Revised Source Screening of Priority Substances Under the WFD
Revised source screening of priority substances under the WFD
Results for (15) Fluoranthene(PS)
Version:1
Date:May 2010
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Source/pathway / Cat / Existing measures 2004 / Existing measures 2010 / Measures in preparation/foreseen as at May 2010 / Key steps of implementation (of existing measures) / Implementation gaps / C / S / Notes
S0 General
Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 on persistent organic pollutants / Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 has come into force on 20.04.2004 / by 20.04.2006 MS were obliged to draw up and maintain release inventory
action plans to eliminate emissions
Considering proposals to construct new facilities alternative processes have to be considered / X / Fluorthane belongs to PAHs and thereby is also subject to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004
Losses to surface waters by diffuse sources
S1 Atmospheric deposition on
the water surface / Directive 2004/107/EC relating to arsenic, cadmium, mercury, nickel and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in ambient air / Directive 2004/107/EC has come into force on 15.02.2005 / X
S2 Via drainage and deep
ground water / C.f. S1 and S4
S3 Due to agricultural activities (via leaching, erosion, spills, direct drainage discharges)
S4 Due to transport and infrastructure without connection to canalisation (ships, trains, automobiles and airplanes and their respective infrastructures outside the urban area) – mainly due to diesel engines and wear of tyres / CEN standards (CEN/TC/227) on road materials / 2000 - 2006: CEN developed various standards of road materials (CEN/TC 227). This work is within the frame of the Construction Products Directive (89/106/EEC). Whether in these standards consideration was given to minimise the content of coal tar in asphalt could not be verified. / X
Directive 98/70/EC relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels, setting a limit value on the content of PAHs in diesel fuel of 11% w/w from 2005. / Directive 2009/30/EC
amending Directive 98/70/EC as regards the specification of petrol, diesel and gas-oil and introducing a mechanism to monitor and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and amending Council Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the specification of fuel used by inland waterway vessels and repealing Directive 93/12/EEC (c.f. Annex I and II) / X
Directive 20002/80/EC adapting to technical progress Council Directive 70/220/EEC relating to measures to be taken against air pollution by emissions from motor vehicles / X
Implementation of UN-ECE LRTAP recommendations on emissions from road traffic / X
Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), Annex XVII / Directive 2005/69/EC amending Directive 76/769/EEC required the MS to apply bans from 01.01.2010.
These Directives were repealed by REACH, which contains the same bans which are listed below
1.extender oils shall not be placed on the market, or used for the production of tyres or parts of tyres if they contain:
- more than 1 mg/kg (0,0001 % by weight) BaP, or,
- more than 10 mg/kg (0,001 % by weight) of the sum of all listed PAHs.
2. tyres and treads for retreading manufactured after 01.01.2010 shall not be placed on the market if they contain extender oils exceeding the limits indicated in paragraph
3. derogations for retreaded tyres / X
Directive 76/769 > Directive 2001/90/EC / Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), Annex XVII / MS were obliged to apply Directive 2001/90/EC the latest as from 30.06.2003
REACH contains similar bans and derogations
creosote, creosote oil, distillates (coal tar, naphthalene oils), creosote oil (acenaphtene fraction), upper distillates coal tar, anthracene oil, tar acids (coal, crude), creosote (wood) and low temperature tar oil (alkaline) may not be used in the treatment of wood and that wood so treated may not be placed on the market. Some derogations are valid. / X
S5 Accidental spills – via oil / Directive 96/82/ECon the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances / X
IPPC Directive 96/61 / IPPC Directive 2008/1/EC concerning integrated pollution prevention and control / Proposal on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) COM(2007) 844 / X
Legislation on the transport of dangerous goods / X
Legislation on maritime safety / X
S6 Release from materials and constructions in non-sewered areas –creosote treated timber / Directive 76/769 > Directive 2001/90/EC / Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), Annex XVII / MS were obliged to apply Directive 2001/90/EC the latest as from 30.06.2003
REACH contains similar bans and derogations
creosote, creosote oil, distillates (coal tar, naphthalene oils), creosote oil (acenaphtene fraction), upper distillates coal tar, anthracene oil, tar acids (coal, crude), creosote (wood) and low temperature tar oil (alkaline) may not be used in the treatment of wood and that wood so treated may not be placed on the market. Some derogations are valid. / X
Discharge to surface waters by point sources
S7 Discharges in sewage effluents or storm water as a result of run off buildings and constructions in paved urban areas (including run off from agricultural fields connected to sewer system) –creosote treated timber / C.f. S6
S8 Discharges in sewage effluents or storm water as a result of households, consumer use / C.f. S6
S9 Due to industrial activities
S9.1 Small and medium enterprises (SME)including formulation sites, direct or via STP (non-IPPC installations, including discharges from farmyards)
S9 Due to industrial activities
S9.2 Large industrial point
sources, direct or via STP (IPPC
installations)
General / Decision 2000/479/EC (EPER)
PCP is part of EPER / Regulation (EC) No 166/2006(PRTR) / X / Annex II No. 88 Fluoranthene Thresholds for releases to (kg/year)
a. air: -
b. water: 1
c. land: -
Regulation (EC) No 689/2008 concerning the export and import of dangerous chemicals / As from 13.06.2006 creosote is subject to PIC (Annex I Part 1) / X
Pre-treatment of textile fibres / Directive 96/61 (IPPC)
Category 6.2 / IPPC Directive 2008/1/EC concerning integrated pollution prevention and control / Proposal on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) COM(2007) 844 / X
The BAT reference document on the textile sector has been adopted in July 2003 / Review starts in 2010 / X
Installations for surface treatment of products using organic solvents / Directive 96/61 (IPPC)
