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— aids related to worker and professional training and retraining and, as appropriate, those 
which are particularly aimed at the employment of young people and for the benefit of former 
workers in the fishing industry. 
This description must be accompanied by a statement giving particulars of the national 
authorities' intentions as regards the use of other resources deriving from Community structural 
Funds; 
(c) an indication of the amounts of public expenditure in connection with the measures envisaged 
under(b)above; 
(d) the timetable for carrying it out; 
(e) estimation of the volumes of public expenditure connected with the programme's implementation, 
including an annual breakdown of such expenditure for each of the operations envisaged; 
(f) designation of the bodies responsible for execution of the programme and the various 
operations; 
(g) information measures planned to make potential beneficiaries and professional organizations 
aware of the possibilities offered by the special programme and of the role played by the 
Community in this respect. 
Proposal for a Council Directive on limit values and quality objectives for discharges of certain 
dangerous substances included in List I in the Annex to Directive 76/464/EEC 
COM (84) 772 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 28 January 1985) 
(85/C 70/05) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Articles 100 and 
235 thereof, 
Having regard to Council Directive 76/464/EEC of 
4 May 1976 on pollution caused by certain dangerous 
substances discharged into the aquatic environment of the 
Community (!), and in particular Article 6 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European 
Parliament, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social 
Committee, 
Whereas, in order to protect the aquatic environment of 
the Community against pollution by certain dangerous 
substances, Article 3 of Directive 76/464/EEC 
introduces a system of prior authorization laying down 
emission standards for discharges of the substances in 
List I in the Annex thereto; whereas Article 6 of the said 
Directive provides that limit values shall be laid down for 
such emission standards and also quality objectives for 
the aquatic environment affected by discharges of these 
substances; 
H OJ No L 129, 18. 5. 1976, p. 23. Whereas the Member States are required to apply the 
limit values except in cases where they may employ 
quality objectives; 
Whereas the dangerous substances covered by this 
Directive are to be included in List I because of their 
toxicity, persistence and bioaccumulation, or where there 
is evidence that they have a carcinogenic effect in or via 
the aquatic environment; 
Whereas, since pollution due to the discharge of these 
substances into the aquatic environment is caused by a 
large number of industries, it is necessary to lay down 
specific limit values for discharges acc6rding to the type of 
industry concerned and to lay down quality objectives for 
the aquatic environment into which these substances are 
discharged; 
Whereas the purpose of the quality objectives is to 
eliminate pollution of the various parts of the aquatic 
environment which might be affected by discharges of 
these substances; 
Whereas such quality objectives must be laid down 
expressly for this purpose and not with the intention of 
establishing rules pertaining to consumer protection 
or to the marketing of products from the aquatic 
environment; 
Whereas a specific monitoring procedure should be laid 
down to enable Member States to demonstrate that the 
quality objectives are being complied with; 
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Whereas, for the purpose of effective implementation of 
this Directive, provision should be made for monitoring 
by the Member States of the aquatic environment affected 
by discharges of the substances in question; whereas the 
powers to introduce such monitoring are not provided by 
Directive 76/464/EEC; whereas since the specific 
powers have not been provided for in the EEC Treaty, 
Article 235 thereof should be invoked; 
Whereas, in the case of certain types of plant referred to in 
the Annexes, for which emission standards cannot be 
established or regularly monitored, specific programmes 
should be devised to eliminate the pollution caused by the 
substances discharged from these types of plant; whereas 
the specific powers to that effect have not been provided 
by Directive 76/464/EEC; whereas since the specific 
powers have not been provided for in the EEC Treaty, 
Article 235 thereof should be invoked; 
Whereas, since groundwater is the subject of Council 
Directive 80/68/EEC (*), it can be excluded from the 
scope of this Directive; 
Whereas, for the purposes of effective implementation of 
this Directive, it is important that the Commission should 
forward to the Council, every five years, a comparative 
