PRTR Estimation and Reporting of Emission Releases

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Estimation and Reporting of Emission Releases

Australia

Name	Organisation	Date	Language
National Pollutant Inventory: Guide	Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage	2000	English
National Pollutant Inventory - Reporting Form Section A: Reporting Facility Information	Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage	2000	English
National Pollutant Inventory - Reporting Form Section B: Substance Emission Information	Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage	2000	English
National Pollutant Inventory - Reporting Form Section C: Emission Reduction Activities	Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage	2000	English
National Pollutant Inventory - Reporting Form Section D: Certification	Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage	2000	English
Reporting Forms 1999-2000	Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage	2001	English
Alphabetically-ordered reporting list of substances for the National Pollutant Inventory		1998	English
[Definition for] Dioxins and Furans			English
Definition for Total Nitrogen			English
Definition for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)			English
Definition for Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)		1999	English
National Pollutant Inventory: NP Industry Handbooks [Web page]	Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage		English
National Pollutant Inventory: Aggregated Emission Data [Web page]	Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage	.	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Aggregated Emissions from Aircraft	Australia	2003	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Airports	Australia	2001	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Alumina Refining	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Aluminum Smelting	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Ammonium Sulfate Manufacturing	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Animal and Bird Feed Manufacture	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Appliance, Machinery and Electrical Equipment Manufacture	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Aggregated Emissions from Architectural Surface Coatings	Australia	2003	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Aggregated Emissions from Barbeques	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Beer Manufacturing	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Aggregated Emissions from Cutback Bitumen	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Bread Manufacturing	Australia	2003	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Bricks, Ceramics & Clay Product Manufacturing	Australia	1998	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Aggregated Emissions from Prescribed Burning and Wildfires	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Cement Manufacturing	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Chemical Product Manufacture	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Aggregated Emissions from Commercial Ships, Boats and Recreational Boats	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Coffee Roasting	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Combustion Engines	Australia	2002	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Combustion in Boilers - Manual and Addendum	Australia	2003	English Manual Addendum
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Concrete Batching and Concrete Product Manufacturing	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Confectionery Manufacture	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Copper Concentrating, Smelting and Refining	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Dairy Product Manufacturing	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Defence Facilities	Australia	2000	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Aggregated Emissions from Domestic/Commercial Solvent and Aerosol Use	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Aggregated Emissions from Domestic Gaseous Fuel Burning	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Aggregated Emissions from Domestic Lawn Mowing	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Dry Cleaning	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Aggregated Emissions from Dry Cleaning	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Electroplating and Anodising	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Explosives Detonation and Firing Ranges	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Explosives Manufacturing	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Ferris Foundries	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Ferroalloy Production	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Fibreglass Product Manufacturing	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Fruit and Vegetable Processing Industry	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Aggregated Emissions from Fuel and Organic Liquid Storage	Australia	2003	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Aggregated Emissions from Fuel Combustion (sub-treshold)	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Fugitive Emissions	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Furniture and Fixtures Manufacturing	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Galvanizing	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Gas Supply	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Glass and Glass Fibre Manufacturing	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Gold Ore Processing	Australia	2001	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Hot Mix Asphalt Manufacturing	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Aggregated Emissions from Use of Industrial Solvents (sub-treshold)	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Inorganic Chemicals Manufacturing	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Intensive Livestock - Beef Cattle	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Intensive Livestock - Pig Farming	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Iron & Steel Production	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Lead Concentrating, Smelting and Refining	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Lead-Acid Battery Manufacturing	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Leather Tanning & Finishing	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Lime and Dolomite Manufacturing	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Malting Processes	Australia	2000	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product Manufacturing	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Mining	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Mining and Processing of Non-Metallic Minerals	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Aggregated Emissions from Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	Australia	2000	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Aggregated Emissions from Motor Vehicle Refinishing	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Nickel Concentrating, Smelting and Refining	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Non-Ferrous Foundries	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Non-Ferrous Metal Manufacture	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Non-Metallic Mineral Product Manufacture	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Non-Petroleum Industrial Gases	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Oil & Gas Exploration & Production	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Oil Recycling	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Organic Chemical Processing Industries	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Paint and Ink Manufacturing	Australia	1998	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Aggregated Emissions fromPrinting and Paved and Unpaved roads	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Petroleum Refining	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Phosphate Manufacturing	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Plasterboard and Plaster Manufacturing	Australia	2002	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Potable Water Treatment	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Pressure Sensitive Tapes and Labels	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Printing, Publishing, & Packaging	Australia	1998	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Aggregated Emissions fromPrinting and Graphic Arts	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Pulp and Paper Manufacturing	Australia	1998	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Aggregated Emissions from Railways	Australia	1998	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Railway Yard Operations	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Rubber Product Manufacture	Australia	2002	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Seafood Processing Industry	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Sewage and Wastewater Treatment	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Aggregated Emissions from Service Stations	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Sewage Sludge and Biomedical Waste Incineration	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Shipbuilding Repair and Maintenance	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Snack Foods Roasting and Frying Industry	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Soft Drink Manufacture	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Aggregated Emissions from Solid Fuel Burning	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Solvent Recycling	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Structural & Fabricated Metal Product Manufacture	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Surface Coating	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Sugar Milling and Refining	Australia	2001	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Synthetic Ammonia Manufacturing	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Aggregated Emissions for the Aquaculture of: Baramundi, Prawns, Crocodiles, Pearl oysters, Red Claw, Tropical abalone in Tropical Australia	Australia	2000	English
Aggregated Emission Data Estimation Techniques Manual from Temperate Water Finfish Aquaculture	Australia	2001	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Textile and Clothing Industry	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for The Electronics and Computer Industry	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Timber and Wood Product Manufacturing	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Tobacco Product Manufacture	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Urea Manufacturing	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Vegetable Oil Processing Industry	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Wine and Sprits Manufacturing	Australia	2003	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Wool Scouring	Australia	1999	English
Emission Estimation Techniques Manual for Zinc Concentrating, Smelting and Refining	Australia	1999	English

