In 2016 the chemical industry in France produced around 1.3 million metric tons of hazardous waste.
In 2018, over thirty percent of the identified ground and soil pollution involves petroleum hydrocarbons, and 23 percent involve heavy metals and metalloids. Radioactive substances represented 0 percent even though it is the primary source of energy in the country.
Distribution of pollutants identified in the ground and soil of polluted sites in France in 2018
Characteristic
Chemical products partition
Petroleum hydrocarbons of mineral type
31%
Metals and metalloids
23%
Chlorinated fuels
14%
Polycyclic aromatic bicarbon compounds
14%
Volatile organic compounds (including benzene, toluene and xylene isomers)
The source adds the following information:
"Les pollutions étant souvent multiples, plusieurs contaminants d’une même famille ou de familles différentes peuvent être présents sur un même site. La répartition de l’ensemble des contaminants dans les sols ou dans les nappes est ici égale à 100%. Cette répartition est défnie en pourcentage sur la somme des occurrences obtenue par une combinaison unique entre un polluant et un site.
Source : MTES, Basol au 15 juin 2018. Traitements : SDES, 2018"
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Ministère de la Transition écologique et de la Cohésion des territoires. (December 10, 2020). Distribution of pollutants identified in the ground and soil of polluted sites in France in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220084/pollutants-in-grounds-breakdown-france/
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