SOCOPSE

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Source control of priority substances in Europe
WP 4 Decision Support System
Willy van Tongeren, Ruud Baartmans, TNO Brussel,
16 June 2008

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Content

• State of the art
• Points of attention
• Some critical issues
• Plans for coming year

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DSS

• A continuing story

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At some time, not far from now

• Mr. Jones, Some-Where Water
• Working at Some-Where Water
• Is responsible for drafting a chapter on
  priority substances in the RBMP
• Is neither a scientist nor an economist

Fortunately, he has the SOCOPSEDSS Handbook
which provides him guidance and an approach
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State of the Art

• Draft available
• for application in cases
• Reflection of users to first steps positive
• Need for improvement
• Cases
• Additional

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Introduction
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State of the art parts of the DSS

• Step by step plan
• Additional Tools
• Data (bases) from WP 2 and WP3
• Other information
• Web based version ?
• Added value!!!

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Step by Step Plan
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Step by step plan

• Good basic structure, systematic
• (Better) examples needed Cases !

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Additional Tools

• (Env. Fate) Models
• Stake holder involvement, Process tools
• Cost calculation
• Experience in cases
• Additional tools needed ???

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Data Bases (1)

• MFA data base ?
• Annex 6.8 ??? And 6.9
• Partly dated info ?? still need to renew ??
• Add info about phasing out, how to deal with this
  ??

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Data Bases (2)

• Substance reports (WP 3)
• Fact sheets
• General description end-of-pipe techniques
• Detail level ?
• Missing info
• Costs, how to improve (to be discussed tomorrow
  ?)
• Synergetic aspects measures
• Non-technological issues

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Web based version ?State of the art (IVL)

• Existing DSS base
• Links to other data bases
• Link to other info sources

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Plans for the coming period

• Support implementation of DSS in cases
• Improve DSS based at outcome of the cases
• Improve parts of DSS together with WP 2 and WP 3
• Development of the web based version

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Finally Mr Jones will be satisfied
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And no Fairy-tale without a happy end and a happy
(water) Prince
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Points of criticism / attention / discussion

• Scope
• Substances
• Type of measures (technical vs other)
• Synergy
• Level of input data
• Material Flow analyses (WP 2)
• Management options (WP 3)
• Additional supporting tools
• Costs figures and tools
• Process support tools ?
• Added value

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We do have our restrictions, but ..

• Work on applicable results

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• SCOPE
• Substances Most are banned, but what does this
  mean for the future !
• Measures Focus at technology, but often this is
  not the solution !
• Synergy Look at system level not at substance
  level !

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Level of Input

• WP 2 input out of date
• WP 3 added value ? (IPPC ??)
• New figures
• Costs
• Only technical data
• Diffuse/ historical sources ?
• Criteria of selection ?

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Additional Tools

• How to handle
• Lack of information
• Risks
• Uncertainties

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Added Value

• Structure
• Detail level
• Stakeholder committment
• ..
• Link with earlier projects
• Haskoning Report
• Link with other DSS
• KRW-Guider

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Plans WP 4 coming year

• Further development handbook
• process the comment of today and tomorrow
• Draft handbook for application in the cases
• Test in the cases
• Feed back from the cases when ??
• Further development web based version