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Modern incinerators still emit dangerous pollutants, report finds

Even the world’s most modern waste incinerators still emit dangerous pollutants far beyond EU toxic emissions limit, a new study has revealed. The study conducted by the Toxicowatch Foundation examined a state-of-art waste-to-energy plant in the Netherlands. The researcher analysed chicken eggs within a two-kilometre range of the modern rubbish incinerator, finding a level of contamination that ...
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EPA publishes environmental data on Ireland’s National Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR)

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published environmental data on Ireland’s national pollutant release and transfer register (PRTR). This is a public register of pollutant releases and waste transfers from large industrial activities in Ireland. This information supports EU-wide reporting through the European Commission’s e-Register website, which contains data reported annually by mor...
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