Chlorine and inorganic compounds (as HCI)

Properties

  • colourless, pungent smelling gas

Main sources

  • waste incineration (wastes containing chlorine such as PVC)
  • coal combustion

Thresholds for the reporting requirement of facilities in accordance with Annex 2 PRTRO

(Ordinance on the Register relating to Pollutant Release and the Transfer of Waste and of Pollutants in Waste Water)

  • Air               10,000 kg/year
  • Water           -
  • Soil               -

Impacts

  • harmful to plants

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