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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1032/annex/division-1.4/division-1.4.1/division-1.4.1.2/division-bat+97",
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  "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/1.4/division/1.4.1/division/1.4.1.2/division/bat+97",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "BAT 97",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In order to reduce dust and metal emissions to air from remelting, refining and casting in primary and secondary lead and/or tin production, BAT is to use the techniques given below.\nTechnique\na\nFor pyrometallurgical processes: maintain the temperature of the melt bath at the lowest possible level according to the process stage in combination with a bag filter\nb\nFor hydrometallurgical processes: use a wet scrubber\nBAT-associated emission levels: See Table 25.\nTable 25\nBAT-associated emission levels for dust and lead emissions to air from remelting, refining and casting in primary and secondary lead and/or tin production\nAs a daily average or as an average over the sampling period.\nDust emissions are expected to be towards the lower end of the range when emissions are above the following levels: 1 mg/Nm3 for copper, 1 mg/Nm3 for antimony, 0,05 mg/Nm3 for arsenic, 0,05 mg/Nm3 for cadmium.\nAs an average over the sampling period.\nParameter\nBAT-AEL (mg/Nm3)\nDust\n2-4\nPb\n≤ 1",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "As a daily average or 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 are above the following levels: 1 mg/Nm3 for copper, 1 mg/Nm3 for antimony, 0,05 mg/Nm3 for arsenic, 0,05 mg/Nm3 for cadmium."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "As an average over the sampling period."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/1032/annex/division/1.4/division/1.4.1/division/1.4.1.2/division/bat+97",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:13:55.916563+00:00"
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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."
}