World Development Indicator data from the WDI Database Archives measures the metal industry's contribution to organic water pollution. The metric is the percentage of total biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) emissions attributed to primary metals manufacturing. Data is compiled according to the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 2.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in the 'metal industry (% of total BOD emissions)' metric over time to assess pollution control effectiveness.
- Compare the pollution share metric across different countries to identify regional industrial environmental performance.
- Correlate the industry-specific BOD emissions percentage with other water quality or economic indicators for causal analysis.
Strengths
- Data is based on a standardized international industrial classification (ISIC revision 2).
- Emissions are measured using a recognized water-treatment test (biochemical oxygen demand).
Limitations
- Sample size, row count, and temporal coverage are unknown.
- Geographic coverage and data recency are unspecified.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank World Development Indicators (WDI) Database Archives.
- Collection Method
- Calculated from manufacturing activity emissions data classified under ISIC division 37 (primary metals).
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