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Regulation No. 31 of 2020 of Minister of the Environment of Estonia on methods for the determination of emissions of pollutants into the ambient air during loading and storage of petroleum products and shale oil

Country/Territory
Estonia
Document type
Regulation
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Energy, Environment gen.
Keyword
Oil Pollution control Air quality/air pollution Emissions Oil pollution Transport/storage
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe
Abstract

The regulation regulates the determination of emissions of volatile organic compounds, hydrogen sulphide and methyl mercaptan into the ambient air during the loading of petroleum products and shale oil and storage of petroleum products and shale oil in uninsulated tanks. It consists of twelve sections: Scope of regulation (1); Methods for determination of emissions (2); Determination of emissions of volatile organic compounds emitted into the ambient air upon inhalation of uninsulated containers during storage of petroleum products and shale oil (3); Determination of emissions of volatile organic compounds emitted into the ambient air during loading of petroleum products and shale oil (4); Determination of emissions of volatile organic compounds emitted into the ambient air during loading of petroleum products and shale oil into tankers, tankers and railway tanks (5); Determination of emissions of volatile organic compounds emitted into the ambient air during loading of petrol and diesel fuel into service station tanks and breathing of service station tanks (6); Determination of emissions of volatile organic compounds emitted into the ambient air during refueling of vehicles (7); Determination of emissions of aromatic hydrocarbons into ambient air during loading of petroleum products and shale oil and respiration of uninsulated containers (8); Determination of emissions of hydrogen sulphide and methyl mercaptan into ambient air during loading of heavy fuel oil and shale oil (9); Determination of emissions of hydrogen sulphide and methyl mercaptan into the ambient air upon inhalation of uninsulated containers during storage of heavy fuel oil and shale oil (10); Implementation of regulation (11); and Repeal of regulation (12).

Full text
Estonian
Website
www.riigiteataja.ee