Farms listed in European Pollutant Register

TWENTY SIX Munster farmers have been shocked to find themselves listed in European Pollutant Emission Register (EPER).

They are included in the 10,000 large industrial facilities in the EU and Norway listed in the first Europe-wide register of industrial emissions into air and water, which the European Commission, through the European Environment Agency (EEA), has decided to make publicly accessible on the internet

The aim is to give European citizens the right to know how much pollution large industries in their neighbourhoods generate and to compare this with the situation in other parts of Europe. The information is also aimed at scientists, insurance companies, local authorities and policy makers.