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European CommissionDG Environment

Implementation of the European Implementation of the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Pollutant Release and Transfer

Register Register (European PRTR, E-PRTR)(European PRTR, E-PRTR)

Namur, 7 February 2007Namur, 7 February 2007

Bernd Mehlhorn, DG.ENV.C.4 (Industrial Emissions)Bernd Mehlhorn, DG.ENV.C.4 (Industrial Emissions)


EPER

Second EPER reporting for Second EPER reporting for 2004 on the internet !!!2004 on the internet !!!

350,000 visits in 2006350,000 visits in 2006

www.eper.ec.europa.euwww.eper.ec.europa.eu


European PRTREuropean PRTR


Why ?Why ?


UN-ECE PRTRUN-ECE PRTR

UN-ECE ProtocolUN-ECE Protocol on on

Pollutant Release and Transfer Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTRs)Registers (PRTRs)

under theunder the Aarhus ConventionAarhus Convention


UN-ECE PRTRUN-ECE PRTR

signed in Kiev at the Ministerial Conference signed in Kiev at the Ministerial Conference “Environment for Europe”“Environment for Europe”

on 21 May 2003 byon 21 May 2003 by

EC + 25 MSEC + 25 MS+ 13 further countries+ 13 further countries

(CR, B&H, S&M, UA, (CR, B&H, S&M, UA, but notbut not e.g. CAN, e.g. CAN, USA and Turkey)USA and Turkey)



Regulation (EC) No 166/2006Regulation (EC) No 166/2006concerning the establishmentconcerning the establishment

of the European PRTRof the European PRTR

Official Journal L 33, 4.2.2006, p.1Official Journal L 33, 4.2.2006, p.1

www.eper(prtr).ec.europa.euwww.eper(prtr).ec.europa.eu


EPEREPER/European PRTR/European PRTR

Time Table Time Table reporting by MS/internetreporting by MS/internet

data of 2001 June 2003/+8 data of 2001 June 2003/+8

data of 2004 June 2006/+5 data of 2004 June 2006/+5

data of 2007 data of 2007 E-PRTR E-PRTR June 2009/+4 June 2009/+4

data of 2008 data of 2008 E-PRTR E-PRTR March 2010/+1 March 2010/+1

data of 2009 data of 2009 E-PRTR E-PRTR March 2011/+1March 2011/+1



EPEREPER E-PRTRE-PRTR

5050 pollutantspollutants 91 pollutants91 pollutants(new dioxins/furans threshold !!! 1 g to (new dioxins/furans threshold !!! 1 g to 0,1 g0,1 g TEQ) TEQ)

5656 activities 65 activitiesactivities 65 activities


European PRTREuropean PRTRAdditional activities:Additional activities: Coal rolling mills, manufacture of coal products, Coal rolling mills, manufacture of coal products,

underground mining, opencast mining underground mining, opencast mining and querries (>25ha),and querries (>25ha),

UWWTP (capacity >100,000 mUWWTP (capacity >100,000 m33 P.E.) P.E.) Independently operated WWTPs Independently operated WWTPs

(capacity >10,000 m(capacity >10,000 m3 3 per day)per day)



Intensive aquaculture (capacity 1,000 tonnes)Intensive aquaculture (capacity 1,000 tonnes)

Shipyards ( capacity 100 m length)Shipyards ( capacity 100 m length)

Explosives and Explosives and pyrotechnic productspyrotechnic products

Other primary wood products such as Other primary wood products such as chipboard, chipboard, fibreboard and plywood (capacity >20 tonnes per fibreboard and plywood (capacity >20 tonnes per day)day)



Releases to landReleases to land

Disposal operations ‘land treatment’ or Disposal operations ‘land treatment’ or ‘deep injection’‘deep injection’

on-site or off-siteon-site or off-site

Manure or sewage sludge spreading not Manure or sewage sludge spreading not included! included!



Accidental releasesAccidental releases

Totals: deliberate, accidental, routine andTotals: deliberate, accidental, routine and

non-routine releasesnon-routine releases

separately accidental releases (where separately accidental releases (where available)available)



EPEREPER E-PRTRE-PRTR

Indirect release off-site transferIndirect release off-site transfer

by transfer (via of waste waterby transfer (via of waste water

sewer) to an off sitesewer) to an off site

WWTPWWTP



Off-site transfers Off-site transfers (of waste…and not (of waste…and not of pollutants!)of pollutants!)

Thresholds: 2 t hazardous or 2000 t Thresholds: 2 t hazardous or 2000 t non-hazardous wastenon-hazardous waste

Annual amount in tonnes plus “R” and Annual amount in tonnes plus “R” and “D” “D”



More information needed if waste isMore information needed if waste is

brought to foreign countries (according brought to foreign countries (according

to waste shipment regulation): to waste shipment regulation):

Name and address of the recoverer or Name and address of the recoverer or disposer of the wastedisposer of the waste

Actual recovery or disposal siteActual recovery or disposal site



Data collection, Quality assuranceData collection, Quality assurance

by operatorsby operators Best available informationBest available information In accordance with internationally In accordance with internationally

approved methodologies, where these approved methodologies, where these are available or “equivalent” are available or “equivalent” methodologies.methodologies.

Appropriate frequencyAppropriate frequency



Keep record of data for five yearsKeep record of data for five years (basic data, methodologies)(basic data, methodologies) In case of M or C the analytical method In case of M or C the analytical method

and/or the method of calculation shall and/or the method of calculation shall be reported (CEN XXXXX, PER, NRB, be reported (CEN XXXXX, PER, NRB, ALT, CRM, MAB, SSC, OTH)ALT, CRM, MAB, SSC, OTH)

See Guidance document…!!!See Guidance document…!!!



New opportunity for operators…:New opportunity for operators…:

Optional Optional Text fieldText field::

For textual information or website For textual information or website address (environment!) delivered by address (environment!) delivered by facility or parent companyfacility or parent company



Competent authoritiesCompetent authorities shall assess the shall assess the quality of dataquality of data

( completeness, consistency and ( completeness, consistency and credibility)credibility)



Today?Today?

We are already in 2007, the first We are already in 2007, the first E-PRTR reporting year!!!E-PRTR reporting year!!!

Guidance document published in 11 Guidance document published in 11 languages on the website…languages on the website…see website!see website!



Releases from diffuse sourcesReleases from diffuse sources

Road traffic, shipping, aviation,Road traffic, shipping, aviation,

agriculture, fuel distribution, solventagriculture, fuel distribution, solvent

use, domestic heating, construction, use, domestic heating, construction, (SMEs)(SMEs)

See website!!!See website!!!


Releases per sector (MT/a)

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

CH4 CO N2O NH3 NMVOC NOx/NO2 SOx/SO2 PM10

ROOFING AND ROAD PAVING WITHASPHALT

FOSSIL FUEL DISTRIBUTION (GAS)

DOMESTIC FUEL COMBUSTION

SOLVENT USE

AGRI-CULTURE

MILITARY

RAILWAY

AVIATION

SHIPPING

ROAD TRAFFIC

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