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TABLE 4.2

NPI Emissions Report for Australia,
Reporting Year 2007–2008

Substance
Totals (kg/year)

Carbon monoxide
5,600,000,000
Total volatile organic compounds
3,100,000,000
Sulfur dioxide
1,400,000,000
Oxides of nitrogen
1,400,000,000
Particulate matter 10.0 μm
1,200,000,000
Total nitrogen
240,000,000
Ammonia (total)
120,000,000
Hydrochloric acid
46,000,000
Particulate matter 2.5 μm
34,000,000
Toluene (methylbenzene)
33,000,000
Total phosphorus
30,000,000
Ethanol
29,000,000
Xylenes (individual or mixed isomers)
23,000,000
Benzene
15,000,000
n-Hexane
9,700,000
Formaldehyde (methyl aldehyde)
8,500,000
Acetone
7,900,000
Fluoride compounds
7,600,000
Methanol
6,500,000
Sulfuric acid
6,400,000
Methyl ethyl ketone
5,600,000
Acetaldehyde
5,300,000
Manganese and compounds
4,500,000
Cyclohexane
3,800,000
Boron and compounds
3,200,000
Ethylbenzene
3,100,000
1,3-Butadiene (vinyl ethylene)
2,800,000
Chlorine
2,500,000
Zinc and compounds
2,400,000
Methyl isobutyl ketone
2,400,000
Cyanide (inorganic) compounds
2,000,000
Ethyl acetate
1,900,000
Ethylene glycol (1,2-ethanediol)
1,600,000
Acetic acid (ethanoic acid)
1,600,000
Dichloromethane
1,400,000
Tetrachloroethylene
1,300,000
Lead and compounds
1,300,000
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
1,300,000
Copper and compounds
1,200,000
Hydrogen sulfide
1,000,000
Trichloroethylene
920,000
continued