Category 6.7 / IPPC Directive 2008/1/EC concerning integrated pollution prevention and control / Proposal on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) COM(2007) 844 / X
BAT reference document for surface treatment using organic solvents was adopted in August 2007 / X
Mineral oil and gas refineries / Directive 96/61 (IPPC)
Category 2.1 – various refineries in Europe / IPPC Directive 2008/1/EC concerning integrated pollution prevention and control / Proposal on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) COM(2007) 844 / X
The BAT reference document on refineries has been adopted in February 2003 and pays attention to reduction of releases of PAH / Currently under review
September 2008:
Meeting report / X
Primary aluminium production/non ferrous metals / Directive 96/61 (IPPC)
Category 2.5 / IPPC Directive 2008/1/EC concerning integrated pollution prevention and control / Proposal on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) COM(2007) 844 / X
The BAT reference document for non-ferrous metal processes has been adopted in December 2001 and pays attention to reduction of releases of PAH. / Currently under review
September 2007: Meeting report
July 2009:
Current draft / X
Production of (in) organic chemicals (creosote, creosote treated timber, fluorescent and vat dyes), pharmaceuticals / Directive 96/61 (IPPC)
Category 4.1 / IPPC Directive 2008/1/EC concerning integrated pollution prevention and control / Proposal on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) COM(2007) 844 / X
Regulation (EC) No 689/2008 concerning the export and import of dangerous chemicals / As from 13.06.2006 creosote is subject to PIC (Annex I part 1) / X
The BAT reference document on large volume organic chemicals has been adopted in February 2003 and pays attention to distillation processes of coal tar and reduction of releases of PAH / X
Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) / Phase-in substances
01.12.2010: Registration of substances > 1000 t/a / X / The production of fluoranthene is subject to the registration obligation under REACH, if the quantitative threshold is met.
Industrial combustion / Directive 96/61 (IPPC)
Category 1.1 / IPPC Directive 2008/1/EC concerning integrated pollution prevention and control / Proposal on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) COM(2007) 844 / X
BAT reference document on large combustion plants was adopted in July 2007 / Review starts in 2010 / X
Slaughterhouses / Directive 96/61 (IPPC)
Category 6.4 / IPPC Directive 2008/1/EC concerning integrated pollution prevention and control / Proposal on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) COM(2007) 844 / X
BAT reference document for the milk and food sector was adopted in August 2006 / X
S10 Solid waste treatment
S10.1 Landfills
S10.2 Incineration / Directive 75/442/EEC on waste, Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste and the related Decisions 2000/532 and 2001/118.
Some waste streams relevant for PAH, like tar and wood preservation waste, are particularly mentioned in the list of (hazardous) waste that falls under the Directives and where measures have to be taken to ensure that waste is disposed without harming the environment / Directive 2008/98/EC on waste / Directive 2006/11/EC that repealed Directive 75/442/EEC and Directive 91/689/EEC are repealed by Directive 2008/98/EC on waste with effect from 11.12.2010 / Directive 2008/98/EC has come into force on 12.12.2009 / X
Directive 2000/76/EC on the incineration of waste and Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste do not contain specific provisions with regard to PAH discharges/emissions. / X
IPPC Directive 96/61 – category 5 on waste management / IPPC Directive 2008/1/EC concerning integrated pollution prevention and control / Proposal on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) COM(2007) 844 / X
BAT reference documents on waste treatment and on waste incineration under the IPPC-frame / The review of the BAT reference document on waste treatment industries starts in 2010 / Both BAT reference documents have been adopted in August 2006 / X
Losses from historically contaminated soils
S11.1 Losses from the historical pollution of sediments
S11.2 Losses from the historical pollution of contaminated land / Proposal for a Directive establishing a framework for the protection of soil and amending Directive 2004/35/EC COM(2006) 232 / X
Emissions to atmosphere
A1 From agriculture and forestry and aquaculture / C.f. S1
A2 From traffic and infrastructure / C.f. S1 and S4
A3 From buildings
A4 From households and other consumer use / CEN standards on the product standards for residual solid fuel burning appliances (CEN/TC 295) / 2001-2009: CEN agreed on various product standards for residual solid fuel burning appliances (CEN/TC 295). These standards have been harmonised in support of the Construction Products Directive (89/106/EEC) / X
CEN standard on industrial thermoprocessing equipment and
CEN standard on automotive fuels / CEN standard on industrial thermoprocessing equipment – Part 2 (2010) and
CEN standard on automotive fuels (2004)
[The measure sheets of 2004 indicate six further harmonised European Standards for small and solid fuel combustion appliances, to be developed by CEN, which could not be verified]. / X
C.f. S1
A5 From industry IPPC categories
General / C.f. S1 and the general row under S9.2
Primary aluminium production/non-ferrous metals / C.f. specific row under S9.2
Iron and steel industry/coke ovens / IPPC Directive 96/61 – category 2.2: / X
The BAT reference document for the production of iron and steel has been adopted in December 2001 pays attention to reduction of releases of PAH / Currently under review:
September 2006: Meeting report
July 2009: Current draft / X
Production of (in) organic chemicals (creosote, creosote, treated timber) / C.f. specific row under S9.2
Waste incineration / IPPC Directive 96/61 – category 5 / X
BAT reference document on waste incineration was adopted in August 2006 / X
Industrial combustion / C.f. specific row under S9.2
Mineral oil and gas refineries / C.f. specific row under S9.2
Installations for surface treatment of products using organic solvents / C.f. specific row under S9.2
Production of carbon/graphite / Directive 96/61 (IPPC) / IPPC Directive 2008/1/EC concerning integrated pollution prevention and control / Proposal on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) COM(2007) 844 / X
A6 From industry SME and other non IPPC categories
A7 From waste disposal/treatment areas (land fill and others)
A8 From contaminated land (historical pollution)
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