National Programme of VOC Emission Reduction

National Programme of VOC Emission Reduction

Governmental resolution No. 929 dated September 6, 1994 to join the VOC-Protocol, out of which follows to reduce anthropogenic VOC emissions in about 30% by the year 2000 as compared to the year 1990. The way of reaching the given aim is the subject of NP VOC
With the governmental resolution No. 32/1996 the government of Slovakia took notice of the NP VOC and agreed to postpone the accession to the VOC -Protocol after the evaluation of the first stage of NP VOC.

The NP VOC objective is to reduce VOC emissions in about 30 % by the year 2000 as compared to the year 1990. The way of reaching the given aim was established upon a close co-operation of participating sides, first of all from the industry. For all relevant sectors following investigations were conducted:

analysis of the problem from the standpoint of emission sources identification and possibility of their limitation
verification of 1990 emission inventory and making 1993 emission inventory
analysis of possible development by the year 2000 in three scenarios:

Scenario 1: represents autonomous development of VOC emissions by 2000, expected without adoption of measures in the frame of NP VOC
Scenario 2: development can be attained under the presupposition of fulfilment the set of measures, the implementation of which is considered as relatively attainable
Scenario 3: development can be attained under the presupposition of fulfilment the set of measures, the implementation of which demands the fulfilment of extraordinary pretentious technical, legislative, economical or other conditions.

Based upon this analysis reduction plans for different sectors were established, taking into consideration following facts:

relative contribution to total emissions
reduction potential
technical and price accessibility of measures
relative effectiveness of measures.

At the same time, possible uncertainties and risks of the particular reduction plans were defined. Based upon the reduction plans also implementation plans were elaborated. Implementation plan sets the way how the individual measures for reduction of VOC emission will be implemented, i.e. which tools will be used, by whom and when. The implementation has two stages:

1^st stage within the years 1995 - 1997
2^nd stage within the years 1998 - 2000.

Aims, realisation and evaluation of NP VOC are assessed and agreed on in the framework of an inter-department working group, which regularly meets under the supervision of the MŽP SR - Department of air pollution. Following organisations are represented in this group: (1) Ministry of the Environment (MŽP SR), (2) Ministry of Economy, (3) Ministry of Transport, (4) Ministry of Civil Construction and Public Works, (5) Ministry of Agriculture, (6) Ministry of Health, (6) Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMÚ), (7) Association of Industrial Ecology, (8) Slovnaft refinery, (9) Benzinol gasoline distribution company, and, (10) Chemolak paint production company.