The dirtiest power plants in Europe still emit enormous amounts of air pollutants. The sulphur emissions from one plant match those of ten EU countries combined. On 9 November, the first inventory of the new European pollutant release and transfer register (E-PRTR) was published. It contains 2007 data on emissions of 91 polluting substances from more than 24,000 industrial facilities in the EU27 and Norway.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/tracking-down-worst-polluters-europe
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/christer
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/acid-news
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/thermal-power-plants
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/europe
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/norway
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/european-union-eu