Data elements
Data elements determine the types of information that are reported to a PRTR (e.g. facility name, chemical name, release and transfer quantities, etc.). Data elements include:
- Core data: Facility identification (name, address); industry classification; chemical identification (CAS, chemical name); releases by environmental media (air, water and land); transfers.
For a cost-effective management scheme, you may wish to implement the next sub-element (Reporting Period) or choose another element from the Management scheme elements list.
Relevant tools
Below is a list of tools relevant for implementing this topic :
- OECD: Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTRs): A Tool for Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development - Guidance Manual for Governments (1996)
- OECD: Recommendation of the Council on Implementing Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (2020)
- OECD: Guidance on Elements of a PRTR: Part I (2014)
- UNITAR and IOMC: Designing the Key Features of a National PRTR System, UNITAR Guidance Series for Implementing a National PRTR Design Project, Supplement 2 (1997)