European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register – Update – 2010
data now available The European Commission and the European
Environment Agency today published updated information on
releases and transfers of pollutants from industrial
installations included in the European Pollutant Release and
Transfer Register (E-PRTR). E-PRTR is a comprehensive online
register which contains information on emissions of pollutants
to air, water and land by industrial facilities in 32 European
countries. The register includes annual data for 91 substances
released from more than 29 870 facilities in 65 economic
activities. E-PRTR also provides additional environmental
information, such as the amount and types of waste transferred
from facilities to waste handlers both inside and outside each
country, and maps of certain non-industrial sources of
emissions. The new dataset contains information for the year
2010 and updated information for certain countries for the
earlier years 2007 – 2009. The full dataset of E-PRTR is host