CEN/TC 292/WG 8 - Wastes from the extractive industry
To evaluate and develop European Standards needed for the characterization of wastes from the extractive industry covering methodology, sampling, testing and analysis with particular emphasis on acid generation behaviour, primarily to support the forthcoming Directive on Management of wastes from the extractive industry taking into account existing work and documents as well as similar needs of other waste materials.
Wastes from the extractive industry
To evaluate and develop European Standards needed for the characterization of wastes from the extractive industry covering methodology, sampling, testing and analysis with particular emphasis on acid generation behaviour, primarily to support the forthcoming Directive on Management of wastes from the extractive industry taking into account existing work and documents as well as similar needs of other waste materials.
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CEN/TC 292/WG 8 is a Working Group within the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). It is named "Wastes from the extractive industry" and is responsible for: To evaluate and develop European Standards needed for the characterization of wastes from the extractive industry covering methodology, sampling, testing and analysis with particular emphasis on acid generation behaviour, primarily to support the forthcoming Directive on Management of wastes from the extractive industry taking into account existing work and documents as well as similar needs of other waste materials. This committee has published 0 standards.
CEN/TC 292/WG 8 develops CEN standards. The scope of work includes: To evaluate and develop European Standards needed for the characterization of wastes from the extractive industry covering methodology, sampling, testing and analysis with particular emphasis on acid generation behaviour, primarily to support the forthcoming Directive on Management of wastes from the extractive industry taking into account existing work and documents as well as similar needs of other waste materials. Currently, there are 0 published standards from this working group.
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