Division BAT 79: BAT is to monitor emissions to water with at least the frequency given below and in accordance with EN standards. If EN standards are not available, BAT is to use ISO, national or other international standards that ensure the provision of data of an equivalent scientific quality.
United Kingdom
| The minimum monitoring frequency may be reduced to once every month if adequate performance of the solids and copper removal is controlled by frequent monitoring of other parameters (e.g. by continuous measurement of turbidity). | |||||
| Substance/Parameter | Plant | Sampling point | Standard(s) | Minimum monitoring frequency | Monitoring associated with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDC | All plants | Outlet of the waste water stripper | EN ISO 10301 | Once every day | BAT 80 |
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| Copper | Oxy-chlorination plant using the fluidised-bed design | Outlet of the pretreatment for solids removal | Various EN standards available, e.g. EN ISO 11885, EN ISO 15586, EN ISO 17294-2 | Once every dayf1 | BAT 81 |
| PCDD/F | No EN standard available | Once every 3 months | |||
| Total suspended solids (TSS) | EN 872 | Once every day | |||
| Copper | Oxy-chlorination plant using the fluidised-bed design | Outlet of the final waste water treatment | Various EN standards available, e.g. EN ISO 11885, EN ISO 15586, EN ISO 17294-2 | Once every month | BAT 14 and BAT 81 |
| EDC | All plants | EN ISO 10301 | Once every month | BAT 14 and BAT 80 | |
| PCDD/F | No EN standard available | Once every 3 months | BAT 14 and BAT 81 | ||
Annotations
Footnotes
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The minimum monitoring frequency may be reduced to once every month if adequate performance of the solids and copper removal is controlled by frequent monitoring of other parameters (e.g. by continuous measurement of turbidity).