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Water Pollution Incidents

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Water Pollution Incidents
Incidents of water pollution reported and investigated by SEPA.

 
Minor
Incidents
Total
2000/01
Significant
Incidents
Total
2000/01
Minor
Incidents
Total
2001/02
Significant
Incidents
Total
2001 /02
Minor
Incidents
Total
2002/03
 
 Significant
Incidents
Total
2002/03
Industrial
 
 
 
Pollution by oil - tidal waters
74
7
 23
7
*[all oil]
70
*[all oil]
18
Pollution by oil - inland spills
172
32
75
12
-
-
Pollution by mineral solids
137
26
57
21
35
13
Pollution by trade effluent
56
15
17
7
14
5
Pollution by chemicals
29
5
7
2
8
4
Pollution by fish farm effluent
11
1
6
0
9
1
Distilling and brewing effluent
9
 0
5
0
-
-
Effluent from paper mills
8
1
9
0
1
2
Other
89
11
90
6
56
13
Total
585
98
289
55
193
56
 
 
 
Agricultural
 
 
 
Leaking silo
35
3
18
2
13
9
Leaking silage effluent tank
41
10
32
11
42
22
Escape of animal slurry
75
9
49
10
31
10
Pollution by chemicals
11
9
4
2
4
1
Pollution by fuel oil
15
9
15
5
13
5
Farm drainage
43
10
21
3
12
1
Other
101
9
87
5
53
8
Total
321 
59
226
38
168
56
 
 
 
Other
 
 
 
Pollution by sewage
653
102
348
46
354
138
Pollution by refuse
55
3
45
7
-
-
Pollution by tip leachate
7
0
2
3
3
3
Pollution by oil - tidal waters
34
3
26
4
*[all oil]
126
*[all oil]
28
Pollution by oil - inland spills
212
18
99
6
-
-
Pollution by chemicals
29
2
27
5
4
0
Naturally occurring pollution
93
0
54
3
-
-
Undetermined
162
21
356
6
37
15
Other
194
12
357
14
189
39
Total
1,439
161
1314
94
713
223
 
 
 
Grand Total
2,345
318
1829
187
1,074
335
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