ANNEX VIU.K.Technical provisions relating to waste incineration plants and waste co-incineration plants

PART 8U.K.Assessment of compliance with emission limit values

1.Air emission limit valuesU.K.

1.1.The emission limit values for air shall be regarded as being complied with if:U.K.

(a)

none of the daily average values exceeds any of the emission limit values set out in point 1.1 of Part 3 or in Part 4 or calculated in accordance with Part 4;

(b)

either none of the half-hourly average values exceeds any of the emission limit values set out in column A of the table under point 1.2 of Part 3 or, where relevant, 97 % of the half-hourly average values over the year do not exceed any of the emission limit values set out in column B of the table under point 1.2 of Part 3;

(c)

none of the average values over the sampling period set out for heavy metals and dioxins and furans exceeds the emission limit values set out in points 1.3 and 1.4 of Part 3 or in Part 4 or calculated in accordance with Part 4;

(d)

for carbon monoxide (CO):

(i)

in case of waste incineration plants:

  • at least 97 % of the daily average values over the year do not exceed the emission limit value set out in point 1.5(a) of Part 3; and,

  • at least 95 % of all 10-minute average values taken in any 24-hour period or all of the half-hourly average values taken in the same period do not exceed the emission limit values set out in points 1.5(b) and (c) of Part 3; in case of waste incineration plants in which the gas resulting from the incineration process is raised to a temperature of at least 1 100 °C for at least two seconds, Member States may apply an evaluation period of 7 days for the 10-minute average values;

(ii)

in case of waste co-incineration plants: the provisions of Part 4 are met.