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PA Hazards

Jenny Hedman, PA Coordinator

SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

• Adopted by the

European Commission in 2009

• Platform for cooperation

and coordination of activities

EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region

PA Hazards

Reduce the use and impact of hazardous substances in the Baltic Sea Region

PA Hazards

Policy Science / innovation

Flagship projects

Capacity building

Prioritization issues/actions

Flagship projects relevant to HELCOM Pressure Pharmaceuticals

Cluster project leader / coordinator Cluster project specific

• bjectives, e.g.:
• Status review
• Reduce the input of

pharmaceuticals to the BS Projects, e.g.

• Sustainable production
• Baltic screening
• WWT techniques
• Antibiotic use in husbandry
• Yearly conference for all projects
• Status report
• Policy recommendations
• Promote projects
• Link between science and policy
• Disseminate results

RMR-CLASSIC

Flagship projects relevant to HELCOM Pressure Pharmaceuticals RMR-CLASSIC

Cluster project leader / coordinator Cluster project specific

• bjectives, e.g.:
• Status review
• Reduce the input of

pharmaceuticals to the BS Projects, e.g.

• Sustainable production
• Baltic screening
• WWT techniques
• Antibiotic use in husbandry

Cluster project leader / coordinator Reduce, mitigate and remediate: measures directed towards the classic contaminants dioxins, PCBs, Hg and Cd Projects, e.g.

• Emissions from small scale

combustion

• Remediation of sediments /

soils

• Dioxins a long problem in the BS
• Numerous policy initiatives and measures
• Significant reduction, however still causing problems
• Similar stories for PCBs, Cd, Hg
• BalticPOPs – SEPA funded Swedish project 2009-2012
• Dioxin Policy Network 2013
• CONDOR –EUSBSR seed money January 2014
• Aim to apply from Baltic Sea Region Programme Dec 2014

CONDOR – Control of dioxin emissions in the BSR, focus

• n small-scale combustion

• Input from PA Hazards steering group and Dioxin Policy Network
• n relevant issues to address
• Consulting ongoing policy processes, e.g. Ecodesign directive,

HELCOM Rec 28E/8*

• Scientific relevance

* ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PRACTICES FOR THE REDUCTION AND PREVENTION OF EMISSIONS OF DIOXINS AND OTHER HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES FROM SMALL-SCALE COMBUSTION

CONDOR – project development

1. Characterisation and assessment of air emission sources, verification of emission factors, support improvement of national air emission inventories and monitoring 2. Impact assessment on Baltic ecosystem using BALTSEM-POP and food web modeling 3. Air emission reduction scenarios and cost-benefit analysis of various measures 4. Implementation of project results

CONDOR – project development Project activities:

CONDOR – project development

Partners engaged in EU SBSR Seed Money Facility project:

• Instytut Ekologii Terenów Uprzemysłowionych – IETU (Janusz Krupanek, project leader)
• Finnish Environment Institute – SYKE
• Latvian Institute of Aquatic Ecology - LHEI
• Baltic Environmental Forum Latvia – BEF Latvia
• Baltic Environmental Forum Estonia –BEF Estonia

Cooperating partners:

• IVL – Swedish Environmental Research Institute
• ITM - The Department of Applied Environmental Science – ITM, Stockholm University.
• FMI – Finish Meteorological Institute
• Kaunas University of Technology
• Gdańsk University
• Silesian Technical University, Gliwice
• Technical University in Cracow
• Estonian Environmental Research Center
• Contacted: Polish Institute for Meterology and Water Management

CONDOR – project development

PA Hazards support:

• Provide policy link
• Network contacts in other countries
• Support funding applications

Baltic Sea Region Programme 2014-2020

• Streamlined with EUSBSR objectives and Flagship project critera
• Clear opening for projects related to reducing the input of

hazardous substances and nutrients

• Focus on implementation of measures
• Public authorities from local, regional and national levels,

research and training institutions, NGOs, sectoral agencies and associations and, enterprises

• Support letter from PA Coordinator

Regional cooperation

Policy Implementation

HELCOM EUSBSR

Take note…

• CONDOR project
• Development of Umbrella/Cluster projects on Pharmaceuticals

and Classic contaminants

• Work process within PA Hazards
• Cooperation / coordination with HELCOM Pressure priorities

Thank you