National Pollutant Inventory

NPI substances

The National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) provides information on the types and amounts of pollutants being emitted in the Australian community.

The NPI contains data on 93 substances that are emitted to the environment. The substances included in the NPI have been identified as important because of their possible health and environmental effects.

The following links provide more information about the NPI substances:

• Background information
• Data context- Explaining what emissions data means
• Substance fact sheets
• List of substances
• Standards and guidelines
• Technical Advisory Panel report - January 1999
• Technical Advisory Panel Final Report - March 2006