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Limitation Of The Emission Of Air Pollutants From Plants For The Production Of Non-Ferrous Metals And Refractory Metals - Ner V

Original Language Title: Begrenzung der Emission von luftverunreinigenden Stoffen aus Anlagen zur Erzeugung von Nichteisenmetallen und Refraktärmetallen – NER-V

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86. Regulation of the Federal Minister of Economics and Labour on the limitation of the emission of air pollutants from installations for the production of non-ferrous metals and refractory metals-NER-V

On the basis of § 82 (1) of the 1994 Commercial Code (Gewerbeordnung)-GewO 1994, BGBl. No. 194 (WV), as last amended by the Federal Law of the Federal Republic of Germany (BGBl). I n ° 42/2008, is being prescribed in agreement with the Federal Minister for Agriculture, Forestry, the Environment and Water Management:

Scope

§ 1. This Regulation shall apply to authorised installations for the production of non-ferrous metals and refractory metals (§ 2 Z 1), subject to the conditions laid down in Article 9 of this Regulation.

Definitions

§ 2. For the purposes of this Regulation, is

1.

Plants for the production of non-ferrous metals and refractory metals Industrial plants in which non-ferrous metals (Z 7) or refractory metals (Z 8) are produced, remelted, refined, sintered and/or sintered. or to intermediate products, but not to cast goods;

2.

Emission limit values in accordance with the state of the art (§ 71a GewO 1994), the maximum permissible values of the substances emitted, which are linked to certain measuring and operating conditions;

3.

closed combustion systems those furnaces in which, due to the closed combustion chamber, the gases produced during combustion enter into a chimney or a trigger without dilution;

4.

open combustion systems those furnaces in which a dilution of the gases produced during combustion is unavoidable on account of the open or temporarily closed combustion chamber, owing to the type and mode of operation;

5.

Fuel heat output (heat load) the amount of heat supplied to a firing per unit of time with the fuel;

6.

organic substances unburnt organic compounds, calculated and indicated as elemental carbon;

7.

Non-ferrous metals Aluminium, lead, copper, magnesium, manganese, nickel, zinc and tin and their alloys and alloys of these metals with other substances, including their ferro-alloys, provided that they are not produced in plants for the production of iron and steel or be worked on;

8.

Refractory metals high melting metals of the 4. Side group (hafnium, titanium, zirconium), the 5. Sub-group (niobium, tantalum, vanadium) and the 6. Sub-group (chromium, molybdenum, tungsten) with a melting point above 1668 ° C and their alloys and alloys of these metals with other substances, including their ferro-alloys, provided they are not in plants for the production of iron and steel is created or edited.

Limitation of emissions

§ 3. (1) installations for the production of non-ferrous metals and refractory metals are to be operated in such a way that air pollutant emissions are caused by a reduction in their mass concentrations and/or by reducing their mass concentrations. or of their mass flows, and that, unless § 4 and § 9 (4) to (9) determine otherwise, the following emission limit values (§ 2 Z 2) shall not be exceeded in accordance with § 5:

1.

dustlike issues.........................................................................5 mg/m³

2.

gaseous emissions

2.1

Organic substances

a)

Total Carbon ...........................................................................50 mg/m³

b)

2-, 3-, 7-, 8-TCDD-equivalent .................................................................... 0, 4 ng/m³

c)

Benzo (a)-pyrene .......................................................................................................... 0.05 mg/m³

2.2

Inorganic substances

a)

Chlorine compounds, indicated as hydrogen chloride (HCl) ................................ 30 mg/m³

b)

Fluorine compounds, expressed as hydrogen fluoride (HF) ........................................ 3 mg/m³

c)

Sulphur oxides, expressed as sulphur dioxide (SO 2 )

aa)

in the case of gaseous or liquid fuel.... 300 mg/m³

bb)

in the case of solid fuels.................................................................350 mg/m³

d)

Carbon monoxide (CO), with closed combustion systems

aa)

in the case of use of gaseous fuel ..........................................80 mg/m³

bb)

in the case of the use of liquid fuels ................................................... 80 mg/m³

cc)

in the case of solid fuels ............................................ 150 mg/m³

e)

Nitrogen oxides, expressed as nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 )

aa)

in the case of gaseous fuels........................................................150 mg/m³

bb)

in the case of liquid fuels...........................................350 mg/m³

cc)

in the case of solid fuel use .......................................... 350 mg/m³

3.