assessment of its implementation by the Member 
States; 
Whereas this Directive will have to be amended and 
supplemented, on proposals from the Commission, in 
line with the development of technical knowledge, 
economic criteria and ecotoxicological data; whereas it is 
necessary, for that purpose, to provide for additions 
relating to measures in respect of new dangerous 
substances and for amendments to the content of the 
Annexes, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: 
Article 1 
1. This Directive: 
— pursuant to Article 6 (1) of Directive 76/464/EEC, 
lays down limit values for emission standards for the 
substances referred to in Article 2 (a) in discharges 
from industrial plants as defined in Article 2 (e), 
— pursuant to Article 6 (2) of Directive 76/464/EEC, 
lays down quality objectives for the substances 
referred to in Article 2 (a) in the aquatic 
environment, 
— pursuant to Article 6 (4) of Directive 76/464/EEC, 
lays down the time limits for compliance with the 
conditions specified in the authorizations granted by 
the competent authorities of Member States in respect 
of existing discharges, — pursuant to Article 12 (1) of Directive 76/464/EEC, 
lays down the reference methods of measurement 
enabling the content of the substances referred to in 
Article 2 (a) in discharges and in the aquatic 
environment to be determined, 
— pursuant to Article 6 (3) of Directive 76/464/EEC, 
establishes a monitoring procedure, 
— requires Member States to cooperate with one 
another in the case of discharges affecting the waters 
of more than one Member State, 
— requires the Member States to draw up programmes 
to avfrid or eliminate pollution caused by discharges 
within the meaning of Article 5, 
— lays down, in Annex I, a set of general provisions 
applicable to all the substances referred to in 
Article 2 (a) and relating, in particular, to limit values 
for emission standards (heading A), quality objectives 
(heading B) and reference methods of measurement 
(heading C), 
— lays down in Annex II a set of specific provisions 
which amplify and supplement those headings in 
respect of each individual substance. 
2. This Directive applies to the waters referred to in 
Article 1 of Directive 76/464/EEC, with the exception 
of groundwater. 
Article 2 
For the purposes of this Directive: 
(a) 'substances' means: 
those dangerous substances, belonging to the 
families and groups of substances appearing on List I 
in the Annex to Directive 76/464/EEC, which are 
specified in Annex II to this Directive; 
(b) 'limit values' means: 
the values specified in Annex II, under heading A, in 
respect of the substances referred to in (a); 
(c) 'quality objectives' means: 
the requirements specified in Annex II, under 
heading B, in respect of the substances referred to 
in (a); 
(d) 'handling of substances' means: 
(>) OJ No L 20, 26. 1. 1980, p. 43. any industrial process involving the production or 
use of the substances referred to in (a), or any other 
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industrial process in which the presence of such 
substances is inherent; 
(e) 'industrial plant' means: 
a plant at which the substances referred to in (a), or 
any other substances containing them, are 
processed; 
(f) 'existing plant' means: 
an industrial plant within the meaning of (e) which is 
operational on the date of notification of this 
Directive or, where applicable, on the date of 
notification of any Directive amending it that relates 
to such plant; 
(g) 'new plant' means: 
— an industrial plant within the meaning of (e) 
which has become operational after the date 
of notification of this Directive or, where 
applicable, after the date of notification of any 
Directive amending it that relates to such 
plant, 
— an existing industrial plant within the meaning of 
(e) whose capacity for handling the substances 
has been substantially increased since the date of 
notification of this Directive or, where 
applicable, since the date of notification of any 
Directive amending it that relates to such 
plant. 
Article 3 
1. The limit values, the time limits by which they must 
be complied with and the monitoring procedure for 
discharges are laid down in the Annexes, under 
heading A. 
2. The limit values shall normally apply at the point 
where waste waters containing the substances referred to 
in Article 2 (a) leave the industrial plant. 
When waste waters containing these substances are 
treated outside the industrial plant at a treatment plant 
intended for their removal, the Member State may permit 
the limit values to be applied at the point where the waste 
waters leave the treatment plant. 
3. The authorizations referred to in Article 3 of 
Directive 76/464/EEC must contain provisions as 
stringent as those set out under heading A in Annex II to 
this Directive, except where a Member State is complying 
with Article 3 of Directive 76/464/EEC on the basis of 
heading B in the Annexes to this Directive. 
