ANNEX III
INDICATIVE LIST OF THE MAIN POLLUTING SUBSTANCES TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IF THEY ARE RELEVANT FOR FIXING EMISSION LIMIT VALUES
Air
1. | Sulphur dioxide and other sulphur compounds. |
2. | Oxides of nitrogen and other nitrogen compounds. |
3. | Carbon monoxide. |
4. | Volatile organic compounds. |
5. | Metals and their compounds. |
6. | Dust. |
7. | Asbestos (suspended particulates, fibres). |
8. | Chlorine and its compounds. |
9. | Fluorine and its compounds. |
10. | Arsenic and its compounds. |
11. | Cyanides. |
12. | Substances and preparations which have been proved to possess carcinogenic or mutagenic properties or properties which may affect reproduction via the air. |
13. | Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans. |
Water
1. | Organohalogen compounds and substances which may form such compounds in the aquatic environment. |
2. | Organophosphorus compounds. |
3. | Organotin compounds. |
4. | Substances and preparations which have been proved to possess carcinogenic or mutagenic properties or properties which may affect reproduction in or via the aquatic environment. |
5. | Persistent hydrocarbons and persistent and bioaccumulable organic toxic substances. |
6. | Cyanides. |
7. | Metals and their compounds. |
8. | Arsenic and its compounds. |
9. | Biocides and plant health products. |
10. | Materials in suspension. |
11. | Substances which contribute to eutrophication (in particular, nitrates and phosphates). |
12. | Substances which have an unfavourable influence on the oxygen balance (and can be measured using parameters such as BOD, COD, etc.). |