{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-2119/annex/division-3/division-1.2/division-1.2.1/division-bat+19",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-2119/annex/division-3/division-1.2/division-1.2.1/division-bat+19.json",
  "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/division/1.2/division/1.2.1/division/bat+19",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "BAT 19",
  "heading": "In order to prevent or reduce emissions to air from the press, BAT is to use in-duct quenching of collected press waste gas and an appropriate combination of the techniques given below.",
  "text": "Descriptions of the techniques are given in Section 1.4.1.\nTechnique\nMain pollutants abated\nApplicability\na\nSelect resins with a low formaldehyde content\nVolatile organic compounds\nApplicability may be restricted, e.g. due to demands for a specific product quality\nb\nControlled operation of the press with balanced press temperature, applied pressure and press speed\nVolatile organic compounds\nApplicability may be restricted, e.g. due to the operation of the press for specific product qualities\nc\nWet scrubbing of collected press waste gases using Venturi scrubbers or hydrocyclones, etc.\nDust, volatile organic compounds\nGenerally applicable\nd\nWet electrostatic precipitator\nDust, volatile organic compounds\ne\nBioscrubber\nDust, volatile organic compounds\nf\nPost-combustion as the last treatment step after application of a wet scrubber\nDust, volatile organic compounds\nApplicability may be restricted for existing installations where a suitable combustion plant is not available\nTable 3\nBAT-associated emission levels (BAT-AELs) for emissions to air from the press\nParameter\nUnit\nBAT-AELs(average over the sampling period)\nDust\nmg/Nm3\n3–15\nTVOC\nmg/Nm3\n10–100\nFormaldehyde\nmg/Nm3\n2–15\nThe associated monitoring is in BAT 14.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Descriptions of the techniques are given in Section 1.4.1."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2015/2119/annex/division/3/division/1.2/division/1.2.1/division/bat+19",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:14:09.363039+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}