Table 11
Water discharge in manufacturing industries, by type of final treatment and industry group, 2009

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Water discharge in manufacturing industries, by type of final treatment and industry group, 2009


Table summary
This table displays the results of water discharge in manufacturing industries water not treated before discharge, primary or mechanical, secondary or biological and tertiary or advanced, calculated using millions of cubic metres and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Water not treated before discharge Primary or mechanical Secondary or biological Tertiary or advanced
  millions of cubic metres
Total 1,314.2  B 574.1  B 1,272.9  B 289.3  A
Food 176.5  D 68.9  C 34.5  D 22.0  Note E: Use with caution
Beverage and tobacco 31.7  A 3.1  Note E: Use with caution Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Textile mills Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 0.0 0.0
Textile products 2.3  Note E: Use with caution 0.7  A 0.0 0.0
Wood Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note F: too unreliable to be published Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note F: too unreliable to be published
Paper 304.2  B Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 1,126.7  B Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Petroleum and coal 75.1  B Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 29.1  A Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Chemicals 178.2  A 37.9  D 12.0  C 11.5  Note E: Use with caution
Plastics and rubber 23.8  C 0.3  D Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Non-metallic minerals 11.4  C 21.0  Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Primary metals 458.3  D 155.4  D 64.0  B 234.7  A
Fabricated metals 11.4  Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Machinery 2.3  Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Computers and electronics  Note 1 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Electrical products  Note 1 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 0.0
Transportation equipment 14.5  D 1.3  Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 4.3  Note E: Use with caution
Miscellaneous 2.6  Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 0.0
Other  Note 2 8.8  Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 0.0 0.0
  percent
Percentage of total water discharge 38.1 16.6 36.9 8.4
For 2005, computer and electronic product manufacturing and electrical equipment, appliance and component manufacturing are included in the other manufacturing industries category. As of 2007, they appear separately.        
Other manufacturing industries combines the following industry groups 3-digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS): clothing manufacturing (315), leather and allied product manufacturing (316), printing and related support activities (323) and furniture and related product manufacturing (337). The industry groups included in other manufacturing industries may vary from year to year.        
Note(s): Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding.        
         
x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
1.
For 2005, computer and electronic product manufacturing and electrical equipment, appliance and component manufacturing are included in the other manufacturing industries category. As of 2007, they appear separately.
2.
Other manufacturing industries combines the following industry groups 3-digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS): clothing manufacturing (315), leather and allied product manufacturing (316), printing and related support activities (323) and furniture and related product manufacturing (337). The industry groups included in other manufacturing industries may vary from year to year.
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, CANSIM tables 153-0070 and 153-0072.
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