Authorizations shall be reviewed at least every four 
years. 
4. Without prejudice to their obligations arising from 
paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 and to the provisions of Directive 
76/464/EEC, Member States may grant authorizations 
for new plants only if those plants apply the standards 
corresponding to the best technical means available when that is necessary for the elimination of pollution in 
accordance with Article 2 of the said Directive or for the 
prevention of distortions of competition. 
Whatever method it adopts, the Member State concerned 
shall, where for technical reasons the measures envisaged 
do not correspond to the best technical means available, 
provide the Commission, before any authorization, with 
evidence in support of those reasons. 
The Commission shall forward such evidence to the other 
Member States immediately and shall send all Member 
States a report, as soon as possible, giving its opinion on 
the derogation referred to in the second subparagraph. If 
necessary, it shall at the same time submit appropriate 
proposals to the Council. 
5. The reference method of analysis to be used in 
determining the presence of the substances referred to in 
Article 2 (a) is given under heading C in Annex II. Other 
methods may be used provided that the limits of 
detection, precision and accuracy of such methods are at 
least as good as those laid down under heading C in 
Annex II. 
6. Member States shall ensure that the measures taken 
pursuant to this Directive do not result in an increase in 
the pollution of other media, notably air and soil, by these 
substances. 
Article 4 
The Member States concerned shall be responsible for 
monitoring the aquatic environment affected by 
industrial discharges. 
In the case of discharges affecting the waters of more than 
one Member State, the Member States concerned shall 
cooperate with a view to harmonizing monitoring 
procedures. 
Article 5 
1. The Member States shall draw up specific 
programmes for discharges of the substances referred to 
in Article 2 (a) by multiple sources or by industrial plants 
which are not mentioned under heading A in Annexe II 
and for which the emission standards laid down in 
Article 3 cannot be applied in practice. 
2. The purpose of the programmes shall be to avoid or 
eliminate pollution. They shall include the most 
appropriate measures and techniques for the 
replacement, retention and recycling of the substances 
referred to in paragraph 1. 
3. The specific programmes shall be implemented not 
later than five years following the date of notification of 
the Directive which relates specifically to the substance 
concerned. 
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Article 6 
1. The Commission shall make a comparative 
assessment of the implementation of this Directive by 
Member States on the basis of information supplied to it 
by them pursuant to Article 13 of Directive 76/464/EEC 
at its request, which it must submit case by case. The 
information concerned shall, in particular, comprise: 
— details of authorizations laying down emission 
standards for discharges of the substances, 
— the results of the inventory of the substances 
discharged, 
— the results of measurements made by the national 
network set up to determine concentrations of the 
substances in the waters concerned, and particularly 
in waters close to a discharge point, so that they can be 
compared over a period of time with the quality 
objectives established by this Directive, 
— the specific elimination programmes referred to in 
Article 5. 3. In the event of a change in scientific knowledge 
relating principally to the toxicity, persistence and 
accumulation of the substances referred to in Article 2 (a) 
in living organisms and sediments, or in the event of an 
improvement in the best technical means available, the 
Commission shall submit appropriate proposals to the 
Council with the aim of reinforcing, if necessary, the limit 
values and the quality objectives or of establishing new 
limit values and additional quality objectives. 
Article 7 
1. Member States shall bring into force the measures 
necessary to comply with this Directive before 1 January 
1987. They shall forthwith inform the Commission 
thereof. 
2. Member States shall communicate to the 
Commission, immediately after adoption, the text of the 
provisions of national law which they adopt in the field 
governed by this Directive. 
2. The Commission shall forward the comparative 
assessment referred to in paragraph 1 to the Council every 
five years, and for the first time four years after 
notification of this Directive. Article 8 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. 
ANNEX I 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
This Annex is divided into three headings which set out the general provisions applicable to all the 
substances concerned: 
— A: limit values for the emission standards, 
— B: quality objectives, 
— C: reference methods of measurement. 
A: Limit values, time limits for compliance therewith and procedures for monitoring discharges 
1. The limit values, reference dates and time limits are set out in Annex II, under heading A, in respect of 
the different types of industrial plant concerned. 
