North American Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers
It’s #MapMonday! #DYK that approximately 24,000 industrial facilities report their releases (e.g., to air or water) and transfers (e.g., to recycling or disposal) to the North American Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTR) every year?
Pollutants released or disposed of on-site are to air, water, in or on the land (e.g., underground injection), and pollutants transferred off-site are to recycling, treatment (including wastewater or sewage), and disposal (including landfill and land application, etc.). Recent 5-year data show that almost 50% of these facilities reported total transfers to disposal of about 300 million kilograms of pollutants each year in North America.
For more information, stay tuned for this month’s publication of the latest Taking Stock report!
