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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-2010/annex/division-1/division-1.5/division-1.5.2/division-1.5.2.1",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2019/2010",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/2010 of 12 November 2019 establishing the best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, for waste incineration (notified under document C(2019) 7987) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-2010",
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  "number": "1.5.2.1",
  "heading": "Emissions of dust, metals and metalloids",
  "text": "BAT 25. In order to reduce channelled emissions to air of dust, metals and metalloids from the incineration of waste, BAT is to use one or a combination of the techniques given below.\nTechnique\nDescription\nApplicability\n(a)\nBag filter\nSee Section 2.2\nGenerally applicable to new plants.\nApplicable to existing plants within the constraints associated with the operating temperature profile of the FGC system.\n(b)\nElectrostatic precipitator\nSee Section 2.2\nGenerally applicable.\n(c)\nDry sorbent injection\nSee Section 2.2.\nNot relevant for the reduction of dust emissions.\nAdsorption of metals by injection of activated carbon or other reagents in combination with a dry sorbent injection system or a semi-wet absorber that is used to reduce acid gas emissions.\nGenerally applicable.\n(d)\nWet scrubber\nSee Section 2.2.\nWet scrubbing systems are not used to remove the main dust load but, installed after other abatement techniques, to further reduce the concentrations of dust, metals and metalloids in the flue-gas.\nThere may be applicability restrictions due to low water availability, e.g. in arid areas.\n(e)\nFixed- or moving-bed adsorption\nSee Section 2.2.\nThe system is used mainly to adsorb mercury and other metals and metalloids as well as organic compounds including PCDD/F, but also acts as an effective polishing filter for dust.\nThe applicability may be limited by the overall pressure drop associated with the FGC system configuration.\nIn the case of existing plants, the applicability may be limited by a lack of space.\nTable 3\nBAT-associated emission levels (BAT-AELs) for channelled emissions to air of dust, metals and metalloids from the incineration of waste\nFor existing plants dedicated to the incineration of hazardous waste and for which a bag filter is not applicable, the higher end of the BAT-AEL range is 7 mg/Nm3.\n(mg/Nm3)\nParameter\nBAT-AEL\nAveraging period\nDust\n< 2–5\nDaily average\nCd+Tl\n0,005–0,02\nAverage over the sampling period\nSb+As+Pb+Cr+Co+Cu+Mn+Ni+V\n0,01–0,3\nAverage over the sampling period\nThe associated monitoring is in BAT 4.\nBAT 26. In order to reduce channelled dust emissions to air from the enclosed treatment of slags and bottom ashes with extraction of air (see BAT 24(f)), BAT is to treat the extracted air with a bag filter (see Section 2.2).\nTable 4\nBAT-associated emission levels (BAT-AELs) for channelled dust emissions to air from the enclosed treatment of slags and bottom ashes with extraction of air\n(mg/Nm3)\nParameter\nBAT-AEL\nAveraging period\nDust\n2–5\nAverage over the sampling period\nThe associated monitoring is in BAT 4.",
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      "text": "For existing plants dedicated to the incineration of hazardous waste and for which a bag filter is not applicable, the higher end of the BAT-AEL range is 7 mg/Nm3."
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