2. The quantities of substances discharged are expressed as a function of the quantity of substances 
produced, used or processed by the industrial plant during the same period. 
3. Limit values for industrial plants which discharge substances referred to in Article 2 (a) and are not 
mentioned under heading A in Annex II will, where necessary, be determined by the Council at a later 
stage. Meanwhile, the Member States will independently fix, in accordance with Directive 
76/464/EEC, emission standards for the discharges from such plants. Such standards must take into 
account the best technical means available and must not be less stringent than the most nearly 
comparable limit value set out under heading A in Annex II. 
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4. Limit values expressed as concentrations which, in principle, must not be exceeded are given in 
Annex II under heading A, in respect of the industrial plants concerned. In no instance may limit values 
expressed as maximum concentrations be greater than limit values expressed by weight divided by 
water requirements per unit of weight of the substances produced or treated. However, because the 
concentration of these substances in effluents depends on the volume of water involved, which varies 
for different processes and plants, the limit values expressed in terms of the weight of the substances 
discharged in relation to the quantity of the substances produced or treated, given under heading A in 
Annex II, must be complied with in all cases. 
5. A monitoring procedure must be instituted to check whether the discharges comply with the emission 
standards which have been fixed in accordance with the limit values laid down under heading A in 
Annex II. 
This procedure must provide for the taking and analysis of samples and for measurement of the flow of 
the discharge and the quantity of substances treated. 
Should the quantity of substances treated be impossible to determine, the monitoring procedure may be 
based on the quantity of substances that may be used as a function of the production capacity on which 
the authorization was based. 
6. A sample representative of the discharge over a period of 24 hours must be taken. The quantity of 
substances discharged over one month must be calculated on the basis of the daily quantities of 
substances discharged. 
B: Quality objectives, time limits for compliance therewith and procedure for monitoring them 
1. For those Member States which opt for the possibility provided by Article 6 (3) of Directive 
76/464/EEC, the emission standards which they must establish and apply, pursuant to Article 5 
of that Directive, shall be fixed so that the appropriate quality objective or objectives from those 
listed below is or are complied with in the area affected by discharges of the substances referred to in 
Article 2(a). The competent authority shall determine the area affected in each case and shall from the 
quality objectives listed below the objective or objectives that it deems appropriate having regard to the 
intended use of the area affected, while taking account of the fact that the purpose of this Directive is to 
eliminate all pollution. 
2. With a view to eliminating pollution, as defined in Directive 76/464/EEC, and in pursuance of 
Article 2 of that Directive, the quality objectives and time limits for compliance therewith are set out 
under heading B in Annex II. 
3. Unless otherwise specified under heading B in Annex II, all the concentrations mentioned as quality 
objectives refer to the arithmetic average of the results obtained over a year. 
4. Where more than one quality objective is applied to bodies of water in an area, the quality of the water 
must be sufficient to comply with each of those objectives. 
5. For each authorization granted pursuant to this Directive, the competent authority shall specify the 
detailed rules, monitoring procedures and time limits for ensuring compliance with the quality 
objective or objectives concerned. 
6. In accordance with Article 6 (3) of Directive 76/464/EEC, the Member States shall, for each quality 
objective chosen and applied, report to the Commission on: 
— the points of discharge and the means of dispersal; 
— the area in which the quality objective is applied; 
— the location of sampling points; 
— the frequency of sampling; 
— the methods of sampling and measurement; 
— the results obtained. 
7. Samples must be sufficiently representative of the quality of the aquatic environment in the area 
affected by the discharges, and the frequency of sampling must be sufficient to show any changes in 
the aquatic environment, having regard in particular to natural variations in the hydrological 
conditions. 
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C: Reference methods of measurement and limit of detection 
1. The definitions given in Council Directive 79/869/EEC of 9 October 1979 concerning the methods of 
measurement and frequencies of sampling and analysis of surface water intended for the abstraction of 
drinking water in the Member States (') shall apply in the context of this Directive. 
2. The reference methods of measurement to be used for determining the concentration of the substances 
in question and the limit of detection for the environment concerned are set out under heading C in 
Annex II. 
