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Heavy metal emissions in Slovenia significantly decreased between 1990 and 2019. This can be largely attributed to the implementation of the EU legislation, improved surveillance and use of the best available technologies.


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Figure ZR12-1: Heavy metal emissions in Slovenia
Sources: 

National Emission database, Slovenian Environment Agency, 2021 (30. 07. 2021)

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Lead (Pb)[index (1990=100)]

Cadmium (Cd)[index (1990=100)]

Mercury (Hg)[index (1990=100)]

1990

100

100

100

1991

89.54

87.07

92.78

1992

83.93

89.58

92.28

1993

82.16

86.22

86.01

1994

82.86

87.84

83.74

1995

53.39

87.44

69.78

1996

25.24

85.23

64.76

1997

23.20

90.13

72.71

1998

20.06

92.25

74.17

1999

17.97

85.92

66.24

2000

16.37

90.09

64.42

2001

13.28

103.83

59.09

2002

11.73

95.56

64.49

2003

12.07

101.23

61.55

2004

12.34

101.22

59.21

2005

13.58

113.07

60.61

2006

13.27

107.53

55.10

2007

13.48

114.31

56.87

2008

14.37

113.88

57.37

2009

10.64

100.91

48.67

2010

12.76

109.96

52.33

2011

12.59

109.72

53.01

2012

12.35

103.74

51.64

2013

11.40

105.22

50.97

2014

10.35

94.53

47.72

2015

10.98

99.94

48.03

2016

11.15

101.50

48.52

2017

11.02

101.74

49.72

2018

11.35

96.43

49.15

2019

10.15

92.73

47.51

Figure ZR12-2: Emission trends for lead (Pb) in Slovenia by sectors
Sources: 
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Other transport: railways, aviation, off-road vehicles and other machinery in agriculture, forestry, industries and construction, pipeline transport

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Energy industries[t]Manufacturing industries and construction[t]Road transport[t]Other transport[t]Small combustion[t]Industrial processes and product use[t]Waste[t]Agriculture[t]
19900.840.8729.088.061.222.350.000
19910.760.7725.597.871.441.550.000
19920.850.6125.006.271.241.630.000
19930.810.5126.704.301.091.450.000
19940.790.4226.664.750.901.620.010
19950.770.4816.752.220.831.600.000
19960.700.486.660.650.821.400.000
19970.770.505.760.490.741.560.010
19980.810.504.330.490.721.650.010
19990.710.443.650.340.731.750.010
20000.740.432.990.160.681.940.010
20010.810.501.530.020.781.980.020
20020.850.650.740.000.632.070.030
20030.800.620.740.000.662.270.040
20040.820.660.720.000.622.410.010
20050.830.660.740.000.712.810.010
20060.850.640.760.000.632.750.010
20070.870.620.810.000.692.710.010
20080.880.650.890.000.702.970.010
20090.820.460.760.000.681.770.020
20100.840.470.770.000.682.610.050
20110.860.460.790.000.682.510.050
20120.820.420.770.000.652.550.040
20130.790.430.720.000.662.190.040
20140.600.460.710.000.542.050.030
20150.640.410.690.000.612.280.030
20160.690.390.720.000.622.290.030
20170.690.400.730.000.582.240.030
20180.670.400.570.000.512.630.030
20190.650.400.560.000.482.180.030
Figure ZR12-3: Lead (Pb) emissions in Slovenia and EU countries, 1990-2019
Sources: 

Air pollutant emissions data viewer (Gothenburg Protocol, LRTAP Convention) 1990-2019, EEA, 2021 (21. 08. 2021)

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Austria[index (1990 = 100)]

Croatia[index (1990 = 100)]

Italy[index (1990 = 100)]

Hungary[index (1990 = 100)]

Latvia[index (1990 = 100)]

Malta[index (1990 = 100)]

Slovenia[index (1990 = 100)]

EU28[index (1990 = 100)]

