Short description
This guideline applies to facilities and appliances for the combustion of wood and wood-based panels including the resulting waste - particularly in the wood machining and processing industry - to the extent the wood fuel is free from wood preservatives and coating materials containing halogenated organic compounds and heavy metals. Facilities and appliances for the combustion of wood and wood-based panels likely to contain halogenated organic compounds and heavy metals as a result of treatment with wood preservatives or coating are covered by guideline VDI 3462 Part 5. The facility-specific emission measurement instructions are given in VDI 3462 Part 6.