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European Pollutant Emission Register
The European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR) is a Pollutant Release and Transfer Register providing access to information on the annual pollution, emissions of industrial facilities in the Member States of the European Union (EU), as well as Norway. EPER collects data about the emissions of 12,000 facilities in the 25 EU Member States. Data are available by country, by pollutant, by activity (sector), air and water (direct or via a sewerage system). References External links European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR){{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091112154101/http://prtr.ec.europa.eu/ , date=2009-11-12 European Pollutant Emission RegisterEPER in Google EarthCentre for PRTR Data (OECD)Resource Centre for PRTR Release Estimation Techniques (OECD)PRTR Virtual Classroom (UNITAR) Pollutant release inventories and registers European Union and the environment Government databases of the European Union ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pollutant Release And Transfer Register
A pollutant release and transfer register (PRTR) is a system for collecting and disseminating information about environmental releases and transfers of hazardous substances from industrial and other facilities. PRTRs were established in several countries after the 1984 Bhopal Disaster and the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro, which affirmed communities' and workers' right to know about toxic chemicals and other substances of concern. Community right to know In many countries industrial facilities need a permit to operate processes that are causing environmental pressures. Authorities have to balance the interests of different actors when issuing such permits and will reflect this balance in the conditions and requirements put down in the permit. Companies and civilians living near to the facilities generally have quite different levels of understanding and information on the processes and the environmental impact. In a democratic con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |