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U.S. water release share from the industrial sector by chemical 2016

Share of industrial sector water releases in the United States in 2016, by chemical

The data shows the distribution of water releases based on the chemical groups among some 21,629 facilities in the U.S. in 2016. During this year, about 88% of water releases were nitrate compounds. Nitrate compounds are soluble in water and often form during wastewater treatment processes.

Nitrate compounds	88
Manganese and managese compounds	27
Ammonia	18
Methanol	14
Sodium nitrate	12
Zinc and zinc compounds	4
Lead	3
All others	22

U.S. water release share from the industrial sector by chemical 2016

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