Dioxin Emission Measurement and Inventories SLOVAKIA Dioxin Emissions

Dioxin Emission Measurement and Inventories SLOVAKIA Dioxin Emissions in Candidate Countries 10 March, 2003, Bratislava Gabriela Fischerova Ministry of Environment, Air Protection Department

Legislation • Act on Air Protection Nr. 478/2002 (at. 25, par. 14 and 15, Annex 3) • Regulation Nr. 299/1995 as ammended on authorised persons. . . (soon to be repealed by a new regulation – 1 April 2003) • Regulation Nr. 474/2000 on measurement of emission amount. . • Regulation 706/2002 on sources of pollution, emission limit values, technical requirements. . .

Measurements • WHEN: new waste incinerations and coincinerations (Act 478/2002) • WHO: ? ? ? (no authorised persons yet) • HOW: STN EN 1948 -1 • BARRIERS

Measurements - When • Before starting operation – to prove compliance with emission limit value • Periodically during the operation

Measurements - Who • Autorised person on contract with operator • Operator of incineration – responsible for performing of measurement • No authorised person exemption issued by the Mo. E after fulfilling the requirements of the Act on Air

Measurement - How • ST EN 1948, September 2001, „Air Protection. Stacionary sources of Pollution. Determination of Mass Concentration of PCDD/PCDF“ (part 1 to 3) • Completely or in combination with subcontractors for sampling, analytical measurements, leasing of equipments, other.

Measurements – Barries • Complex and intricate measurement – expensive equipment (measurement of trace amounts), high professionality etc. • Small market – competitive with the Czech Republic • Lack of time – act in place since july 2002

Inventories • Why – international committments (CLRTAP – POP Protocol, Stockholm Convention) • When – since 1994. Since 1997 – yearly • What – sources according to NEIS (PCCD/PCDF, PAH other POPs) • How – internal methodology

Inventories - methodology • Untintentional production • Best available activity data multiplied by emission factor • Emission factors from literature, measurements in Czech and Slovak Republics, and in CEE region

Inventories - Barriers • Different metodologies of UNEP, ECE, SR • Accuracy of data (activity, EFs. . . ) • Changes in domestic inventory system (from REZZO to NEIS) consistency of time series • Lack of capacities (human resources)

Conclusions • Present state: satisfactory within the resources available • Measurements to be solved in the near future • Inventories – time series consistent for years 1990, 1995, 1997 – 2000 • Project Enabling Activities in the SR