1990

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

1991

84.49

67.83

76.50

87.34

72.20

96.37

89.54

75.45

1992

60.19

49.75

57.47

33.95

54.70

94.94

83.93

58.41

1993

42.65

49.57

53.14

29.60

60.95

141.96

82.16

53.11

1994

29.53

53.84

48.92

23.69

63.88

96.29

82.86

49.01

1995

8.74

50.47

46.63

17.54

54.67

123.10

53.39

45.63

1996

8.55

40.62

44.10

14.01

52.91

123.01

25.24

39.89

1997

8.09

36.84

39.85

11.93

69.69

131.31

23.20

36.26

1998

7.59

35.00

36.72

11.16

66.51

122.09

20.06

33.16

1999

7.70

34.12

32.82

3.53

64.81

140.28

17.97

29.34

2000

7.38

27.81

22.52

2.33

65.52

87.54

16.37

20.27

2001

7.20

21.36

16.98

2.39

65.95

151.26

13.28

14.63

2002

7.57

13.05

6.16

2.52

66.48

157.89

11.73

11.14

2003

7.66

6.32

6.31

2.57

71.97

108.35

12.07

10.69

2004

7.64

4.12

6.64

2.42

72.72

108.66

12.34

10.00

2005

7.89

2.63

6.95

1.32

72.46

1767.59

13.58

9.37

2006

8.23

1.97

6.97

1.23

72.63

1796.48

13.27

9.25

2007

8.55

1.90

6.91

1.18

73.89

1819.53

13.48

9.14

2008

8.57

1.79

6.48

1.39

69.77

1785.74

14.37

8.98

2009

7.54

1.67

4.58

1.12

58.35

1729.82

10.64

6.96

2010

8.64

1.56

5.10

1.04

70.34

1721.10

12.76

7.56

2011

8.76

1.51

5.35

1.17

1.63

1169.55

12.59

6.47

2012

8.74

1.32

5.18

1.16

2.31

4433.42

12.35

6.37

2013

9.06

1.64

4.77

1.09

1.54

1574.98

11.40

6.22

2014

8.66

1.51

4.84

1.04

1.34

2059.76

10.35

6.21

2015

8.42

1.53

4.66

1.10

1.27

642.51

10.98

5.95

2016

8.54

1.53

4.75

1.11

1.27

367.80

11.15

5.85

2017

8.82

1.55

4.82

1.08

1.31

91.69

11.02

5.99

2018

8.29

1.57

4.79

1.02

1.32

86.00

11.35

5.86

2019

8.78

1.00

4.65

1.05

1.28

94.62

10.15

5.26

Figure ZR12-4: Emission trends for cadmium (Cd) in Slovenia by sectors
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Energy industries[t]Manufacturing industries and construction[t]Road transport[t]Other transport[t]Small combustion[t]Fugitive emissions from fuels[t]Industrial processes and product use[t]Waste[t]Agriculture[t]Total[t]
19900.100.060.010.000.240.000.190.0000.60
19910.090.050.010.000.250.000.120.0000.53
19920.100.050.010.000.250.000.130.0000.54
19930.100.040.010.000.250.000.110.0000.52
19940.100.040.010.000.250.000.130.0000.53
19950.090.040.010.000.250.000.130.0000.53
19960.080.050.020.000.250.000.110.0000.51
19970.090.050.020.000.250.000.120.0000.54
19980.100.060.010.000.250.000.130.0000.56
19990.090.020.010.000.250.000.140.0000.52
20000.090.030.010.000.260.000.150.0000.54
20010.100.050.010.000.310.000.150.0000.63
20020.100.050.010.000.240.000.160.0000.58
20030.100.070.010.000.260.000.170.0100.61
20040.100.070.010.000.250.000.170.0000.61
20050.100.080.020.000.300.000.180.0000.68
20060.100.070.020.000.270.000.190.0000.65
20070.100.060.020.000.310.000.200.0000.69
20080.100.060.020.000.300.000.200.0000.69
20090.100.050.020.000.290.000.150.0000.61
20100.100.060.020.000.300.000.180.0100.66
20110.100.050.020.000.300.000.190.0100.66
20120.100.040.020.000.290.000.170.0100.63
20130.090.050.020.000.300.000.170.0100.64
20140.070.060.020.000.250.000.170.0000.57
20150.080.060.020.000.280.000.160.0000.60
20160.080.060.020.000.280.000.160.0000.61
20170.080.070.020.000.270.000.170.0000.61
20180.080.070.020.000.240.000.170.0000.58
20190.080.070.020.000.220.000.170.0000.56
Figure ZR12-5: Cadmium (Cd) emissions in Slovenia and EU countries, 1990-2019
Sources: 

