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36 Emissions to air1
  1990 1995 2000 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009* 2010*
Emissions of greenhouse gases2, total.Million tonnes CO2 equivalents 50 50 53 55 54 53 55 54 51 54
Carbon dioxide. Million tonnes 35 38 42 44 43 44 45 44 43 45
Methane. 1 000 tonnes  222  232  225  220  211  204  211  205  203  205
Nitrous oxide. 1 000 tonnes 15 14 14 15 15 14 13 12 10 10
HFCs (hydrofluorocarbons). Tonnes 0 15  125  241  272  304  331  373  434  461
PFCs (perfluorocarbons). Tonnes  504  301  198  131  124  111  122  115 56 31
SF6(sulphur hexafluoride). Tonnes 92 25 39 12 13 9 3 3 3 3
                     
Acidifying gases and ozone precursors                    
Sulphur dioxide. 1 000 tonnes 52 34 27 25 24 21 20 20 16 18
Nitrogen oxides3. 1 000 tonnes  191  202  212  204  206  200  200  190  181  189
Ammonia. 1 000 tonnes 21 24 24 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
NMVOCs4. 1 000 tonnes  290  365  379  268  222  194  190  158  141  135
Carbon monoxide. 1 000 tonnes  747  643  512  418  388  364  348  333  319  319
                     
Particulate matter5                    
Particulate matter, PM10. 1 000 tonnes 66 66 65 60 58 55 53 50 49 ...
Particulate matter, PM2.5. 1 000 tonnes 58 60 59 54 51 48 46 44 42 ...
                     
Heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants                    
Lead. Tonnes  188 24 10 10 8 8 8 7 6 ...
Cadmium. kg 1 174 1 049  777  679  637  689  623  601  490 ...
Mercury. kg 1 463  855  739  698  689  645  655  602  513 ...
Arsenic. Tonnes 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 ...
Chromium. Tonnes 13 11 9 3 3 3 3 3 3 ...
Copper. Tonnes 23 20 21 22 22 22 23 24 23 ...
PAHs6. Tonnes  304  235  221  227  247  177  131  132 77 ...
Dioxins. g  128 69 34 32 24 23 23 22 21 ...
1  Emissions comprised by the Kyoto and Gothenburg Protocols. Emissions from international sea and air transport are not included.
2  Includes carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, HFCs, PFCs and SF6.
3  Estimated as NO2.
4  Non-methane volatile organic compounds.
5  PM10 and PM2.5: Particles with a diameter less than 10 or 2.5 µm (mikrometres) respectively.
6  Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
Source: Emission inventory, Statistics Norway and the Climate and Pollution Agency.
More information:  http://www.ssb.no/luft_en/  and  http://www.environment.no/ 

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