(MERAF) for the Base Metals Smelting Sector - CCME
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(NAPS) Network measures <strong>the</strong>se substances in ambient air. Objectives are<br />
described <strong>for</strong> three ranges of pollutant concentration in <strong>the</strong> ambient air: desirable,<br />
acceptable and tolerable, and <strong>the</strong>se correspond to degrees of environmental<br />
damage or potential health effects. The desirable objectives are levels <strong>the</strong> most<br />
stringent of NAAQOs.<br />
4.1.2. Canadian Council of <strong>the</strong> Ministers of <strong>the</strong> Environment<br />
The Canadian Council of Ministers of <strong>the</strong> Environment (<strong>CCME</strong>) has established<br />
Canada-Wide Standards (CWS). O<strong>the</strong>r than standards <strong>for</strong> PM and Ozone which<br />
are <strong>the</strong> object of this report, <strong>the</strong> standards relevant <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Base</strong> <strong>Metals</strong> <strong>Smelting</strong><br />
<strong>Sector</strong> are those <strong>for</strong> Mercury 108 . Existing facilities are expected to make a<br />
determined ef<strong>for</strong>t to meet <strong>the</strong> mercury standard by 2008. New facilities will be<br />
expected to achieve compliance immediately upon full-scale operation.<br />
As discussed in Chapter 3, <strong>the</strong>re are activities underway to characterize<br />
emissions of dioxins and furans from Canadian base metals smelters.<br />
4.1.3. British Columbia<br />
The “Pollution Control Objectives <strong>for</strong> The Mining, <strong>Smelting</strong> and Related<br />
Industries of British Columbia 109 ” (1979) established recommended emission<br />
limits to be considered when issuing site-specific waste management permits.<br />
The BC guidelines specify: ambient air control objectives; control objectives <strong>for</strong><br />
gaseous and particulate emissions; and control objectives <strong>for</strong> gaseous and<br />
particulate emissions <strong>for</strong> specific process. The processes relevant to <strong>the</strong> base<br />
metal smelting industry are copper smelting, lead smelting and refining, and zinc<br />
smelting.<br />
4.1.4. Alberta<br />
The Substance Release Regulation 110 (Alta. Reg. 124/93) provides <strong>for</strong> certain<br />
operations a limit on <strong>the</strong> concentration of particulates in each effluent stream<br />
from prescribed operations expressed as mg/kg of effluent. Effluent is defined in<br />
<strong>the</strong> regulation as, “any substance in a gaseous medium released by or from a<br />
plant”.<br />
This regulation also establishes allowable limits <strong>for</strong> lead and particulate matter<br />
emissions from secondary lead smelters, which reflects <strong>the</strong> requirements of <strong>the</strong><br />
CEPA Secondary Lead Smelter Release Regulations.<br />
108 Canadian Council of Ministers of <strong>the</strong> Environment, Canada-wide Standards <strong>for</strong> Mercury. URL:<br />
http://www.ccme.ca/3e_priorities/3ea_harmonization/3ea2_cws/3ea2.html<br />
109 Pollution Control Objectives <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Mining, <strong>Smelting</strong>, and Related Industries of British<br />
Columbia, Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment, 1979<br />
110 Substance Release Regulation Alta. Reg. 124/93, As amended by: Alta. Reg. 191/96 made<br />
under <strong>the</strong> Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act [Formerly: Air Emissions Regulation -<br />
changed by Alta. Reg. 191/96]<br />
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