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SOUTH ASIA: ANNUAL TOXIC RELEASES  1999 (Million metric tons)

Country Human Risk Exposure Aquatic Risk exposure Heavy Metal Excessive
BANGLADESH 33.39 42.4 0.9
INDIA 1193.0 1450.1 73.8
PAKISTAN  96.5 120.2 2.7
SRI LANKA 8.60 10.6 0.3
US 18004.0 21212.0 911.0
JAPAN 13715.0 15877.0 1034.0
GERMANY 9451.0 12086.0 412.0

Source :  SAARC Survey of Development and Cooperation , 1998/99, RISNODC, New Delhi , 1999.

 
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