Catholic countries: Environment > Water pollution > Chemical industry stats
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- % 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: chemicals (35). 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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Facts and figures about Catholic countries
Catholic Agriculture 283 | Catholic Government 145 | Catholic Military 146 |
Catholic Crime 120 | Catholic Health 314 | Catholic People 552 |
Catholic Disasters 35 | Catholic Import 1 | Catholic Religion 19 |
Catholic Economy 3385 | Catholic Industry 84 | Catholic Sports 309 |
Catholic Education 495 | Catholic Labor 299 | Catholic Terrorism 24 |
Catholic Energy 2342 | Catholic Language 8 | Catholic Transport 342 |
Catholic Environment 218 | Catholic Lifestyle 100 | |
Catholic Geography 52 | Catholic Media 235 |