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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-2010/annex/division-1/division-1.6/division-2",
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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",
  "path": "annex/division/1/division/1.6/division/2",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Applicability",
  "text": "Generally applicable to new plants.\nApplicable to existing plants within the constraints associated with the configuration of the water collection system.\nBAT 33. In order to reduce water usage and to prevent or reduce the generation of waste water from the incineration plant, BAT is to use one or a combination of the techniques given below.\nTechnique\nDescription\nApplicability\n(a)\nWaste-water-free FGC techniques\nUse of FGC techniques that do not generate waste water (e.g. dry sorbent injection or semi-wet absorber, see Section 2.2).\nMay not be applicable to the incineration of hazardous waste with a high halogen content.\n(b)\nInjection of waste water from FGC\nWaste water from FGC is injected into the hotter parts of the FGC system.\nOnly applicable to the incineration of municipal solid waste.\n(c)\nWater reuse/recycling\nResidual aqueous streams are reused or recycled.\nThe degree of reuse/recycling is limited by the quality requirements of the process to which the water is directed.\nGenerally applicable.\n(d)\nDry bottom ash handling\nDry, hot bottom ash falls from the grate onto a transport system and is cooled down by ambient air. No water is used in the process.\nOnly applicable to grate furnaces.\nThere may be technical restrictions that prevent retrofitting to existing incineration plants.\nBAT 34. In order to reduce emissions to water from FGC and/or from the storage and treatment of slags and bottom ashes, BAT is to use an appropriate combination of the techniques given below, and to use secondary techniques as close as possible to the source in order to avoid dilution.\nThe descriptions of the techniques are given in Section 2.3.\nTechnique\nTypical pollutants targeted\nPrimary techniques\n(a)\nOptimisation of the incineration process (see BAT 14) and/or of the FGC system (e.g. SNCR/SCR, see BAT 29(f))\nOrganic compounds including PCDD/F, ammonia/ammonium\nSecondary techniques\nPreliminary and primary treatment\n(b)\nEqualisation\nAll pollutants\n(c)\nNeutralisation\nAcids, alkalis\n(d)\nPhysical separation, e.g. screens, sieves, grit separators, primary settlement tanks\nGross solids, suspended solids\nPhysico-chemical treatment\n(e)\nAdsorption on activated carbon\nOrganic compounds including PCDD/F, mercury\n(f)\nPrecipitation\nDissolved metals/metalloids, sulphate\n(g)\nOxidation\nSulphide, sulphite, organic compounds\n(h)\nIon exchange\nDissolved metals/metalloids\n(i)\nStripping\nPurgeable pollutants (e.g. ammonia/ammonium)\n(j)\nReverse osmosis\nAmmonia/ammonium, metals/metalloids, sulphate, chloride, organic compounds\nFinal solids removal\n(k)\nCoagulation and flocculation\nSuspended solids, particulate-bound metals/metalloids\n(l)\nSedimentation\n(m)\nFiltration\n(n)\nFlotation\nTable 9\nBAT-AELs for direct emissions to a receiving water body\nThe averaging periods are defined in the General considerations.\nParameter\nProcess\nUnit\nBAT-AEL\nTotal suspended solids (TSS)\nFGC\nBottom ash treatment\nmg/l\n10–30\nTotal organic carbon (TOC)\nFGC\nBottom ash treatment\n15–40\nMetals and metalloids\nAs\nFGC\n0,01–0,05\nCd\nFGC\n0,005–0,03\nCr\nFGC\n0,01–0,1\nCu\nFGC\n0,03–0,15\nHg\nFGC\n0,001–0,01\nNi\nFGC\n0,03–0,15\nPb\nFGC\nBottom ash treatment\n0,02–0,06\nSb\nFGC\n0,02–0,9\nTl\nFGC\n0,005–0,03\nZn\nFGC\n0,01–0,5\nAmmonium-nitrogen (NH4-N)\nBottom ash treatment\n10–30\nSulphate (SO4 2-)\nBottom ash treatment\n400–1 000\nPCDD/F\nFGC\nng I-TEQ/l\n0,01–0,05\nThe associated monitoring is in BAT 6.\nTable 10\nBAT-AELs for indirect emissions to a receiving water body\nThe averaging periods are defined in the General considerations.\nThe BAT-AELs may not apply if the downstream waste water treatment plant is designed and equipped appropriately to abate the pollutants concerned, provided this does not lead to a higher level of pollution in the environment.\nParameter\nProcess\nUnit\nBAT-AEL\nMetals and metalloids\nAs\nFGC\nmg/l\n0,01–0,05\nCd\nFGC\n0,005–0,03\nCr\nFGC\n0,01–0,1\nCu\nFGC\n0,03–0,15\nHg\nFGC\n0,001–0,01\nNi\nFGC\n0,03–0,15\nPb\nFGC\nBottom ash treatment\n0,02–0,06\nSb\nFGC\n0,02–0,9\nTl\nFGC\n0,005–0,03\nZn\nFGC\n0,01–0,5\nPCDD/F\nFGC\nng I-TEQ/l\n0,01–0,05\nThe associated monitoring is in BAT 6.",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The descriptions of the techniques are given in Section 2.3."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The averaging periods are defined in the General considerations."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "The averaging periods are defined in the General considerations."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "The BAT-AELs may not apply if the downstream waste water treatment plant is designed and equipped appropriately to abate the pollutants concerned, provided this does not lead to a higher level of pollution in the environment."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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