IMPEL launches a first report on Wastewater treatments plants: how to deal with inspections. The report provides an overview of the regulatory framework and monitoring requirements of urban and industrial waste water. The report is the result of the work of the IMPEL subgroup “Wastewater”, that is part of the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) Implementation… [Read more]
Impacts of Scrubbers on the environmental situation in ports and coastal waters
The German Environmental Protection Agency UBA has issued a study on scrubber discharges. International and European regulations permit the use of scrubbers to comply with the sulfur limits for marine fuel. Some scrubbers generate wastewater, which is discharged into the marine environment. The current environmental status of German coastal waters is moderate to poor. The… [Read more]