Emissions to soil in the Netherlands, 1990-2001

		1990	1995	1999	2000*	2001*

		million kg
Nitrogen (as total N)		413	462	426	343	366
of which	agriculture and horticulture	411	460	424	341	365
	other target sectors	2	2	2	2	1

Phosphorus (as total P)		75	63	57	48	51
of which	agriculture and horticulture	75	63	57	48	51
	other target sectors	-	-	-	-	-

		1,000 kg
Heavy metals ¹⁾
Cadmium (Cd)		5	2	2	2	.
Chromium (Cr)		49	42	46	46	.
Copper (Cu)		790	670	670	670	.
Mercury (Hg)		1	1	1	1	.
Lead (Pb)		260	109	170	170	.
Nickel (Ni)		38	40	31	31	.
Zinc (Zn)		1 400	1 440	1 590	1 580	.

Source: RIVM.					RIVM/EDC/Oct02
1) Only emissions by the Agriculture and horticulture target sector on agricultural land. For more information about the heavy metals copper, zinc and cadmium, see "Relevant sections and indicators" elsewhere in the Environmental Data Compendium under the button "More information".

References

CCDM (2003). Emission Monitor for The Netherlands 2000 and estimates for 2001. Report Series MilieuMonitor (Environmental monitor) Nr. 9, March 2003. Inspectorate of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment, The Hague.

T. van der Meij and P.K.N. Fong (1999). Belasting van landbouwgrond met zware metalen, 1990-1997. Kwartaalbericht Milieustatistieken 1999/3. Statistics Netherlands, Voorburg/Heerlen.

Emissions to soil in the Netherlands, 1990-2001

Technical note

References

Relevant sections and indicators in the Environmental Data Compendium

Relevant information outside of the Environmental Data Compendium