Comparative analysis of principles and approaches of VOC emission regulation
Abstract
The article discusses specific features and principles for the regulation of emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the framework of the Gothenburg Protocol to the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution, EU and US legislation,and the air protection legislation in force in the Republic of Belarus are considered. It is shown that the Gothenburg Protocol, like the legislation of the EU and the US, contains a number of provisions in the field of VOC emission control, which until recently were not typical for the system of atmospheric air protection in Belarus. These include: rationing not only in-stack emissions, but also emission from diffuse sources, as well as total emissions; establishment of emission standards, both for individual compounds and for the amount of VOCs; the possibility of setting various standards – in terms of VOC content in the off-gases (mg/m3), in the VOC consumption per unit of the surface to be painted (g/m2), and a number of others. The entry into force in October 2017 of Econip 17.01.06-001-2017 is the beginning of the restructuring of the system for the regulation of emissions, but considerable efforts will be required to complete it. Priority measures to further improve the VOS emission standardization include the harmonization of existing legislation, the introduction into practice of the Solvent Management Plans, the analysis of the possibilities for use in the emission regulation of the emission reduction schemes. It will require publication of a form of explanation to the established norms and rules: this practice has been used for many years in the countries of the EU, North America, East Asia. It is shown that the use of principles and approaches to the regulation of VOC emissions laid down in the Gothenburg Protocol, taking into account the experience of the EU countries and the U.S.A, will increase the efficiency of the VOC emission control system, and reduce the costs of establishing of emission limits.
About the Author
S. V. Kakareka
Institute of Nature Management of the National Academy of Science of Belarus, Minsk
Belarus
Belarus
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Kakareka S.V. Comparative analysis of principles and approaches of VOC emission regulation. Natural resources. 2019;(1):108-116. (In Russ.)
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