Substance Information
Substance Information
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Mercury and mercury compounds
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Here you can find all of the regulations and regulatory lists in which this substance appears, according to the data available to ECHA. This substance has been found in the following regulatory activities (directly, or inheriting the regulatory context of a parent substance):
| Region | Legislation | Emission medium | Process/equipment | Maximum emissions | Average emissions | Notes | |||
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| Maximum limit | Maximum sampling duration | Average limit | Average sampling duration | ||||||
| European Union | Industrial Emissions Directive | Waste water from the cleaning of waste gases | Waste incineration plants and waste co-incineration plants | 0.03 mg/l | Emission limit values for unfiltered samples For technical provisions regarding 'Monitoring of emissions' see Part 6 (Annex VI). For 'Formula to calculate the emission concentration at the standard percentage oxygen concentration' see Part 7 (Annex VI). For 'Assessment of compliance with emission limit values' see Part 8 (Annex VI) Directive 2010/75/EU | ||||
| European Union | Industrial Emissions Directive | Waste gases | Waste incineration plants | 0.05 mg/Nm3 | 8.0 h | All emission limit values shall be calculated at a temperature of 27315 K a pressure of 1013 kPa and after correcting for the water vapour content of the waste gases.They are standardised at 11 % oxygen in waste gas except in case of incineration of mineral waste oil as defined in point 3 of Article 3 of Directive 2008/98/EC when they are standardised at 3 % oxygen and in the cases referred to in Point 2.7 of Part 6 These average values cover also the gaseous and the vapour forms of the relevant heavy metal emissions as well as their compounds For technical provisions regarding 'Monitoring of emissions' see Part 6 (Annex VI). For 'Formula to calculate the emission concentration at the standard percentage oxygen concentration' see Part 7 (Annex VI). For 'Assessment of compliance with emission limit values' see Part 8 (Annex VI) Directive 2010/75/EU | |||
| European Union | Industrial Emissions Directive | Waste gases | Combustion plants co-incinerating waste | 0.05 mg/Nm3 | 8.0 h | These average values cover also the gaseous and the vapour forms of the relevant heavy metal emissions as well as their compounds All emission limit values shall be calculated at a temperature of 27315 K a pressure of 1013 kPa and after correcting for the water vapour content of the waste gases For technical provisions regarding 'Monitoring of emissions' see Part 6 (Annex VI). For 'Formula to calculate the emission concentration at the standard percentage oxygen concentration' see Part 7 (Annex VI). For 'Assessment of compliance with emission limit values' see Part 8 (Annex VI) Directive 2010/75/EU | |||
| European Union | Industrial Emissions Directive | Waste gases | Combustion plants co-incinerating waste | 0.05 mg/Nm3 | 8.0 h | These average values cover also the gaseous and the vapour forms of the relevant heavy metal emissions as well as their compounds All emission limit values shall be calculated at a temperature of 27315 K a pressure of 1013 kPa and after correcting for the water vapour content of the waste gases O2 content 6% for solid fuels and 3% for liquid fuels For technical provisions regarding 'Monitoring of emissions' see Part 6 (Annex VI). For 'Formula to calculate the emission concentration at the standard percentage oxygen concentration' see Part 7 (Annex VI). For 'Assessment of compliance with emission limit values' see Part 8 (Annex VI) Directive 2010/75/EU | |||
| European Union | Industrial Emissions Directive | Waste gases | Cement kilns co-incinerating waste | 0.05 mg/Nm3 | 8.0 h | These average values cover also the gaseous and the vapour forms of the relevant heavy metal emissions as well as their compounds All values are standardised at 10 % oxygen All emission limit values shall be calculated at a temperature of 27315 K a pressure of 1013 kPa and after correcting for the water vapour content of the waste gases For technical provisions regarding 'Monitoring of emissions' see Part 6 (Annex VI). For 'Formula to calculate the emission concentration at the standard percentage oxygen concentration' see Part 7 (Annex VI). For 'Assessment of compliance with emission limit values' see Part 8 (Annex VI) Directive 2010/75/EU | |||
| European Union | Water Environmental Quality Standards Directive | Surface waters other than inland surface waters | 0.07 µg/l | Inland surface waters encompass rivers and lakes and related artificial or heavily modified water bodies. | |||||
| European Union | Water Environmental Quality Standards Directive | Biota | 20.0 µg/l | Unless otherwise indicated the biota EQS relate to fish. An alternative biota taxon or another matrix may be monitored instead as long as the EQS applied provides an equivalent level of protection. | |||||
| European Union | Water Environmental Quality Standards Directive | Inland surface waters | 0.07 µg/l | Inland surface waters encompass rivers and lakes and related artificial or heavily modified water bodies. | |||||
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Batteries Directive - Prohibitions & LabellingEU. Prohibited Substances (Article 4) & Labelling Requirements (Article 21(3)), Directive 2006/66/EC on Batteries and Accumulators, 26 September 2006, as amended by Directive 2018/849/EU, 14 June 2018
This list contains use prohibitions of mercury and cadmium above certain thresholds in batteries and accumulators, with certain exceptions. It also captures certain labelling requirements on such products containing mercury, cadmium and lead above specified quantities.
