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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1032/annex/division-1.9/division-1.9.1/division-1.9.1.2/division-bat+180",
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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/1.9/division/1.9.1/division/1.9.1.2/division/bat+180",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "BAT 180",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In order to reduce dust and PAH emissions to air from baking, BAT is to use one or a combination of the techniques given below.\nDescriptions of the techniques are given in Section 1.10.\nTechnique\nApplicability\na\nESP, in combination with a thermal oxidation step (e.g. regenerative thermal oxidiser) when highly volatile compounds are expected\nGenerally applicable\nb\nRegenerative thermal oxidiser, in combination with a pretreatment (e.g. ESP) in cases of a high dust content in the exhaust gas\nGenerally applicable\nc\nThermal oxidiser\nNot applicable to continuous ring furnaces\nBAT-associated emission levels: See Table 53.\nTable 53\nBAT-associated emission levels for dust and BaP (as an indicator of PAH) emissions to air from baking and rebaking\nAs an average over the sampling period.\nThe lower end of the range is associated with the use of a combination of an ESP and a regenerative thermal oxidiser. The higher end of the range is associated with the use of a thermal oxidiser.\nThe lower end of the range is associated with the use of a thermal oxidiser. The upper end of the range is associated with the use of a combination of an ESP and a regenerative thermal oxidiser.\nFor cathode production, the upper end of the range is 0,05 mg/Nm3.\nParameter\nBAT-AEL (mg/Nm3)\nDust\n2-10\nBaP\n0,005-0,015",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Descriptions of the techniques are given in Section 1.10."
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "As an average over the sampling period."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "The lower end of the range is associated with the use of a combination of an ESP and a regenerative thermal oxidiser. The higher end of the range is associated with the use of a thermal oxidiser."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "The lower end of the range is associated with the use of a thermal oxidiser. The upper end of the range is associated with the use of a combination of an ESP and a regenerative thermal oxidiser."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "For cathode production, the upper end of the range is 0,05 mg/Nm3."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/1032/annex/division/1.9/division/1.9.1/division/1.9.1.2/division/bat+180",
    "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."
}