Prof. Dr. Christian Wolkersdorfer
Artificial Tracer Test Legislation (V 1.0 20111026)
| Country | Guidelines | Legislation | Permit | Remarks |
| Argentina | – | – | – | no information in the Environmental Impact Law for Mine Sites (national Law 24585: additional standards of the environmental protection act For mining) |
| Australia | No, but mentioned on Government Web Page | state depended | Yes | Enviroment Protection Acts, Natural Resources Management Act; http://www.connectedwater.gov.au/framework/artificial_tracers.html |
| Austria | Yes | No | Yes | ÖWAV-Regelblatt 214 |
| Belgium | – | – | – | |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | – | – | – | |
| Brazil | – | – | – | |
| Chile | – | – | – | |
| Czech Republic | No | No | Yes | National Water Law: Zákon č.254/2001 Sb.; Zákon o vodách a o změně některých zákonů (vodní zákon) |
| Estonia | – | – | – | |
| Finland | No | Yes | Yes | national Water Act (27.5.2011/587) |
| France | No | No | No | Loi n°2006-1772 du 30 décembre 2006 sur l'eau et les milieux aquatiques |
| Germany | in some states | Water Law | Yes | |
| Hungary | No | No | Yes | Environmental Protection Authority and The national health organization gives such strict regulations for the concentration values of the applied tracer that the field realization and the detection of the tracer material are extremely difficult. |
| India | – | – | – | |
| Indonesia | – | – | – | |
| Ireland | No | No | No | Authorities and stackeholders shall be informed |
| Italy | – | – | – | |
| Morocco | – | – | – | |
| New Zealand | Part of | Yes Federal | Yes | The regulations relating to tracers are set by our regional council. |
| Perú | No | for radioactive tracers | for radioactive tracers | yes when radioactive tracers are used, tracer test should be presented to national water association (ANA) |
| Poland | No | No | Yes | EU Water Framework Directive |
| Portugal | No | No | Yes | National Water Law |
| Romania | No | No | No | Tracer Test required for Drinking Water Zones |
| Slovakia | No | No | Yes | Paragraph 18 of water law (no. 364/2004 Z.z.) |
| South Africa | No | No | sometimes | Department of Water Affairs (DWA); based on South African Water Act of 1998 (Act 36 of 1998), |
| Spain | No | No | Yes | "Confederaciones Hidrogáficas" are responsible; in the Basque province: Recopilación y homogeneización de información sobre ensayos con trazadores en la comunidad autónoma del país vasco. Propuesta para la regulación de su uso. |
| Sweden | – | – | – | |
| Switzerland | Yes | No | Yes | |
| United Kingdom | Yes | Yes | Yes | Article 11(3) (j) of the Water Framework Directive |
| USA | in some states | No | in most states | very variable |
Tracer Test Legislation in Nova Scotia
© Christian Wolkersdorfer 2011
