Preparation of a System for Monitoring Stationary Flows of Selected Compounds from the Production Sites and Operational Premises into the Environment

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J. Horaka and K. Blahab

aDepartment of Organic Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, bDepartment of Environmental Risks, Ministry of Environment of the Czech Republic, Prague

 

The review article explains the aims and methods of a system for monitoring and evaluating permanent sources of selected chemical substances entering the environment. The system internationally denoted as PRTR is oriented towards stationary ( point-like and immovable) sources. In a number of countries the system represents an active element of management of chemical substances and simultaneouly a tool for fulfilling the rights of the citizen on information about the environmental situation.

 

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