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International Collaboration on PRTRs: Canadian experiences
TRI National MeetingFebruary 12-13, 2008
Jody RosenbergerEnvironment Canada
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Overview
• Canada’s National Pollutant Release Inventory
• Canadian International PRTR Activities
• OECD Work on PRTRs:– Global Portal to PRTR Information– Providing access to Release Estimation Techniques
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The National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI)
• The NPRI is Canada’s equivalent to the TRI
• It was established in 1992, under authority of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act
• Reporting requirements are published annually in the Canada Gazette
• NPRI data is reported on-line, with a June 1st reporting deadline
• Data is made publicly available in various formats (fact sheets and reports, query site, downloadable databases and Google Earth map layers)
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The NPRI has grown significantly since its inception, to provide more comprehensive information on pollution in Canada
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The NPRI and TRI have both similarities and differences
• Both have annual, mandatory reporting from industrial and commercial sources
• Both have similar thresholds:– Generally 10 employee and 10-tonne MPU; with
– lower thresholds for priority substances and sectors
• NPRI has included reporting on criteria air contaminants (SOx, NOx, VOCs, PM, CO) since 2002
– to better support compilation of the Air Emissions Inventories
• NPRI includes some additional sectors, including upstream oil & gas, pipelines
• NPRI and TRI define on-site land disposal/release differently
• NPRI does not include pesticides, nor reporting on tailings
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NPRI Data for 2006 was released in November 2007
Total releases reported to the NPRI have increased due to increased numbers of facilities and substances – this highlights expanded tracking of pollutant releases
Long-term reporting facilities have reported an overall 8% decrease in total releases. Pollutant releases from some
facilities have increased, however, such as many in resource extraction industries
(e.g. petroleum)
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Canada’s International PRTR Activities
• Recognizing the importance of PRTRs, Canada has undertaken activities to promote adoption of PRTRs internationally
– In collaboration with UNITAR and UNEP, held a PRTR Conference of the Americas in Mexico (2004)
– Assisted Chile under the Canada-Chile Agreement on Environmental Cooperation under trade agreement
– Participated in workshops in Jamaica, Peru, Malaysia, Ecuador
• Canada is also an active participant in:– OECD Task Force on PRTRs– Commission for Environmental Cooperation PRTR Project– International PRTR Coordinating Group
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OECD Global Portal to PRTR Information: www.PRTR.net
• Provides a global portal to PRTR information and activities from countries and organisations around the world
• The website aims to assist countries in the development, implementation and improvement of PRTRs, and provide information to citizens
• Provides links to documents and resources on:
– PRTR development;– data from other countries;– improving data quality; and– release estimation techniques
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OECD Global Portal to PRTR Information: www.PRTR.net (2)
• The site also provides links to other countries’ PRTR sites, as well as links to the PRTR sites of international organizations such as OECD, UNITAR and the UNECE
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OECD Resource Centre for PRTR Release Estimation Techniques
• Provides a clearinghouse of guidance manuals and documents with information on techniques to estimate releases from both point and non-point sources
• Information on the site can be accessed through a search engine or a series of drop down menus
• Intended to assist governments in providing guidance and compiling emissions inventories, and to assist industry with estimating releases
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OECD Resource Compendium of Release Estimation Techniques
• Series of documents that are intended as a basic information resource on estimation techniques typically used in OECD countries to quantify releases and transfers for a PRTR
– Part 1: Point Sources
– Part 2: Non-Point Sources
– Part 3: Transfers
• Available from the OECD Resource Centre.
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Contact NPRI at:
▪ Website: www.ec.gc.ca/npri
▪ National Pollutant Release InventoryEnvironment Canada9th Floor, Place Vincent Massey351 St. Joseph Blvd.Gatineau, QC K1A 0H3
Tel: (819) 953-1656E-mail: [email protected]
