Titre du document / Document title

Using PRTR database for the assessment of surface water risk and improvement of monitoring in Japan

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

HARTMANN Jens ⁽¹⁾ ; OKADA Norio ⁽²⁾ ; LEVY Jason ⁽²⁾ ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ Institute for Applied Geosciences, Darmstadt University of Technology, Schnittspahnstrasse 9, 64287 Darmstadt, ALLEMAGNE
⁽²⁾ Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, JAPON

Résumé / Abstract

In April 2003 the first PRTR (Pollutant Release and Transfer Register) was published in Japan. It is shown how the PRTR can be used to improve environmental risk assessment with the objective of reducing risk to ecosystemintegrity and human health. By examining the superposition of all chemical releases into rivers, high levels of several contaminants are uncovered. Most of these chemicals have not been previously monitored. The outcome of the analysis helps to re-design existing environmental monitoring programmes and to identify these programmes.

Revue / Journal Title

International journal of critical infrastructures   ISSN 1475-3219 

Source / Source

2005, vol. 1, n^o2-3, pp. 155-169 [15 page(s) (article)] (16 ref.)

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

Inderscience , Genève, SUISSE  (2004) (Revue)

Mots-clés d'auteur / Author Keywords

monitoring ; Japan ; PRTR ; contamination ; risk assessment ; inundation ; chemical hazard ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 27527, 35400012640638.0030