HC Deb 14 February 1995 vol 254 c551W
Mrs. Anne Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what studies he has conducted into which substances are emitted when secondary liquid fuel is burned;

(2) what monitoring has taken place of the emissions from the Rugby Cement works at Barrington.

Mr. Atkins

Studies have been made on the emissions to air for particulate matter, oxides of nitrogen, sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide, hydrochloric acid, hydrofluoric acid, oxygen, total organic carbon, dioxins, and heavy metals. The dioxins and heavy metal content of solid waste discharges and the chlorine, heavy metals, sulphur and PCB content of secondary liquid fuels has also been studied.

Rugby cement works at Barrington has monitored all the above parameters.