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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1032/annex/division-1.2/division-1.2.3/division-1.2.3.2/division-bat+45",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1032/annex/division-1.2/division-1.2.3/division-1.2.3.2/division-bat+45.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/1.2/division/1.2.3/division/1.2.3.2/division/bat+45",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "BAT 45",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In order to reduce dust and metal emissions to air from a copper melting furnace, BAT is to select and feed the raw materials according to the furnace type and the abatement system used and to use a bag filter.\nTable 3\nBAT-associated emission levels for dust emissions to air from copper production\nAs an average over the sampling period.\nAs a daily average or as an average over the sampling period.\nAs a daily average.\nDust emissions are expected to be towards the lower end of the range when emissions of heavy metals are above the following levels: 1 mg/Nm3 for lead, 1 mg/Nm3 for copper, 0,05 mg/Nm3 for arsenic, 0,05 mg/Nm3 for cadmium.\nWhen the concentrates used have a high organic carbon content (e.g. around 10 wt-%), emissions of up to 10 mg/Nm3 can be expected.\nDust emissions are expected to be towards the lower end of the range when emissions of lead are above 1 mg/Nm3.\nThe lower end of the range is associated with the use of a bag filter.\nDust emissions are expected to be towards the lower end of the range when emissions of copper are above 1 mg/Nm3.\nParameter\nBAT\nProcess\nBAT-AEL (mg/Nm3)\nDust\nBAT 37\nReception, storage, handling, transport, metering, mixing, blending, crushing, drying, cutting and screening of raw materials, and the pyrolytic treatment of copper turnings in primary and secondary copper production\n2-5\nBAT 38\nConcentrate drying in primary copper production\n3-5\nBAT 39\nPrimary copper smelter and converter (emissions other than those that are routed to the sulphuric acid or liquid SO2 plant or power plant)\n2-5\nBAT 40\nSecondary copper smelter and converter and processing of secondary copper intermediates (emissions other than those that are routed to the sulphuric acid plant)\n2-4\nBAT 41\nSecondary copper holding furnace\n≤ 5\nBAT 42\nCopper-rich slag furnace processing\n2-5\nBAT 43\nAnode furnace (in primary and secondary copper production)\n2-5\nBAT 44\nAnode casting (in primary and secondary copper production)\n≤ 5-15\nBAT 45\nCopper melting furnace\n2-5",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "As an average over the sampling period."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Dust emissions are expected to be towards the lower end of the range when emissions of heavy metals are above the following levels: 1 mg/Nm3 for lead, 1 mg/Nm3 for copper, 0,05 mg/Nm3 for arsenic, 0,05 mg/Nm3 for cadmium."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "As a daily average or as an average over the sampling period."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "When the concentrates used have a high organic carbon content (e.g. around 10 wt-%), emissions of up to 10 mg/Nm3 can be expected."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "As a daily average."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "Dust emissions are expected to be towards the lower end of the range when emissions of lead are above 1 mg/Nm3."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "The lower end of the range is associated with the use of a bag filter."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "Dust emissions are expected to be towards the lower end of the range when emissions of copper are above 1 mg/Nm3."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/1032/annex/division/1.2/division/1.2.3/division/1.2.3.2/division/bat+45",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:13:55.916563+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}