First%20steps%20of%20EPER%20in%20Hungary

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First steps of EPER in Hungary

• Csaba Sándor
• Environmental Management and Law Association
  (EMLA)
• c.sandor_at_emla.hu
• www.emla.hu/eper/

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EPER in Hungary

• EPER database submitted to EU 22.12.03
• 87 facilities reporting (from around 1000 under
  IPPC)
• 273 emmissions (chemical industry, power
  stations, food industry)
• EPER data extracted by Ministry from other
  reporting systems
• Map based information system launched by EMLA on
  05.03.04 (big media attention)

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Info system www.emla.hu/eper

• Map based search facility
• Zip, Company, Location
• Raw data available
• No connection with other databases yet
• Stats 35,000 hits/month (from March on)
• Open source, free software

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Info system www.emla.hu/eper
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Industry reactions

• 99 acknowledging community right to know
• Data OK for 2001 (errors corrected)
• Data not valid for 2003
• Phased out technology, not emmitting certain
  pollutants any more
• Environmental measures implemented since 2001

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Next...

• Connection with existing chemical database, links
  to info sources, explanation
• More user friendly informaion system
• Inquiring EPER companies for newer data,
  environmental measures
• Inquiring other IPPC companies for data
• Assisting the implementation of the PRTR protocol
  in Hungary (ideas welcome!)