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3.1.2.1. E-PRTR

E-PRTR – the European pollutant transfer and release register(EU, 2006b) is a European-wide register of pollutant releases to air, water, and on land. It covers 33 countries (EU28, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Serbia and Switzerland) since 2007. Some records are also available for 2001 and 2004 based on former EPER database (EPER - European Pollutant Emission Register) was established in 2000. It was replaced by current E-PRTR in 2006. Emissions from both point and diffuse sources are collected, but no information on pesticides from diffuse agricultural sources is available. Countries report facilities with economic activity listed in Annex I of the Directive and substance loads from point sources above threshold values given in Annex II of the Directive. All facilities under activity 4.d Chemical installations for the production on an industrial scale of basic plant health products and of biocides should be included, other facilities should report discharging into water if it exceeds the given limit (1 kg per year for most of the pesticides). The database contains annual releases (kg per year) per facility.