Statistics Norway

Emissions to air. POPs and heavy metals - national figures

3 Emissions to air of heavy metals and POPs1, by industry. 2008
  Lead Cadmium Mercury Arsenic Chromium Copper PAHs Dioxins
  kg mg
Total for Norway (1+2) 8 675  737 1 078 2 591 4 645 23 681  147 595 39 330
                 
1. International air transport and ocean transport 1 884  189  453 1 059 2 303  994 6 537 16 305
International air transport 13 2 5 9 9 9 19 11
Ocean transport 1 872  187  448 1 050 2 294  985 6 518 16 295
                 
2. Total for industries except international air transport and ocean transport 6 790  548  625 1 532 2 342 22 688  141 058 23 024
                 
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 76 17 37 46 78  324 4 099 3 261
Agriculture and hunting 33 12 17 24 57  265 3 428 1 752
Forestry and logging 2 0 1 1 1 31 60 2
Fishing 41 4 19 21 20 26  607 1 504
Fish farming 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 4
                 
Mining and extraction 60 14 25 42  179  235  878 1 676
Mining and quarrying 26 1 3 5 47  129  183 12
Oil and gas extraction 31 13 20 36  130  105  557 1 460
Service activities incidental to oil and gas 3 0 2 2 1 2  138  204
                 
Manufacturing 3 102  262  225  866 1 128 3 712 82 414 5 749
Fish and fish products 8 1 3 5 8 9 11 5
Meat and dairy products 2 0 1 1 1 14 30 3
Other food products 3 0 2 2 2 15 29 5
Beverages and tobacco 1 0 1 1 0 9 21 1
Textiles, wearing apparel, leather 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Wood and wood products 14 18 3 30 33 78 58  172
Pulp, paper and paper products  220  117 32  218  414  540  189 1 152
Publishing, printing, reproduction 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 1
Refined petroleum, chemical and mineral products 27 2 43  407  285  217 3 711  336
Basic chemicals  231 38 13 91  101  172  913  500
Basic metals 2 565 85  122  108  277 2 608 77 304 3 553
Machinery and other equipment n.e.c 3 0 1 1 3 17 29 3
Building and repairing of ships 1 0 0 0 0 7 17 9
Oil platforms and modules 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
Furniture and other manufacturing n.e.c 25 1 3 1 2 18 91 9
                 
Energy and water supply and construction 92 37 26 76 83  510 1 380  501
Water, wastewater and waste, local government 0 0 0 0 1 4 8 1
Production and distribution of electricity 8 14 2 22 23 73 74  140
Water, steam etc 60 19 13 40 44 85  639  325
Construction 23 4 11 13 16  349  659 35
                 
Wholesale, maintainance, hotels and restaurants 14 5 6 8 8  163  255 17
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles etc 12 5 6 7 7  152  244 15
Hotels and restaurants 1 0 1 1 1 11 11 2
                 
Transport 1 534 49  133  185  272 3 773 7 229 2 337
Railways 1 0 1 1 1 1 014 46 1
Other land transport  155 29 77 78 78 2 654 6 063  156
Domestic air transport 1 221 4 12 19 19 22  258 27
Inland water and costal transport  157 16 44 87  174 83  861 2 152
                 
Services 11 2 11 10 9  257  289  109
Supporting activities for transport 4 1 2 3 2 42 89 95
Post and telecommunications 2 1 0 3 3 89 66 5
Financial intermediation 1 0 0 1 1 39 23 3
Business services etc 4 1 8 3 3 86  111 6
                 
General government 4 2 3 4 4 9 29 56
Public administration and defence 4 0 2 2 2 5 26 44
Other service activities, local government 1 1 1 2 2 5 2 11
                 
Education, health and social work  123 7 80 17  254  308  568  215
Education 2 1 2 3 2 7 4 11
Health and social services 5 1 2 4 4 65 38 10
Other social and personal services  116 5 76 11  248  236  526  194
                 
Households 1 773  153 79  277  327 13 397 43 918 9 103
Households 1 773  153 79  277  327 13 397 43 918 9 103
1  Persistent organic pollutants.
Source: Emission inventory from Statistics Norway and the Climate and Pollution Agency.

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