{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1032/annex/division-1.1/division-1.1.6/division-bat+11",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1032/annex/division-1.1/division-1.1.6/division-bat+11.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2016/1032",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1032 of 13 June 2016 establishing best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, for the non-ferrous metals industries (notified under document C(2016) 3563) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1032",
  "path": "annex/division/1.1/division/1.1.6/division/bat+11",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "BAT 11",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In order to reduce mercury emissions to air (other than those that are routed to the sulphuric acid plant) from a pyrometallurgical process, BAT is to use one or both of the techniques given below.\nDescriptions of the techniques are given in Section 1.10.\nTechnique\na\nUse raw materials with a low mercury content, including by cooperating with providers in order to remove mercury from secondary materials.\nb\nUse adsorbents (e.g. activated carbon, selenium) in combination with dust filtration\nBAT-associated emission levels: See Table 1.\nTable 1\nBAT-associated emission levels for mercury emissions to air (other than those that are routed to the sulphuric acid plant) from a pyrometallurgical process using raw materials containing mercury\nAs a daily average or as an average over the sampling period.\nThe lower end of the range is associated with the use of adsorbents (e.g. activated carbon, selenium) in combination with dust filtration, except for processes using Waelz kilns.\nParameter\nBAT-AEL (mg/Nm3)\nMercury and its compounds, expressed as Hg\n0,01-0,05",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Descriptions of the techniques are given in Section 1.10."
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "As a daily average or as an average over the sampling period."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "The lower end of the range is associated with the use of adsorbents (e.g. activated carbon, selenium) in combination with dust filtration, except for processes using Waelz kilns."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}