Chapter 1 Principal substances of concern Medium affected Note: [tis unlikely that all substances will be used or arise in one installation, | Water Soil Air Other issues to be as they are process-dependent considered Metals: Sec Annex B Zine v T Copper v v Nike 7 1 Tiel sues ving use and in products Health issues with aerosols Chromium ‘ . §_lofexvi solutions T v Pb and Cd are EU prowity v v T_ [pollutants Cyanides q T Y_[ioxie ‘Concern for formation oF Hypochlorite q \ [egprctemc choc under certain conditions "May be formed in some AOX (absorbable organie halogens) y v ey be formed ins Ponies oxidising agen songs Surfactants: Dispersing agents, emul NPE is banned detergents, wetting agents (including Health and environment nny! and other alkyl phenyl y issues with PEOS, see Annex. ethoxylates (NP/NPEs) brightening 82 agents (brighteners), PFOS ‘Complexing agents: EDTA T Tartate, EDS, NTA, gluconate, 7 Quadrole Sodium dithionite v Storage sues ‘Acids and alkalis Hydrochloric, nite, phosphori 7 y [Acid Tames, particularly sulphur, hydrofluoric, acetic NOx. Sodium and potassium hydroxides, ime | 7 T_ [Duss ‘Other ions y v Local environmental issues Solvents: TrichloroathgTene (FRI) z z z Tetrachloroethylene (PER) v v Other legislation Trichlorotrifuoraethane (CC-113) v v Y__]2pplies to sir emissions Methylene chloride Y v v Gases: Chlorine T_ [Used in cyanide neatment Dusts T [From linishing and polishing Wastes vy v Table 1.4: Key substances of concern across the sector and media potentially affected Process discharge problems with metals, cyanides, surfactants, complexing agents, acids, alkalis and their salts can be addressed by substituting processes and/or chemicals, and managing processes and rinsing systems to reduce the amount of chemicals dragged out of the solution on the substrates being treated. End-of-pipe treatment may also be applied, Surface Treatment of Metals and Plastics 7