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MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
NOTIFICATION
NewDelhi,the9thNovember, 2012
GS.R.820(E).- In exercise ofthe powers conferred by sections 6 and 25 ofthe Environment
(Protection)Act, 1986(29 of1986),the CentralGovernmentherebymakesthefollowingrulesfurtherto
amendtheEnvironment(Protection)Rules, 1986,namely:-
1. (1) TheserulesmaybecalledtheEnvironment(Protection)FourthAmendmentRules, 2012.
(2) Theyshall comeintoforceonthedateoftheirpublicationintheOfficialGazette.
2. IntheEnvironment(Protection)Rules, 1986,-
(a) in Schedule I, in the entries against serial number 38 relating to 'Petrochemical (Basic and
Intermediates),-
(i) in the entries under column 2, for the word "EFFLUENT", the letter and word "A.
Effluent"shall besubstituted;
(ii) attheend,thefollowingentriesshall beinserted,namely:-
S.No. Industry Parameter Standards
!
(1)
!
(2) (3) (4)
B.EmissionfromChimneyI Stack
i
...
Limiting concentrationinmglNm
j
, unlessstated
FuelType Existing INewplantsI Expansionof
"(Furnace, Plants . ExistingPlant
Boiler, SulphurDioxide Gas 50
I
50
Heater,
(S02)
850 Liquid 1700
Vaporiser)
350 250 OxidesofNitrogen .Gas
(NOx)
350 Liquid 450
I
ParticulateMatter I Gas 05 10
(PM)
50 Liquid 100
-
6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY
-
(1) (2)
(3)
I
(4)
ICarbon Monoxide
I
150
I
100
I
, (CO)
150
-------,
200 I

Liquid
I
Note,-
(i) All values shall be corrected to 3% Oxygen. I
(ii) Wet scrubber shall necessarily be operated at the time of decoking. .
(iii) Norms for CO shall be monitored only in case of Phthalic Anhydride I
(PA), Maleic Anhydride (MA), Terephthalic Acid (PTA) and Dimethyl
Terephalate (DMT) Plants. Norms for CO emissions shall not be applicable to
PA/ MA manufacturing standalone existing piants with an installed capacity
of less than 30,000 metric tonnes per annum, provided that such units have a I
i chimney/stack of minimum 30 metres height for emitting Carbon Monoxide. I
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Process Emission (Specific Pollutant)
Source Limiting concentration in

Exiting New Plants
Plants
Chlorine EDCNCM Plant and 10 10
Incinerator
Hydrochlor:c Acid Mist EDC / VCM P4mt and 30 30
Incinerator
Ammonia Wastewater stripper, 75 75
acrylonitrile plant,
caprolactum plant
Hydrogen Sulphide Naphtha pre-treatment 05 05
plant, olefinplant
Phosgene (TDI) and (MDI) plant 01 01
Hydrogen Cyanide(HCNl Acrylonitrile plant 10 10
VOC (HAPs)- TDI and TDI, Methylenediphenyl 0.1 0.1
MDI Di-isocY.!illte (MDI) Plants
VOC (HAPs), Benzene Benzene, Butadiene Plants 5.0 5.0
and Butadiene
VOC (HAPs), EO, VCM, EO, VCM, EDC, ACN, PO 20.0 ]0.0
EDC, ACN and PO Plants
/
Organic Particulate PA, MA and TDI Plants 50 25
Process Emission (General Pollutant)

