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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-2119/annex/division-3",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2015/2119",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2119 of 20 November 2015 establishing best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, for the production of wood-based panels (notified under document C(2015) 8062) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-2119",
  "path": "annex/division/3",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS",
  "text": "For the purpose of these BAT conclusions, the following definitions apply:\nTerm\nDefinition\nCOD\nChemical oxygen demand; the amount of oxygen needed for the total oxidation of the organic matter to carbon dioxide (normally in reference to analysis with dichromate oxidation).\nContinuous measurement\nContinuous determination of a measurand using a permanently installed ‘automated measuring system’ (AMS) or ‘continuous emission monitoring system’ (CEM).\nContinuous press\nA panel press that presses a continuous mat.\nDiffuse emissions\nNon-channelled emissions that are not released via specific emission points such as stacks.\nDirectly heated dryer\nA dryer where hot gases from a combustion plant, or any other source, are in direct contact with the particles, strands or fibres to be dried. The drying is achieved by convection.\nDust\nTotal particulate matter.\nExisting plant\nA plant that is not a new plant.\nFibre\nLignocellulosic components of wood or other plant materials derived by mechanical or thermo-mechanical pulping using a refiner. Fibres are used as the starting material for the production of fibreboard.\nFibreboard\nAs defined in EN 316 i.e. ‘panel material with a nominal thickness of 1,5 mm or greater, manufactured from lignocellulosic fibres with application of heat and/or pressure’. Fibreboards include wet process boards (hardboard, medium board, softboard) and dry-process fibreboard (MDF).\nHardwood\nGroup of wood species including aspen, beech, birch and eucalyptus. The term hardwood is used as an opposite to the term softwood.\nIndirectly heated dryer\nA dryer where the drying is exclusively achieved by radiation and conduction heat.\nMat forming\nThe process of laying out particles, strands or fibres to create the mat, which is directed to the press.\nMulti-opening press\nA panel press that presses one or more individually formed panels.\nNew plant\nA plant first permitted at the site of the installation following the publication of these BAT conclusions or a complete replacement of a plant following the publication of these BAT conclusions.\nNOX\nThe sum of nitrogen oxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), expressed as NO2.\nOSB\nOriented strand board, as defined in EN 300 i.e. ‘multi-layered board mainly made from strands of wood together with a binder. The strands in the external layer are aligned and parallel to the board length or width. The strands in the internal layer or layers can be randomly orientated or aligned, generally at right angles to the strands in the external layers’.\nPB\nParticle board, as defined in EN 309 i.e. ‘panel material manufactured under pressure and heat from particles of wood (wood flakes, chips, shavings, saw-dust and similar) and/or other lignocellulosic material in particle form (flax shives, hemp shives, bagasse fragments and similar), with the addition of an adhesive’.\nPCDD/F\nPolychlorinated dibenzo-dioxins and -furans\nPeriodic measurement\nMeasurement at specified time intervals using manual or automated reference methods.\nProcess water\nWaste water derived from processes and activities within the production plant, excluding surface run-off water.\nRecovered wood\nMaterial predominantly containing wood. Recovered wood can consist of ‘reclaimed wood’ and ‘wood residues’. ‘Reclaimed wood’ is a material predominantly containing wood derived directly from post-consumer recycled wood.\nRefining\nTransforming wood chips into fibres using a refiner.\nRoundwood\nA wood log.\nSoftwood\nWood from conifers including pine and spruce. The term softwood is used as an opposite to the term hardwood.\nSurface run-off water\nWater from precipitation run-off and drainage, collected from outdoor log yard areas, including outdoor process areas.\nTSS\nTotal suspended solids (in waste water); mass concentration of all suspended solids as measured by filtration through glass fibre filters and gravimetry.\nTVOC\nTotal Volatile Organic Compounds, expressed as C (in air).\nUpstream and downstream wood processing\nAll active handling and manipulation, storage or transport of wood particles, chips, strands or fibres and of pressed panels. Upstream processing includes all wood processing from the point that the wood raw material leaves the storage yard. Downstream processing includes all processes after the panel leaves the press and until the raw panel or the value-added panel product is directed to storage. Upstream and downstream wood processing do not include the drying process or the pressing of panels.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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