Bothnian Bay Life : BAT Information Exchange System
Laine, Anne (part I); Rissanen, Heli (part I); Klingspor, Magnus (part II); Fortkamp, Uwe (part II); Olshammar, Mikael (part II) (2004-10)
Lapland Regional Environment centre
10 / 2004
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http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:952-11-1787-7
http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:952-11-1787-7
Kuvaus
Regional environmental publications 356
Tiivistelmä
A system for co-operation and information exchange regarding best available techniques (BAT) between countries, industries and municipalities around the Bothnian Bay has been set up. This BATIES system was achieved through the development and implementation of an information exchange system that acts as a hub of knowledge for the monitoring and application of best available techniques.
The information exchange system is based on a database. Information from the database is provided via a web-interface on the internet.
Information provided in the database includes general data about the participating companies from the metal industry and the processes used at these companies, data on permits and emissions and general data about best available techniques for the used processes. It is also possible to compare permits for different parameters. An e-mail list of the project participants is available as well. The acce s to the information is password protected.
Information on BAT has been collected from IPPC BREF documents. Information on the plants was collected during plant visits and by phone and e-mail contacts.
The system can be further developed in the future. It would be especially interesting to
integrate BAT and company information from other industrial branches as well. An integrated reporting system would make it easier for companies to avoid double reporting to both the BATIES system and the national authorities that control the permits.
The BAT database puts large amount of BAT information of existing industrial plants into a
simple and easily accessible form and especially the “local measures” part of it offers additional and useful information in reference to BREFs and other BAT sources.
Evident interest to exchange BAT information regionally, and on a practical level, exists. The network that was created during the project between the different operators in the metal industry and the authorities around Bothnian Bay built a good and natural basis for this purpose.
The information exchange system is based on a database. Information from the database is provided via a web-interface on the internet.
Information provided in the database includes general data about the participating companies from the metal industry and the processes used at these companies, data on permits and emissions and general data about best available techniques for the used processes. It is also possible to compare permits for different parameters. An e-mail list of the project participants is available as well. The acce s to the information is password protected.
Information on BAT has been collected from IPPC BREF documents. Information on the plants was collected during plant visits and by phone and e-mail contacts.
The system can be further developed in the future. It would be especially interesting to
integrate BAT and company information from other industrial branches as well. An integrated reporting system would make it easier for companies to avoid double reporting to both the BATIES system and the national authorities that control the permits.
The BAT database puts large amount of BAT information of existing industrial plants into a
simple and easily accessible form and especially the “local measures” part of it offers additional and useful information in reference to BREFs and other BAT sources.
Evident interest to exchange BAT information regionally, and on a practical level, exists. The network that was created during the project between the different operators in the metal industry and the authorities around Bothnian Bay built a good and natural basis for this purpose.
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