The research was carried out in the printing industry of Novi
Sad, and resulted in the compilation of the polluters and pollutants
register. The basics of the process are presented in the paper.
2.1. Pollutants register
Register of pollutants presents a list of information and data of
the pollutants that are harmful to the environment and provides
the basis for their monitoring and control [8–10]. It contains information
about contaminants, their location, production processes,
preferences and material balances of inputs and outputs of raw
materials in wastewater treatment, other types of waste and land-
fills [9,10]. The aim of the register of hazardous materials results
from the need for obtaining quality and timely information about
environmental pollution released from printing facilities.
The stated objectives include:
• Identification of individual sources of pollutants.
• Reducing pollution from industrial facilities and other sources to
minimum.
• Determination of the amount and trend monitoring of specific
pollutants emission due to lower the risk level of adverse effects.
• Improvement of public access to information, as well as its
involvement in the process of decision making on environmental
issues.
The Register is an important database for decision-making
and provides significant basis for preventing pollution in printing
industry. It allows government agencies to identify the emission
of pollutants, monitor progress in pollution prevention and thus,
implement and carry out environmental policy, identify priorities
and perform necessary actions towards integrated environmental
protection, all in the function of sustainable development management.
The Registry is an integral part of information system for environmental
protection ofthe Republic of Serbia, which is in direction
of the Agency for Environmental Protection. It is in accordance
with the Law and contains data about air and water pollution and
waste management from point sources as well as the settlement,
as diffuse sources [10].
The companies that should report on pollutants emission from
their facility are determined by Fig. 1.
It is anticipated that operators should conduct and monitor the
emissions from the facilities which are presented as the sources
of emissions and environmental pollution. These obligations relate
to monitoring air emissions and water pollutants, as well as waste
characterization and classification [1,10]. Data collected through
monitoring are submitted to the Agency for Environmental Protection
in the way that is defined by the Regulations of the Republic
of Serbia