National Action Plan for Addressing Dioxins in Australia

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CountryNational Dioxins Program – National Action Plan for addressing dioxins in AustraliaTable 4: Current standards and guidelines for dioxins in the Member States of the EUIncineration ofWasteEmissions(I-TEQ/m 3 )Iron/SteelSinteringEmissions(I-TEQ/m 3 )Austria 0.1 ng Before 31 Dec2005 – 0.25 ngAfter 1 Jan2005 – 0.1 ng(Electrical arcfurnaces 0.4ng)Belgium 0.1 ng New plant –0.5 ngExisting plant– 2.5 ngPaperProcessingEmissionsContaminantSoils(I-TEQ/kg)No guidelines –in the past wereapplied toindividual casesand were samelevel as GermanyWater Fertiliser /Compost(I-TEQ/kg)N Fertiliser –50 ngCulturesubstrates –20 ngSewerageSludge100 ng I-TEQ/kgN 0.1 ng I-TEQ m 3Foodstuffs(TCCD/g)3 ng I-TEQ/kg(feed stock tocows)5 pg (foods with>2% fat)100 pg (foodswith ≤2% fat)Daily HumanIntake10 pgTCCD/kg/bw(A target of 1 pgshould beachieved)No maximumtolerable intakerecommendedDenmark 0.1 ng N 5 pg N-TEQ/kg/bwFinland New plant –1.0 ngExisting plant –limit value 1.0ng (target value0.1 ng)France0.1 ng(new andexisting)Proposedguideline – 2 ngLimit value –500 ng(agricultural andresidential)Germany 0.1 ng 0.1 ng 0.1 ng I-TEQ m 3 Agriculture –5 ng – 40 ngPlaygrounds –100 ngResidential areas– 1,000 ngIndustrial areas –10,000 ngN 5 pg N-TEQ/kg/bw1 ng I-TEQ/year N 5 pg I-TEQ/g(milk and milkproducts)N Compost –17 ng100 ng 5 pg I-TEQ/kg(milk)0.9 pg I-TEQ/kg(milk fat)1 pg I-TEQ/kg/bw1 pg I-TEQ/kg/bw43
National Dioxins Program – National Action Plan for addressing dioxins in AustraliaIreland 0.1 ng 0.1 ng 0.1 ng I-TEQ m 3 NZero emissionsItaly 0.1 ng Farmable –5,000 ng/m 2750 ng/m 2Non-farmable –into the VeniceLagoon10 pg I-TEQ/kgLuxembourg 0.1 ng 0.1 ng 0.1 ng I-TEQ m 3 NTheNetherlands0.1 ng 0.4 ng Residential andagricultural areas– 1,000 ngDairy farming –10 ngAquaticsediments –100ngCompost –63 ng I-TEQ/kg190 ng I-TEQ/kg6 pg I-TEQ/kg(milk and milkproducts)10 pg(Governmentstriving towardsa maximumdaily intake of1 pg)Portugal 0.1 ng N N N N N N N NSpain 0.1 ng N N N N N N N NSwedenNew – 0.1 ngExisting – 0.1 to2 ngUse of chlorinein production hasstoppedLand withsensitive use –10 ngLand with lesssensitive use –250 ng250 ng I-TEQ/kg forgroundwaterextractionVarious dietaryguidelines existfor certain typesof food5 pgTEQ/kg/bwUnitedKingdom1.0 ng (with theobjective ofachieving0.1ng)1.0 ng 1.0 ng 0.66 ng (wholemilk)16.6 ng (milkfat)10 pgSource: European Commission DG Environment and UK Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, Compilation of EU Dioxin Exposure andHealth Data – Task 1 – Member State Legislation and Programmes, Oxfordshire, 1999N: There is no dioxin related legislation that goes beyond the requirements of the relevant EC Directives44
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