(MERAF) for the Base Metals Smelting Sector - CCME

Site Option for Reduction By 2008 Option for Reduction By 2015
Potential costs due to additional
acid production
Rest of Sector** Incremental Improvements Incremental Improvements
* These technologies are currently under development and require additional development effort
and pilot-plant scale testing.
** Reductions for the “Rest of Sector” are assumed to be 10% of the total releases for all the
facilities not specifically identified, not for each individual facility.
4.4.9. Summary of potential emissions reductions with options and
associated capital and operating costs
The predicted future releases are shown in Table 81. Data for 1988 and 1998
are from the questionnaires, while predictions for 2008 and 2015 are Hatch
Associates estimates assuming the implementation of the options identified in
Table 82.
Also shown in Table 81 are the percentage reductions which these release levels
represent when compared to the 1988 base year.
Based on these assumed scenarios, the sector is close to the targets of a sectorwide
reduction in the total of the CEPA-toxics of 80% by 2008 and 90% reduction
by 2015.
Table 81: Emission Forecasts for 2008 and 2015
1988 1998 2008 2015
tonnes
released
tonnes
released
% reduction
from 1988
tonnes
released
% reduction
from 1988
tonnes
released
% reduction
from 1988
Arsenic 327 167 49% 61 81% 35 89%
Cadmium 124 46 63% 19 84% 11 91%
Lead 1,836 543 70% 395 78% 223 88%
Mercury 28.1 2.5 91% 1.8 93% 0.5 98%
Nickel 1,436 314 78% 253 82% 160 89%
CEPA-toxics
Total
SOR
Targets
Total
Particulate
Matter
Sulphur
Dioxide
3,754 1,073 71% 730 81% 430 89%
80% 90%
22,938 7,404 68% 4,987 78% 2,000 91%
1,797,026 867,684 52% 671,000 63% 138,000 92%
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