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Emissions to air of PAHs, heavy metals and dioxins, by source. kg. Dioxins in g¹²
	1990	1995	2000	2005	2011	2012	2013
¹Does not include international sea and air traffic.
²PAHs: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
PAH, total	304 693	235 194	223 749	247 034	95 918	86 384	87 414
Aluminium - process emissions	203 402	138 410	125 300	170 930	34 538	25 579	34 103
Combustion in households, mainly fuelwood use	50 964	53 360	55 235	42 751	32 523	32 803	24 463
Road traffic - combustion	6 880	6 924	5 837	7 534	10 150	10 482	10 666
Use of solvent-containing products	12 943	9 454	7 114	9 390	7 232	5 716	6 683
Other sources	30 505	27 045	30 263	16 428	11 476	11 805	11 500

PAH-4, total	36 507	26 516	24 532	30 033	8 857	7 647	8 378
Aluminium - process emissions	30 509	20 760	18 735	25 605	5 111	3 833	5 052
Combustion in households, mainly fuelwood use	2 727	2 854	2 960	2 348	1 827	1 836	1 394
Road traffic - combustion	796	800	674	856	1 117	1 149	1 167
Road traffic - tyre and brake wear	161	167	187	214	247	253	253
Other sources	2 314	1 934	1 976	1 010	555	575	511

Lead, total	188 434	24 434	9 715	8 364	6 188	5 578	5 507
Metal industry -process emissions	4 681	4 772	4 046	3 685	1 743	1 261	1 381
Aviation	2 311	1 537	1 767	1 585	1 217	1 104	800
Road traffic - tyre and brake wear	1 106	1 162	1 289	1 478	1 676	1 716	1 712
Road traffic - combustion	167 970	12 118	157	198	256	263	267
Manufacturing and mining - stationary combustion	690	883	699	590	693	603	747
Other sources	11 677	3 961	1 757	829	603	631	601

Mercury, total	1 476	823	705	627	416	398	392
Manufacturing and mining - stationary combustion	86	86	70	78	56	38	35
Road traffic - combustion	16	16	16	16	14	14	13
Energy supply, included waste incineration	98	48	37	13	18	21	18
Use of products	285	75	38	50	25	22	20
Metal industry -process emissions	615	283	265	176	55	51	53
Other sources	377	314	279	294	248	252	253

Kadmium, total	1 508	1 223	923	703	618	516	475
Wood processing - stationary combustion	121	138	121	123	133	85	55
Combustion in households, mainly fuelwood use	106	109	119	133	130	135	109
Metal industry -process emissions	546	470	267	177	110	50	54
Other sources	736	506	416	270	245	246	257

Copper, total	25 630	22 840	23 647	25 850	28 824	29 051	28 479
Road traffic - tyre and brake wear	9 658	10 127	11 239	12 885	14 661	15 008	14 982
Road traffic - combustion	4 134	4 375	4 517	5 166	5 582	5 620	5 607
Use of products - wires for electric trains	904	940	990	990	990	990	990
Metal industry -process emissions	5 966	3 805	3 683	3 228	3 733	3 759	3 082
Manufacturing and mining - stationary combustion	1 161	1 538	1 355	1 445	1 573	1 336	1 532
Other sources	3 807	2 055	1 864	2 136	2 286	2 338	2 286

Chromium, total	12 736	11 323	8 678	3 100	2 760	2 591	2 973
Metal industry -process emissions	8 493	8 397	6 229	377	294	225	320
Chemical industries - process emissions	1 949	495	244	142	52	40	29
Manufacturing and mining - stationary combustion	1 213	1 662	1 423	1 443	1 486	1 309	1 638
Road traffic - tyre and brake wear	42	48	51	59	59	59	58
Road traffic - combustion	122	129	133	152	164	166	165
Other sources	918	593	599	927	706	792	762

Arsenic, total	3 488	3 289	2 891	1 925	1 755	1 335	1 360
Manufacturing and mining - stationary combustion	418	438	350	350	330	234	195
Combustion in households, mainly fuelwood use	193	190	203	221	214	221	179
Chemical industries - process emissions	666	704	751	21	17	12	4
Metal industry -process emissions	1 707	1 611	1 238	942	749	408	533
Other sources	504	345	349	392	446	460	449

Dioxins, total	120	64	30	22	22	21	21
Mining, except coal mines - process emissions	51	37	.	.	.	.	.
Energy supply, included waste incineration	13	3	2	1	1	1	1
Combustion in households, mainly fuelwood use	6	6	7	8	8	8	6
Metal industry -process emissions	33	7	7	3	3	2	4
Other sources	17	11	14	10	11	11	10

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