| Feature | EPER (2001-2007) | E-PRTR (2007-2018) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | 50-52 | 91 | | Media covered | Air & water only | Air, water, land | | Waste transfers | No | Yes | | Reporting threshold | Higher (less reporting) | Lower (more facilities report) | | Facilities covered | ~12,000 per cycle | ~34,000 per cycle | | Public accessibility | Archived | Fully interactive map |
Introduction: What is EPER? For researchers, environmental journalists, and policy analysts, the term EPER 2018 represents a critical milestone in the evolution of industrial environmental transparency. EPER stands for the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register . Before the more advanced European Industrial Emissions Portal (IEP) and the E-PRTR regulation became fully operational, EPER was the pioneering system that forced industrial operators and EU Member States to disclose pollutant releases to air and water. eper 2018