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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-134/annex/division-5/division-1.7/division-1.7.6/division-62",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2012/134",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision of 28 February 2012 establishing the best available techniques (BAT) conclusions under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on industrial emissions for the manufacture of glass (notified under document C(2012) 865) (Text with EEA relevance) (2012/134/EU)",
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  "text": "BAT is to reduce metal emissions from the melting furnace by using one or a combination of the following techniques:\nA description of the techniques is given in Section 1.10.5.\nTechnique\nApplicability\n(i)\nSelection of raw materials for the batch formulation with a low content of metals\nThe technique is generally applicable within the constraints of the availability of raw materials.\nIn glass wool production, the use of manganese in the batch formulation as an oxidising agent depends on the quantity and quality of external cullet employed in the batch formulation and may be minimised accordingly\n(ii)\nApplication of a filtration system\nElectrostatic precipitators are not applicable to cupola furnaces for stone wool production (see BAT 56)\nTable 52\nBAT-AELs for metal emissions from the melting furnace in the mineral wool sector\nThe ranges refer to the sum of metals present in the flue-gases in both solid and gaseous phases.\nThe conversion factors of 2 × 10–3 and 2,5 × 10–3 have been used for the determination of the lower and upper values of the BAT-AELs range (see Table 2).\nHigher values are associated with the use of cupola furnaces for the production of stone wool.\nParameter\nBAT-AEL\nmg/Nm3\nkg/tonne melted glass\nΣ (As, Co, Ni, Cd, Se, CrVI)\n< 0,2 – 1\n< 0,4 – 2,5 × 10–3\nΣ (As, Co, Ni, Cd, Se, CrVI, Sb, Pb, CrIII, Cu, Mn, V, Sn)\n< 1 – 2\n< 2 – 5 × 10–3",
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      "text": "A description of the techniques is given in Section 1.10.5."
    },
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      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The ranges refer to the sum of metals present in the flue-gases in both solid and gaseous phases."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "The conversion factors of 2 × 10–3 and 2,5 × 10–3 have been used for the determination of the lower and upper values of the BAT-AELs range (see Table 2)."
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Higher values are associated with the use of cupola furnaces for the production of stone wool."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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