National emissions reported to the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution, Air pollutant emissions data viewer (LRTAP Convention), EEA, 2021 (21. 08. 2021)

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Austria[index (1990 = 100)]

Croatia[index (1990 = 100)]

Italy[index (1990 = 100)]

Hungary[index (1990 = 100)]

Portugal[index (1990 = 100)]

Finland[index (1990 = 100)]

Slovenia[index (1990 = 100)]

EU28[index (1990 = 100)]

1990

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

1991

94.64

90.74

108.64

93.45

99.80

57.00

87.07

91.36

1992

78.81

73.02

102.58

87.14

101.22

49.76

89.58

84.32

1993

71.16

75.84

99.59

90.78

96.43

50.66

86.22

79.69

1994

65.11

66.47

96.26

87.81

99.41

40.68

87.84

78.01

1995

60.13

72.84

96.23

86.40

105.16

31.94

87.44

75.39

1996

60.03

77.77

94.11

84.93

109.06

28.68

85.23

76.10

1997

57.44

73.78

94.03

84.73

115.93

23.02

90.13

75.18

1998

54.37

77.91

90.66

83.44

117.25

25.42

92.25

72.24

1999

57.44

77.46

90.15

80.48

114.65

23.01

85.92

69.18

2000

56.13

76.32

92.18

94.45

112.01

21.15

90.09

64.30

2001

57.07

81.34

90.40

99.21

108.16

26.10

103.83

61.72

2002

55.72

79.79

75.54

82.42

105.71

20.56

95.56

59.44

2003

57.02

89.87

72.39

86.06

99.56

19.85

101.23

56.66

2004

56.77

88.04

76.32

76.90

101.29

24.16

101.22

54.78

2005

58.85

92.03

78.43

70.65

100.91

21.70

113.07

51.68

2006

61.42

88.53

73.83

71.86

98.33

21.33

107.53

50.00

2007

62.79

80.85

72.06

74.69

94.02

18.94

114.31

48.32

2008

63.80

80.09

64.17

72.21

93.07

18.05

113.88

47.05

2009

60.39

80.51

50.68

75.64

86.54

17.31

100.91

41.91

2010

67.46

83.05

48.11

80.09

85.47

19.30

109.96

42.31

2011

66.11

79.07

47.70

88.00

88.45

18.29

109.72

41.27

2012

67.20

77.58

44.46

90.43

84.48

17.61

103.74

39.56

2013

68.22

77.41

41.13

89.17

81.21

16.15

105.22

38.69

2014

64.63

69.94

40.03

80.74

80.74

13.75

94.53

38.36

2015

65.44

75.78

40.44

85.75

82.49

13.28

99.94

37.08

2016

64.55

72.02

40.81

83.87

79.06

14.10

101.50

37.67

2017

66.97

72.04

41.16

84.34

80.54

14.28

101.74

37.02

2018

64.77

72.88

40.79

76.45

80.17

13.18

96.43

36.17

2019

66.22

69.05

39.70

73.16

76.54

11.88

92.73

34.43

Figure ZR12-6: Emission trends for mercury (Hg) in Slovenia by sectors
Sources: 
Chart note: 

Other transport: railways, aviation, off-road vehicles and other machinery in agriculture, forestry, industries and construction, pipeline transport