Emissions into steam and/or or particle form

a)

Antimony, chromium, copper, manganese, vanadium, zinc and tin, including their compounds and fluorides, readily soluble (e.g. NaF), indicated as element, and cyanides readily soluble (e.g. NaCN), given as CN, total ............................................................................ 2 mg/m³

b)

Lead, cobalt, nickel, selenium and tellurium, including their compounds, expressed as an element, in total .......................................................................................... 1 mg/m³

c)

Mercury and thallium, including their compounds, expressed as an element, in each case ............................................................................................. 0.05 mg/m³

d)

Sum of all under lit. a to c indicated toe......................................................................2 mg/m³

e)

Arsenic and its compounds (excluding hydrogen sulphide), cadmium and its compounds and chromium-VI compounds (excluding barium chromate and bleachromate), expressed as an element, Total ......................................................................................................... 0.05 mg/m³

(2) The state-of-the-art arrangements must ensure that dust-containing exhaust gases and exhaust air from installations are recorded in accordance with § 2 Z 1 and, if necessary, a dedusting device or a device which is effective in its operation , or any other appropriate measures to avoid diffuse dust emissions are taken. Burners, other combustion devices and exhaust gas cleaning systems for installations for the production of non-ferrous metals and refractory metals must be regularly serviced on a regular basis according to their design by qualified persons.

(3) Emission limit values in accordance with paragraph 1, § 4 and § 9 (4) to (9) shall be specified as the mass of air pollutants which in each volume unit (mass concentration) at the emission source enters the free atmosphere. The volume unit of the gas is at 0 ° C and 1013 hPa after deduction of moisture content of water vapour as well as oxygen contents indicated below in percentages (the amount of air used for dilution or cooling of exhaust gas or exhaust air) is not taken into account in the determination of mass concentration):

1.

In the case of closed combustion systems not covered by Z 2, when liquid or gaseous fuels are used, the emission limit values shall be 3% volume concentration of oxygen in the exhaust gas, and 6% if solid fuels are used. Volume concentration of oxygen in the exhaust gas.

2.

In the case of closed combustion systems with integrated or downstream post-combustion, in open combustion systems, in exhaust air systems and in furnaces heated with electrical energy, the emission limit values are based on the measured oxygen content. the exhaust gases or Exhaust air, including process-related exhaust gases; for the determination of nitrogen oxides in open combustion systems, the volume of exhaust gas which, when air is used as an oxygen carrier, is assumed to be the same as the combustion of the same Quantity of fuel would be produced.

3.

If pure oxygen or a gas whose oxygen content exceeds the atmospheric oxygen content is used as an oxygen carrier for the combustion of liquid, gaseous, dust-like or solid fuels, then in the case of combustion systems according to Z 1, the emission limit values shall be based on 3% volume concentration of oxygen in the exhaust gas, assuming an exhaust volume which would result from the use of air as an oxygen carrier in the case of combustion of the same amount of fuel; Equipment according to Z 2 shall be the exhaust gas volume used in the use of air as an oxygen carrier in the combustion of the same amount of fuel.

§ 4. (1) In the case of installations for the production of aluminium and ferro-alloys, the following emission limit values may not be exceeded in accordance with § 5, provided that para. 2 and section 9 (4) do not specify otherwise:

1.

2-, 3-, 7-, 8-TCDD-equivalent .............................................................................................. 0, 1 ng/m³

2.

