Guidance

M16 monitoring volatile organic compounds in stack gas emissions

Information about the regulation of emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to air from industrial processes.

• From: Environment Agency
• Published: 7 April 2014

This publication was withdrawn on 1 July 2020

Following publication of the JRC report for BREF for Waste gas treatment in the chemical sector, the information in M16 is no longer required. You can find analytical methods in Monitoring stack emissions: techniques and standards for periodic monitoring.

Applies to England

Documents

TGN M16 - Monitoring volatile organic compounds in stack gas emissions

Ref: LIT 6920

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Details

This technical guidance note provides information about how we regulate emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to air from industrial processes. It defines what they are, why they are regulated, how we classify them, and provides an outline of the methods used to measure them.

Published 7 April 2014