# 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), Division 1.5.2.1: Emissions of dust, metals and metalloids

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

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.
Technique
Description
Applicability
(a)
Bag filter
See Section 2.2
Generally applicable to new plants.
Applicable to existing plants within the constraints associated with the operating temperature profile of the FGC system.
(b)
Electrostatic precipitator
See Section 2.2
Generally applicable.
(c)
Dry sorbent injection
See Section 2.2.
Not relevant for the reduction of dust emissions.
Adsorption 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.
Generally applicable.
(d)
Wet scrubber
See Section 2.2.
Wet 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.
There may be applicability restrictions due to low water availability, e.g. in arid areas.
(e)
Fixed- or moving-bed adsorption
See Section 2.2.
The 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.
The applicability may be limited by the overall pressure drop associated with the FGC system configuration.
In the case of existing plants, the applicability may be limited by a lack of space.
Table 3
BAT-associated emission levels (BAT-AELs) for channelled emissions to air of dust, metals and metalloids from the incineration of waste
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.
(mg/Nm3)
Parameter
BAT-AEL
Averaging period
Dust
< 2–5
Daily average
Cd+Tl
0,005–0,02
Average over the sampling period
Sb+As+Pb+Cr+Co+Cu+Mn+Ni+V
0,01–0,3
Average over the sampling period
The associated monitoring is in BAT 4.
BAT 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).
Table 4
BAT-associated emission levels (BAT-AELs) for channelled dust emissions to air from the enclosed treatment of slags and bottom ashes with extraction of air
(mg/Nm3)
Parameter
BAT-AEL
Averaging period
Dust
2–5
Average over the sampling period
The associated monitoring is in BAT 4.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2019/2010/annex/division/1/division/1.5/division/1.5.2/division/1.5.2.1 (the official version)
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