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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what procedure is used when waste incinerators are tested for the emission of dioxins and furans.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what procedure is used when waste incinerators are tested for the emission of dioxins and furans.
Emissions of dioxins and furans from waste incinerators are tested according to the method specified in Annex VI of the European Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) and the technical requirements of the European monitoring standard (BS EN 1948). This involves passing the exhaust gases from the chimney through a filter and some absorbent material for a period of 6-8 hours. The filter and absorbent material are then analysed in a laboratory where the total amount of dioxins and furans on them is measured, and from this the concentration of dioxins and furans in the exhaust gases is calculated.
Testing is done in this way on a quarterly basis in the first year of the incinerator’s operation and twice a year thereafter (in line with IED requirements). The monitoring contractors and equipment that they use must be approved or certified under the Environment Agency’s Monitoring Certification Scheme to ensure reliable results.
Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 9 October (WA 122-3), what are the percentages of the United Kingdom emissions of dioxins and furans from all sources.
Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 9 October (WA 122-3), what are the percentages of the United Kingdom emissions of dioxins and furans from all sources.
| UK Emissions of Dioxins and Furans by Source Category (g I-TEQ/year) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sector | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
| Combustion in Energy Production | ||||||||
| Public Electricity and Heat Production | 35 | 35 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 19 |
| Petroleum refining | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Manufacture of Solid Fuels and Other Energy Industries | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Combustion in Industry | ||||||||
| Iron and Steel | 44 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 45 |
| Non-ferrous Metals | 40 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 42 |
| Other Industrial Combustion¹ | 79 | 80 | 80 | 77 | 78 | 73 | 72 | 70 |
| Transport Fuel Use | ||||||||
| Road Transport; Passenger cars | 27 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 9.8 | 7.9 |
| Road Transport; Light duty vehicles | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Road transport; Heavy duty vehicles | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0 3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Road Transport; Mopeds & Motorcycles | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Railways | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| National Navigation | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Other mobile sources and machinery | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Combustion in Commercial and Residential Use | ||||||||
| Commercial and Institutional fuel combustion | 46 | 44 | 39 | 32 | 27 | 18 | 20 | 24 |
| Residential fuel combustion | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 9.8 | 10.2 | 9.1 |
| Household and gardening machinery | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Agricultural Fuel combustion | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.1 |
| Off-road Vehicles and Other Machinery | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 |
| Fugitive Emissions from Fuel Manufacture | ||||||||
| Solid fuel transformation | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Production Processes | ||||||||
| Glass and Asphalt production | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Chemical production | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Metal production | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 |
| Wood impregnation | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Agriculture | ||||||||
| Field burning of agricultural wastes | 57 | 49 | 36 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Waste | ||||||||
| Solid waste disposal on land | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Small scale waste burning | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
| MSW Incineration and Refuse Derived Fuel combustion | 602 | 602 | 602 | 439 | 256 | 310 | 57 | 28 |
| Other Waste disposal² | 167 | 167 | 160 | 155 | 145 | 137 | 132 | 82 |
| Vehicle Fires | 5.3 | 6.7 | 7 4 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6 9 | 6.7 |
| Other Sources | ||||||||
| Bonfire Night | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Total | 1,243 | 1,222 | 1,190 | 973 | 771 | 797 | 536 | 453 |
| International Navigation | 9 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 9 | 8 5 | 9.1 | 9.9 | 11.1 |
| Accidental and natural fires | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
| Sector | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | Contribution from source category to total dioxin and furans emissions in 2004 (%) |
| Combustion in Energy Production | ||||||||
| Public Electricity and Heat Production | 20 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.50% |
| Petroleum refining | 13 | 11 | 9.1 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 3.70% |
| Manufacture of Solid Fuels and Other Energy Industries | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.00% |
| Combustion in Industry | ||||||||
| Iron and Steel | 44 | 39 | 29 | 32 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 10.50% |
| Non-ferrous Metals | 23 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8.8 | 5.9 | 2.1% |
| Other Industrial Combustion¹ | 68 | 64 | 58 | 63 | 54 | 54 | 81 | 28.60% |
| Transport Fuel Use | ||||||||
| Road Transport; Passenger cars | 6 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2 4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 0.80% |
| Road Transport; Light duty vehicles | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1% |
| Road transport; Heavy duty vehicles | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1% |
| Road Transport; Mopeds & Motorcycles | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.02% |
| Railways | 2.9 | 3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 1.20% |
| National Navigation | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.40% |
