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Publications in the series on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers

Countries are taking action against toxic chemicals emitted into air, water and land by industry. How can countries track progress made towards this target? The new OECD report looks at Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers data as a means to track toxic releases to monitor chemical pollution in order to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Target 12.4.

Saving Costs in Chemicals Management - How the OECD Ensures Benefits to Society

Guidance document on elements of a Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTR): Part 1

OECD countries have developed PRTR system to track releases and transfers of potentially harmful chemicals. To improve PRTR system, OECD have analysed common elements (pollutants, sectors) in different PRTR systems, mainly focus on institutional arrangement. This serves as a common framework for different PRTR system, and supporting materials for a country that intends to develop or update its PRTR.

Global Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR): Proposal for a harmonised list of pollutant

PRTR have been established throughout the world to track releases and transfers of potentially harmful chemicals. But most of the PRTR systems were designed without considering comparability, each PRTR has its own requirement of reporting chemicals and sectors. To harmonise globally, OECD reviewed the reporting chemicals and sectors across PRTR systems and produced proposal for harmonised lists of reporting pollutants.

Inventaires des émissions et des transferts de matières polluantes : Proposition pour une liste harmonisée de série de rapports sur les secteurs de inventaires des émissions et des transferts de matières polluantes n ° 15

Ce document compare des secteurs d’activité industrielle, ainsi que les seuils des IETMP régionaux/nationaux pour la soumission de données, afin d’améliorer la comparabilité de ces données, et propose une liste harmonisée des secteurs.

Revision 1 of the Resource Compendium of PRTR Release Estimation Techniques Part 1: Summary of Point Source Techniques

Ce document résume l'information essentielle disponible sur les techniques d'estimation de diffusion (RETs) des PRTR pour les points-source, et indique les RETs disponibles des différent systèmes nationaux/régionaux de Inventaires des émissions et des transferts de matières polluantes (IETMP). Publié initiallement en 2002, ce document a été mis à jour afin de refléter l'information nouvelle et complémentaire.

Global Pollutant Release and Transfer Register, Proposal for a Harmonised List of Pollutants

This document identifies general pollutant classes, proposes unique identifiers for pollutants and identifies common substances across different national/regional PRTRs.

Comparison of Emission Estimation Methods Used in PRTRs and ESDs

The purpose of this document is to identify the similarities and differences between the emission estimation methods used in PRTR’s and ESD’s. The applicability of PRTR methods to the risk assessments is also evaluated. The study is focused on two sectors: pulp and paper manufacture, and textile wet processing.

Framework for Selecting and Applying PRTR Release Estimation Techniques

This document, Framework for Selecting and Applying PRTR Release Estimation Techniques provides information on: i) the general principles for producing release data; and ii) the selection and application of the various release estimation techniques to different industrial sectors. The document can also be used for estimating transfers of pollutants.

Inventaires des émissions et des transferts de matières polluantes (IETMP)

Une page d'introduction sur les Inventaires des emissions et des transferts de matieres pollutants (IETMP) qui comprends des liens qui menent aux informations sur le projet et les produits.