Taking Stock Volume 16

Table of Contents

Abbreviations and Acronyms
Preface
Acknowledgments
Executive Summary
Introduction
Key Findings

• 1 Overview of Releases and Transfers in North America, 2014–2018
  • 1.1 Facilities Reporting to the North American PRTRs
  • 1.2 Types of Releases and Transfers Reported in North America
  • 1.3 Top Industry Sectors and Pollutants
  • 1.4 Comparing PRTR Data from Canada, Mexico and the United States
  • 1.5 Factors to Consider when Using PRTR Data to Evaluate Risk
  • 1.6 Cross-border Transfers of Pollutants
  • 1.7 Top Facilities for Reported Releases to Air and Water, 2014–2018
• 2 Feature Analysis: Off-site Transfers to Disposal in North America, 2014–2018
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Scope and Methodology
    • 2.2.1 Data and information sources
    • 2.2.2 Terminology and comparability of the North American PRTR
  • 2.3 Waste Disposal Practices and Their Potential Impacts
    • 2.3.1 Disposal practices employed by industrial sectors in North America
    • 2.3.2 Environmental and human health concerns related to industrial waste disposal
    • 2.3.3 Industrial and hazardous waste management laws, regulations, and guidelines
  • 2.4 Analysis of Off-site Transfers to Disposal, 2014–2018
    • 2.4.1 Regional overview
    • 2.4.2 North American transfers to disposal: Top pollutants and sectors, 2014–2018
    • 2.4.3 Transfers to disposal in Canada
    • 2.4.4 Transfers to disposal in Mexico
    • 2.4.5 Transfers to disposal in the United States
    • 2.4.6 Cross-border transfers for disposal in North America, 2014–2018
    • 2.4.7 Tracking transfers to disposal, from source to recipient
  • 2.5 Sustainable Production and Alternatives to the Generation and Disposal of Industrial Waste
    • 2.5.1 Sustainable production and the concept of circular economy
    • 2.5.2 The role of industry in the circular economy
    • 2.5.3 The role of PRTR programs in the circular economy
    • 2.5.4 Examples of sustainable practices within North American industry
  • 2.6 Conclusions

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