This statistic shows the amount of arsenic emissions attributable to the energy and water supply as well as waste management industries* in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016, in metric tons emitted. Arsenic emissions have decreased over the period, falling from 20.9 metric tons of arsenic in 1990 to 789 kilograms of arsenic emitted in 2016.
Arsenic emissions of the energy and water supply as well as waste industries* in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016
(weight in metric tons)
*Includes electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply as well as water supply, sewerage, waste management activities and remediation services.
Arsenic is a metalloid that can be highly toxic in it's inorganic form, and long-term exposure is a big health risk.
Sector classification is based on the NACE code, which is the industry standard classification system for economic activities in the European Community.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (July 12, 2018). Arsenic emissions of the energy and water supply as well as waste industries* in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016 (weight in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/489269/arsenic-emissions-of-the-energy-and-water-supply-industry-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Arsenic emissions of the energy and water supply as well as waste industries* in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016 (weight in metric tons)." Chart. July 12, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/489269/arsenic-emissions-of-the-energy-and-water-supply-industry-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2018). Arsenic emissions of the energy and water supply as well as waste industries* in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016 (weight in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/489269/arsenic-emissions-of-the-energy-and-water-supply-industry-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Arsenic Emissions of The Energy and Water Supply as Well as Waste Industries* in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2016 (Weight in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/489269/arsenic-emissions-of-the-energy-and-water-supply-industry-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Arsenic emissions of the energy and water supply as well as waste industries* in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016 (weight in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/489269/arsenic-emissions-of-the-energy-and-water-supply-industry-uk/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Arsenic emissions of the energy and water supply as well as waste industries* in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016 (weight in metric tons) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), July 12, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/489269/arsenic-emissions-of-the-energy-and-water-supply-industry-uk/
