Unveiling under-utilized public data on Canadian industrial pollutant transfers and disposals

ABSTRACT

Implications statement:Pollutant transfers and disposals data has not previously been widely used in environmental research. Here we demonstrate how it can be, in the context of SDG 12. Doing so can inspire more uptake by researchers and a broad range of other public users, both strengthening the justification for collecting this data, and bolstering public participation in environmental decision-making from a local to global scale. Doing so also provides the foundation for more in-depth analysis on the domestic and international transboundary movement of Canadian industrial pollutants in waste in the lens of SDG 12 – a topic that was beyond scope here but addressed

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DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT

Data used in this study is available at:

https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/national-pollutant-release-inventory/tools-resources-data/exploredata.html, &

https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/40e01423-7728-429c-ac9d-2954385ccdfb

DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST

There are no interests to declare.

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Funding

No funding was received.