Latin America and Caribbean: Environment > Water pollution > Paper and pulp industry stats

% of total BOD emissions: Industry shares of emissions of organic water pollutants refer to emissions from manufacturing activities as defined by two-digit divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 2: paper and pulp (34). Emissions of organic water pollutants are measured by biochemical oxygen demand, which refers to the amount of oxygen that bacteria in water will consume in breaking down waste. This is a standard water-treatment test for the presence of organic pollutants.

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STAT	LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN TOTAL	LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN AVERAGE	DATES
% of total BOD emissions		32.09% 92% more than average	2003

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