The European Commission (EC) and the European Environment Agency (EEA) launched a new European pollutant release and transfer register, the E-PRTR. The register contains information about the emissions of pollutants to air, water and land and transfers of pollutants into water by industrial facilities throughout Europe. It includes annual data for 91 substances and covers more than 24,000 facilities in 65 economic activities. It also provides additional information, such as the amount and types of waste transferred from facilities to waste handlers both inside and outside each country. In addition to the 27 EU Member States, the register also includes data from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. From 2010 onwards, information in the E-PRTR will be updated in April each year.

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