Canada

Name	Organisation	Date	Language
Guide for Reporting to the National Pollutant Release Inventory, 2002; Guide de déclaration à l'Inventaire national des rejet de polluants, 2002	Environment Canada	2002	English French
Errata - 2002 NPRI Reporting Guides; Errata - Les guides 2002 de l'inventaire national des rejets des polluants	Environment Canada	2002	English French
Supplementary Guide for Reporting Criteria Air Contaminants (CACs) to the National Pollutant Release Inventory - 2002; Guide supplémentaire de déclaration des principaux contaminants atmosphériques (PCA) à l'Inventaire national des rejet de polluants, 2002	Environment Canada	2002	English French
Criteria Air Contaminants (CACs) Technical Source Guide for Reporting to the National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) 2002; Sources d'émission des principaux contaminants atmosphériques à l'Inventaire national des rejet de polluants, 2002	Environment Canada	2002	English French
National Pollutant Release Inventory - Guidance Manual for the Wastewater Sector - 2002; Guide de l'inventaire national des rejets de polluants pour le secteur des eaux usées - 2002	Environment Canada	2002	English French
National Pollutant Release Inventory - Guidance Manual for the Wastewater Sector - 2002; Guide de l'inventaire national des rejets de polluants pour le secteur des eaux usées - 2002	Environment Canada	2002	English
Related Documents
A Guide on the Uses and Sources of Releases of New NPRI Substances for the 1999 Reporting Year; Utilisation et origine des substances du INRP	Environment Canada	1999	English French

Global Reporting Initiative

Name	Organisation	Date	Language
Sustainability Reporting Guidelines: Exposure Draft for Public Comment and Pilot Testing	Global Reporting Initiative	1999	English

Japan

Name	Organisation	Date	Language
Implementation Procedure of Reporting, etc. of Releases of Specific Chemical Substances (PRTR / Pollutant Release and Transfer Register)	Environmental Health and Safety Division, Environment Agency of Japan		English

OECD

Name	Organisation	Date	Language
Resource Compendium of PRTR Release Estimation Techniques Part 1: Summary of Point Source Techniques	OECD	2002	English

UNITAR

Name	Organisation	Date	Language
Guidance for Facilities on PRTR Data Estimation and Reporting	UNITAR	1998	English
Estimating Environmental Releases for Facility PRTR Reporting: Introduction and Guide to Methods	The Hampshire Research Institute for UNITAR	1997	English
Guidance on Estimating Non-point Source Emissions	UNITAR	1998	English

United Kingdom

Name	Organisation	Date	Language
Annual releases to air and water: Inventory of Sources and Releases reporting form	UK Environment Agency		English
Annual releases to air and water: Inventory of Sources and Releases reporting form: Guidance notes	UK Environment Agency	1998	English
UK Example Letter Reminding IPC Operators to complete their Inventory of Sources and Releases	DETR	1999	English
Inventory of Sources and Releases Reporting Form	UK Environment Agency	1998	English
Pollution Inventory	UK Environment Agency	2000	English

