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Environmental Standards, 2020.

Country/Territory
Bhutan
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Water
Keyword
Environmental standards Standards Protection of environment Freshwater pollution Pollution control
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, Southern Asia
Abstract

The National Environment Commission of Bhutan released the Environmental Standards, 2020. The Standards establish standard values for the following 11 criteria: Ambient water quality criteria; Industrial effluent discharge standards; Sewage treatment plant discharge standards; Ambient air quality criteria; Industrial emission standards (maximum limit for pollutants); Industrial emission standards (aluminum smelting) Workplace emission standards; Vehicular emission and noise limit standards; Noise level limits; Incineration emission standards; Waste incinerator ash disposal/utilization standards.

Full text
English
Website
www.nec.gov.bt