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Laws of Bahrain

Resolution No. 3 of 2001 amending Resolution No. 10 of 1999 on environmental standards (air and water)

Made 2001-12-04 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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Original title
قرار رقم3 لسنة 2001م بتعديل قرار رقم 10 لسنة 1999م بالمقاييس البيئية للهواء والماء
Language
Arabic
Kind
Regulation
Organisation
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
Country
Bahrain
Subjects
Environment, Water
Keywords
air quality/air pollution, emissions, environmental standards, industrial water use, pollution control, waste non-domestic sources, standards, protection of environment, waste management, freshwater pollution, water quality standards

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NOx Mg/m 3 Total Fluorides Kg/ ton All voe Mg/m3 Non -ferrous Extraction or recovery, Phosphorus Mg/m3 metal industry miming, refining, melting compounds as p and smelting of metals, smelting of PM Mg/m 3 processes pb, Zn, Cu and other mg/m3 metals. Cu and its compounds Cr mg/m 3 Pb mg/m 3 HCI mg/m 3 Total fluorides mg/m 3 C1 2 mg/m 3 Cd mg/m 3 lorn Industry Sintering So 2 mg/m3 Nox mg/m 3 Pelletizing So2 mg/m 3 NOx mg/m 3 All processes, including Total Fluorides mg/m 3 furnaces mg/m3 PM Pb mg/m 3 http://www.legalaffairs.gov.bh/htm/RMEA030l.htm 04/03/2007 Page 10 of 18 Cr mg/m 3 Ni mg/m 3 Electric are furnaces PM mg/m 3 http://www.legalaffairs.gov.bh/htm/RMEA030l.htm 04/03/2007 Page 11 of 18 Industry Source Pollutant Unit Fertilizer All processes voe % Recove~ Industry PM mg/m 3 Ammonia mg/m 3 Cement Industry Kilns,Clinker Cooler, S02 mg/m 3 Milling and Grinding, All other processes PM mg/m 3 Nox mg/m 3 Petrochemical General (Including the Ammonia mg/m 3 and Ammonia manufacture of Industry Ammonia) Benzene mg/m 3 co mg/m3 HCI mg/m 3 Vinyl Chloride mg/m 3 1,2 - Dichloroethane mg/m3 S02 mg/m3 Nox mg/m3 PM mg/m3 voe mg/m3 Textile Industry Finishing, drying, voe mg/m3 solvent use, Calcination of Furnaces PM mg/m3 petroleum coke S02 mg/m3 http://www.legalaffairs.gov.bh/htm/RMEA030l.htm 04/03/2007 Page 12 of 18 http://www.legalaffairs.gov.bh/htm/RMEA030l.htm 04/03/2007 Page 13 of 18 (1) The emission standards of S02 and NOx shall be applied to all combustion units in all industries. Emission standards of S02 and NOx for sources other than combustion are also specified. (2) Combustion gases shall be dry, under temperature of 273K, pressure 101.3 kPa and the oxygen content is adjusted to 15% V 02N total. (3) The standard for particulate matters (PM) for other applications is 50 mg/m3 (4) If the fuel content of H2S is more than this value, then there is a requirement to use an equivalent S02 removal system to bring it to this value. 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Resolution No. 3 of 2001 amending Resolution No. 10 of 1999 on environmental standards (air and water) · Nelum