# 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), Division BAT 17

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In order to reduce emissions to water, BAT is to treat the leakages from the storage of liquids and the waste water from non-ferrous metals production, including from the washing stage in the Waelz kiln process, and to remove metals and sulphates by using a combination of the techniques given below.
Descriptions of the techniques are given in Section 1.10.
Technique
Applicability
a
Chemical precipitation
Generally applicable
b
Sedimentation
Generally applicable
c
Filtration
Generally applicable
d
Flotation
Generally applicable
e
Ultrafiltration
Only applicable to specific streams in non-ferrous metals production
f
Activated carbon filtration
Generally applicable
g
Reverse osmosis
Only applicable to specific streams in non-ferrous metals production

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/1032/annex/division/1.1/division/1.1.9/division/bat+17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1032/annex/division-1.1/division-1.1.9/division-bat+17
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