OSPAR and ECVM

Emissions in g/tonne Top 25 % of plants Median value Production weighted average 

Hazardous waste means soM waste containing more than 0.1% VCM. The data apply to hazardous waste leaving the plant After stripping before WWTP After final WWTP  

Germany reported that for German plants waste water from the S-PVC proeess is 1 - 4 m /t, cooling water is in the range of 100 - 200 m /t and COD after pretreatment is 150 - 750 g/t PVC. However, these figures may be higher when the pretreatment is less effective. 

Germany also reports the following emission data to air (see Table 5.6)  

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