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Stockholm Convention Implementationin China

Lu Chenggang (CIO/MEP)Stockholm Convention Implementation Office, MEP

November 16, 2009 Beijing

Issues Covered

POPs Status in ChinaOverall Objectives and National StrategyActions on PCBActions on UPOPs

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Key Milestones on POPs

2001,

5,23

Signature

2004,

11, 11

2004,

5, 11

2007,

4, 14

2009,

5, 17

Effective in China

National Coordination Group Established

NIP Approved by the State Council

POPs Pesticides Banned

POPs Status in China-Pesticides

Specific Exemptions of HCBs

IntermediatePesticide solventIntermediate in the closed system of restricted site

Specific Exemptions of Chlordane

Locally drugs for ectoparasites controlPesticidesTermiticidesTermiticides used in architecture and damsTermiticides used in roadAdditive in veneer binder

Specific Exemptions of Mirex

Termiticides

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POPs Status in China-PesticidesAcceptable use of DDT

Disease vectors controlProduction of dicofol in closed system within limited site

Specific Exemption of DDT

Intermediate in production of dicofolOther types of intermediates

From May 17, 2009, production/use/import/export of HCB, Chlordane, Mirex, DDT are banned except for DDT used in disease vector control and production of dicofol in closed system of limited site.

POPs Status in China-PCB

Import before 1980s

Domestic Production1965-1974

6,000t PCB3): 470,000 in total

Very small amount in Use

Paints and others Capacitors Transformers

1,000t (PCB5)

ProductionA

pplications

Most Stored temporarily and a very small amount disposed

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POPs Status in China-UPOPsRelease sources: all release sources listed in the Convention

Total dioxin release in 2004: 10.2kg TEQ(estimated amount with tool kit)

6.3 kg (61.9%)

Pulp paper

Crematoria

Six key industries Waste incineration

Secondary metal

Steel production

Chemical production

The release amount from six key releaseindustries accounted for 61.9% of the total release

Overall ObjectivesEliminate the production, use, import&export of chlordane, mirex, DDT by 2009, except the production&use of DDT as closed-system site-limited intermediate and for acceptable purposes.Achieve ESM of the on-line equipment containing PCB in demonstration provinces and identified high-risk equipment containing PCB currently used by 2015.Apply BAT/BEP in new sources in key sectors with UPOPs release by 2008, and apply prioritized BAT/BEP measures for existing UPOPs release sources in key sectors of key regions, and basically control the increasing trend of dioxin release by 2015.Improve the supporting systems for ESM and disposal of POPs wastes by 2010 and begin to achieve ESM and disposal of identified POPs wastes by 2015.

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POPs reductions and elimination by stages, sectors and regions.

Institutional Strenghening

Regulatory System

National Strategies

ESM/BAT Applied

Investment Public awareness

Inventory update

Revise the national PCB regulation- Huanguan Num. 50 (91) - by former State Environmental Protection Agency & Ministry of Energy: define the responsibilities, timelines, funding mechanism, etc.Establish a series of technical guidelines covering PCB in-use management, storage, waste cleanup, monitor, analysis, transportation, and disposal, etc.Researches on PCB pollution control standards and cleanup level (0.5ppm, 1ppm, and 14ppm) setup.

Actions on PCB-Regulations

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Two provincial inventory with comprehensive results in 2005: methodology for China…National inventory on power sector with joint efforts from MEP and SERC in 2006.Recent inventory in 2008 in non-power sector.

Actions on PCB-Inventory

Actions on PCB-ESM ApproachesWastes location:

GRP, electric, magneticCharacterization: Fast toolkit and lab analysis (10--50)

Risk As.: cleanup levelland purposes (0.5, 1, 14)

Cleanup plan: EIA andapproved by authorities

Cleanup: Supervision and adjustment

Wastes transport andtemporary storage

Soil to TDUEquipment to incineration

Cleanup commissioned by authority

Land recovered and value added for future purposes

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PCB wastes high-temp incineration disposal in Shenyang, Tianjin and Shanghai with permits.In Shenyang, in particular, a modern storage facility, central control unit, pretreatment unit, on-line monitor unit were funded by project: dioxin< 0.1ng/m3 in recent trial run test.

