Table 1 Description of industrial air pollution, by pollutant and associated industrial activity (2001).
AIR POLLUTANTS | MAIN ASSOCIATED ACTIVITY1 | ACTIVITY GROUP |
|---|---|---|
GROUP 1: ENVIRONMENTAL THEMES | ||
Methane | Landfills (solid waste disposal on land). Installations for the disposal of non-hazardous waste (>50 Mt/day) and landfills (>10 Mt/day) | Waste management |
Carbon monoxide; Perfluorocarbons | Primary and secondary metal production (ferrous and non-ferrous) or sinter plants (metal industry and metal ore roasting or sintering installations) | Production and processing of metals |
Carbon dioxide; Sulphur dioxide; Nitrogen dioxide | Combustion installations >300 MW | Energy industries |
Hydrofluorocarbons | Manufacture of basic organic chemicals | Chemical industry and chemical installations |
Nitrous oxide | Manufacture of basic inorganic chemicals and fertilizers | Chemical industry and chemical installations |
Ammonia | Manure management. Installations for poultry (>40000), pigs (>2000) or sows (>750) | Other activities |
Non-methane volatile organic compounds | Petroleum product processing (mineral oil and gas refineries) | Energy industries |
GROUP 2: METALS AND COMPOUNDS | ||
Arsenic; Cadmium; Nickel | Combustion installations >300 MW | Energy industries |
Chromium; Copper; Lead; Zinc | Characteristic processes in the manufacture of metals (ferrous and non-ferrous) and metal product (metal industry and metal ore roasting or sintering installations) | Production and processing of metals |
Mercury | Manufacture of basic inorganic chemicals and fertilizers | Chemical industry and chemical installations |
GROUP 3: CHLORINATED ORGANIC SUBSTANCES | ||
Dichloroethane-1,2; Tetrachloromethane | Manufacture of basic organic chemicals | Chemical industry and chemical installations |
Dichloromethane; Trichloromethane | Manufacture of pharmaceutical products (solvent use) | Chemical industry and chemical installations |
Hexachlorobenzene; Tetrachloroethylene | Characteristic processes in the manufacture of metals (ferrous and non-ferrous) and metal product (metal industry and metal ore roasting or sintering installations) | Production and processing of metals |
Dioxins and furans | Combustion installations >300 MW | Energy industries |
Trichloroethylene | Paint application (solvent use). Installations for surface treatment or products using organic solvents (>200 Mt/year) | Other activities |
GROUP 4: OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS | ||
Benzene; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons | Petroleum product processing (mineral oil and gas refineries) | Energy industries |
GROUP 5: OTHER COMPOUNDS | ||
Chlorine and inorganic compounds; Fluorine and inorganic compounds; PM10 | Combustion installations >300 MW | Energy industries |
Hydrogen cyanide | Characteristic processes in the manufacture of metals (ferrous and non-ferrous) and metal product (metal industry and metal ore roasting or sintering installations) | Production and processing of metals |