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Pollution Release and Transfer Register - Sustainable water-management

Pollution Release and Transfer Register - Sustainable water-management. Experiences from the Netherlands Adriaan Oudeman Hugo Von Meijenfeldt Rob Berbee Ministry of Infrastucture and the Environment. Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (NL).

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Pollution Release and Transfer Register - Sustainable water-management

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  1. Pollution Release and Transfer Register - Sustainable water-management Experiences from the Netherlands Adriaan Oudeman Hugo Von Meijenfeldt Rob Berbee Ministry of Infrastucture and the Environment

  2. Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (NL) Emission to air, water and soil of 350 pollutants Point sources (industry) & Diffuse sources: agriculture, road runoff, shipping, …… Different scientific institutes cooperate and are responsible for development and maintenance of the system Basic national tool for reporting to the EU, UN for water and air emissions Internet application: http://www.emissieregistratie.nl/ERPUBLIEK/content/explanation.en.aspx Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Milieu

  3. Pathways to water in the PRTR Direct discharges Effluents UWWTP Stormwater overflows Discharges to sewers Rainwater drains Sewers Untreated sewage Discharge to air air Transboundary Deposition on surface waters agricultural and natural soils Discharge to soil Run-off and leaching Transboundary loads Industry Refineries Energysector Traffic and Transport Consumers Construction Waste disposal Trade, services and government Agriculture Nature Surface waters

  4. Contribution agriculture load to surface water (2009) P: 57% N: 42%

  5. Display of the Phosporus loading in 2008

  6. Application PRTR in policy development-sustainable watermanagement on behalf of the Water Framework Directive Development of measures Execution of measures Emission information from PRTR Information from water quality monitoring

  7. Concluding remarks PRTR Imitable information on emissions Information on the calculation methods of diffuse sources Easy international reporting tool It fulfills the goals of the Arhus protocol (open internet site) PRTR is of great help in policy making directed on sustainable water management

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