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Contents

Key Scottish Environment Statistics

General
Population and households: 1991-2024
Gross Domestic Product (GDP): 1976-2006
Electricity generation by source: 2000-2005
Motor traffic on all roads 1993-2006

Public Attitudes
Public concern about environmental issues: 1991 and 2002
Public concern about environmental issues: 2006

Global Atmosphere
Annual mean temperature: 1914-2006
Annual precipitation: 1914-2006
Net greenhouse gas emissions: 1990-2004
Net carbon dioxide emissions by source: 1990-2004
Column ozone measurements: 1981-2006

Air Quality
Particulate (PM ₁₀) concentrations: 1993-2006
Nitrogen dioxide concentrations: 1992-2006
Carbon monoxide concentrations: 1992-2006
Ground level ozone concentrations: 1990-2006
Sulphur dioxide concentrations: 1993-2006
Emissions of sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from large combustion plants: 1996-2006

Water
Public water supplies, yield and demand: 1981/1982 to 2005/2006
Drinking water quality: 1991-2006
River water quality: 1999-2006
Nitrate concentrations in rivers: 1993-2006
Orthophosphate concentrations in rivers: 1993-2006
Effluent compliance with discharge consents: 1996/1997 to 2005

Marine
Nitrogen loadings from land to the marine environment: 1990-2005
Compliance with the EC bathing water directive( 76/160/EEC): 1988-2006
Percentage of commercial continental shelf finfish stocks at full reproductive capacity: 1998-2005

Radioactivity
Exposure of the population to all sources of radiation: 2003
Activity concentrations in milk: 1966-2006

Waste
Waste sent to landfill: 2000-2005
Municipal Solid Waste ( MSW): 2000/2001 to 2005/2006
Waste recycling behaviour: 2000-2006

Land
Broad habitat change: 1990-1998
Derelict and urban vacant land: 2002-2006
Designated areas: 1991-2007
Agricultural land use: 1982-2006
Fertiliser application to crops and grass: 1986-2006
Area of woodland: 1924-2006

Biodiversity
Status of UK BAP species and habitats in Scotland: 2005
Changes in plant diversity: 1990-1998
Status of wild bird populations: 1975-2004
Catches of wild salmon: 1952-2005

Footnotes
General
Public Attitudes
Global Atmosphere
Air Quality
Water
Marine
Radioactivity
Waste
Land
Biodiversity

Throughout this publication, a '-' represents figures that are not available and ' ^R' indicates that figures have been revised since previous publications.

Edited by John Landrock and Susan Walker.

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