§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what information he has evaluated concerning production and discharge as waste of chlorinated organic compounds from industrial establishments in south Wales since 1966; and if he will make a statement. [30484]
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesA number of sources of information and reviews are available relating to the emission of certain chlorinated organic compounds from industrial sources. These include "The Chemical Release Inventory", first published by Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution in 1994, which includes detailed analyses of emissions both by local authority area and by industrial sector.
§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what information he has evaluated on the level of organochlorines in the aerial environment of Cardiff as compared with other urban centres in the United Kingdom. [30485]
§ Mr JonesOrganochlorines in air, including dioxins, furans, polychlorinated biphenyls and pesticides, are currently monitored at three urban and four rural sites throughout the United Kingdom as part of the Department of the Environment's national air quality monitoring network. It should be noted that not all the pollutants are monitored at every site. Between January 1991 and September 1993 one site was located in Cardiff. A summary of data from these sites is presented each year in the "Digest of Environmental Statistics", copies of which have been placed in the House of Commons Library.
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