Pressure

BOD emissions from point sources (t/y) Total N emissions from point sources
(t/y)
Year BOD7 (t/y) Year Total N (t/y)
1992 31900 1992 10600
1993 27920 1993 10209
1994 27720 1994 8624
1995 21000 1995 7663
1996 16600 1996 6446
Data source : Lithuania : MoEP

Total P emissions from point sources (t/y)
Year Total P (t/y)
1992 1438
1993 1535
1994 1241
1995 1184
1996 960
Data Source: Lithuania: MoEP

Livestock (th. animal units)
Year th. animal units
1989 2386
1990 2245
1991 2104
1992 1575
1993 1359
1994 1249
1995 1200
1996 1150
Data Source: Lithuania: Department of Statistics

BOD7, total N and total P concentrations in Nemunas river mouth (mg/l)
BOD7 Total NTotal P
Years BOD7 (mg/l) Years Total N (mg/l)Years Total P (mg/l)
1992 8,4 1992-1992 0,21
1993 7,3 1993 - 1993 0,13
1994 7,5 1994 7,7 1994 0,15
1995 6,8 1995 3,119950,08
1996 7,6 1996 3,91996 0,16
Data Source: Lithuania: Joint Research Centre, Ministry of Environmental Protection

Response

National part of the state budget (%) for waste water treatment plants
Year %
1990 1,9
1991 1,4
1992 2,45
1993 2,95
1994 5,09
1995 2,76
1996 1,3
Data source : Lithuania : MoEP

Investment (USD) to waste treatment plants
Year used means (USD mln.)
1992 3,6
1993 9,1
1994 23,7
1995 24,6
1996 14,2
Data source : Lithuania :MoEP

Water pollution taxes (+-USD/t)
-1994 1996
BOD 24,8 40,6
Nitrogen (N) 24,8 90, 6
Phosphorus (P) 84,4 308,3
Data source : Lithuania : MoEP