Turkey: Control of Air Pollution from Industrial Plants

By-law on Industrial Air Pollution Control includes control of VOCs in a
wide extent, via permitting mechanism and ELVs. In Article 43.21, activity-specific ELV’s, operational requirements to be fulfilled by the operators, other conditions and precautions are defined. In Article 39, VOCs are handled in three groups, ELVs varying with the group of substances according to their potential impacts on environment.rticle 39 describes limit values in case certain substances such as toxic, carcinogenic or persistent pollutants are involved or emitted in the process.

Date Implemented: 2004, revised 2006

Status: In Force

References: National Communication to the UNFCCC

http://www.cevreorman.gov.tr/belgeler4/iklimbildirimi.pdf