Product Stewardship (Oil) Regulations 2000 (Repealed)

SCHEDULE 1 - RE-REFINED BASE OIL CRITERIA  

(regulation 4 , table, item 1)

Note:

The purpose of the criteria in this Schedule is to ensure that re-refined base oil, for which a product stewardship benefit is payable, is of a quality that is not damaging to the health and safety of workers and users of the oil.

2   Poly-aromatic hydrocarbons  

(1)    
The oil must contain less than the following for each kilogram of oil:


(a) 10 mg of benzo(a)pyrene;


(b) 10 mg of dibenz(ah)anthracene;


(c) 100 mg of benz(a)anthracene;


(d) 100 mg of benzo(b)fluoranthene;


(e) 100 mg of benzo(k)fluoranthene;


(f) 100 mg of chrysene;


(g) 100 mg of indeno(123-cd)pyrene.

(2)    
The total amount of poly-aromatic hydrocarbons mentioned in subclause (1) that the oil contains must be less than 400 mg for each kilogram of oil.

(3)    
The total amount of all poly-aromatic hydrocarbons that the oil contains (including poly-aromatic hydrocarbons mentioned in subclause (1)) must be less than 1 000 mg for each kilogram of oil.




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