Table 2 Description of pollution released by industrial plants in Spain (2001), by pollutant group.
AIR POLLUTION | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
TOTAL SPAIN | REGION WITH HIGHEST VALUE | |||
Emission (Mt/year) | Region | Emission (Mt/year) | % | |
Group 1: Environmental themes | 157,585,773 | Asturias | 24,103,456 | (15%) |
Group 2: Metals and compounds | 1,048 | Basque Country | 496 | (47%) |
Group 3: Chlorinated organic substances | 240 | Basque Country | 77 | (32%) |
Group 4: Other organic compounds | 218 | Andalusia | 109 | (50%) |
Group 5: Other compounds | 47,887 | Castile & Leon | 11,560 | (24%) |
WATER POLLUTION (DIRECT) | ||||
TOTAL SPAIN | REGION WITH HIGHEST VALUE | |||
Emission (Mt/year) | Region | Emission (Mt/year) | % | |
Group 1: Environmental themes | 5,790 | Andalusia | 1,925 | (33%) |
Group 2: Metals and compounds | 167 | Cantabria | 99 | (59%) |
Group 3: Chlorinated organic substances | 320 | Andalusia | 101 | (31%) |
Group 4: Other organic compounds | 31,470 | Cantabria | 11,930 | (37%) |
Group 5: Other compounds | 7,696,422 | Basque Country | 6,517,962 | (85%) |
WATER POLLUTION (INDIRECT) | ||||
TOTAL SPAIN | REGION WITH HIGHEST VALUE | |||
Emission (Mt/year) | Region | Emission (Mt/year) | % | |
Group 1: Environmental themes | 8,458 | Andalusia | 7,257 | (86%) |
Group 2: Metals and compounds | 38 | Basque Country | 20 | (53%) |
Group 3: Chlorinated organic substances | 87 | Basque Country | 72 | (82%) |
Group 4: Other organic compounds | 53,348 | Andalusia | 37,558 | (70%) |
Group 5: Other compounds | 366,784 | Andalusia | 312,204 | (85%) |