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Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) (Recast) (Text with EEA relevance)

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3.Special provisions for combustion plants co-incinerating wasteU.K.

3.1.Cproc expressed as daily average values (mg/Nm3) valid until the date set out in Article 82(5)U.K.

For determining the total rated thermal input of the combustion plants, the aggregation rules as defined in Article 29 shall apply. Half-hourly average values shall only be needed in view of calculating the daily average values.

Cproc for solid fuels with the exception of biomass (O2 content 6 %):

Polluting substances< 50 MWth50-100 MWth100 to 300 MWth> 300 MWth
SO2850200200
NOx400200200
Dust50503030

Cproc for biomass (O2 content 6 %):

Polluting substances< 50 MWth50 to 100 MWth100 to 300 MWth> 300 MWth
SO2200200200
NOx350300200
Dust50503030

Cproc for liquid fuels (O2 content 3 %):

Polluting substances< 50 MWth50 to 100 MWth100 to 300 MWth> 300 MWth
SO2850

400 to 200

(linear decrease from 100 to 300 MWth)

200
NOx400200200
Dust50503030

3.2.

Cproc expressed as daily average values (mg/Nm3) valid from the date set out in Article 82(6)U.K.

For determining the total rated thermal input of the combustion plants, the aggregation rules as defined in Article 29 shall apply. Half-hourly average values shall only be needed in view of calculating the daily average values.

3.2.1.Cproc for combustion plants referred to in Article 30(2), with the exception of gas turbines and gas enginesU.K.

Cproc for solid fuels with the exception of biomass (O2 content 6 %):

Polluting substance< 50 MWth50-100 MWth100 to 300 MWth> 300 MWth
SO2400 for peat: 300200200
NOx

300

for pulverised lignite: 400

200200
Dust5030

25

for peat: 20

20

Cproc for biomass (O2 content 6 %):

Polluting substance< 50 MWth50 to 100 MWth100 to 300 MWth> 300 MWth
SO2200200200
NOx300250200
Dust50302020

Cproc for liquid fuels (O2 content 3 %):

Polluting substance< 50 MWth50 to 100 MWth100 to 300 MWth> 300 MWth
SO2350250200
NOx400200150
Dust50302520
3.2.2.Cproc for combustion plants referred to in Article 30(3), with the exception of gas turbines and gas enginesU.K.

Cproc for solid fuels with the exception of biomass (O2 content 6 %):

Polluting substance< 50 MWth50-100 MWth100 to 300 MWth> 300 MWth
SO2

400

for peat: 300

200

for peat: 300, except in the case of fluidised bed combustion: 250

150

for circulating or pressurised fluidised bed combustion or, in case of peat firing, for all fluidised bed combustion: 200

NOx

300

for peat: 250

200

150

for pulverised lignite combustion: 200

Dust502020

10

for peat: 20

Cproc for biomass (O2 content 6 %):

Polluting substance< 50 MWth50 to 100 MWth100 to 300 MWth> 300 MWth
SO2200200150
NOx250200150
Dust50202020

Cproc for liquid fuels (O2 content 3 %):

Polluting substance< 50 MWth50 to 100 MWth100 to 300 MWth> 300 MWth
SO2350200150
NOx300150100
Dust50202010

3.3.C — total emission limit values for heavy metals (mg/Nm3) expressed as average values over the sampling period of a minimum of 30 minutes and a maximum of 8 hours (O2 content 6 % for solid fuels and 3 % for liquid fuels)U.K.

Polluting substancesC
Cd + Tl0,05
Hg0,05
Sb + As + Pb + Cr + Co + Cu + Mn + Ni + V0,5

3.4.C — total emission limit value (ng/Nm3) for dioxins and furans expressed as average value measured over the sampling period of a minimum of 6 hours and a maximum of 8 hours (O2 content 6 % for solid fuels and 3 % for liquid fuels)U.K.

Polluting substanceC
Dioxins and furans0,1

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