S.L. 549.14 Art. 8Language of Annexes. Limit 1. The should not be Unit of Recycled brine Micrograms litre In all greater than per tonne of 2. the volume of the limit values installed in all cases. Unit of Recycled brine Grams of installed capacity Lost brine Grams of installed capacity 3. The average limit 4. In orde

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ANNEX I values, time limits by which they must be complied with, and monitoring procedure for discharges limit values expressed in terms of concentration which, in principle, exceeded are set out in the following table.

measurement Monthly average limit values Remarks not to be exceeded from the date of 3 years from entry into the date of force of these entry into force regulations of these regulations and lost brine Applicable to the total of mercury per quality of mercury present 75 50 in all mercury-containing water discharged from the site of the industrial plant. cases, limit values expressed as maximum concentrations may not be those expressed as maximum quantities divided by water requirements installed chlorine production capacity. However, because the concentration of mercury in effluents depends upon water involved, which is different for different processes and plants, expressed in terms of quantity of mercury discharged in relation to chlorine production capacity given in the following table shall be observed measurement Monthly average limit values Remarks not to be exceeded from the date of 3 years from entry into the date of force of these entry into force regulations of these regulations 0.5 0.5 Applicable to the mercury mercury per tonne of present in effluent chlorine production discharged from the chlorine production unit 1.5 1.0 Applicable to the total quantity of mercury present in all mercury-containing water discharged from the site of the industrial plant 8.0 5.0 Applicable to the total mercury per tonne of quantity of mercury present chlorine production in all mercury-containing water discharged from the site of the industrial plant daily average limit values are four times the corresponding monthly values given in points 1 and 2. to check whether the discharges comply with the emission standards been fixed in accordance with the limit values laid down in this Annex, a procedure shall be instituted. This procedure shall provide for: taking each day of a sample representative of the discharge over a THE CHLOR-ALKALI ELECTROLYSIS INDUSTRY [

period of 24 hours and the measurement of the mercury concentration that sample; and

(b) the measurement of the total flow of the discharge over that The quantity of mercury discharged during a month shall be adding together the quantities of mercury discharged each day during This total shall then be divided by the installed chlorine production capacity.

ANNEX II Quality objectives (Revoked by Legal Notice 24 of 2011)

ANNEX III

Reference method of measurement