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These BAT conclusions concern the activities specified in Sections 4 and 6.11 of Annex I to Directive 2010/75/EU, namely:

  • Section 4: Chemical industry;

  • Section 6.11: Independently operated treatment of waste water not covered by Council Directive 91/271/EEC and discharged by an installation undertaking activities covered under Section 4 of Annex I to Directive 2010/75/EU.

These BAT conclusions also cover the combined treatment of waste water from different origins if the main pollutant load originates from the activities covered under Section 4 of Annex I to Directive 2010/75/EU.

In particular, these BAT conclusions cover the following issues:

  • environmental management systems;

  • water saving;

  • waste water management, collection and treatment;

  • waste management;

  • treatment of waste water sludge with the exception of incineration;

  • waste gas management, collection and treatment;

  • flaring;

  • diffuse emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC) to air;

  • odour emissions;

  • noise emissions.

Other BAT conclusions and reference documents which could be relevant for the activities covered by these BAT conclusions are the following:

  • Production of Chlor-alkali (CAK);

  • Manufacture of Large Volume Inorganic Chemicals — Ammonia, Acids and Fertilisers (LVIC-AAF);

  • Manufacture of Large Volume Inorganic Chemicals — Solids and Others Industry (LVIC-S);

  • Production of Speciality Inorganic Chemicals (SIC);

  • Large Volume Organic Chemical Industry (LVOC);

  • Manufacture of Organic Fine Chemicals (OFC);

  • Production of Polymers (POL);

  • Emissions from Storage (EFS);

  • Energy Efficiency (ENE);

  • Monitoring of Emissions to Air and Water from IED installations (ROM);

  • Industrial Cooling Systems (ICS);

  • Large Combustion Plants (LCP);

  • Waste Incineration (WI);

  • Waste Treatments Industries (WT);

  • Economics and Cross-media Effects (ECM).