Reporting forms and instructions
Among other information, these documents communicate what information facilities are to report and how they report to the PRTR. This type of guidance document can include information on facilities that are required to report; the chemicals facilities must report; procedures for determining whether a facility meets reporting requirements (e.g. threshold determination); the data elements facilities must report; methods for estimating releases, transfers, and waste management; procedures for compiling and submitting data; and reporting deadlines.
For a cost-effective management scheme, you may wish to implement the next sub-element (Helpline/Email Support) 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: Considerations for Ensuring Quality PRTR Data (2008)
- OECD, UNECE, UNEP: PRTR.net (2013)
- OECD: Guidance on Elements of a PRTR: Part 2 (Not Yet Available)
- 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)
- UNITAR, UNEP, and GEF: Final Meeting of the Steering Committee for the GEF Medium-sized project on “POPs Monitoring, Reporting and Information Dissemination using Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTRs)” (2012)