guidance for establishing cross- border contingency plans joint expert group on water and industrial...

Guidance for establishing cross-border contingency plans

Joint Expert Group on Water and Industrial Accidents

Mr. Gerhard Winkelmann-OeiEmail: [email protected]

Water PathSafety chain - Risk Management

Pro action

Aftercare

Response

Preparedness

Prevention

Area directed prevention- sens. Areas (e.g. reservates, water use)- Equipment and Means for Combating Source directed prevention- Safety Recommendations e.g. for Pipelines, TMF

Preparing and performance- Int. Warning and Alert Plans- Monitoring Systems

Effect directed performance- Early Warning System- Response Measures

Evaluation - Lessons learnt

HazardManagement

CrisisManagement

Aftercare Management

Feedback

Intern. Warning and Alarm Systems

Early Warning Systems

Emissions- oriented Immissions- oriented

Polluter DetectionMethods

Measuring NetworksMonitoring Stations

Information Information

competent authority

National AlertCenter

Principle International Alert Center

Internationaleriver catchment

commission

AftercareCoordination

Accident Evaluation

Area directed prevention

Source directed prevention

Preparing and performance

Effect directed performance

Evaluation/identification/learn

Preparedness

Response

Aftercare

Experts

Local National Alert CenterDecision

UnitCommunication

Unit

CrisesManagement

AftercareManagement

UNECE IndustrialAccident

NotificationSystem

Information / Warning

Methods for detectingpollutants at the emitter

Emission of a water-relevantload, water pollution index >1, (e.g. oil > 100kg, industrial

chemicals (water qualityclass 3)

Alarm level

Authority

"Local" international warning centre

Notification bypolluter

Internationalwarning centre

Immission-orientedapproach

Emissions-orientedapproach

International Warning and Alarm System

Plausibility checkby experts

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New Draft of the IWAENew Draft of the IWAE

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Internal informationsharing

Monitoring of measuring

stations





Alarm indexexceeds "redalarm limit"

Alarm indexexceeds "yellow

alarm limit"



Event

Alarm level

Authority



+ +






Methods for automaticand continuous Alarm

detection => Alarm index

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Methods for detectingpollutants during watermonitoring, e.g. GCMS

screening

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Internal informationsharing

Chemicalinvestigations in

laboratory

Monitoring of measuring

stations





Concentration of asubstance dangerous to wa-ter exceeds alarm threshold

value (x µg/l )

Alarm indexexceeds "redalarm limit"

Alarm indexexceeds "yellow

alarm limit"



Event

Alarm level

Authority



+ +







+ -

Methods for automaticand continuous Alarm

detection => Alarm index

+ - - -


Equipment of Measuring Stations

Step-by-step plan:Step-by-step plan:

• 5 Key parameters

• Data aquisition by station computer

• Station computer with unusual event recognition and alarm index

• Event-controlled sampling with subsequent laboratory investigation

• UV-absorption measurement (SAC 254 nm)

• Continuous biotest methods, location-adapted measuring systems, etc.

Extended Program

Extended Basic Measuring Program

Basic Measuring Program

Concept of equipment of automatic measuring stations

on flowing waters

Steps Description of systems Order of events 1 Multi-parameter measuring system

Water temperature Disolved Oxygen pH Conductivity Turbidity

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easu

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prog

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2 Data acquisition by station computer

- no automatic assesment of the data, no automatic alarm index, - manual assessment from experts, - maximum level „event“


on flowing waters



Bas

ic m

easu

ring

prog

ram



3

Station computer with unusual event recognition and alarm index

The project EASE improves unusual event recognition and alarm index, these are main goals of the project.

- automatic alarm index, maximum intenal alarm level „yellow alert“ - manual assessment from experts, automatic level „event“ possible

4 Event-controlled sampling with subsequent laboratory investigation Automatic sampling by means of self-emptying sampler (Manual sampling might also be possible at a manned station) Laboratory investigations to ascertain causes and assess effects

- automatic alarm index, maximum intenal alarm level „yellow alert“ - manual assessment from experts, automatic level „event“ possible - positve results from laboratory causes the „notification level“

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nded

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5 UV absorption measurement (SAC 254 nm)

- automatic alarm index, internal alarm level „red alert“ - manual assessment from experts causes „notification level“


on flowing waters

Steps Description of systems Order of events 6 Continuous biotest methods

Daphnia toximeter Algal toximeter Mussel toximeter Bacterial toximeter Fish toximeter

7 Location-adapted measuring systems Radioactivity measurements Discontinuous GCMS (Rhine) Continuous HPLC / UV (Netherland) Discontiuous HPLC / MS-MS (Netherland) Contiuous Purge & Trap GC / MS (Netherland) Oil detectors Fluorescens measurements (Tracer: e.g. Rhodamin, Oil in Water)

8 Other measurement methods Continuous photometric determination of fulvic acids (humic acids) Nutrient analysers (ammonium/nitrate) Organochlorine monitors TOC monitors


Exte

nded

mea

surin

g pr

ogra

m

9 Sample collectors Composite sampling devices Centrifuges Sedimentation tanks Mussel tanks Artificial membrans for bioaccumulation

- Systems in this class are sampling systems, - no current measuring results available



Bas

ic m

easu

ring

prog

ram



3

Station computer with unusual event recognition and alarm index

The project EASE improves unusual event recognition and alarm index, these are main goals of the project.

- automatic alarm index, maximum intenal alarm level „yellow alert“ - manual assessment from experts, automatic level „event“ possible

4 Event-controlled sampling with subsequent laboratory investigation Automatic sampling by means of self-emptying sampler (Manual sampling might also be possible at a manned station) Laboratory investigations to ascertain causes and assess effects

- automatic alarm index, maximum intenal alarm level „yellow alert“ - manual assessment from experts, automatic level „event“ possible - positve results from laboratory causes the „notification level“

Exte

nded

bas

ic m

easu

ring

prog

ram

5 UV absorption measurement (SAC 254 nm)

6 Continuous biotest methods Daphnia toximeter Algal toximeter Mussel toximeter Bacterial toximeter Fish toximeter

7 Location-adapted measuring systems Radioactivity measurements Discontinuous GCMS (Rhine) Continuous HPLC / UV (Netherland) Discontiuous HPLC / MS-MS (Netherland) Contiuous Purge & Trap GC / MS (Netherland) Oil detectors Fluorescens measurements (Tracer: e.g. Rhodamin, Oil in Water)

8 Other measurement methods Continuous photometric determination of fulvic acids (humic acids) Nutrient analysers (ammonium/nitrate) Organochlorine monitors TOC monitors


Exte

nded

mea

surin

g pr

ogra

m

9 Sample collectors Composite sampling devices Centrifuges Sedimentation tanks Mussel tanks Artificial membrans for bioaccumulation

- Systems in this class are sampling systems, - no current measuring results available

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