3. The accuracy and precision of the method must be + 50 % at a concentration which represents twice 
the value of the limit of detection. 
4. The limit of detection is specified for each substance under heading C in Annex II. 
5. Effluent flow measurements must be carried out to an accuracy of ± 20%. 
(>) OJ No L 271, 29. 10. 1979, p. 44. 
ANNEX II 
SPECIFIC PROVISIONS 
The general provisions set out in Annex I are amplified and supplemented herein by a set of specific 
provisions laid down in respect of individual substances. 
The specific provisions set out in this Annex are classified according to the said number of the substance 
concerned on the list given in the communication to the Council of 22 June 1982 (>) or, in the case of 
substances not mentioned in that communication, in chronological order of their inclusion. 
I. Specific provisions relating to carbon tetrachloride (No 13) 
CAS No 56-23-5 (•) 
A (13): Limit values for the emission standards 
Type of industrial 
plant (2) 
Carbon 
tetrachloride 
production plant Type of 
average value 
Monthly 
Monthly Limit values expressed as 
g/kilogram of sub­
stances produced, 
treated or used 
1 
CC14 
0,2 
CC14 mg/ litre of water 
discharged 
0,8 
CC14 
0,1 
ecu Date of 
application 
1 January 1987 
1 January 1990 
0) CAS (Chemical Abstract Service) number. 
(2) Among the industrial plants referred to either under heading A (3) in Annex I or in Article 5, special 
reference is made, in the case of chloroform, to plants producing chlorofluorocarbons (types F 11 and 
F 12) and plants using CC14 as a solvent. 
0) OJ No C 176, 14. 7. 1980, pp. 3 to 10. 
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B (13): Quality objectives 
Environment 
Inland surface waters, 
estuary waters and 
territorial sea waters Quality objective 
10 Unit of measurement 
M-g/1 
CC14 Date of application 
1 January 1987 
C (13): Reference method of measurement 
Environment 
1. Discharges 
2. Inland surface waters, 
estuary waters and 
territorial sea waters 
3. — Sediments 
— Molluscs 
— Shellfish Reference method of analysis 
(including comments on the 
preparation of samples) 
Gas chromatography 
Gas chromatography 
Gas chromatography Limit of detection 
10 % of the specified 
concentration at the 
sampling point 
20 % of the concentration 
specified in the quality objective 
20 % of the concentration 
determined in the sample 
II. Specific provisions relating to chloroform (No 23) 
CAS No 67-66-3 (>) 
A (23): Limit values 
Type of 
industrial plant (2) 
Chloroform 
production plant Type of average 
Monthly 
Monthly Limit values expressed as 
g/kilogram of sub­
stances produced, 
treated or used 
1 
CHC13 
0,2 
CHC13 mg/ litre of water 
discharged 
0,8 
CHCI3 
0,1 
CHCI3 Date of 
application 
1 January 1987 
1 January 1990 
(5) CAS (Chemical Abstract Service) number. 
(2) Among the industrial plants referred to either under heading A (3) in Annex I or in Article 5, special 
reference is made, in the case of carbon tetrachloride, to plants producing pulp, other chloromethanes 
or chloroflurocarbons (type F-22) and plants using CHC13 as a solvent. 
B (23): Quality objectives 
Environment 
Inland surface waters, 
estuary waters and 
territorial sea waters Quality objective 
10 Unit of measurement 
ng/i 
CHCI3 Date of application 
1 January 1987 
No C 70/22 Official Journal of the European Communities 18. 3. 85 
C (23): Reference method of measurement 
Environment 
1. Discharges 
2. Inland surface waters, 
estuary waters and 
territorial sea waters 
3. — Sediments 
— Molluscs 
— Shellfish Reference method of analysis 
(including comments on the 
preparation of samples) 
Gas chromatography 
Gas chromatography 
Gas chromatography Limit of detection 
10 % of the specified 
concentration at the 
sampling point 
20 % of the concentration 
specified in the quality 
objective 
20 % of the concentration 
determined in the sample 
III. Specific provisions relating to DDT (No 46) (*) 
CAS No 50-29-3 (2) 
A (46): Limit values 
Type of industrial 
plant (2) 
DDT production 
plant and, in a 
subsidiary 
capacity, DDT 
formulation plant 
on the same site Type of 
average value 
Monthly 
Monthly Limit values expressed as 
g/tonne of sub­
stances produced, 
treated or used 
5 
0,15 mg/litre of 
water discharged 
1,3 
0,004 Date of 
application 
1 January 1987 
1 January 1990 
(*) The sum of the isomers of DDT (l,l,l-trichloro-2.2-bis(p,p'or o,p') chlorophenylethane), of DTE or 
DDD (dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane) and of DDE (dichlorodiphenylethane). 
