Environmental Protection Agency
Statistical Data
(emissions to air and waste
generation/treatment)
Violeta Juozefaite
„Global environmental information systems: challenges for Lithuania“,
23 October, 2008,Vilnius
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Environmental Protection Agency
Emissions to Air: responsible institutions
Ministry of Environment (MoE): data collection,
analysis, reporting
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): data
collection at national level, analysis, reporting
Regional Environmental Protection
Departments (REPDs): data collection at
regional level, emissions control, permitting
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Environmental Protection Agency
Emissions to Air: data inflow
1. Administrative data sources (annual reports, EPRTR reports, inventories, permits)
Content: the data on pollutants emission per year from
point sources + very limited information on
facilities
Data flow:
data is collected from enterprises in paper
format -> entered into the database by 8
REPDs -> validated and aggregated at
national level by EPA
DB management system: FoxPro (DOS)
Data access: not available for external users
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Environmental Protection Agency
Emissions to Air: data inflow
Limitations:
no information on pollutants concentration,
sparse/inaccurate data on facilities’
coordinates; emission is related to the main
NACE activity of enterprises, but not to
process
Future steps:
integration to ICISEM IS -> Oracle DB ->
Internet interface + creation of E-PRTR and
inventories DB
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Environmental Protection Agency
Emissions to Air: data inflow
2. Annual reports, publications prepared by institutions
insubordinate to the MoE (Statistics Lithuania, State Tax
Inspectorate, etc.) + survey of enterprises
Content:
the auxiliary data used to estimate pollutants
emission from non-point sources (transport,
agriculture, landfills, etc.), critical load, etc.
+ the additional information about point sources
DB management system: Access DB (CollectER software)
Data access: not available for external users
Limitations:
information on point sources covers just a small
part of existing enterprises
Future steps: integration to ICISEM IS -> Oracle DB -> Internet
interface
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Environmental Protection Agency
Emissions to Air: data outflow
MoE:
reporting to the EC (DGEnv) via software prepared by the
EC or sent in Excel data sheets
Reporting
framework:
EPA:
NEC Directive (2001/81/EC),
Decision on Greenhouse gas monitoring
mechanism (280/2004/EC), LCP Directive
(2001/80/EC), etc.
reporting to the EC (DGEnv) via software prepared by EC,
statistical summaries (Excel data sheets) are placed on EPA
website
Reporting
framework:
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E-PRTR regulation (166/2006)
Environmental Protection Agency
Waste: responsible institutions
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): data
collection at national level, analysis, reporting
Regional Environmental Protection
Departments (REPDs): data collection at
regional level, waste treatment control, permitting
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Environmental Protection Agency
Waste: data inflow
1. Administrative data sources (annual reports, registration
forms, permits)
Content: data on generated/treated waste per year,
treatment operations, imported/exported products
Data flow:
data is collected from enterprises in paper
format or via internet -> entered into the
databases by REPDs or enterprises ->
checked by REPDs -> validated by EPA
DB management system: MySQL
Data access:
for external users available just not
confidential data
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Environmental Protection Agency
Waste: data inflow
Limitations:
due to complicated and imperfect waste
accounting system databases do not have
simple answers, i.e. databases user should be
at least a waste expert, plus, must be very
familiar with problems of the existing data
collection system
Future steps:
improvement of legislation on waste
accounting
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Environmental Protection Agency
Waste: data outflow
EPA:
reporting to the EC (DGEnv, Eurostat) via Eurostat web
portal eDAMIS (electronic Dataflow Administration and
Management Information System),
statistical summaries (Excel data sheets) are placed on EPA
website,
not confidential data in the databases are accessible via
internet
for authorized users all data stored in the databases are
available
Reporting
framework:
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Waste Statistics Regulation, Packaging Directive,
WEEE Directive, End of Life Vehicle Directive, etc.
Environmental Protection Agency
Thank you for the attention
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Environmental Protection Agency