E-PRTR pollutants and their thresholds
A facility has to report data under E-PRTR if it fulfils the following criteria:
• the facility falls under at least one of the 65 E-PRTR economic activities. The
activities are also reported using a statistical classification of economic activities
(NACE rev 2)
• the facility has a capacity exceeding at least one of the E-PRTR capacity
thresholds
• the facility releases pollutants or transfers waste off-site which exceed specific
thresholds set out in Article 5 of the E-PRTR Regulation. These thresholds for
releases of pollutants are specified for each media - air, water and land - in Annex
II of the E-PRTR Regulation.
In the following tables you will find the 91 E-PRTR pollutants and their thresholds broken
down by the 7 groups used in all the searches of the E-PRTR website.
Greenhouse gases
THRESHOLD FOR RELEASES
to air to water to land
kg/year kg/year kg/year
Carbon dioxide (CO2) 100 million - -
Hydro-fluorocarbons (HFCs) 100 - -
Methane (CH4) 100 000 - -
Nitrous oxide (N2O) 10 000 - -
Perfluorocarbons (PFCs) 100 - -
Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) 50 - -
Other gases
THRESHOLD FOR RELEASES
to air to water to land
kg/year kg/year kg/year
Ammonia (NH3) 10 000 - -
Carbon monoxide (CO) 500 000 - -
Chlorine and inorganic compounds
10 000 - -
(as HCl)
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) 1 - -
Flourine and inorganic compounds
5 000 - -
(as HF)
Halons 1 - -
Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) 1 - -
Hydrogen Cyanide (HCN) 200 - -
Nitrogen oxides (NOx/NO2) 100 000 - -
Non-methane volatile organic
100 000 - -
compounds (NMVOC)
Sulphur oxides (SOx/SO2) 150 000 - -
Heavy metals
THRESHOLD FOR RELEASES
to air to water to land
kg/year kg/year kg/year
Arsenic and compounds (as As) 20 5 5
Cadmium and compounds (as Cd) 10 5 5
Chromium and compounds (as Cr) 100 50 50
Copper and compounds (as Cu) 100 50 50
Lead and compounds (as Pb) 200 20 20
Mercury and compounds (as Hg) 10 1 1
Nickel and compounds (as Ni) 50 20 20
Zinc and compounds (as Zn) 200 100 100
Pesticides
THRESHOLD FOR RELEASES
to air to water to land
kg/year kg/year kg/year
1,2,3,4,5,6- hexachlorocyclohexane
10 1 1
(HCH)
Alachlor - 1 1
Aldrin 1 1 1
Atrazine - 1 1
Chlordane 1 1 1
Chlordecone 1 1 1
Chlorfenvinphos - 1 1
Chlorpyrifos - 1 1
DDT 1 1 1
Diuron - 1 1
Endosulphan - 1 1
Endrin 1 1 1
Heptachlor 1 1 1
Isodrin - 1 -
Isoproturon - 1 1
Lindane 1 1 1
Mirex 1 1 1
Simazine - 1 1
Toxaphene 1 1 1
Tributylin and compounds - 1 1
Trifluralin - 1 1
Triphenyltin and compounds - 1 1
Chlorinated organic substances
THRESHOLD FOR RELEASES
to air to water to land
kg/year kg/year kg/year
1,1,1-trichloroethane 100 - -
1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 50 - -
1,2-dichloroethane (EDC) 1 000 10 10
Brominated diphenylethers (PBDE) - 1 1
Chloro-alkanes, C10-C13 - 1 1
Dichloromethane (DCM) 1 000 10 10
Dieldrin 1 1 1
Halogenated Organic Compounds (AOX) - 1 000 1 000
Hexabromobifenyl 0,1 0,1 0,1
Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) 10 1 1
Hexachlorobutadiene (HCBD) - 1 1
PCDD+PCFD (Dioxins+furans) (as Teq) 0,0001 0,0001 0,0001
Pentachlorobenzene 1 1 1
Pentachlorophenol (PCP) 10 1 1
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) 0,1 0,1 0,1
Tetrachloroethylene (PER) 2 000 10 -
Tetrachloromethane (TCM) 100 1 -
Trichlorobenzenes (TCBs) (all isomers) 10 1 -
Trichloroethylene 2 000 10 -
Trichloromethane 500 10 -
Vynil chloride 1 000 10 10
Other organic substances
THRESHOLD FOR RELEASES
to air to water to land
kg/year kg/year kg/year
Anthracene 50 1 1
200 (as 200 (as
Benzene 1 000
BTEX) BTEX)
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene - 1 -
Di-(2-ethyl hexyl) phthalate (DEHP) 10 1 1
200 (as 200 (as
Ethyl benzene -
BTEX) BTEX)
Ethylene oxide 1 000 10 10
Fluoranthene - 1 -
Naphthalene 100 10 10
Nonylphenol and Nonylphenol ethoxylates
- 1 1
(NP/NPEs)
Octylphenols and octylphenol ethoxylates - 1 -
Organotin compounds (as total Sn) - 50 50
Phenols (as total C) - 20 20
Polycyclic Aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) 50 5 5
200 (as 200 (as
Toluene -
BTEX) BTEX)
Total Organic Carbon (TOC) (as total C or
- 50 000 -
COD/3)
200 (as 200 (as
Xylenes -
BTEX) BTEX)
Inorganic substances
THRESHOLD FOR RELEASES
to air to water to land
kg/year kg/year kg/year
Asbestos 1 1 1
Chlorides (as total Cl) - 2 million 2 million
Cyanides (as total CN) - 50 50
Fluorides (as total F) - 2 000 2 000
Particulate matter (PM10) 50 000 - -
Total Nitrogen - 50 000 50 000
Total Phosphorus - 5 000 5 000
