THRESHOLD FOR RELEASES

to air kg/year

to water kg/year

to land kg/year

Carbon dioxide (CO2)

100 million

-

-

Hydro-fluorocarbons (HFCs)

100

-

-

Methane (CH4)

100 000

-

-

Nitrous oxide (N2O)

10 000

-

-

Perfluorocarbons (PFCs)

100

-

-

Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)

50

-

-

THRESHOLD FOR RELEASES

to air kg/year

to water kg/year

to land kg/year

Ammonia (NH3)

10 000

-

-

Carbon monoxide (CO)

500 000

-

-

Chlorine and inorganic compounds (as HCl)

10 000

-

-

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)

1

-

-

Flourine and inorganic compounds (as HF)

5 000

-

-

Halons

1

-

-

Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs)

1

-

-

Hydrogen Cyanide (HCN)

200

-

-

Nitrogen oxides (NOx/NO2)

100 000

-

-

Non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOC)

100 000

-

-

Sulphur oxides (SOx/SO2)

150 000

-

-

THRESHOLD FOR RELEASES

to air kg/year

to water kg/year

to land kg/year

Arsenic and compounds (as As)

20

5

5

Cadmium and compounds (as Cd)

10

5

5

Chromium and compounds (as Cr)

100

50

50

Copper and compounds (as Cu)

100

50

50

Lead and compounds (as Pb)

200

20

20

Mercury and compounds (as Hg)

10

1

1

Nickel and compounds (as Ni)

50

20

20

Zinc and compounds (as Zn)

200

100

100

THRESHOLD FOR RELEASES

to air kg/year

to water kg/year

to land kg/year

1,2,3,4,5,6- hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)

10

1

1

Alachlor

-

1

1

Aldrin

1

1

1

Atrazine

-

1

1

Chlordane

1

1

1

Chlordecone

1

1

1

Chlorfenvinphos

-

1

1

Chlorpyrifos

-

1

1

DDT

1

1

1

Diuron

-

1

1

Endosulphan

-

1

1

Endrin

1

1

1

Heptachlor

1

1

1

Isodrin

-

1

-

Isoproturon

-

1

1

Lindane

1

1

1

Mirex

1

1

1

Simazine

-

1

1

Toxaphene

1

1

1

Tributylin and compounds

-

1

1

Trifluralin

-

1

1

Triphenyltin and compounds

-

1

1

THRESHOLD FOR RELEASES

to air kg/year

to water kg/year

to land kg/year

1,1,1-trichloroethane

100

-

-

1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane

50

-

-

1,2-dichloroethane (EDC)

1 000

10

10

Brominated diphenylethers (PBDE)

-

1

1

Chloro-alkanes, C10-C13

-

1

1

Dichloromethane (DCM)

1 000

10

10

Dieldrin

1

1

1

Halogenated Organic Compounds (AOX)

-

1 000

1 000

Hexabromobifenyl

0,1

0,1

0,1

Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)

10

1

1

Hexachlorobutadiene (HCBD)

-

1

1

PCDD+PCFD (Dioxins+furans) (as Teq)

0,0001

0,0001

0,0001

Pentachlorobenzene

1

1

1

Pentachlorophenol (PCP)

10

1

1

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB)

0,1

0,1

0,1

Tetrachloroethylene (PER)

2 000

10

-

Tetrachloromethane (TCM)

100

1

-

Trichlorobenzenes (TCBs) (all isomers)

10

1

-

Trichloroethylene

2 000

10

-

Trichloromethane

500

10

-

Vynil chloride

1 000

10

10

THRESHOLD FOR RELEASES

to air kg/year

to water kg/year

to land kg/year

Anthracene

50

1

1

Benzene

1 000

200 (as BTEX)

200 (as BTEX)

Benzo(g,h,i)perylene

-

1

-

Di-(2-ethyl hexyl) phthalate (DEHP)

10

1

1

Ethyl benzene

-

200 (as BTEX)

200 (as BTEX)

Ethylene oxide

1 000

10

10

Fluoranthene

-

1

-

Naphthalene

100

10

10

Nonylphenol and Nonylphenol ethoxylates (NP/NPEs)

-

1

1

Octylphenols and octylphenol ethoxylates

-

1

-

Organotin compounds (as total Sn)

-

50

50

Phenols (as total C)

-

20

20

Polycyclic Aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)

50

5

5

Toluene

-

200 (as BTEX)

200 (as BTEX)

Total Organic Carbon (TOC) (as total C or COD/3)

-

50 000

-

Xylenes

-

200 (as BTEX)

200 (as BTEX)

THRESHOLD FOR RELEASES

to air kg/year

to water kg/year

to land kg/year

Asbestos

1

1

1

Chlorides (as total Cl)

-

2 million

2 million

Cyanides (as total CN)

-

50

50

Fluorides (as total F)

-

2 000

2 000

Particulate matter (PM10)

50 000

-

-

Total Nitrogen

-

50 000

50 000

Total Phosphorus

-

5 000

5 000