European and International standards support (once again) the implementation of the Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions and associated Commission Implementing Decision. See: https://genorma.com/en/commission-implementing-decision-eu-2021-2326-of-30-november-2021-establishing-best-available-techniques-bat-conclusions-under-directive-2010-75-eu-on-industrial-emissions-for-large-combustion-plants_p10092.html

European and International standards support the reduction of environmental impacts of industrial activity in Europe. Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2326 of 30 November 2021 establishing best available techniques (BAT) conclusions for large combustion plants, refer to standards to support their regulatory objectives. This implementing decision concerns the following activities specified in Annex I to Directive 2010/75/EU:
— 1.1: Combustion of fuels in installations with a total rated thermal input of 50 MW or more, only when this activity takes place in combustion plants with a total rated thermal input of 50 MW or more.
— 1.4: Gasification of coal or other fuels in installations with a total rated thermal input of 20 MW or more, only when this activity is directly associated with a combustion plant.
— 5.2: Disposal or recovery of waste in waste co-incineration plants for non-hazardous waste with a capacity exceeding 3 tonnes per hour or for hazardous waste with a capacity exceeding 10 tonnes per day, only when this activity takes place in combustion plants covered under 1.1 above.

Best available techniques (#BAT) conclusions are the reference for setting permit conditions for installations covered by Chapter II of Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control). In the context of this Directive, competent authorities have to set emission limit values that ensure that emissions do not exceed the emission levels associated with the BAT techniques.

Some of the Best Available Techniques as mentioned in Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2326 rely on the application of European and/or international standards. Some of the references are well defined but some of the references are too generic.

And the Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/1442, which was annulled by the judgment of the European Court of Justice in Case T-699/17, also relied on European and International standards.

Two main CEN technical committees are developing standards in support of the EC Implementing Decision:
– CEN/TC 230 – Water analysis.
– CEN/TC 264 – Air quality.

In addition, ISO is also developing standards applicable to monitoring and characterisation of emissions, such as:

• ISO/TC 146 (Air quality), and
• ISO/TC 147 (Water quality).

European and international standards support and will continue to support the monitoring, control and reduction of emissions:

• EN 12260:2003 – Water quality – Determination of nitrogen – Determination of bound nitrogen (TNb), following oxidation to nitrogen oxides;
• EN 12619:2013 – Stationary source emissions – Determination of the mass concentration of total gaseous organic carbon – Continuous flame ionisation detector method and EN 13211:2001/AC:2005 – Air quality – Stationary source emissions – Manual method of determination of the concentration of total mercury;
• EN 13211:2001 – Air quality – Stationary source emissions – Manual method of determination of the concentration of total mercury;
• EN 13284-1:2017 – Stationary source emissions – Determination of low range mass concentration of dust – Part 1: Manual gravimetric method;
• EN 13284-2:2017 – Stationary source emissions – Determination of low range mass concentration of dust – Part 2: Quality assurance of automated measuring systems;
• EN 14385:2004 – Stationary source emissions – Determination of the total emission of As, Cd, Cr, Co, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sb, TI and V;
• EN 14791:2017 – Stationary source emissions – Determination of mass concentration of sulphur oxides – Standard reference method;
• EN 14792:2017 – Stationary source emissions – Determination of mass concentration of nitrogen oxides – Standard reference method: chemiluminescence;
• EN 1484:1997 – Water analysis – Guidelines for the determination of total organic carbon (TOC) and dissolved organic carbon (DOC);
• EN 14884:2005 – Air quality – Stationary source emissions – Determination of total mercury: automated measuring systems;
• EN 15058:2017 – Stationary source emissions – Determination of the mass concentration of carbon monoxide – Standard reference method: non-dispersive infrared spectrometry;
• EN 1911:2010 – Stationary source emissions – Determination of mass concentration of gaseous chlorides expressed as HCl – Standard reference method;
• EN 1948-1:2006 – Stationary source emissions – Determination of the mass concentration of PCDDs/PCDFs and dioxin-like PCBs – Part 1: Sampling of PCDDs/PCDFs and EN 1948-2:2006 – Stationary source emissions – Determination of the mass concentration of PCDDs/PCDFs and dioxin-like PCBs – Part 2: Extraction and clean-up of PCDDs/PCDFs and EN 1948-3:2006 – Stationary source emissions – Determination of the mass concentration of PCDDs/PCDFs and dioxin-like PCBs – Part 3: Identification and quantification of PCDDs/PCDFs.
• EN 872:2005 – Water quality – Determination of suspended solids – Method by filtration through glass fibre filters;
• EN ISO 14001:2015 – Environmental management systems – Requirements with guidance for use (ISO 14001:2015), ensuring that the additional requirements of the Decision are included in the system and met;
• EN ISO 10304-1:2009 – Water quality – Determination of dissolved anions by liquid chromatography of ions – Part 1: Determination of bromide, chloride, fluoride, nitrate, nitrite, phosphate and sulfate (ISO 10304-1:2007) and EN ISO 10304-1:2009/AC:2012 – Water quality – Determination of dissolved anions by liquid chromatography of ions – Part 1: Determination of bromide, chloride, fluoride, nitrate, nitrite, phosphate and sulfate – Technical Corrigendum 1 (ISO 10304-1:2007/Cor 1:2010). This standard supports BAT 5: to monitor emissions to water from flue-gas treatment for the determination of Fluoride (F-) or Sulphate (SO4 2-) or Chloride (Cl-)
• EN ISO 10304-3:1997 – Water quality – Determination of dissolved anions by liquid chromatography of ions – Part 3: Determination of chromate, iodide, sulfite, thiocyanate and thiosulfate (ISO 10304-3:1997);
• EN ISO 21258:2010 – Stationary source emissions – Determination of the mass concentration of dinitrogen monoxide (N2O) – Reference method: Non-dispersive infrared method (ISO 21258:2010);
• EN ISO 25139:2011 – Stationary source emissions – Manual method for the determination of the methane concentration using gas chromatography (ISO 25139:2011);