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The German POPs inventory
A short description
Improvements
Challenges
& open questions
Kristina Juhrich
Federal Environment Agency
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Annual Dioxin/ Furan emissions
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Completeness
• Dioxin/ Furan emission inventory is nearly complete
• Measurement data are available for several years
• Data quality is satisfactory
But:• large uncertainties regarding the (illegal) waste wood consumption
in small combustion plants
• Breaks in time series due to incomplete measurement data
• Possible gap: 6.C.e Small scale waste burning
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Annual PAH emissions
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Which PAHs were measured ?
NFR Small combustion Iron and steel (VDI 3467)
Benzo(a)pyrene Benzo(a)pyrene Benzo(a)pyrene
Benzo(k)fluoranthene Benzo(k)fluoranthene Benzo(k)fluoranthene
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene
Benzo(b)fluoranthene Benzo(b)fluoranthene Benzo(b)fluoranthene
Benzo(j)fluoranthene Benzo(j)fluoranthene
Benzo(ghi)perylene
Anthracene
Benzo(a)anthracene Benzo(a)anthracene
Chrysene(+Trihenylene) Chrysene(+Trihenylene)
Dibenz(a,h)anthracene Dibenz(a,h)anthracene
Benzo(b)naphtol(2,1-d)thiophene
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Annual HCB emissions
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Improvements and open questions
New: • HCB measurements from waste incineration plants and copper
production
Still missing:• Pesticide use: 1.4- 5.6 kg But no activity data from 1990 available
• Smoke munitions: 380 kg in 2010 / 1,500 kg in 2003 ?! But the values seem to be remarkable high and no activity data from 1990 are available
• Chemical industry ?• Steel industry ?• Cement production ?
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Annual PCB emissions
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challenges
Different PCB measurements: • Ballschmiter value (PCB 28, 52, 101, 138, 153, 180 )* 5 • WHO 2005 (77, 81, 126, 169, 105, 114, 118, 123, 156, 157, 167,
189) TEQ
Need to be checked:• PCB emissions from lead and zinc production (values and trend)
Still missing:• PCB emissions from electrical equipment (capacitors and
transformers)
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Immission monitoring data (Hesse)
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Seasonal immission trend (Erfurt)
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Further steps
• Inform the experts about the importance of the POPs inventory
• Review the inventory to check the existing emission factors and to identify missing source categories
• Evaluation of monitoring data to get information of the expected trend, possible gaps and key sources
• Contact the industry for data
• Measurement projects depending on financial resources
• Information exchange with the informal network of POPs inventory compilers, which is established by Rob Whiting
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Thank you very much for your attention!