United States

Name	Organisation	Date	Language
Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Reporting Forms and Instructions: Revised 2002 Version	US Environmental Protection Agency	2002	English
Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Reporting Forms and Instructions: Revised 1998 Version	US Environmental Protection Agency	1999	English
Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Reporting Forms and Instructions: Revised 1999 Version	US Environmental Protection Agency	2000	English
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act Section 313: Guidance for Reporting Toxic Chemicals: Pesticides and Other Persistant Bioaccumulative Toxic (BTP) Chemicals	US Environmental Protection Agency	2001	English
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Section 313: Guidance for Reporting Toxic Chemicals: Mercury and Mercury Compound Categories	US Environmental Protection Agency	2001	English
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Section 313: Guidance for Reporting Releases and Other Waste Management Quantities of Toxic Chemicals: Lead and Lead Compounds	US Environmental Protection Agency	2001	English
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Section 313 Reporting Guidance for the Presswood and Laminated Products Industry	US Environmental Protection Agency	2001	English
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Section 313: Guidance for Reporting Aqueous Ammonia	US Environmental Protection Agency	2000	English
The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act: Section 313 Release Reporting Requirements	US Environmental Protection Agency	1999	English
1996 Data Quality Reports	US Environmental Protection Agency	1996	English Sections 1-4 Sections 5-9, Appendices
Interpretations of Waste Management Activities: Recycling, Combustion for Energy Recovery, Treatment for Destruction, Waste Stabilization and Release	US Environmental Protection Agency	1999	English
Interpretations of Waste Management Activities: Recycling, Combustion for Energy Recovery, Treatment for Destruction, Waste Stabilization and Release	US Environmental Protection Agency	1999	English
EPCRA Section 313 Questions and Answers Addendum for Federal Facilities	US Environmental Protection Agency	1999	English
EPCRA Section 313 Industry Guidance: Coal Mining Facilities	US Environmental Protection Agency	2000	English
EPCRA Section 313 Industry Guidance: Electricity Generating Facilities	US Environmental Protection Agency	2000	English
EPCRA Section 313 Reporting Guidance for Food Processors	US Environmental Protection Agency	1998	English
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act Section 313 Reporting Guidance for the Leather Tanning and Finishing Industry	US Environmental Protection Agency	April 2000	English
EPCRA Section 313 Industry Guidance: Metal Mining Facilities	US Environmental Protection Agency	1999	English
EPCRA Section 313 Industry Guidance: Petroleum Terminals and Bulk Storage Facilities	US Environmental Protection Agency	2000	English
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act Section 313 Reporting Guidance for the Printing, Publishing, and Packaging Industry	US Environmental Protection Agency	2000	English
EPCRA Section 313 Industry Guidance: RCRA Subtitle C TSD Facilities and Solvent Recovery Facilities	US Environmental Protection Agency	1999	English
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act Section 313 Reporting Guidance for Rubber and Plastics Manufacturing	US Environmental Protection Agency	2000	English
EPCRA Section 313 Industry Guidance: Semiconductor Industry	US Environmental Protection Agency	1999	English
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act Section 313 Reporting Guidance for Spray Application and Electrodeposition of Organic Coatings	US Environmental Protection Agency	1998	English
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act Section 313 Reporting Guidance for the Textile Processing Industry	US Environmental Protection Agency	2000	English
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Section 313: List of Toxic Chemicals within the Chlorophenols Category	US Environmental Protection Agency	1999	English
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act - Section 313: Guidance for Reporting Toxic Chemicals within the Dioxin and Dioxin-like Compounds Category, Draft Document for Public Comment	US Environmental Protection Agency	2000	English
Toxics Release Inventory: List of Toxic Chemicals within the Glycol Ethers Category	US Environmental Protection Agency	1999	English
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Section 313: Guidance for Reporting Hydrochloric Acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)	US Environmental Protection Agency	1999	English
Lead and lead Compounds; Lowering of Reporting Thresholds; Community Right-to-Know Toxic Chemical Release Reporting; Proposed Rule	US Environmental Protection Agency	1999	English
Toxics Release Inventory: List of Toxic Chemicals within the Nicotine and Salts Category	US Environmental Protection Agency	1999	English
Toxics Release Inventory: List of Toxic Chemicals within the Water Dissociable Nitrate Compounds Category and Guidance for Reporting	US Environmental Protection Agency	2000	English
Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxic (PBT) Chemicals: Final Rule	US Environmental Protection Agency	1999	English
Toxics Release Inventory: List of Toxic Chemicals within the Polychlorinated Alkanes Category and Guidance for Reporting	US Environmental Protection Agency	1999	English
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Section 313: Guidance for Reporting Toxic Chemicals: Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds Category	US Environmental Protection Agency	2001	English
Toxics Release Inventory: List of Toxic Chemicals within the Strychnine and Salts Category	US Environmental Protection Agency	1999	English
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Section 313: Guidance for Reporting Sulfuric Acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)	US Environmental Protection Agency	1998	English
Toxics Release Inventory: List of Toxic Chemicals within the Warfarin Category	US Environmental Protection Agency	1999	English
Title III List of Lists; Consolidated List of Chemicals Subject to the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA) and Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act, as Amended	US Environmental Protection Agency	1998	English
Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors, AP-42, Fifth edition	US Environmental Protection Agency	2001	Online Version
Locating and Estimating Air Toxic Emissions from Sources	US Environmental Protection Agency	---	Online Version
Addition of Certain Chemicals, Toxics Chemical Release Report	US Environmental Protection Agency	1994	English

WHO

Name	Organisation	Date	Language
Reference Guide to Emission Estimation Models for Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers	WHO	2000	English