emission standard; effluent standard; release criteria
Technical term used in environmental regulation, nuclear safety, and industrial discharge contexts. Refers to legally or administratively set limits on the release of substances (e.g., pollutants, radiation, wastewater) into the environment.
Factories must comply with effluent standards for wastewater discharge.
The new emission standards will come into effect next year.
排出基準 typically refers to emission standards for air pollutants or exhaust gases, while 放出基準 is broader, covering releases into water, soil, or radiation.
環境基準 are environmental quality standards (target levels for the environment), whereas 放出基準 are specific limits on what can be released from a source.
Compound of 放出 (release, discharge) and 基準 (standard, criterion). A straightforward technical term formed from Sino-Japanese elements.