| Other mobile sources and machinery | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.20% |
| Combustion in Commercial and Residential Use | ||||||||
| Commercial and Institutional fuel combustion | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 6.8 | 2.9 | 1.00% |
| Residential fuel combustion | 8.8 | 8.9 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 5 | 1.80% |
| Household and gardening machinery | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.10% |
| Agricultural Fuel combustion | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7 | 2.40% |
| Off-road Vehicles and Other Machinery | 6.1 | 6 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 1.90% |
| Fugitive Emissions from Fuel Manufacture | ||||||||
| Solid fuel transformation | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.20% |
| Production Processes | ||||||||
| Glass and Asphalt production | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.40% |
| Chemical production | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00% |
| Metal production | 23 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3.90% |
| Wood impregnation | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Agriculture | ||||||||
| Field burning of agricultural wastes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Waste | ||||||||
| Solid waste disposal on land | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Small scale waste burning | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 18.20% |
| MSW Incineration and Refuse Derived Fuel combustion | 2.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.10% |
| Other Waste disposal² | 50 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 46 | 16.20% |
| Vehicle Fires | 7.1 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 3.1% |
| Other Sources | ||||||||
| Bonfire Night | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 2.40% |
| Total | 360 | 334 | 299 | 308 | 285 | 266 | 285 | 100.00% |
| International Navigation | 12.1 | 8.7 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.9 | |
| Accidental and natural fires | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | |
| 1. Other industrial combustion—includes fuel combustion in industries other than iron and steel and non-ferrous metal production which are quoted separately and includes cement and lime production, ceramic, brick and refractory manufacture and industrial off road vehicle use. | ||||||||
| 2. Other waste disposal—includes agricultural waste burning, chemical incineration, activated carbon regeneration, sewage sludge incineration, clinical waste incineration, crematoria, foot and mouth pyres and animal carcass incineration. | ||||||||
| 3. Statistics on fires and international navigation are listed separately to the main inventory data for reporting purposes. |
Motion to take note of European Union document No 13438/01, Commission communication on a community strategy for dioxins, furans and polychlorinated biphenyls. Agreed on question.
Motion to take note of European Union document No 13438/01, Commission communication on a community strategy for dioxins, furans and polychlorinated biphenyls. Agreed on question.
EU document 13438/01, Commission Communication on a Community strategy for dioxins, furans and polychlorinated biphenyls. Considered by Standing Committee.
EU document 13438/01, Commission Communication on a Community strategy for dioxins, furans and polychlorinated biphenyls. Considered by Standing Committee.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the deliveries of (a) incinerator ash, (b) mixed waste containing organics and (c) compost to (i) Burnside Farm at Heddon-on-the-Wall and (ii) other farms by (1) Newcastle Council's Waste Department, (2) City Works...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the deliveries of (a) incinerator ash, (b) mixed waste containing organics and (c) compost to (i) Burnside Farm at Heddon-on-the-Wall and (ii) other farms by (1) Newcastle Council's Waste Department, (2) City Works...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the studies carried out into dioxin and furan levels in and around the Byker incinerator. (Holding answer 23 March 2001).
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will list the studies carried out into dioxin and furan levels in and around the Byker incinerator. (Holding answer 23 March 2001).
Pursuant to his Answer of 21st February, Official Report,255 c136-40W, when he now expects to publish Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Pollution's report on PCBs, PCDDs and PCDFs in the vicinity of incinerators. - It should be available before Christmas.
Pursuant to his Answer of 21st February, Official Report,255 c136-40W, when he now expects to publish Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Pollution's report on PCBs, PCDDs and PCDFs in the vicinity of incinerators. - It should be available before Christmas.
Polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxins & furans in the Pontypool environment. Panteg monitoring project research report no 25. Seventh report Welsh Office submitted by Centre for Environmental & Risk Management, WHO Collaborating Centre on Environmental Health, Risk Assessment & Communications, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia. UEA. 1995.
Polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxins & furans in the Pontypool environment. Panteg monitoring project research report no 25. Seventh report Welsh Office submitted by Centre for Environmental & Risk Management, WHO Collaborating Centre on Environmental Health, Risk Assessment & Communications, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia. UEA. 1995.
AnalyticaL methodology for the isomar specific Tetra-through Octa-determination of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and dibenzo-p-furans (PCDFs) in flue gas samples generated from coal burning. By A R Fernandes, D S Wallace and B R Bushby. LR 778 (CA), 1991; Measurement of toxic organic micropollutants in the atmosphere at four urban sites, 1992; A preliminary investigation into PCDD and PCDF emissions from domestic coal combustion, 1990; Toxic organic micropollutants in urban air. By P Clayton, B J Davis, K Jones and P Jones. LR 904 (PA), 1992; Study of organic compounds in landfill gas and an investigation of pollutant emissions from a landfill gas engine. By D Mitchell, A Loader, C Briscombe, S Richardson and D Scott. LR 896 (PA), 1993. Warren Spring Laboratory. Deposited 1995.