(2) CAS (Chemical Abstract Service) number. 
(3) Among the industrial plants referred to either under heading A (3) in Annex I or in Article 5, special 
reference is made, in the case of DDT, to plants formulating DDT away from the production site. 
B (46): Quality objectives 
Environment 
Inland surface waters, estuary 
waters and territorial sea 
waters 
Fish flesh 
Molluscs "1 
Sediments ) Quality objective 
10 
0,1 
No significant increase 
in DDT concentration Unit of measurement 
mg/litre 
mg/kilogram DDT Date of application 
1 January 1987 
1 January 1987 
1 January 1990 
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C (46): Reference method of measurement 
Environment 
1. Discharges 
2. Inland surface waters, estuary 
waters and territorial sea 
waters 
3. — Sediments 
— Molluscs 
— Shellfish Reference method of analysis 
(including comments on the 
preparation of samples) 
Gas chromatography with elec­
tron capture detection after ex­
traction by means of an appro­
priate solvent and purification 
Gas chromatography with elec­
tron capture detection after ex­
traction by means of an appro­
priate solvent and purification 
Gas chromatography with elec­
tron capture detection after ex­
traction by means of an appro­
priate solvent and purification Limit of detection 
10 % of the specified concentra­
tion at the sampling point 
10 % of the specified concentra­
tion at the sampling point 
10 % of the concentration 
determined in the sample 
IV. Specific provisions relating to pentachlorophenol (No 102) (') 
CAS No 87-86-5 (2) 
A (102): Limit values 
Type of industrial 
plant (3) 
Plant producing 
sodium penta-
chlorophenate 
by hydrolysis of 
hexachloroben-
zene Type of 
average value 
Monthly Limit values expressed as 
g/kilogram of sub­
stances produced, 
treated or used 
1 mg/litre of 
water discharged 
1 Date of 
application 
1 January 1987 
O) The chemical compound 2,3,4,5,6-Pentachloro-l-hydroxybenzene and its sodium salt, sodium 
pentachlorophenate. 
(2) CAS (Chemical Abstract Service) number. 
(3) Among the industrial plants referred to either under heading A (3) in Annex I or in Article 5, reference is 
made, in the case of pentachlorophenol, to plants producing sodium pentachlorophenate by 
saponification. 
B (102): Quality objectives 
Environment 
Inland surface waters, 
estuary waters and 
territorial sea waters Quality objective 
1 Unit of measurement 
mg/litre Date of application 
1 January 1987 
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C (102): Reference method of measurement 
Environment 
1. Discharges 
2. Inland surface waters, 
estuary waters and 
territorial sea waters 
3. — Sediments 
— Molluscs 
— Shellfish Reference method of analysis 
(including comments on the 
preparation of samples) 
Determination of the acetylated 
derivatives by gas chromato­
graphy with electron capture 
detection after extraction by 
means of an appropriate solvent 
and purification 
Determination of the acetylated 
derivatives by gas chromato­
graphy with electron capture 
detection after extraction by 
means of an appropriate solvent 
and purification 
Determination of the acetylated 
derivatives by gas chromato­
graphy with electron capture 
detection after extraction by 
means of an appropriate solvent 
and purification Limit of detection 
10 % of the specified concentra­
tion at the sampling point 
10 % of the concentration 
specified in the quality 
objective 
10 % of the concentration 
determined in the sample