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Vera Tsvetanova Pavlova
Ekaterina Georgieva Slavova
+359 2 817 4579
ekaterina.slavova@bds-bg.org
Basic standards, environment, health and services
Scope of standards: air quality incl. terminology, sampling, characterization of ambient air quality methods, indoor air, management of gas cleaning systems and their efficiency etc.
Soil quality, incl. terminology, soil classification, characterization measurement and assessment etc. Environmental management, incl. environmental management systems and instruments; terminology definition, product life-cycle estimation; eco-labeling etc. Waste characterization and classification; waste sampling methods, physical, chemical and biological analyses etc.
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This BDS/TC is a mirror of the following European and international technical committees
Water analysis
Water analysis
Standardization in the area of water analysis including: - definition of terms; - sampling of water; - measurement; - reporting. Excluded are the limits of acceptability for water quality.
P member
Air quality
Air quality
Standardisation of methods for air quality characterisation of emissions, ambient air, indoor air, gases in and from the ground and deposition, in particular measurement methods for air pollutants (for example particles, gases, odours, microorganisms), meteorological parameters and methods for determination of the efficiency of gas cleaning systems. Excluded are: - determination of limit values for air pollutants, - workplaces and clean rooms, - radioactive substances
P member
Characterization of waste
Characterization of waste
Standardization of procedures to determine the characteristics of waste and waste behaviour, especially leaching properties and standardization of subsequent terminology. Excluded from this scope are: - radioactive waste; exhaust gases; - waste water; - explosives; - animal carcasses. Also excluded from the scope of this TC are: - the setting of limit values; - the setting of specifications for products and processes.
P member
Characterization and management of sludge
Characterization and management of sludge
Standardization of the methods for characterizing and classifying sludges and products from storm water handling, night soil, urban waste water collection systems, waste water treatment plants for urban and similar industrial waters (as defined in EC directive 91/271), water supply treatment plants, water distribution systems, but excluding hazardous sludges from industry. Included are the sampling methods, physical, chemical and biological analyses required for characterizing these sludges with a view to facilitating decisions on the choice of the treatment procedures and of the utilization and disposal. Included is the drafting of good practice documents in the production; utilization and disposal of sludges. The scope of the TC considers all sludges that may have similar environmental and/or health impact.
P member
Horizontal standards in the fields of sludge, biowaste and soil
Horizontal standards in the fields of sludge, biowaste and soil
Take all relevant steps to transpose the results of project HORIZONTAL into standards. This includes co-ordination and consultation activities between CEN/TCs and project HORIZONTAL
P member
Assessment of workplace exposure to chemical and biological agents
Assessment of workplace exposure to chemical and biological agents
Standardization in the field of assessment of exposure to agents at the workplace including the planning and performing of measurement but excluding the establishment of limit values.
P member
Solid recovered materials, including solid recovered fuels
Solid recovered materials, including solid recovered fuels
Elaboration of Standards, Technical Specifications and Technical Reports on solid recovered fuels, prepared from non-hazardous waste to be utilised for energy recovery in waste-incineration or co-incineration plants, excluding those fuels that are included in the scope of CEN/TC 335 Solid biofuels.
P member
Characterization of soils
Characterization of soils
Standardisation in the field of soil quality, including classification, definition of terms, sampling of soils, measurement and reporting of soil characteristics. Excluded are the definition of limits of acceptability for soil pollution and civil engineering aspects.
P member
Environmental management
Environmental management
P member
Waste - Characterization, treatment and streams
Waste - Characterization, treatment and streams
P member
Air quality
Air quality
P member
Environmental characterization of solid matrices
Environmental characterization of solid matrices
Standardization of methods for the environmental characterization of soil, solid and liquid waste, biowaste and sludge. This covers: o Sampling, assessment methods and vocabulary o Digestion / extraction, chemical analysis, physical methods, quality assurance and quality control (laboratories); o Where appropriate and decided by matrix specific environmental Technical Committees: leaching tests, screening methods, sample pretreatment, biological and microbiological analysis, reporting. Excluded are: o Sampling, assessment methods and vocabulary related to sludge, which are covered by CEN/TC 308 'Characterization and management of sludges'
P member
Domestic appliances used for water treatment not connected to water supply
Domestic appliances used for water treatment not connected to water supply
Standardization of requirements for safety, performance and labelling of water treatment like filtration, sparkling etc. appliances used in domestic and similar environment for which the intended use is the treatment of drinking water only. This Project Committee covers safety requirements and test methods for water treatment devices that are not connected to water supply in buildings and provides requirements and recommendations for instruction manuals, so that these appliances can be used and maintained properly. Appliances with heating water systems are excluded from the scope of this Project Committee
P member
Water quality
Water quality
Standardization in the field of water quality, including definition of terms, sampling of waters, measurement and reporting of water characteristics. Excluded : limits of acceptability for water quality.
O member
Environmental management
Environmental management
Standardization in the field of environmental management to address environmental and climate impacts, including related social and economic aspects, in support of sustainable development. Excluded: test methods of pollutants, setting limit values and levels of environmental performance, and standardization of products. Note 1: TC 207 is focused on environmental management systems, auditing, verification/validation and related investigations, environmental labelling, environmental performance evaluation, life cycle assessment, climate change and its mitigation and adaptation, ecodesign, material efficiency, environmental economics and environmental and climate finance. Note 2: Where appropriate, the ISO/TC 207 works in cooperation with existing committees on subjects that may support environmental management.
O member
Stationary source emissions
Stationary source emissions
O member
Ambient atmospheres
Ambient atmospheres
O member
General aspects
General aspects
O member
Terminology
Terminology
O member
Physical, chemical and biochemical methods
Physical, chemical and biochemical methods
O member
Microbiological methods
Microbiological methods
O member
Biological methods
Biological methods
O member
Sampling (general methods)
Sampling (general methods)
O member
Environmental management systems
Environmental management systems
Standardization in the field of environmental management systems to support the achievement of sustainability.
O member
Environmental auditing and related environmental investigations
Environmental auditing and related environmental investigations
Standardization in the field of environmental auditing and related environmental investigations
O member
Environmental labelling
Environmental labelling
Standardization in the field of communication on the environmental aspects of products, i.e. goods and services, including the related programmes and verification procedures. Such communication includes environmental labels and declarations which describe products by qualitative features or by one or more quantitative parameters
O member
Environmental performance evaluation
Environmental performance evaluation
Standardization in the field of environmental performance evaluation in support of sustainability
O member
Life cycle assessment
Life cycle assessment
Standardization in the field of life cycle assessment and related environmental management tools for products and organizations. It includes life cycle based resource efficiency and eco-efficiency assessment, and encompasses consideration of a life cycle perspective in the assessment of impacts from the extraction of raw materials to the final disposal of waste.
O member
Greenhouse gas management and related activities
Greenhouse gas management and related activities
Standardization to manage GHG emissions, as well as to adapt to the effects of climate change in support of sustainability
O member
Waste management
Waste management
Standardization in the field waste management including public cleaning, taking into particular account technical and logistical aspects. Drafting of Standards for products and procedures as well as safety requirements for the collection, transport, storage and transfer of solid and liquid waste. The characterization of waste and sludge as well as functional aspects for snow clearing equipment and road service area maintenance equipment is not covered by the scope of CEN/TC 183. This will be dealt with by CEN/TC 292, CEN/TC 308 and CEN/TC 337 respectively.
P member
P member
Air quality
Air quality
Standardization in the field of air quality, including definitions of terms, sampling of air, measurement and reporting of air characteristics. Excluded : - limits of acceptability for air quality.
O member