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Energy industries[t]Manufacturing industries and construction[t]Road transport[t]Other transport[t]Small combustion[t]Fugitive emissions from fuels[t]Industrial processes and product use[t]Waste[t]Agriculture[t]Total[t]
19900.160.060.010.000.040.000.050.0100.33
19910.140.060.010.000.050.000.030.0100.31
19920.160.050.010.000.040.000.030.0100.31
19930.160.040.010.000.040.000.030.0100.29
19940.150.030.010.000.030.000.040.0200.28
19950.110.040.010.000.030.000.040.0100.23
19960.100.040.010.000.020.000.030.0100.21
19970.110.040.010.000.020.000.030.0200.24
19980.120.040.010.000.020.000.030.0200.25
19990.100.040.010.000.020.000.030.0200.22
20000.100.040.010.000.020.000.040.0200.21
20010.070.040.010.000.020.000.040.0200.20
20020.080.050.010.000.020.000.040.0200.21
20030.070.040.010.000.020.000.040.0300.20
20040.060.050.010.000.020.000.040.0200.20
20050.060.050.010.000.020.000.040.0200.20
20060.040.050.010.000.020.000.050.0200.18
20070.050.050.010.000.020.000.050.0200.19
20080.040.050.010.000.020.000.050.0200.19
20090.040.030.010.000.020.000.040.0200.16
20100.040.040.010.000.020.000.050.0200.17
20110.040.030.010.000.020.000.050.0200.18
20120.040.030.010.000.010.000.050.0200.17
20130.040.030.010.000.020.000.050.0300.17
20140.030.030.010.000.010.000.050.0200.16
20150.030.030.010.000.010.000.050.0300.16
20160.030.030.010.000.010.000.050.0300.16
20170.040.030.010.000.010.000.050.0300.16
20180.030.030.010.000.010.000.050.0300.16
20190.030.030.010.000.010.000.050.0300.16
Figure ZR12-7: Mercury (Hg) emissions in Slovenia and EU countries, 1990-2019
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Austria[index (1990 = 100)]Croatia[index (1990 = 100)]Italy[index (1990 = 100)]Hungary[index (1990 = 100)]Denmark[index (1990 = 100)]Portugal[index (1990 = 100)]Slovenia[index (1990 = 100)]EU28[index (1990 = 100)]
1990100100100100100100100100
199195.0796.3897.4597.00103.69101.8192.7893.85
199276.8898.5696.4485.7294.81102.7292.2887.49
199365.3028.2494.1787.0492.67100.4286.0179.73
199455.4325.9891.5583.3580.48105.0683.7477.72
199556.4225.6693.6971.2073.44111.3669.7876.44
199654.5124.8892.1368.6477.87115.6664.7673.73
199753.2229.0094.3066.2062.63128.0472.7169.26
199844.6931.1393.6163.0653.23118.7174.1765.60
199943.9133.5190.3762.4647.02116.2766.2463.20
200042.0242.6795.0161.2031.85106.7664.4262.01
200144.8943.3594.1460.8627.7393.0559.0958.55
200243.5347.3494.3358.5126.7990.3964.4957.90
200345.3849.8698.6857.7527.5084.9961.5556.18
200443.8050.3984.3354.8523.0787.1259.2153.83
200545.7352.1781.2449.2121.9681.9460.6151.40
200647.2249.9683.2535.3419.5680.7655.1050.04
200747.4752.9074.2834.2118.6379.7656.8747.20
200848.1450.6169.5635.4018.7276.3657.3744.29
200942.6744.9651.7732.0714.2874.8748.6737.78
201047.5346.9654.3831.2413.6073.3752.3339.00
201147.2945.2156.0330.7712.0265.8453.0138.89
201247.9642.7160.3631.559.4163.2651.6437.98
201350.1443.9750.5828.0310.5660.4950.9735.66
201447.7442.8955.1029.2610.2859.5847.7235.34
201546.8042.4846.9930.339.0862.5848.0333.47
201643.9343.3343.1129.5310.4661.0048.5232.22
201747.6337.7647.1733.109.0664.3249.7232.14
201844.3937.7245.9728.348.6461.2249.1531.56
201945.5734.5142.6327.487.3958.6047.5128.24


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