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Benzene limits and guidelines in European Union (EU)

2 numeric limits and guidelines for benzene held for European Union, from 2 instruments, each cited to its instrument, edition, section or page and quoted text. The register was built from 247 instruments. Everything held for European Union

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European Union (EU): 2 rows

ParameterValueUnitStatisticGovernsApplies whenCite
Benzene5µg/m³ambient air · limit1 January 2010Directive 2008/50/EC on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe, Annexes VII, XI, XII, XIII …
ANNEX XI LIMIT VALUES FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN HEALTH
Benzene Calendar year 5 μg/m 3 5 μg/m 3 (100 %) on 13 December 2000, decreasing on 1 January 2006 and every 12 months thereafter by 1 μg/m 3 to reach 0 % by 1 January 2010 1 January 2010
Benzene1,0 μg/lμg/ldrinking water · limitDirective (EU) 2020/2184 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on the q…

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What was searched

Every instrument we hold for European Union (EU): 7 instruments, for every parameter name matching “benzene”: benzene. 112 other names contain "benzene" (103 parameters, over the 40 searched at once): ask for one of them by name.

  1. Directive 2008/50/EC on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe, Annexes VII, XI, XII, XIII and XIV (Annex VI for the lead sampling method), consolidated text 18.09.2015 as amended by Commission Directive (EU) 2015/1480; with Directive 2004/107/EC Annex I · 02008L0050 — EN — 18.09.2015 — 001.002 · source — 1 row here
  2. Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on the quality of water intended for human consumption (recast), Annex I Part B — chemical parameters · European Parliament and Council of the European Union · Directive (EU) 2020/2184, OJ L 435, 23.12.2020, p. 1 · source sha256 39c4a65fee1dfe9eecfdc1ba3f67d9dcbce681c4698a3b3dda2e9e9bb4fb0177 — 1 row here
5 instruments searched with no row for it
  1. Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/902 — BAT conclusions for common waste water and waste gas treatment/management systems in the chemical sector (CWW) · OJ L 152, 9.6.2016, p. 23 · source sha256 898303d53c64d79cf240e8612ecb369c3ed21a05bab2ef3da3adacbbd2b33751 — no row here
  2. Directive 2006/118/EC on the protection of groundwater, as amended by Directive (EU) 2026/805 — Annex I · European Parliament and Council of the European Union · 10.05.2026 02006L0118 — EN — 10.05.2026 — 002.001 · source sha256 8b4b75b107b98ad0f4dae8e0cd7143c2c76250665e49bbbd335b0321fdf5257e — no row here
  3. BREF Large Volume Inorganic Chemicals — Ammonia, Acids and Fertilisers (2007), chapter 6 HF · European IPPC Bureau, August 2007 · source sha256 2c5b4219c78ca8f253d0846b7e843bbc6946f79d418ed6a4fbaa409fa7df6fcc — no row here
  4. Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1032 — BAT conclusions for the non-ferrous metals industries · OJ L 174, 30.6.2016 (CELLAR) · source sha256 1a752d504bcfdbf68ca521d73ab48fa511de01b750923089f1591f95dfa06699 — no row here
  5. Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2427 — BAT conclusions for common waste gas management and treatment systems in the chemical sector · OJ L 318, 12.12.2022 (CELLAR) · source sha256 0b2b3f907f291ea946596a35c6b93b20ad38834ffbec6a1cc463fef3706078f7 — no row here

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