Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations

The Integrated Pollution Control Regulations are being replaced by the Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations 2000 (PPC). These regulations cover a larger range of industries and a wider number of environmental impacts. For example ... 

In the European Union the key instrument governing the prevention and control of pollution is the 1996 IPPC (Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control) Directive [10]. Member States were required to implement this Directive through national legislation and regulation by September 1999. 

It is important, however, to note that the terms used by policy makers (and in law) are not consistent. For example, under EU law binding air quality standards are termed limit values. However, the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) Directive, which regulates industrial pollution, uses the term environmental quality standard and makes clear that the limit values are environmental quality standards. Both technical experts and lawyers, therefore, can use different terms in similar contexts. This variation not only can be found between media (e.g., air and water standards) but also can occur within a single medium. 

Regulation is an important factor in shaping trends in this area. In the developed world Clean Water Acts define the water requirements, and legislation such as the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) in the USA and Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) in Europe ensures that contaminated land is reclaimed, and encourages companies to make use of licensed waste disposal sites. The practice of deep-well disposal is also less widely spread. 

Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) Regulations 2000, SI 2000/1973. 

The EU s requirements are put forward in EU Directive 96/61/EF (IPPC Directive, Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control). The IPPC Directive with BREF (BAT REFerence document) will regulate all environmental aspects in one concession including energy and silica powder recovery. 

Cheremisinoff, N. P. 2002. Handbook of Air Pollution Prevention and Control. Boston, MA Butterworth-Heinemann. For process engineers and environmental managers, this work focuses on the industrial sector, providing discussions of hardware, cost accounting, estimation methods for emissions, indoor air quality overview, point source, and regulations. 

The Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 introduced a new regime of control for certain industries, who were required to develop Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC). Regulations to implement the provisions of the Act were implemented in August 2000. 

This system is slowly being replaced by one of integrated pollution prevention and control (IPPC). IPPC regulation will cover installations currently regulated under the existing IPC and LA systems but will extend integrated control to many more industrial companies and will regulate the installation rather than the process. 

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