The number of accidental pollutant releases of the chemical industry in the European Union amounted to 589 in 2020, down from 653 releases in the previous year. Out of this total, 338 were releases to air, 250 to water, and just one to land.
Number of accidental pollutant releases of the chemical industry in the European Union from 2007 to 2020
* According to the source, Slovakia did not report data under the EU Registry. Data for 2018 and 2019 are incomplete for Germany, Lithuania, and Lichtenstein. Data for 2020 is incomplete for Germany, Italy, Lithuania, and Malta.
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