Section 42, 62 of the Environmental Protection Act, 2008, the Board hereby makes

(1) Environmental quality standards shall establish thedegree, level or concentration of elements and substances, as well as physical, chemical and biological parameters, present in ambient air, water or soil that does not pose a significant risk on the public health and the environment. 46 47 altaernative use of facilities Review and modification of Mine Monitoring and reporting Closure certificate quality standards (2) Alterations of environmental quality exceeding the environmental quality standards are not legally imputable to the holder of a mineral right unless a direct cause-effect relationship between its operations and the violation of the environmental quality standards is established.