a) Goal: Prevent or reduce as far as possible pollution arising
from industrial activities.
b) Permit is required for operating an installation
c) Permit conditions :
- based on Best Available Techniques (BAT) set out in BAT conclusions of
BAT Reference documents (BREFs) – to be implemented in permits within
4 years of publication in the Official Journal
- include Emission Limit Values for all relevant pollutants
d) BREFs drawn up/reviewed via fact based information
exchange process between MS, industry and NGOs and lead
by Cion's European IPPC Bureau 2
Industrial Emissions Dir.- Essentials
BREF for Intensive Rearing of Poultry & Pigs (IRPP BREF – adopted on 3-11-2016)
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Scope: Installations with:
• more than 40 000 places for poultry; or
• more than 2 000 places for production pigs;
• more than 750 places for sows.
Not covered
- Rearing of poultry and pigs on smaller scale
- Rearing of cattle
BAT conclusions on: (1/2)
A total of 34 BATc covering the following
environmental issues from on-farm processes &
activities:
Ammonia emissions to air from animal housing
Emissions from solid manure and slurry storage
Manure processing and manure landspreading
Nutritional management
Emissions from the whole production process
Emissions of noise, dust and odour 4
Environmental management systems and good
housekeeping
Efficient use of water and energy
Waste water
Monitoring (N/P excretion, ammonia, dust, odour
and process parameters)
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BAT conclusions on: (2/2)
1. The 2003 BATC do not contain any BAT-AEL for emissions to air. The revised BATC set 7
new BAT-AELs for ammonia emissions to air from animal housing (6 animal categories of
pigs or poultry).
2. New BAT conclusions for IRPP under the IED contain stronger provisions on monitoring
emissions when compared to BATc for IRPP under the IPPC
3. The old BATC had no specific BAT on odour, dust and noise emissions. These are key
environmental issues for the IRPP sector, in addition to ammonia emissions, that are now
better addressed in the revised BATC through new dedicated BAT conclusions.
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Differences old BREFs and new BAT conclusions
4. The techniques related to air cleaning systems in the animal housing are inexistent in the
2003 BATC; techniques for manure processing, manure landspreading and storage have
been updated.
5. The 2003 BATC do not contain any performance level for animal excretion, but N and P
levels in the feed. The revised BATC add 13 new BAT-AEPLs for N and P excreted for
different animal categories of pigs or poultry. Excretion is a more appropriate parameter
from the environmental point of view, as it takes into account the animal performance
(feed conversion ratio). The reduction of N excretion will bring a consequential reduction of
ammonia emissions from animal housing, manure storage and manure landspreading.
Additionally, the reduction of N and P excretion will improve the implementation of the
Nitrates Directive and the Water Framework Directive.
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Differences old BREFs and new BAT conclusions
Past and present air emissions in the EU
Source: EEA
Reductions 1990-2012: SOx: 84% NMVOC: 60% NOx: 51% PM (TSP): 55% NH3: 28% …
… also allowing to demonstrate decoupling of growth and pollution is possible
Air quality today in the EU significant remaining challenges to resolve
Source: EEA
PM NO2 • Health & Environment Impacts
- > 400.000 premature deaths each year (10 times the amount of people dying prematurely in traffic)
- > 30% EU citizens exposed to air pollutant
levels above EU standards
- > 90% EU citizens exposed to air pollutant
levels above WHO guidelines
• Socio-Economic Impacts
- External costs: €300-900 billion
- 436 million restricted activity days (incl. 121 million lost workdays)
- Direct economic costs: €23 billion (€15bn lost workdays, €4bn healthcare costs, €3bn crop yield loss
and €1bn damage to buildings).
2020 2030
SO2 -59% -79%
NOx -42% -63%
VOC -28% -40%
NH3 -6% -19%
PM2.5 -22% -49%
National Emission Ceiling Directive – final deal
• Implementation cost €2.2 billion per
year
• Split 40% domestic sector, 37%
industrial sector, 23% agriculture
Reduction commitments
Factor > 20
*Original COM proposal – currently being updated
Costs and benefits*
• Indirect economic benefits:
€44-140 billion per year
• Direct economic benefits:
€3 billion per year
Health impact reduction reduced by almost 50% by 2030
compared with 2005
Ecosystem benefits*
• 35% less eutrophication
• 85% less acidification.
Scott BROCKETT
DG Environment
Directorate C - Quality of Life
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