COUNCIL DECISION
of 24 June 1982
on a supplement to Annex IV to the Convention on the protection of the Rhine against chemical pollution
(82/460/EEC)
Article 1
Article 2
Recommendation from the International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine against Pollution to supplement Annex IV to the Convention on the Protection of the Rhine against Chemical Pollution, signed in Bonn on 3 December 1976
Substance or group of substances |
Origin |
Limit value in terms of the maximum concentration of a substance |
Limit value in terms of the maximum quantity of a substance |
Time limit for existing discharges |
Remarks |
Mercury |
Chlor-alkali electrolysis establishments |
The limit values in terms of the maximum concentration of mercury are calculated by dividing the limit values in terms of the maximum quantity of mercury by the quantity of water used per tonne of chlorine production capacity |
A monthly average of 0·5 gram of mercury per tonne of chlorine production capacity. A daily average of 2 grains of mercury per tonne of chlorine production capacity |
1 July 1983 |
The limit values set out in the preceding columns arc to be applied to mercury deriving from production activity and must therefore be observed at the outlet from the production plants. As regards measuring, analyzing and sampling methods, see the recommendation of the International Commission dated 28 December 1979 |