Emissions into steam and/or or particle form

a)

Antimony, chromium, copper, manganese, vanadium, zinc and tin, including their compounds and fluorides, readily soluble (e.g. NaF), indicated as element, and cyanides readily soluble (e.g. NaCN), given as CN, total ................................................................................... 1 mg/m³

b)

Lead, cobalt, nickel, selenium and tellurium, including their compounds, expressed as an element, total ....................................................................................................... 0.5 mg/m³

c)

Mercury and thallium, including their compounds, expressed as an element, each .................................................................................................................................... 0.05 mg/m³

d)

Sum of all under lit. a to c indicated substance ........................................1 mg/m³

e)

Arsenic and its compounds (excluding hydrogen sulphide), cadmium and its compounds and chromium-VI compounds (excluding barium chromate and bleachromat), expressed as an element, total ...................................................... 0.05 mg/m³

(2) In the case of facilities for melting and recycling aluminium, the following emission limit values may not be exceeded in accordance with § 5, provided that § 9 (5) does not specify otherwise:

1.

dustlike issues..........................................................................10 mg/m³

2.

elemental chlorine ............................................................................................................ 3 mg/m³

3.

Nitrogen oxides, expressed as nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ), in the case of preheating of the combustion air or in the case of use of combustion air with an oxygen content exceeding 25% .......................................................................................................................... 500 mg/m³

4.

Nitrogen oxides, expressed as nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ), in the case of use of gas-fired or oil-fired hot-melt burners without preheating of combustion air. 300 mg/m³

(3) In the case of installations for copper production, in accordance with § 5 of the Arsen, including its compounds, 0.15 mg/m³ in the exhaust gas and 0.4 mg/m³ in the exhaust gas of anode furnaces may not exceed.

(4) For the emissions and emission limit values referred to in paragraphs 1 to 3, § 3 (2) and (3) shall apply.

§ 5. (1) The emission limit values laid down in § 3 (1), (4) and § 9 (4) to (9) shall be complied with in continuous operation of the plant in full or partial load (continuous operation), including charging. In the case of smelting furnaces, these emission limit values may be exceeded in the case of fuel changes or changes in the addition of the raw material or the additives (changes in the recipe) if and to the extent that these exceedances are unavoidable in the process .

(2) The holder of the operating system shall have written records of the intransitory nature, the length of time and the amount of the exceedance referred to in paragraph 1 above and of the control measures carried out, as well as written records. records of any operational malfunctions, and records shall also be recorded by means of electronic data processing.

(3) The plant owner shall keep the records to be kept in accordance with paragraph 2 at least three years in the plant in such a way that they can be introduced to the authorities at any time for inspection by the authorities.

(4) The emission limit values laid down in § 3 (1), (4) and (9) (4) to (9) shall apply only to those emission sources in which the collection and discharge of exhaust air or exhaust gas is possible (defined emission sources).

§ 6. The storage of dusty goods (e.g. sand, aggregates, slag) in plants for the production of non-ferrous metals and refractory metals must be carried out in such a way that as few air pollutants as possible are released; dustling goods are by means of storage in closed halls or by other measures in accordance with the level of dust reduction technology against the continued use of dust by wind. In warehouses, doors and gates may be kept open only for transport purposes in the short term. If ventilation of such warehouses is necessary, this may only be done by means of a ventilation system and the emission limit value referred to in § 3 (1) (1) (1) shall apply to the exhaust air. Conveying systems for dusting goods must be encapsulation, housing or the like corresponding to the state of the art. and be operated in such a way that as few air pollutants as possible are released. Road transport routes for motor vehicles shall be fitted with a ceiling made of asphalt, concrete or equivalent material, in a proper state, and shall be cleaned in accordance with the degree of pollution.

Measurements and monitoring

§ 7. (1) The owner of the plant shall, in so far as the para. 2 to 5 do not determine otherwise, have individual measurements of the emission concentration of the substances listed in § 3 (1), § 4 and § 9 (4) to (9) corresponding to the Z 1 lit. a to c of the annex to this Regulation for the first time on the occasion of the holding of the holding or of a substantial change (Section 81a Z 1 of the 1994 Arc.) and then in regular intervals not to exceed three years (recurrent emission measurements). If, on a case-by-case basis, certain substances listed in § 3 (1), (4) and (9) (4) to (9) of the Substances Used cannot be detected or the emissions of these substances can be proven to be 5% of the total amount of the substances used. At the request of the plant owner, the Authority shall, at the request of the operating system owner, inform the Authority that no recurrent emission measurements are necessary for these substances.

