This statistic shows the amount of arsenic emissions attributable to the production of electricity from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016, in metric tons emitted. Arsenic emissions have decreased over the years, from 16.6 metric tons in 1990 to just one kilogram in 2016.
Arsenic emissions from electricity production from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016
(weight in metric tons)
Arsenic is a metalloid that can be highly toxic in it's inorganic form and long-term exposure is a big health risk.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (July 12, 2018). Arsenic emissions from electricity production from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016 (weight in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 04, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/731108/arsenic-emissions-from-the-electricity-production-from-coal-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Arsenic emissions from electricity production from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016 (weight in metric tons)." Chart. July 12, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 04, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/731108/arsenic-emissions-from-the-electricity-production-from-coal-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2018). Arsenic emissions from electricity production from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016 (weight in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 04, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/731108/arsenic-emissions-from-the-electricity-production-from-coal-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Arsenic Emissions from Electricity Production from Coal in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2016 (Weight in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/731108/arsenic-emissions-from-the-electricity-production-from-coal-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Arsenic emissions from electricity production from coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2016 (weight in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/731108/arsenic-emissions-from-the-electricity-production-from-coal-uk/ (last visited April 04, 2020)
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