Table

Emissions to air of PAHs, heavy metals and dioxins, by source. kg. Dioxins in g12
1990199520002005201420152016
1Does not include international sea and air traffic.
2PAHs: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Corrected at 10:25 am on 14 December 2017.
PAH-4, total20 18315 36215 07717 5376 5556 6805 836
Aluminium - process emissions14 1819 4699 11312 8903 0343 0082 525
Combustion in households, mainly fuelwood use2 8442 9353 0212 4171 2781 1911 226
Road traffic - combustion7968006748561 2001 2281 279
Road traffic - tyre and brake wear161167187214251251253
Other sources2 2021 9912 0831 1607911 001553
 
Lead, total188 63025 50311 77110 5685 7887 1476 035
Metal industry -process emissions4 6814 7724 0463 6851 0871 6381 402
Aviation2 3111 5371 7671 5851 1332 0941 250
Road traffic - tyre and brake wear1 0341 0791 2001 3751 6021 5991 606
Road traffic - combustion167 97012 118157198274281292
Manufacturing and mining - stationary combustion682877699590836834705
Other sources11 9545 1193 9013 136856701780
 
Mercury, total1 426773654577268242258
Manufacturing and mining - stationary combustion86867078303132
Road traffic - combustion16161616131313
Energy supply, included waste incineration98483713171519
Use of products284753850181212
Metal industry -process emissions615283265176424138
Other sources327265229244149130145
 
Kadmium, total1 5041 225927707422471449
Wood processing - stationary combustion121138121123202121
Combustion in households, mainly fuelwood use1061091191339410096
Metal industry -process emissions546470267177417054
Other sources732508420275267280278
 
Copper, total23 66522 49823 35525 43128 08927 71427 378
Road traffic - tyre and brake wear9 3289 74710 83512 41514 41814 38514 451
Road traffic - combustion4 1344 3754 5175 1665 6825 7295 908
Use of products - wires for electric trains904940990990990990990
Metal industry -process emissions5 9663 8053 6833 2282 9722 6282 169
Manufacturing and mining - stationary combustion1 1611 5381 3551 4451 6001 6231 420
Other sources2 1732 0941 9762 1872 4282 3592 439
 
Chromium, total11 48311 7409 7014 1914 4194 2983 790
Metal industry -process emissions8 4938 3976 229377333271268
Chemical industries - process emissions474526315142572664
Manufacturing and mining - stationary combustion1 2131 6621 4231 4431 8251 8371 536
Road traffic - tyre and brake wear16171922232323
Road traffic - combustion122129133152168169174
Other sources1 1661 0091 5822 0552 0131 9721 724
 
Arsenic, total3 4473 2902 8941 9291 2401 5611 393
Manufacturing and mining - stationary combustion418438350350151155154
Combustion in households, mainly fuelwood use193190203221154164158
Chemical industries - process emissions66670475121414
Metal industry -process emissions1 7071 6111 238942511820645
Other sources463347352395420420432
 
Dioxins, total120643021171719
Mining, except coal mines - process emissions5137.....
Energy supply, included waste incineration13321111
Combustion in households, mainly fuelwood use6678566
Metal industry -process emissions33773234
Other sources17101410989