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End-of-Life Vehicles Directive - General Use ExemptionsEU. General Use Exemptions from Article 4(2)(a) (Annex II), Directive 2000/53/EC on End-of-Life Vehicles, as amended by Directive 2020/363/EU, 5 March 2020
This list contains the Annex II material and component general use exemptions that apply to the substances prohibited from use in the manufacture of automobiles under Art. 4(2)(a) of the ELV Directive.
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End-of-Life Vehicles Directive - Specific Use ExemptionsEU. Specific Use Exemptions from Article 4(2)(a) (Annex II), Directive 2000/53/EC on End-of-Life Vehicles, as amended by Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2023/544, OJ L 73, 10 March 2023
This list contains the specific Annex II material and component use exemptions for the substances prohibited from use in the manufacture of automobiles under Art. 4(2)(a) of the ELV Directive.
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IPPC - Industrial Emissions Directive, Annex II - Polluting SubstancesEU. Polluting Substances: Annex II, Directive 2010/75/EU on Industrial Emissions (IPPC), 17 December 2010
This list contains the polluting substances for which emission limit values are assigned under Directive 2010/75/EU on Industrial Emissions (Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control - IPPC). Member States must permit all qualifying facilities in order to ensure that they minimize impact on the environment. The permit issued must provide emission limit values for pollutants on this list.
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IPPC, Annexes V, VI, VIII - Provisions relating to industrial plantsEU. Emission Limit Values: Annexes V (combustion plants), VI (waste incineration/co-incineration plants), VIII (TiO2 installations), Dir. 2010/75/EU on Industrial Emissions (IPPC), 17 December 2010
This list contains emission limit values for polluting substances in waste gases and waste water, assigned according to facility type (i.e., combustion plants (Annex V), waste incineration/co-incineration plants (Annex VI), and installations producing titanium dioxide (Annex VIII)), under Directive 2010/75/EU on Industrial Emissions (Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control - IPPC). For this list, if a substance presents 2 values in the ''Average sampling duration'' field, these indicate minimum and maximum average sampling period.
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ROHS - Exemptions from Article 4(1) Restrictions, Annexes III & IVEU. Exemptions from Art. 4(1) Restrictions (Annexes III & IV), Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS), as amended by Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2024/232, OJ L of 10 January 2024
This list contains the application exemptions listed in Annexes III and IV to RoHS (2011/65/EU). Annex III contains applications exempted from the restriction in Article 4(1), while Annex IV lists applications exempted from the restriction in Article 4(1) specific to medical devices and monitoring and control instruments.
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ROHS Directive - Restricted Substances as per Article 4(1), Annex IIEU. Restricted Substances Referred to in Article 4(1) (Annex II), Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS), as amended by Directive 2015/863/EU, 4 June 2015
This list contains the substances listed in Annex II to the Directive on the restriction of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS - 2011/65/EU). Restricted per Art. 4(1) of RoHS, each listed substance includes a maximum concentration value tolerated by weight in homogeneous materials.
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Toy Safety Directive - Substances Restricted in ToysEU. Substances Restricted in Toys, Directive 2009/48/EC, OJ L 170/1, 30 June 2009, last amended by Directive (EU) 2021/903, 4 June 2021
This list contains substances whose use in toys is restricted in the European Union in accordance with points 8 and 13, Part III, and Appendices A and C of Annex II (Particular Safety Requirements) to Directive 2009/48/EC on toy safety. List entries include substance name, CAS number, limit values for certain product types and, where applicable, notes on restrictions.
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Annex I, Part A - Priority Substances & Pollutants in waterEU. Environmental Quality Standards (EQS) for Priority Substances: Annex I, Part A, Directive 2008/105/EC, 24 December 2008, amended by Directive 2013/39/EU, 24 August 2013
This list contains environmental quality standards (EQS), including annual averages and maximum allowable concentrations, for priority substances and certain other pollutants, as provided for in Article 16 of Directive 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy.