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Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Answer

Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimates she has made of the total automotive emissions in the UK to the atmosphere in the latest available year for (a) particulates, (b) fine particulates, (c) sulphur dioxide, (d) carbon dioxide, (e) benzene, (f) 1,3-butadiene, (g) carbon monoxide and (h) oxides of nitrogen. [96832] Alun Michael: The most recent year for which published data are available is 2000. In that year the estimates for emissions in kilotonnes from all vehicle types were as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Kilotonnes PM10 31.4 PM2.5 25.9 Sulphur dioxide 5.92 Carbon dioxide (as carbon) 31,525 Benzene 7.71 1,3-Butadiene 4.59 Carbon monoxide 2,881 Oxides of nitrogen 629 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The figures for particulate matter (PM) cover exhaust and tyre and brake wear emissions and are provided for the two size fractions for which data are available-- PM10 (particulates, less than 10 microns diameter) and PM2.5 (fine particulates, less than 2.5 microns diameter). These data are taken from the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory, published annually by DEFRA, and available on the internet at http://www.naei.org.uk

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

96832; 399 c498W;399 c496W

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Carbon monoxide Air pollution Carbon dioxide Exhaust emissions Motor vehicles Benzene Sulphur dioxide Dust Pollutants Nitrogen oxides Butadiene

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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