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ENVIRONMENT R&D BUDGET OF % AS TOTAL GOVERNMENT R&D BUDGET 4.2 1.9 2.3 4.4 2.9 1.7 1.8 2.7 3.4 4 9.7 0.4 0.9 2.7 0.8 4.5

NUCLEAR WASTE PER UNIT OF ENERGY (T/MTOE) N/A N/A 2.2 6.2 1.7 N/A 1.9 4.2 1.2 N/A 1.7 N/A N/A N/A 1.5 3.2

QUANTITY GENERATED MUNICIPAL WASTE / CAPITA) 690 560 460 420 290 740 470 540 600 440 460 520 740 540 400 380

WASTE (kg

INDUSTRIAL WASTE PER UNIT OF GDP (T/MILLION USD) 20 N/A 50 N/A 30 10 110 50 20 N/A 30 10 40 20 40 40

2006 INTERNATIONAL WASTE GENERATION RATES
NITROGEN OXIDES % CHANGE SINCE 1990 CAPITA 29 84 −3 25 −40 32 −6 78 −24 26 −36 32 −32 41 −29 23 −48 17 11 29 −24 18 −2 90 5 31 −34 22 −2 16 47 24

AIR CHANGE / kg 59 −55 −88 −27 −58 −87 −64 −60 −89 4 −76 22 −48 −63 −14 −46

SULFUR OXIDES % SINCE 1990

kg / CAPITA 127 4 22 76 15 4 16 9 7 46 24 35 25 11 7 10

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