 (EEA member countries): The contribution made by different sectors to emissions of cadmium - Cd; mercury - Hg; and lead - Pb in 2010.
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Change (%) in lead emissions 1990-2010 (EEA member countries): The reported change in lead emissions for each country, 1990-2010.
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Change (%) in mercury emissions 1990-2010 (EEA member countries): The reported change in mercury (Hg) emissions for each country, 1990-2010.
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Change (%) in cadmium emissions 1990-2010 (EEA member countries): The reported change in cadmium (Cd) emissions for each country, 1990-2010.
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Emission trends of selected heavy metals (EEA member countries - indexed 1990 = 100): Emission trends 1990-2010 for cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg) and lead (Pb).
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Historic series in annual spent fuel arisings (tonnes heavy metals): The following table refers to nuclear waste: it presents annual spent fuel arisings in nuclear power plants of OECD countries. The data are expressed in tonnes of heavy metal, and include projections and estimates up to the year 2010. Spent fuel arisings are one part of the radioactive waste generated at various stages of the nuclear fuel cycle (uranium mining and milling, fuel enrichment, reactor operation, spent fuel reprocessing). Radioactive waste also arises from decontamination and decommissioning of nuclear facilities, and from other activities using isotopes, such as scientific research and medical activities. The impact of nuclear waste on humans and the environment depends on the level of radioactivity and on the conditions under which the waste is handled, treated, stored and disposed of. While reading this table it should be noted that these data do not represent all radioactive waste generated, and that amounts of spent fuel arisings depend on the share of nuclear electricity in the energy supply and on the nuclear plant technologies adopted.
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Stored total amount of high level waste (in tonnes heavy metals): The figure shows the amount of high level nuclear waste continues to accumulate.
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Revealing the costs of air pollution from industrial facilities in Europe: This European Environment Agency (EEA) report assesses the damage costs to health and the environment resulting from pollutants emitted from industrial facilities. It is based on the latest information, namely for 2009, publicly available through the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR, 2011) in line with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Aarhus Convention regarding access to environmental information.
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