Description
Control of emissions from solvents
Under two pieces of legislation, the Air Monitoring and Noise Control Unit of Dublin City Council is involved in the assessment of applications for Certificates of compliance/approval in relation to solvent use. This Dataset comprises two spreadsheets; the VOC (volatile Organic Compounds) Register and DECO (Paints) Register, which contain names and addresses of the registered car sprayers and dry cleaners in Dublin City and expiry dates of certificates.‘The EUROPEAN UNION (Installations AND activities using ORGANIC SOLVENTS) REGULATIONS 2012 sets controls on emissions of VOCs from various commercial activities including dry cleaners, sheet metal work, manufacturers of metal gates and Fencing, electronics manufacturing and pharmaceutical manufacturing etc. Many of these types of business may be included or exempted under these Regulations depending on the quantity of solvent used.’Under the EUROPEAN UNION (Paints, VARNISHES, VEHICLE REFINISHING PRODUCTS AND activities) REGULATIONS 2012, businesses which carry out vehicle refinishing i.e. car spray painting, must be with the relevant Local Authority. Inspections of VOC premises are carried out and if the Environmental Health Officer is satisfied, then a Certificate of Compliance is issued to the company. ‘Annual report published online http://www.dublincity.ie/WaterWasteEnvironment/AirQualityMonitoringandNoiseControl/AirPollution/Pages/Solvents.aspx
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| DCC_SolventRegisterCarSprayers.csv | CSV | Open resource | |
| Solvents Register Dry Cleaners 2025 | CSV | Open resource | |
| DCC_SolventRegisterCarSprayers_P20130725-1429.csv | CSV | Open resource | |
| DCC_SolventRegisterDry Cleaners_P20130725-1429.csv | CSV | Open resource | |
| Solvents Register - Car Sprayers 2025 | CSV | Open resource | |
| DCC_SolventRegisterDry Cleaners.csv | CSV | Open resource |