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La galvanización colabora al inventario nacional de dioxinas y furanosThe study is being developed by the Ministry of science and technology, through the Ciemat,
Galvanizing works to the national inventory of dioxin and furans
The Spanish Technical Association of electroplating and the Ministry of the environment are collaborating on a study to assess the possible generation of dioxins and furans in this industrial process. The European Commission established in the 5th European programme of policy and action (1993) to global emissions of these substances arising from industrial and agricultural activities must be reduced by 90 percent by the year 2005.
The best known source of dioxin emissions are urban waste incineration plants, for which the Commission has established maximum levels of emissions. Equally, the Committee wished to know the levels of generation of these substances in industrial facilities, such as electroplating plants.
This project, under the title "Collaboration in the sector of General galvanizing the national inventory of dioxins and furans", starred in one of the most important talks of the last general Assembly of the Spanish Technical Association of electroplating (ATEG).
The agency that is responsible for studying the levels of emissions in industrial plants is the CIEMAT (energy, environment and technological research center), who reports directly to the Ministry of science and technology. According to the Ciemat on its website, the goal of this project is "Characterize and quantify the generation of persistent organic compounds, mainly 75polychlorinateddibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and policlorodibenzofuranos (PCDFs), energy, and industrial activities through its atmospheric emissions"", discharges, wastes and finished products, in a manner that contributes to the understanding of the processes of formation, destruction and inhibition of this type of pollutants".
The agency that is responsible for studying the levels of emissions in industrial plants is the CIEMAT (energy, environment and technological research center), who reports directly to the Ministry of science and technology
This project is part of a global strategy to limit the presence of the persistent organic compounds (POPs), mainly in the environment. The project has the collaboration of the Ministry of environment, which was signed a collaboration agreement, the different autonomous communities and various industry associations. Proof of this is that the draft was presented at the last meeting of the ATEG
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