Pollutant Release and Transfer Register
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Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTRs) are systems to collect and disseminate information on environmental releases and transfers of toxic chemicals from industrial and other facilities.
They 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 the "right-to-know" of communities and workers about toxics chemicals and other substances of concern.
PRTRs include the US Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), Canadian National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI), Mexican Registro de Emisiones y Transferencia de Contaminantes (RETC), European Pollutant Emission Register (EPER), and Australian National pollutant inventory (NPI).
[edit] References
- "What is a PRTR?" (United Nations Institute for Training and Research)
- "What is a PRTR? (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
- "Background: PRTRs and Their Purposes" (United Nations Environment Program)
[edit] External links
National PRTR Websites:
- US Toxics Release Inventory
- Canadian National Pollutant Release Inventory
- Mexican Registro de Emisiones y Transferencia de Contaminantes
- Australian National Pollutant Inventory
- Japan PRTR
Regional PRTR Websites
- European Pollutant Emissions Register
- North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTR) page
PRTR Resources
- Centre for PRTR Data (OECD)
- Resource Centre for PRTR Release Estimation Techniques (OECD)
- PRTR Virtual Classroom (UNITAR)
- PRTR Capacity Building Library (UNITAR)
- NPRI Toolbox for Reporting Facilities (Canada)
Non-Governmental Organizations
