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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1032/annex/division-1.8/division-1.8.2/division-1.8.2.2/division-bat+171",
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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/1.8/division/1.8.2/division/1.8.2.2/division/bat+171",
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  "number": "BAT 171",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "When processing sulphidic ores, in order to reduce dust and metal emissions to air from the handling and storage of raw materials, material pretreatment processes (such as ore preparation and ore/concentrate drying), furnace charging, smelting, converting, thermal refining and nickel powder and briquette production, BAT is to use a bag filter or a combination of an ESP and a bag filter.\nBAT-associated emission levels: See Table 48.\nTable 48\nBAT-associated emission levels for dust emissions to air from the handling and storage of raw materials, material pretreatment processes (such as ore preparation and ore/concentrate drying), furnace charging, smelting, converting, thermal refining and nickel powder and briquette production when processing sulphidic ores\nAs a daily average or as an average over the sampling period.\nParameter\nBAT-AEL (mg/Nm3)\nDust\n2-5",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "text": "As a daily average or as an average over the sampling period."
    }
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  "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."
}