The European Commission and the European Environment Agency today launched a comprehensive new European pollutant release and transfer register – E-PRTR. The register contains information about the emissions of pollutants to air, water and land by industrial facilities throughout Europe. 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.The register is accessible at:  http://prtr.ec.europa.eu/. [more]