(2) If the emission mass flow of dust-like substances is not more than 50 g/h, the measurement in accordance with paragraph 1 may be carried out by continuous differential pressure monitoring of the filter system, combined with an optical or acoustic alarm and a demonstrable inspection of the filter plant at least every two weeks.

(3) The owner of the plant has continuous measurements of the emission concentrations

1.

of dust in the case of those melting furnaces with solid, liquid or gaseous fuels, the highest fuel heat output of which exceeds 5 MW,

2.

of dust in the case of melting furnaces for lead or lead alloys, and zinc or zinc alloys, the highest fuel heat output or connection capacity of which exceeds 1 MW,

3.

of dust with electric energy-heated melting furnaces with a connection capacity exceeding 3 MW,

4.

Sulphur oxides in copper refining furnaces heated with solid fuels, the highest fuel heat output of which exceeds 5 MW,

5.

of nitrogen oxides at a fuel heat output of more than 30 MW and

6.

of organic substances in salt-drum furnaces

in accordance with Z 2 of the Annex to this Regulation, to be carried out in the fireplace in accordance with the terms of the Annex. Continuous emission measurements for other substances in accordance with § 3 (1), § 4 and § 9 (4) to (9) shall be determined on a case-by-case basis by the Authority if this is done according to the respective application materials, fuels and process conditions in the With regard to the effectiveness of emission reduction facilities, it is necessary.

(4) The holder of the operating system shall have

1.

in the case of exhaust emissions from installations in accordance with § 2 Z 1 with an emission mass flow of dust-like substances from 1 kg/h to 3 kg/h, to equip the relevant sources with measuring devices which are capable of functioning of the exhaust gas cleaning devices continuously monitor (qualitative measuring equipment), and

2.

in the case of extraction from installations according to § 2 Z 1 with an emission mass flow of dust-like substances of more than 3 kg/h, to equip the relevant sources with measuring instruments which are the mass concentration of the dust-like emissions corresponding to the Z 2 of the (quantitative measuring equipment) shall be continuously determined.

(5) In order to carry out the measurements referred to in paragraph 1 above, for the purpose of monitoring the functioning of devices referred to in paragraphs 2 and 4 Z 1, and for the maintenance and calibration of measuring instruments for measurements pursuant to paragraphs 3 and 4 Z 2, the following points shall be used:

1.

Accredited bodies (Accreditation Act, BGBl. N ° 468/1992, as last amended by the Federal Law BGBl. I No 85/2002),

2.

institutions of the Federal Government or of a federal state or bodies of public law,

3.

legally authorized bodies,

4.

Civil engineers of the relevant specialist area, technical offices-engineering offices of the relevant specialist area and chemical laboratories,

5.

the trader, within the limits of its powers,

provided that only validated analytical methods are used, a quality assurance system is established and the measurement and monitoring results are documented in a comprehensible way.

§ 8. (1) The results

1.

The individual measurements according to § 7 paragraph 1 are presented in a measurement report according to ÖNORM M 9413, measurement report for air pollutant emission measurements-requirements for the production, edition 2002-07-01, printed under BGBl. II No 292/2007,

2.

the continuous measurements in accordance with § 7 (3) and (4) Z 2 shall be recorded in a measurement report which shall include the evaluation of the measurement results of a continuously registering measuring instrument, and

3.

the continuous monitoring of function according to § 7 (4) (1) shall be recorded in a measurement report which contains the measured parameters in the form of records of the continuously registering measuring instrument.

(2) The measurement reports referred to in paragraph 1 shall be kept for at least three years in the operating system in such a way that they can be introduced at any time to the authorities for inspection by the authorities.

