(MERAF) for the Base Metals Smelting Sector - CCME
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4.1.11.5. Lead<br />
Table 22 shows <strong>the</strong> Canadian environmental release standards applicable to <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>Base</strong> <strong>Metals</strong> <strong>Smelting</strong> <strong>Sector</strong> <strong>for</strong> lead. Table 23 shows <strong>the</strong> ambient air quality<br />
standards <strong>for</strong> lead.<br />
Table 22: Canadian Lead Air Release Standards<br />
Jurisdiction<br />
Stack<br />
Concentration<br />
Point-of-Impingement Loading Comments<br />
Federal<br />
BC<br />
concentration of<br />
lead in PM not to<br />
exceed 63% by<br />
weight of PM 1<br />
Alberta 0.029 2 g/Nm 3<br />
Manitoba<br />
0.5 kg/tonne Lead<br />
(Lead smelters)<br />
SOR/91-155<br />
Pollution Control<br />
Objectives 1979<br />
Alta. Reg. 124/93<br />
0.014 3 g/Nm 3 <strong>for</strong> secondary lead<br />
smelters<br />
Ontario 6.0 µg/m 3 - ½ hour avg Ont. Reg. 346<br />
Québec<br />
New Brunswick<br />
Montréal 15 mg/m 3 CUM Reg. 90<br />
lead facility<br />
Montréal 15 µg/m 3 – 15 min. avg. CUM Reg. 90<br />
Notes:<br />
1 - This <strong>for</strong>mula calculates to 0.029 g/Nm 3 <strong>for</strong> operations listed in Note 2 and 0.014 g/Nm 3 <strong>for</strong> operations<br />
listed in Note 3<br />
2 – For Operations involving <strong>the</strong> use of blast furnaces, cupolas or reverberatory furnaces. (secondary lead<br />
smelters)<br />
3 – For operations involving <strong>the</strong> use of holding furnaces, kettle furnaces or lead oxide production units or<br />
involving scrap handling and material handling, crushing, furnace tapping, furnace slagging, furnace cleaning<br />
or casting. (secondary lead smelters)<br />
N/A<br />
N/A<br />
N/A<br />
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