Taking Stock North American Pollutant Releases and Transfers Sourcebook 99

This report takes a 5-year look at the amounts of toxic releases & transfers reported by industrial facilities in North America (NA), from 1995 to 1999. Based on data from the national pollutant release & transfer registers (PRTRs), this 5-year span provides us with an opportunity to assess key trends & ask ourselves: are we making sufficient progress in reducing the amounts of these substances we are releasing into the environment. Chapters: overview of PRTRs in NA; User's Guide to NA PRTR Data; Releases On- & Off-site, 1999; Transfers to Recycling & Other Transfers for Further Mgmt., 1999; Total Reported Releases & Transfers, 1999 & 1998-1999; & Cross-Border Transfers. Tables.Ferretti, Janine is the author of 'Taking Stock North American Pollutant Releases and Transfers Sourcebook 99' with ISBN 9780756725112 and ISBN 0756725119.