| Title: |
Consultation on the implementation of the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR) Regulation and the UN-ECE Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers
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| Resource Type: |
document --> policy documents
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| Country: |
United Kingdom
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| Year: |
2007 |
| Availability: |
August 2007
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| Author 1/Producer: |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Defra
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| Author / Producer Type: |
Agency, regulator or other governmental or inter-governmental body
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| Publisher: |
Defra
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| Publisher City: |
Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR, UK
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| Format (e.g. PDF): |
PDF
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| Size: (e.g. 20mb) |
100
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EUGRIS Keyword(s): |
Contaminated land-->Contaminants-->Contaminants overview
Contaminated land-->Remediation options-->Remediation options overview
Diffuse pollution-->Contaminants-->Contaminants overview
Diffuse pollution-->Contaminants-->Hydrocarbons
Diffuse pollution-->Contaminants-->Persistent Organic Pollutants
Diffuse pollution-->Contaminants-->Pesticides
Diffuse pollution-->Monitoring
Diffuse pollution-->Sources
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| Short description: |
Since 2001, the European Commission has collected data on mass emissions
from all Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) Directive installations,
and published a collation and analysis of the data in the form of the European
Pollutant Emission Register (EPER). The purpose is to make available information
for the public and regulators, and to have data for assessing compliance with EU and
international obligations.
Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTRs) are publicly accessible
compilations of data that describe the releases of substances to the environment and
waste transfers. They have three primary aims:
• to provide the public with easy access to information about pollution from
industrial sources both in their local area and nationally;
• to help environmental regulators protect the environment by providing
information to aid policy development and monitor the effectiveness of
policies; and
• to help the Government meet its national and international commitments
and obligations for reporting of pollutant releases, e.g. the UNECE
Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution, and the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
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| Long description: |
This consultation document sets out and seeks views on proposals for
extending the UK?s current PRTR capabilities in these and other ways. It
does not however address the implementation of the E-PRTR Regulation in
Scotland. This will be consulted on separately by the Scottish Executive.
It is expected that the two consultations will run in parallel.
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Submitted By:
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Professor Paul Bardos WhoDoesWhat?
Last update: 09/08/2007
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