The holder of a plant for the production of non-ferrous metals and refractory metals referred to in Appendix 3 to the VO 1994 shall report annually to the Authority within three months of the end of the previous calendar year. Transmit the results of the continuous measurements and verifications carried out in accordance with Article 7 (3) and (4) in the reporting year. This report shall confirm compliance with the limit values for the pollutants to be measured continuously, or shall be notified of exceedances of the limit values of the individual pollutants, indicating the level of exceedance, the cause of exceedance and the duration of the exceedances. This report shall also contain the results of the measurements to be carried out in accordance with Section 7 (1) (individual measurements).

Transitional provisions

§ 9. (1) At the date of entry into force of this Regulation, installations already approved for the production of non-ferrous metals and refractory metals shall, in so far as the following paragraphs do not specify otherwise, be subject to this Regulation no later than five years after the date of its entry into force. Entry into force.

(2) At the date of entry into force of this Regulation already authorised installations for the production of non-ferrous metals and refractory metals which are subject to Appendix 3 to the 1994 Regulation, this Regulation shall be required not later than the date of its entry into force. .

(3) § 3 (1) Z 2.2 lit. c shall be found on installations referred to in paragraph 1 with a mass flow rate of up to 1.8 kg of sulphur dioxide, expressed as sulphur dioxide (SO 2 ), no application per hour.

(4) At the date of entry into force of this Regulation, installations for the melting and recycling of aluminium already approved may, in accordance with § 5, emissions of dioxins and furans, expressed as 2-, 3-, 7-, 8-TCDD-equivalent, 0.4 ng/m³ in the Do not exceed exhaust gas.

(5) At the time of entry into force of this Regulation, installations for melting and recycling aluminium already approved may be 20 mg/m in accordance with § 5 of the dust-shaped emissions 3 in the exhaust gas. At the latest on 1 March 2009, these installations must comply with Section 4 (2) (1) (1).

(6) At the date of entry into force of this Regulation, installations already approved for the production of lead may be 10 mg/m in accordance with § 5 of the dust-like emissions from thermal exhaust gas purification plants. 3 in the exhaust gas.

(7) At the time of entry into force of this Regulation, already approved melting or refining facilities for lead and zinc and/or zinc and/or zinc and/or zinc and/or or their alloys may be specified as sulphur dioxide (SOs) in accordance with § 5 of the sulphur oxides (SO4) 2 ), shall not exceed 500 mg/m³ in the exhaust gas of short-drum furnaces.

(8) At the date of entry into force of this Regulation, installations for the production of copper may, in accordance with § 5, emissions of dioxins and furans, expressed as 2-, 3-, 7-, 8-TCDD-equivalent, 0.6 ng/m³ in the exhaust gas of Do not exceed shaft furnaces. At the latest five years after the entry into force of this Regulation, these bodies must comply with § 3 (1) Z 2 (2) (2) b correspond.

(9) At the date of entry into force of this Regulation already approved facilities for the refining of copper may be the sum of all of the provisions of § 3 (1) Z 3 lit. a to c shall not exceed a total of 4 mg/m³ in the exhaust gas. At the latest five years after the entry into force of this Regulation, these bodies must comply with § 3 (1) Z 3 lit. d correspond.

(10) For the emissions and emission limit values set out in paragraphs 4 to 9, § 3 (2) and (3) shall apply.

entry into force

§ 10. This Regulation shall enter into force with the month following its presentation.

Override

§ 11. (1) The Regulation on the limitation of the emission of air pollutants from installations for the production of non-ferrous metals, BGBl. II No 1/1998, unless otherwise determined by paragraph 2, the date shall be repeal with the date provided for in § 10.

(2) The BGBl Regulation is based on annexes pursuant to § 9 (1) and (2). II No 1/1998 shall continue to apply at the latest on the dates referred to in Article 9 (1) and (2).

Gender neutral name

§ 12. The functional designations used in this Regulation shall be understood to be gender neutral.

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