(MERAF) for the Base Metals Smelting Sector - CCME

List of Tables
Table 1: Selected Economic Indicators of the Mining Industry’s Contribution to the Canadian
Economy (year 2000).............................................................................................................32
Table 2: Estimate of Mineral Production of Canada, by Province, 2000........................................33
Table 3: 2000 Production rates of Canadian Base Metals Smelters and Refineries .....................34
Table 4: Canadian Base Metals Exports (year 2000) ....................................................................35
Table 5: Number of Employees......................................................................................................35
Table 6: Historical Trends of Total Particulate Matter (TPM) Emissions (tonnes) .........................97
Table 7: Historical Trends of Sulphur Dioxide (SO 2 ) Emissions (tonnes) ......................................98
Table 8: Historical Trends of Arsenic Emissions (tonnes) .............................................................99
Table 9: Historical Trends of Cadmium Emissions (tonnes) ........................................................100
Table 10: Historical Trends of Lead Emissions (tonnes)..............................................................101
Table 11: Historical Trends of Mercury Emissions (tonnes) ........................................................102
Table 12: Historical Trends of Nickel Emissions (tonnes)............................................................103
Table 13: Releases of Dioxins and Furans. The sources of information for this table are noted
below....................................................................................................................................109
Table 14: Canadian Particulate Matter Release Standards 1 ........................................................125
Table 15: Canadian Ambient Particulate Matter Standards.........................................................127
Table 16: Canadian Sulphur Dioxide Release Standards............................................................128
Table 17: Canadian Ambient Sulphur Dioxide Standards............................................................130
Table 18: Canadian Arsenic Air Release Standards....................................................................131
Table 19: Canadian Ambient Arsenic Standards .........................................................................131
Table 20: Canadian Cadmium Air Release Standards ................................................................132
Table 21: Canadian Ambient Cadmium Standards......................................................................132
Table 22: Canadian Lead Air Release Standards........................................................................133
Table 23: Canadian Ambient Lead Standards .............................................................................134
Table 24: Canadian Mercury Air Release Standards...................................................................135
Table 25: Canadian Ambient Mercury Standards ........................................................................136
Table 26: Canadian Nickel Air Release Standards ......................................................................137
Table 27: Canadian Ambient Nickel Concentration .....................................................................137
Table 28: US Ambient Air Quality Standards ...............................................................................138
Table 29: US New Source Performance Standards Emission Limits ..........................................139
Table 30: US National Emission Standard for Primary Lead Smelting ........................................140
Table 31: US National Emission Standard for Inorganic Arsenic from Primary Copper Smelter 141
Table 32: US Proposed Particulate Matter Emission Standards for Primary Copper Smelters ..142
Table 33: World Bank Guidelines for Emissions from Copper Smelting......................................144
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