The Role of Inter- Sectoral Partnerships in Development of Regional and Local PRTRs
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The Role of Inter-Sectoral Partnerships in Development of
Regional and Local PRTRs
Elena Vasileva, Volgograd-Ecopress
Olga Speranskaya, Eco-Accord/IPEN
Russia, Volgograd region
Информационный центр
environmental emergency wastewater collection/evaporation ponds of
Khimprom and Kaustic companieswastewater collection ponds with their
overall area of 160 km2 caused air, soil and groundwater pollution on the area of 720 km2
More that 50 chemicals compounds were identified in the pollution zone (chlorine, organofluorine compounds, phenols, arsenic, lead, vinyl chloride, etc.)
The Southern Industrial Zone of Volgograd, Russia
Industrial Zone, Russia
Industrial facility, Russia
Wastewater collection
PRTR pilot initiative in Volgograd
SAICM GPA: WORK AREAS ADDRESSING KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION
Develop a national PRTR/emission inventory design process involving affected and interested parties.
PRTR pilot initiative in Volgograd
STAGES OF PRTR DEVELOPMENTStep 1: establishment of a working group,
incorporating:non-governmental organisations;representatives of governmental environmental
authoritiesindustrial facilitiesmedical and technical research and education
facilitiesmass media outlets
PRTR pilot initiative in Volgograd
Step 2: selection of a facility (criteria):a major facility, with particularly hazardous
toxic pollutants in its emissions and releases (the largest emissions/releases in qualitative and quantitative terms)
top managers of the facility are ready to implement a policy of open provision of information on its emissions and discharges
a well equipped analytical laboratoryactive public involvement.
PRTR pilot initiative in Volgograd
18 enterprises (chemical, petrochemical, metallurgical, mechanical industry, housing and public utilities)
Toxic releases and emissions into water and air, waste
For reporting purposes, 32 chemicals were selected as the most relevant pollutants in the Southern Industrial Zone of Volgograd
PRTR pilot initiative in Volgogradammonium nitrogennitrogenaluminumaniline saltbenzenepH
PRTR pilot initiative in Volgogradsuspended solid particlesvinylidene chloridevinyl chloridedichloroethaneferriferrouscalciumdimethylbenzene
PRTR pilot initiative in Volgogradmethylene chloridesolid residuesynthetic surfactantspetrochemicalsnickelnitrate ionsmercury
PRTR pilot initiative in Volgogradsulphatesulphidemethylbenzenetrichlorethanephenols
PRTR pilot initiative in Volgogradphosphatesphosphorousfluorideschlorinechloridechlorine methylchloroform
PRTR pilot initiative in VolgogradStep 4: software application with
information on:sampling pointslist of chemicalsemission limits for water, air and waste
Further stepsCollect data and update the databaseAccess to computerDissemination of the system among
other facilitiesPlanning transition from "end-of-the-
pipe" control to control of a chemical's life cycle at the facility
Further steps
INCREASE THE NUMBER OF FACILITIES
IMPROVE THE REPORTING SYSTEM ON WASTE (types/components)
WORK WITH FACILITIES ON DATA INTERPRETATION
WORK WITH NGOs, CITIZENS AND MEDIA ON DATA INTERPRETATION
Further stepsdevelopment of PRTRs at local and
regional levels is the most optimal way for introduction of a system of environmental reporting in Russia.
Stakeholder participation: NGOs, facilities, media
develop PRTRs at the base of governmental environmental enforcement bodies or at the base of major industrial facilities-polluters
Volgograd Project follow up:
•Virtual NGO Forum on PRTR development – coordinated by Greenwomen NGO (Kazakhstan), Eco-Accord (Russia) with financial support from UNITAR