# The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018, Paragraph 19


Surface treating materials using cadmium or its compounds where the activity may result in the release into the air or water of cadmium and its compounds in a quantity which, in any 12-month period, exceeds the background quantity for cadmium and its compounds by 1000 grams (expressed as metal).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2018/219/schedule/26/part/3/paragraph/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-authorisations-scotland-regulations-2018/schedule-26/part-3/paragraph-19
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