AnalyticaL methodology for the isomar specific Tetra-through Octa-determination of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and dibenzo-p-furans (PCDFs) in flue gas samples generated from coal burning. By A R Fernandes, D S Wallace and B R Bushby. LR 778 (CA), 1991; Measurement of toxic organic micropollutants in the atmosphere at four urban sites,...
Pursuant to his Answer of 18th January, Official Report, column 508W, when he expects to publish the results of the survey of PCBs, PCDDs and PCDFs in soil in the vicinity of incinerators which is referred to in the November 1989 report of Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Pollution. - (Holding...
Pursuant to his Answer of 18th January, Official Report, column 508W, when he expects to publish the results of the survey of PCBs, PCDDs and PCDFs in soil in the vicinity of incinerators which is referred to in the November 1989 report of Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Pollution. - (Holding...
Pursuant to his Answer of 18th January, Official Report, column 508W, when the further study of micropollutants including dioxins and furans in five towns and cities was completed, when he intends to publish the study, and if he will name the towns and cities involved. - Including fact that laboratory...
Pursuant to his Answer of 18th January, Official Report, column 508W, when the further study of micropollutants including dioxins and furans in five towns and cities was completed, when he intends to publish the study, and if he will name the towns and cities involved. - Including fact that laboratory...
What assessment he has made of the contribution of municipal waste incineration to the presence of dioxins and furans in the environment.
What assessment he has made of the contribution of municipal waste incineration to the presence of dioxins and furans in the environment.
Polychlorinated biphenyls dioxins and furans in the Pontypool Environment. Research report no. 22. sixth report to Welsh Office. UAE. 1994.
Polychlorinated biphenyls dioxins and furans in the Pontypool Environment. Research report no. 22. sixth report to Welsh Office. UAE. 1994.
Polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxins & furans in the Pontypool area. Panteg monitoring project research report no 21. Fifth report Welsh Office submitted by Centre for Environmental & Risk Management, WHO Collaborating Centre on Environmental Health, Risk Assessment & Communications, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia. UEA. 1994.
Polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxins & furans in the Pontypool area. Panteg monitoring project research report no 21. Fifth report Welsh Office submitted by Centre for Environmental & Risk Management, WHO Collaborating Centre on Environmental Health, Risk Assessment & Communications, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia. UEA. 1994.
Polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxins & furans in the Pontypool environment: the Panteg monitoring project. Final report to Welsh Office submitted by Environmental Risk Unit, School of Environmental Studies & School of Chemical Sciences, University of East Anglia. UEA ERAU. 1993.
Polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxins & furans in the Pontypool environment: the Panteg monitoring project. Final report to Welsh Office submitted by Environmental Risk Unit, School of Environmental Studies & School of Chemical Sciences, University of East Anglia. UEA ERAU. 1993.
What are the maximum tolerable concentrations of dioxins and furans which are allowable for differing types of incinerators, power station operations, leachates, sludges and for the aquatic environment. - Inc figure & ref to HMIP Guidance notes IPR 5/1 to 5 incl, IPR 5/7 & IPR 5/ 11 (all in...
What are the maximum tolerable concentrations of dioxins and furans which are allowable for differing types of incinerators, power station operations, leachates, sludges and for the aquatic environment. - Inc figure & ref to HMIP Guidance notes IPR 5/1 to 5 incl, IPR 5/7 & IPR 5/ 11 (all in...
What maximum levels of concentrations of dioxins and furans within samples of soil and herbage are allowable before these trigger further surveys within an area into the concentrations of dioxins and furans in food and beverages.
What maximum levels of concentrations of dioxins and furans within samples of soil and herbage are allowable before these trigger further surveys within an area into the concentrations of dioxins and furans in food and beverages.
What are the maximum tolerable concentrations of dioxins and furans which are allowable in differing types of milk, milk products, meat, meat products, fish, fats, oils, eggs, fruit, vegetables, cereals, cereal products, water and other beverages. - Inc figure.
What are the maximum tolerable concentrations of dioxins and furans which are allowable in differing types of milk, milk products, meat, meat products, fish, fats, oils, eggs, fruit, vegetables, cereals, cereal products, water and other beverages. - Inc figure.
To comment on the calculations and data upon which Figure 2, Food Surveillance Paper No. 31, 'Estimated relative contribution to total TCDD released into the atmosphere from sources of dioxins and furans in the United Kingdom' is based. - Inc fact arithmetical error has affected numbers shown in Figure 2...
To comment on the calculations and data upon which Figure 2, Food Surveillance Paper No. 31, 'Estimated relative contribution to total TCDD released into the atmosphere from sources of dioxins and furans in the United Kingdom' is based. - Inc fact arithmetical error has affected numbers shown in Figure 2...