Inorganic air pollutants

SO₂ and NOx emissions (in t)	SO₂ emissions by Division (in t)	NOx emissions by Division (in t)
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In 2008, inorganic pollutant emission into air totaled 67t for SO₂ (56t in 2007) and 298t (327 t in 2007) for NOx. The increase in SO₂ emission compared to 2007 correlates with a slightly higher use of fuel and heavy oil for boilers instead to gas and light oil. NOx emission levels from company owned or leased vehicles are not included in these figures. Major contributors to Group SO₂ emission were Sandoz (60t) and Pharma (5t). The distribution of NOx emission is similar to the figure for the consumption of on-site generated energy: Sandoz 44%, Pharma 39%, Consumer Health 7%, Vaccines & Diagnostics 7%, and Research 3%.

Inorganic pollutants targets and outlook

Inorganic air pollutants have long been a focus of environmental improvement at Novartis. In line with the implementation of measures to increase energy efficiency and fuel switches, we anticipate that the level of inorganic air pollutants will continue to decrease over the coming years.

Health, Safety and Environmental Performance 2008

Find out more about the Novartis Health, Safety and Environment Data 2008