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The environmental economy comprises all companies that supply environmental protection goods and services. The range of products and services covers such varied fields as waste management and recycling, water conservation and wastewater treatment, air quality control, noise abatement, and measurement and control technology.

Based on the UNECE Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents and EU Directive 96/82/EC (Seveso II), this sector- and region-specific guideline provides checklists for drawing up and reviewing safety reports.

Based on the UNECE Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents and EU Directive 96/82/EC (SEVESO II), this sector- and region-specific guideline provides checklists for drawing up and reviewing safety reports.

Based on the UNECE Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents and EU Directive 96/82/EC (SEVESO II), this unified guideline system provides important definitions, valuation systems and background information for drawing up and reviewing safety reports.

This project analyses the contributions of the chemicals sector to a Green Economy (GE). For this purpose, it analyses existing national, European, and international legislations, programmes and voluntary initiatives in the topic areas of environment and health (E&H), chemical safety (CS), and sustainable chemistry (SC) and their contribution to a GE.

As a Party to the United Nations Framework on Climate Change (UNFCCC), since 1994 Germany has been obliged to prepare, publish and regularly update national emission inventories of greenhouse gases. In February 2005, the Kyoto Protocol entered into force.

This report was created to aid the revision process of the BAT reference document "Large Combustion Plants" (LCP). It includes the summary of the national data collection of 50 LCPs in Germany. In addition to this, a first evaluation was carried out. Directions on how to use and interpret the presented data are given in chapter 2 and 5.

These checklists provide a tool to efficiently assess the potential risk of contamination by water pollutants in flood risk areas. They also include guidelines for initial investigations at contaminated sites to generate the data needed to decide on the next steps.

Accidents at refineries pose a particular risk for water bodies and groundwater. Hence, efficient safety management is essential. The guidelines for refineries consist of two parts. Part 1 contains recommendations on general safety management issues as well as checklists for assessing relevant measures.

Accidents at refineries pose a particular risk for water bodies and groundwater. Hence, efficient safety management is essential. The guidelines for refineries consist of two parts. Part 1 contains recommendations on general safety management issues as well as checklists for assessing relevant measures.

These checklists offer chemical producers a practicable basis for early identification and management of environmental risks. They include a number of sub-checklists, depending on type of company and installation, including suggestions for improvements, as well as forms for annual safety checks which the companies themselves can carry out.

Industrial accidents that affect international water bodies can put the water supplies and ecosystems of many countries at risk. Hence, joint, cross-border contingency planning is essential. These checklists offer a systematic and harmonised approach to identifying and assessing the risk of transboundary water pollution.