# Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/2031 of 12 November 2019 establishing best available techniques (BAT) conclusions for the food, drink and milk industries, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2019) 7989) (Text with EEA relevance), Division 10.3: Emissions to air

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

BAT 31. In order to reduce channelled dust emissions to air, BAT is to use one or a combination of the techniques given below.
Technique
Description
Applicability
(a)
Bag filter
See Section 14.2.
May not be applicable to the abatement of sticky dust.
(b)
Cyclone
Generally applicable.
(c)
Wet scrubber
Table 21
BAT-associated emission levels (BAT-AELs) for channelled dust emissions to air from handling and preparation of seeds as well as drying and cooling of meal
The upper end of the range is 20 mg/Nm3 for drying and cooling of meal.
Parameter
Unit
BAT-AEL(average over the sampling period)
New plants
Existing plants
Dust
mg/Nm3
< 2-5
< 2-10
The associated monitoring is given in BAT 5.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2019/2031/annex/division/10/division/10.3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-2031/annex/division-10/division-10.3
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