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Approximate Emissions of Air Pollutants in the Durban Metropolitan Area

 Total Emissions

Particulate matter

Carbon
Monoxide

Sulphur
Dioxide

Oxides of
Nitrogen

Organic
Compounds

Agriculture and Forestry

3.40%

3.30%

0%

0%

2%

Industrial Processes

69.40%

2.00%

91.40%

20.60%

27.30%

Motor Vehicles

26.80%

94.60%

6.90%

74.70%

70.20%

Other Mobile Sources

0.40%

0.10%

1.60%

4.70%

0.50%

 

Mobile Source Air Emissions

Particulate
matter

Carbon
Monoxide

Sulphur
Dioxide

Oxides of
Nitrogen

Organic
Compounds

Petrol vehicles

16.10%

96.40%

16.50%

41.40%

92.42%

Diesel Vehicles

82.30%

3.44%

64.30%

52.70%

6.90%

Ships

1.50%

0.08%

17.70%

4.50%

0.60%

Trains

0.10%

0.02%

1.30%

1.10%

0.05%

Aeroplanes

0%

0.04%

0.10%

0.40%

0.05%


Fuel Burning Air Emissions

Particulate
Matter

Carbon
Monoxide

Sulphur
Dioxide

Oxides of
Nitrogen

Organic
Compounds

Coal

98.70%

94.30%

84.40%

89.90%

78%

Heavy Furnace Oil

0.96%

1.42%

14.90%

6.50%

10%

Wood Waste

0.17%

2.94%

0.01%

0.11%

2.00%

Paraffin

0.01%

0.21%

0.05%

0.29%

2.00%

Diesel

0.10%

0.63%

0.70%

2.31%

5.90%

LPG

0.04%

0.47%

0%

1%

2.00%




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Last update: October 1999