United States - Water pollution
Water pollution, clay and glass industry (% of total BOD emissions)
Water pollution, clay and glass industry (% of total BOD emissions) in United States was 3.86 as of 2006. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 3.86 in 2006, while its lowest value was 3.01 in 1998.
Definition:
Source: 1998 study by Hemamala Hettige, Muthukumara Mani, and David Wheeler, "Industrial Pollution in Economic Development: Kuznets Revisited" (available at www.worldbank.org/nipr). The data were updated by the World Bank's Development Research Group using the same methodology as the initial study.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.15 |
| 1998 | 3.01 |
| 1999 | 3.09 |
| 2000 | 3.19 |
| 2001 | 3.28 |
| 2002 | 3.30 |
| 2004 | 3.55 |
| 2005 | 3.73 |
| 2006 | 3.86 |
Water pollution, chemical industry (% of total BOD emissions)
Water pollution, chemical industry (% of total BOD emissions) in United States was 13.05 as of 2006. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 13.13 in 2005, while its lowest value was 11.67 in 1998.
Definition:
Source: 1998 study by Hemamala Hettige, Muthukumara Mani, and David Wheeler, "Industrial Pollution in Economic Development: Kuznets Revisited" (available at www.worldbank.org/nipr). The data were updated by the World Bank's Development Research Group using the same methodology as the initial study.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 12.16 |
| 1998 | 11.67 |
| 1999 | 11.83 |
| 2000 | 11.97 |
| 2001 | 11.87 |
| 2002 | 12.29 |
| 2004 | 12.99 |
| 2005 | 13.13 |
| 2006 | 13.05 |
Water pollution, food industry (% of total BOD emissions)
Water pollution, food industry (% of total BOD emissions) in United States was 12.02 as of 2006. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 12.02 in 2005, while its lowest value was 9.23 in 1998.
Definition:
Source: 1998 study by Hemamala Hettige, Muthukumara Mani, and David Wheeler, "Industrial Pollution in Economic Development: Kuznets Revisited" (available at www.worldbank.org/nipr). The data were updated by the World Bank's Development Research Group using the same methodology as the initial study.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 9.78 |
| 1998 | 9.23 |
| 1999 | 9.38 |
| 2000 | 9.46 |
| 2001 | 9.79 |
| 2002 | 10.58 |
| 2004 | 11.78 |
| 2005 | 12.02 |
| 2006 | 12.02 |
Water pollution, metal industry (% of total BOD emissions)
Water pollution, metal industry (% of total BOD emissions) in United States was 3.45 as of 2006. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 3.63 in 1997, while its lowest value was 3.33 in 2002.
Definition:
Source: 1998 study by Hemamala Hettige, Muthukumara Mani, and David Wheeler, "Industrial Pollution in Economic Development: Kuznets Revisited" (available at www.worldbank.org/nipr). The data were updated by the World Bank's Development Research Group using the same methodology as the initial study.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.63 |
| 1998 | 3.49 |
| 1999 | 3.45 |
| 2000 | 3.50 |
| 2001 | 3.44 |
| 2002 | 3.33 |
| 2004 | 3.39 |
| 2005 | 3.44 |
| 2006 | 3.45 |
Water pollution, other industry (% of total BOD emissions)
Water pollution, other industry (% of total BOD emissions) in United States was 51.06 as of 2006. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 51.28 in 1997, while its lowest value was 49.24 in 2002.
Definition:
Source: 1998 study by Hemamala Hettige, Muthukumara Mani, and David Wheeler, "Industrial Pollution in Economic Development: Kuznets Revisited" (available at www.worldbank.org/nipr). The data were updated by the World Bank's Development Research Group using the same methodology as the initial study.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 51.28 |
| 1998 | 50.07 |
| 1999 | 50.20 |
| 2000 | 50.08 |
| 2001 | 50.35 |
| 2002 | 49.24 |
| 2004 | 50.31 |
| 2005 | 50.59 |
| 2006 | 51.06 |
Water pollution, paper and pulp industry (% of total BOD emissions)
Water pollution, paper and pulp industry (% of total BOD emissions) in United States was 8.14 as of 2006. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 12.49 in 2002, while its lowest value was 8.14 in 2006.
Definition:
Source: 1998 study by Hemamala Hettige, Muthukumara Mani, and David Wheeler, "Industrial Pollution in Economic Development: Kuznets Revisited" (available at www.worldbank.org/nipr). The data were updated by the World Bank's Development Research Group using the same methodology as the initial study.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 8.53 |
| 1998 | 12.04 |
| 1999 | 12.01 |
| 2000 | 12.17 |
| 2001 | 12.23 |
| 2002 | 12.49 |
| 2004 | 9.03 |
| 2005 | 8.33 |
| 2006 | 8.14 |
Water pollution, textile industry (% of total BOD emissions)
Water pollution, textile industry (% of total BOD emissions) in United States was 4.29 as of 2006. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 8.47 in 1997, while its lowest value was 4.29 in 2006.
Definition:
Source: 1998 study by Hemamala Hettige, Muthukumara Mani, and David Wheeler, "Industrial Pollution in Economic Development: Kuznets Revisited" (available at www.worldbank.org/nipr). The data were updated by the World Bank's Development Research Group using the same methodology as the initial study.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 8.47 |
| 1998 | 7.62 |
| 1999 | 7.06 |
| 2000 | 6.55 |
| 2001 | 6.03 |
| 2002 | 5.59 |
| 2004 | 4.99 |
| 2005 | 4.65 |
| 2006 | 4.29 |
Water pollution, wood industry (% of total BOD emissions)
Water pollution, wood industry (% of total BOD emissions) in United States was 4.13 as of 2006. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 4.13 in 2006, while its lowest value was 2.87 in 1998.
Definition:
Source: 1998 study by Hemamala Hettige, Muthukumara Mani, and David Wheeler, "Industrial Pollution in Economic Development: Kuznets Revisited" (available at www.worldbank.org/nipr). The data were updated by the World Bank's Development Research Group using the same methodology as the initial study.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.99 |
| 1998 | 2.87 |
| 1999 | 2.98 |
| 2000 | 3.08 |
| 2001 | 3.02 |
| 2002 | 3.18 |
| 2004 | 3.96 |
| 2005 | 4.09 |
| 2006 | 4.13 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Water pollution
