# Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) (Recast) (Text with EEA relevance), Part 5: Emission limit values for discharges of waste water from the cleaning of waste gases

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Polluting substances
Emission limit values for unfiltered samples (mg/l except for dioxins and furans)
1.
Total suspended solids as defined in Annex I of Directive 91/271/EEC
(95 %)
(100 %)
30
45
2.
Mercury and its compounds, expressed as mercury (Hg)
0,03
3.
Cadmium and its compounds, expressed as cadmium (Cd)
0,05
4.
Thallium and its compounds, expressed as thallium (Tl)
0,05
5.
Arsenic and its compounds, expressed as arsenic (As)
0,15
6.
Lead and its compounds, expressed as lead (Pb)
0,2
7.
Chromium and its compounds, expressed as chromium (Cr)
0,5
8.
Copper and its compounds, expressed as copper (Cu)
0,5
9.
Nickel and its compounds, expressed as nickel (Ni)
0,5
10.
Zinc and its compounds, expressed as zinc (Zn)
1,5
11.
Dioxins and furans
0,3 ng/l

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2010/75/annex/VI/part/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2010-75/annex-VI/part-5
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.