PARCOM decision

OSPAR (2008) Implementation of PARCOM Decision 90/3 on reducing atmospheric emissions from existing chlor-alkali plants. ISBN 978-1-905859-88-7... 

Because of the risks for the aquatic environment in the PARCOM Decision 95/1 11 countries (Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands,... 

OSPAR 2006 agreed that further implementation reporting on PARCOM Decision 95/1 could cease for all Contracting Parties. 

PARCOM (1995) PARCOM Decision 95/1 on the phasing out of short chained chlorinated paraffins. Brussels, 26-30 June 1995. http //www.ospar.org/html documents/ospar/html/ ospar decs recs other agreements.pdf... 

Purification of large volumes of waste air containing mercury in very low concentrations is not effective. In the United States, the upper limit for the emission of mercury in process waste air and hydrogen is 1 kg per day per facility, and for ventilation air it is 1.3 kg per day per facility [18, p. 372], In Western Europe the Parcom Decision 90/3 [109] requires a standard of 2 g Hg/t of chlorine capacity for emissions to the atmosphere from existing plants. 

Parcom Decision 90/3, Reducing Atmospheric Emissions from Existing Chlor-Alkali Plants, June 14, 1990. 

Because industry was completely excluded from the deliberations that led to the 1990 decision, it was perhaps somewhat slow to recognise that the challenge imposed by PARCOM 90/3 was a life-or-death matter. Huge strides were made, as described above, in emissions abatement conversions - and some closures - continued. But by... 

In the last three or four years, industry has risen to the challenge presented by PARCOM 90/3. The response has been on two fronts. On the one hand industry is trying within the OSPAR process to assist in making sure that the way in which it interprets and implements the decision is as favourable as possible to the environment without doing permanent and unacceptable economic and social damage. On the... 

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