Source Limitin concentration in
meINm
VOC (MA, PA and MA, PA, Phenol Plants 20
Phenol)
VOC (EB, Styrene, Ethyl benzene (EB), 100
Toluene, Xylene, Styrene, Toluene, Xylene,
Aromatics, EG and PG) Aromatics, EG, PG Plants
VOC (paraffin, Acetone Non-methane, HC 150
and Olefins) (paraffin), Acetone, Olefms
Plants
NOfE.- HAP - Hazardous Air Pollutants are those pollutants that cause cancer or other serious health
effects, or adverse environmental and ecological effects.
C. Standards for Fugitive Emission
Storage of Volatile Liquids: General Petrochemical/Petroleum Products.
Storae tanks with ca aci between 4 to 75m
3
and totJ'l1 vJ'\nrmr nr...,"".... {T\lD\
I
7
3(i))
('ilPT I I ~ 3(i)]
(2) Storagetankswithcapacitybetween75 to500m
3
andtotalvapourpressure(TVP)of10to
~
76 kpashouldhave internalfloatingrooforexternalfloating rooforfixed roofwithvapour
controlorvapourbalancingsystem.
-j
(3) Storagetankswiththecapacityofmorethan 500m
3
andtotalvapourpressure(TVP)of10
to 76 kpa should have internal floating roofor external floating roofor fixed roofwith
vapourcontrolsystem.
(4) Thetanks withthe capacityofmore than 75 m
3
and total vapourpressure (TVP)of more
than 76 kpashouldhavefixed roofwithvapourcontrolsystem.
(5) RequirementforsealsinFloatingRoofTanks-
(i) (a) InternalFloatingRoofTank(IFRT)andExternalFloatingRoofTank(EFRT)shall
beprovideddoublesealswithminimumvapourrecoveryof96%.
(b) Primary seal shall be liquid or shoe mounted for EFRT and vapour mounted for
IFRT. Maximum seal gapwidth will be 4cm and maximum gap area will be 200
cm
2
/m oftankdiameter.
(c) Secondarysealshallberimmounted. Maximumsealgapwidthwill be 1.3 cm and
maximumgapareawillbe20cm
2
/m oftankdiameter.
(d) Materialofsealandconstructionshallensurehighperformanceanddurability.
(ii) Fixed rooftanks shall have vapour control efficiency of95% and vapour balancing
efficiencyof90%.
(iii) (a) inspection and maintenance of storage tanks shall be carried out under strict
control;
(b) fortheinspection,APIRP 575 maybeadopted;
(c) In-service inspection with regard seal gap should be carried out once in every six
monthsandrepairtobe implementedinshorttime; and
(d) thepossibilityofon-streamrepairofbothshallbeexamined.
(iv) Storage tanks shall be painted with white colour shade, except for derogation of
visuallysensitivearea.
D. Storageof Benzene,VCMandACN
(i) FRT with vapour for incineration with 99.9% ofremoval efficiency for volatile organic
compounds(VOC)shallbeprovided;or
(ii) IFRT/EFRT with double seals, emission-reducing rooffitting and fitted with fixed roof
withvapourremovalefficiencyofatleast99%shallbeprovided;or
(iii) Internal floating roofand nitrogen blanketing in between fixed and floating roofs shall be
provided.
8
THE GAZETTE OF INDV\ : EXTRAORDfNARY
(EmissioncontrolforRoadtank,truckI Railtank,wagonloading)
Loading
of
Volatile
Products
Naphtha:
(i) VOCreduction,% (i) 2::99.5
or or
(ii)Emission,gm/m] I (ii)<5
BenzeneandButadiene:
(i)VOCreduction,% (i)~ 9 9 9 9
or or
(ii) Emission,mg/m
3
,(ii) 20
Toluene/Xylene:
(i)VOCreduction,% (i) 9 9 9 8
or or
(ii) Emission,mg/m
3
(ii) < 150.".
(b) in Schedule VI, in PartD relating to General Standards, in the entries under item III relating to
LoadlMass based Standards, afterserialnumber8relatingto 'GlassIndustry' and entries relating
thereto,thefollowingserialnumberandentriesshallbeinserted,namely:-
S.
No.
Industry Parameter Standard
~ ,
"9 Petrochemicals
(Basicand
Intermediates)
Source Quantum limit in
gmlhourforNewl
Expansion Plants
(gmlhr)
Organic
Particulate
Phthalic anhydride (PA),
Maleic anhydride (MA),
Toluene Di-isocyanate (TDI)
plants .processemission
100
VOC-HAPs
(TDI+MDI)
(Toluene Di-isocyate) TDI,
Methylenediphenyl Di-
isocyante (MDI) Plants-
Processemission
0.5
VOC-HAPs
(Benzene +
Butadiene)
Benzene, Butadiene Plants -
Processemission
25.0
VOC-HAPs
(EO, VCM,
EDC, ACN+
PO)
EO, VCM, EDC, ACN, PO
Plants- Processemission
50.0
Abbreviations: EG Ethylene Glycol, PG Propylene Glycol, EO- EthyleneOxide, VCM- Vinyl
ChlorideMonomer,EDC EthyleneDiChloride,ACN- Acrylonitrile,PO- PropyleneOxide,HCN
HydrogenCyanide.".
[F.No.Q-15017/1212008-CPWJ
AJAY TYAGl,Jt. Secy.
l
9
Note.- The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India vide number S.O. 844 (E), 19
th
November, 1986 and subsequently amended vide notifications numbers S.O. 433 (E), dated 18
th
April
1987; G.S.R. 97 (E), dated the 18
th
February, 2009; G.S.R. 149 (E), dated the 4th March, 2009; G.S.R.
512 (E), dated the 9
th
July, 2009;G.S.R. 543 (E), dated the 22
nd
July, 2009; G.S.R. 595 (E), dated the
21
st
August, 2009; G.S.R. 794 (E), dated the 4th November, 2009; G.S.R. 826 (E), dated the 16
th
November, 2009; G.S.R. 01 (E), dated the 1
st
January, 2010; G.S.R, 61 (E), dated the 5
th
February,
2010; G.S.R. 485 (E), dated the 9
th
June, 2010; G.S.R. 608 (E) ,dated the 2pt July, 2010; G.S.R. 739
(E), dated the 9
th
September, 2010; G.S.R. 809(E), dated, the 4th October, 2010, G.S.R. .215 (E), dated
the 15
th
March, 2011; G.S.R. 221(E), dated the 18
th
March, 2011; G.S.R. 354 (E), dated the 2
nd
May,
2011; G.S.R. 424 (E), dated the 1
st
June, 2011; G.S.R. 446 (E), dated the 13
t
h. June, 2011; G.S.R. 152
(E), dated the 16
th
March, 2012; G.s.R. 266(E), dated the 30
th
March, 2012; and G.S.R. 277 (E), dated
the 31 sl March, 2012.
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