Actions on PCB-Final Destruction

Thermal Desorption Facility constructed recently for demonstrating PCB contaminated soil treatment.

Actions on PCB-Soil Treatment

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General trainings provided on PCB monitor, wastes cleanup, storage, transportation and disposal, etc.Specific training, such as buried PCB equipment location, TDU treatment and incineration.

– Ground Penetrating Radar (depth probably limited to less than 5m)`

– Electro Magnetometry - metal detectors (only for metal objects, low resolution compared to GPR), or

– Combination of GPR, electric, magnetic or simple probe.

Actions on PCB-Technical Training

Demonstration project: 34 million USD for 56 sites cleanup and on-line PCB equipment management –toward a national replication program on PCB.

Actions on PCB-Investment/Project

9% 10%5%

59%

17%

Local govn.

Central govn.

Owners

GEF

Others

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Strategy on UPOPS

Waste incineration

Steel production (sintering of iron ore, electric arc furnace steel-making)

Secondary metal (copper, aluminum, lead and zinc)

Funeral and interment (crematoria)

Pulp and paper making

Making research on short-term action plan and long-term strategic plan for industries such as steel, secondary metal, pulp and paper-making household waste, and funeral and interment

Adjusting and completing systems of policy, standard, technical directive, engineering specification, and technical economy

Conducting BAT/BEP research and demonstration to promote capability construction

Practice promotion

Replication

Red

uction

and elim

ination

of dioxin

release

Conducting nationwide survey and develop POPs pollution prevention and control plan

“Regulations on Safe Management of Hazardous Chemicals” under revision includes dioxin/furan.Guidance Document on Dioxin Reduction and Control in development.

Lay down a regulation foundation for UPOPs

Actions on UPOPs - Regulations

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Actions on UPOPs – Technical Policy and Standard

MW; pulp and paper; sintering, and electric arc furnace

4 in development

BAT/BEP guidelines5

municipal wastes; HW；SW co-processing；pulp and paper；iron and steel；metal；crematoria

9 in development and 4 issued

Pollution control standards

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Pollution control in secondary metal industry; medical waste disposal and iron steel sector, etc.

3 in development

Technical policies3

Covering: HW centralized incineration facilities; MD centralized incineration facilities; Waste water treatment in paper industry; Air pollution control; 9.HW treatment and disposal.

9 in development

Standard documents2

EIA in Planning, sintering of iron ore, electric arc furnace steel-making, and solid wastes facilities

4 in development

Technical Guidelines in EIA system (for new sources)

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TargetsNumberTypes

BAT/BEP Measures on MW in China

Targets of this initiatives

BAT/BEP will be fully demonstrated and replicated in all life cycle of generation, classification, collection and transportation and treatment of MW in order to avoid and reduce the release of PCDD/PCDF and other pollutants, protecting global environment and human health.

Avoiding or reducing 22.66g TEQ of dioxin release

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Measures of overall process release reduction

Improve off-gas control system

Improve bag-filtering dust measure

Increase the use of SCR

Non-incineration technique is

recommended

•High temperature steam

•Chemical sterilization

•Microwave sterilization

Release reduction

Generation avoidance

•Source control

•Generation avoidance

•Release reduction

BAT/BEP in medical waste treatment

Increase incineration efficiency

•Rotary kiln•Continuous thermal degradation•Intermittent thermal degradation

BEP by medical institutions

BAT/BEP Measures on MW in China

Results to Come

-1No. of Treatment demonstrational medical institutions in remote area

40Documents supporting policy, standard and technique research

3No. of training center system supporting environmental protection system

7No. of training center system supporting medical system

-3No. of demonstrational province

1203No. of non-incineration facilities meets the requirements of BAT/BEP

-6No. of demonstrational city

2Key technique supporting research

153No. of incineration facility meets the requirements of BAT/BEP

150020No. of demonstrational medical institutions using BEP

Popularization from 2011 to 2013

Demonstration From 2008 to 2010

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Needs a long time to have POPs completely in current regulatory systemLack of acquirable technologies which is environmental sound and economic feasible Insufficient funding supportWeak management in local levelsLow public awareness

Obstacles in Implementation

Thank You !