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Federal Department of the Environment,
Transport, Energy and Communications DETEC
Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Division Substances, Soil, Biotechnology
An overview on
SwissPRTR
Pollutant Release and Transfer Register
May 2009
Definition and Scope
The SwissPRTR is
Switzerland’s publicly
accessible Pollutant Release
and Transfer Register
It provides information
• on releases of specific
pollutants to air, water or
land
• on transfers of waste
• on transfers of pollutants in
waste water
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Point sources and diffuse sources
Releases to air
Recording
releases from
facilities
(specific sources)
Recording
releases from
many small and
scattered sources
(diffuse sources)
Releases to land
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Reported data
from facilities
Calculated data
from authorities
Releases to water
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SwissPRTR - History
Pre-Pilot Study 1997
Pilot Study 2000/2001
UNECE Protocol on Pollutant 1:1
Release and Transfer Registers
2003
Ordinance on PRTR 2006
Internet-based database 2008
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SwissPRTR – Communication
Pre-Pilot Study 1997:
9 meetings with participating chemical industry
(later transformed into Working Group SwissPRTR)
2 public information days
2 articles in journals (1 environment, 1 industry)
Pilot Study 2000/2001:
4 meetings with Working Group SwissPRTR
2 articles in journals (environment)
3 meetings with representatives of cantons
2 meetings with working groups on clean air and water
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SwissPRTR – Communication
UNECE Protocol 2003/2004:
4 meetings with Working Group SwissPRTR
2 meetings with representatives of cantons
1 article in journals (environment)
Start of Software project, tests with Working Group
Swiss Ordinance 2006/2007:
4 meetings with Working Group SwissPRTR
Homepage SwissPRTR
2 articles in journals (environment)
3 meetings with representatives of cantons
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SwissPRTR – Communication
First data reporting 2008:
2 meetings with Working Group SwissPRTR
2 Training courses for companies
2 Training courses for cantonal authorities
1 lecture in professional association
Publication software project, tests with Working Group
First Publication 2009:
1 meeting with Working Group SwissPRTR
Homepage SwissPRTR updated
Pre-information of Companies and Working Group
Publication of the data
Media release, 3 articles in journals (public)
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SwissPRTR Working Group
• Representatives from
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Industry
Associations
NGOs
National and regional
authorities
Working Group Members
100
90
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• Two meetings per year
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2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
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Data entry
Ordinance
Kiev
Protocol
• Ordinance on PRTR
• Training and
documentation
• Software and data
handling
Pilot Study
• Contributed to …
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Who has to report?
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Waste incineration plant
Energy industries
Production and processing of metals
Mineral industry
Chemicals industry
Waste and waste water management
Paper and wood production and processing
Intensive livestock production and acquaculture
Animal and vegetable products from the food and
beverage sector
9. Other industrial activities (textiles, printing, surface
treatment)
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What has to be reported?
1. Releases of 86 pollutants
• into air
• into water
• into soils
2. Transfer of 86 pollutants in waste water
3. Transfer of waste >2000 t
4. Transfer of hazardous
waste > 2 t
Waste water treatment plant
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Data handling
Facility
Canton
FOEN
Public PRTR
The facilities enter the data into internet database.
The facilities are responsible for the data quality.
months
Data entry by facilities
Data validation by regional authorities
Data validation by federal authorities
Data export for public database
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Schedule
2008
Q1
Q2
2009
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
2010
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Reporting Period
Data entry by companies
Data validation by authorities
Publication on the internet
Public access 10 years
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Access for the public: explanations
• Glossary for pollutants
and technical terms
• Explanation of register
and data in „FAQ“
• Comments on actual
data, changes and
trends
• General information on
the purpose of the PRTR
Internet site and printed flyer
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Database query: selection by…
Year
Facility and Owner
Localization
demo
Field of activity
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Results in tables
Selection by filters
Data table, can be
sorted
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Software for geographical search
Map for selection
Overview table for
selected area;
with links to data
table
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Benefits for the public
The SwissPRTR …
• creates transparency and allows the identification of
national, regional and local correlations
• creates environmental awareness, facilitates
participation in environment-related decision-making
and encourages communication
• helps to reduce releases of pollutants and thus
provides sustainable support to the precautionary
principle
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Benefits for industrial facilities
The SwissPRTR contributes to …
• creating transparency
• providing a basis for management decisions
• improving eco-efficiency and productivity
• compliance with social responsibilities in relation to
employees and the general public
• the sustainable development of production facilities
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Benefits for authorities
The SwissPRTR is …
• the basis for devising long-term strategies and
instruments for the control of releases of pollutants
as well as transfers of waste and of pollutants in
waste water
• a management instrument that contributes to the
sustainable management of pollutant releases,
transfers of waste and transfers of pollutants in
waste water
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Contacts SwissPRTR
Federal Office for the Environment FOEN, CH- 3003 Bern
Prof. Dr. Georg Karlaganis
[email protected] Tel. +41 79 415 99 62
Dr. Christoph Moor
[email protected] Tel. +41 31 322 93 84
Helpmail:
[email protected]
Homepage: www.environment-switzerland.ch/swissprtr
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