{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-1442/annex/division-6/division-6.1.7/division-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-1442/annex/division-6/division-6.1.7/division-1.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2017/1442",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/1442 of 31 July 2017 establishing best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, for large combustion plants (notified under document C(2017) 5225) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2017-1442",
  "path": "annex/division/6/division/6.1.7/division/1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "BAT 71",
  "heading": "In order to reduce emissions of volatile organic compounds and polychlorinated dibenzo-dioxins and -furans to air from the co-incineration of waste with biomass, peat, coal and/or lignite, BAT is to use a combination of the techniques given in BAT 6, BAT 26 and below.",
  "text": "Technique\nDescription\nApplicability\na.\nActivated carbon injection\nSee description in Section 8.5.\nThis process is based on the adsorption of pollutant molecules by the activated carbon\nGenerally applicable\nb.\nRapid quenching using wet scrubbing/flue-gas condenser\nSee description of wet scrubbing/flue-gas condenser in Section 8.4\nc.\nSelective catalytic reduction (SCR)\nSee description in Section 8.3.\nThe SCR system is adapted and larger than an SCR system only used for NOX reduction\nSee applicability in BAT 20 and in BAT 24\nTable 41\nBAT-associated emission levels (BAT-AELs) for PCDD/F and TVOC emissions to air from the co-incineration of waste with biomass, peat, coal and/or lignite\nType of combustion plant\nBAT-AELs\nPCDD/F (ng I-TEQ/Nm3)\nTVOC (mg/Nm3)\nAverage over the sampling period\nYearly average\nDaily average\nBiomass-, peat-, coal- and/or lignite-fired combustion plant\n< 0,01–0,03\n< 0,1–5\n0,5–10",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2017/1442/annex/division/6/division/6.1.7/division/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:13:23.628050+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."
}