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Environment (Protection) Seventh Amendment Rules, 2008

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Ministry of Environment And Forests

Notification No : GSR600(E) 18.08.2008

Date of Publication : 18.08.2008

G.S.R.600(E).--In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, namely:-

1. (1) These rules may be called the Environment (Protection) Seventh Amendment Rules, 2008.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986,-

In Schedule I, after serial number 100 and entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely:-

S. No	Industry	Parameter		Standard
1	2	3		4
"101	Incinerator for Pesticide Industry	A. Emission
				Limiting concentration in mg/Nm3, unless stated	Sampling Duration in (minutes) unless stated
		Particulate Matter		50	30
		HCL		50	30
		SO2		200	30
		CO		100	daily average
		Total Organic Carbon		20	30
		Total Dioxins and	Existing Incinerator	0.2 ngTEQ/Nm3	8 hours
		Furans *	New Incinerator	0.1 ngTEQ/Nm3	8 hours
		Sb +As + Pb + Cr + Co +Cu +Mn + Ni + V + their compounds		1.5	2 hours
		* The existing plant shall comply with norms for dioxins and furans as 0.1 ng/TEQ/Nm3 within a period of five years from the date of publication of this notification
		Notes : i. All monitored values shall be corrected to 11% oxygen on dry basis. ii. The CO2 concentration in tail gas shall not be less than 7%. iii. In case, halogenated organic waste is less than 1% by weight in input waste, all the facilities in single chamber incinerators shall be designed so as to achieve a minimum temperature of 1100°C, in the incinerator. For fluidized bed technology Incinerator, temperature shall be maintained at 950°C. iv. In case halogenated organic waste is more than 1% by weight in input waste, waste shall be incinerated only in twin chamber incinerators and all the facilities shall be designed to achieve a minimum temperature of 1100°C in secondary combustion chamber with a gas residence time in secondary combustion chamber not less than two seconds. v. Scrubber meant for scrubbing emissions shall not be used as quencher. vi. Incineration plants shall be operated (combustion chambers) with such temperature, retention time and turbulence, as to achieve Total Organic Carbon (TOC) content in the slag and bottom ashes less than 3%, and their loss on ignition is less than 5% of the dry weight. vii. The incinerators shall have a chimney of atleast thirty metre height.
		B. Wastewater
		i. Wastewater (scrubber water and floor washings) shall be discharged into receiving water conforming to the norms prescribed under Schedule VI: General Standards for Discharge of Environment Pollutions (Part A: Effluents) notified under the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986. ii. The built up in Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) in wastewater of floor washings shall not exceed 1000 mg/l over and above the TDS of raw water used.

[F. No. Q-15017/25/2007-CPW]

R.K. VAISH, Jt. Secy.

Note:--The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India vide number S.O.844 (E) 19th November, 1986 and subsequently amended vide S.O.433 (E) dated 18th April, 1987, S.O.64 (E) dated 18th January, 1988, S.O.3 (E) dated 3rd January, 1989, S.O.190 (E) dated 15th March, 1989, G.S.R.913 (E) dated the 24th October, 1989, S.O.12 (E) dated the 8th January, 1990, G.S.R.742 (E) dated the 30th August, 1990, S.O.23 (E) dated the 16th January, 1991, G.S.R.93 (E) dated the 21st February, 1991 G.S.R.95 (E) dated the 12th February, 1992, G.S.R.329 (E) dated the 13th March, 1992, G.S.R.475 (E) dated the 5th May, 1992 G.S.R.797 (E) dated the 1st October, 1992, G.S.R.386 (E) dated the 28th April, 1993, G.S.R.422 (e) dated the 19th May, 1993, G.S.R.801 (E) dated the 31st December, 1993, G.S.R.176 (E) dated the 3rd April, 1996, G.S.R.631 (E) dated the 31st October, 1997, G.S.R.504 (E) dated the 20th August, 1998, G.S.R.7 (E) dated the 2nd January, 1999, G.S.R.682 (E) dated the 5th October, 1999, G.S.R.742 (E) dated the 25th September, 2000, G.S.R.72 (E) dated the 6th February, 2001, G.S.R54 (E) dated the 22nd January, 2002, G.S.R.371 (E) dated the 17th May, 2002, G.S.R.489 (E) dated the 9th July, 2002, S.O.1088 (E) dated the 11th October, 2002 and G.S.R.849 (E) dated the 30th December, 2002, G.S.R.520 (E) dated 1st July, 2003, G.S.R.92 (E) dated 29th January, 2004, G.S.R.448 (E) dated 12th July, 2004, Corrigenda G.S.R.520 (E) dated 12th August, 2004, G.S.R.272 (E) dated 5th May, 2005, G.S.R.315 (E) dated 16th May, 2005, G.S.R.546 (E) dated 30th August, 2005, G.S.R.46 (E) dated 3rd February, 2006, G.S.R.464 (E) dated 7th August, 2006 and G.S.R.566 (E) dated 29th August, 2007 and G.S.R.704 (E) dated 12th November, 2007, G.S.R.186 (E) dated 18th March, 2008, G.S.R.280 (E) dated 11th April, 2008, G.S.R.344 (E) dated 7th May, 2008 G.S.R.414 (E) dated 30th May, 2008, G.S.R.481 (E) dated 26th June, 2008 and G.S R 579(E) dated 6th August 2008.