Waste Water Emission Ordinance - Precious Metals. Country/Territory Austria Document type Regulation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Part II, No. 348, 28 November 1997, pp. 2855-2860. Long titleOrdinance by the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry on limitation of waste water emission from production and finishing of precious metals and mercury. Subject Water Keyword Pollution control Freshwater pollution Effluent waste water/discharge Waste non-domestic sources Inspection Monitoring Environmental standards Standards Protection of environment Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract An Ordinance to limit the waste water emission from production and finishing of precious metals and mercury. The maximum residue amounts are laid down in Annex A. The Ordinance consists of 4 articles and 2 Annexes. Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at