Proposal to amend the 2002 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Primary Copper Smelting major sources and the 2007 NESHAP for Primary Copper Smelting area sources
Posted by [email protected] on Jan. 12, 2022 / 2022 Blogs
On 12/22/21, the EPA Administrator signed a proposal to amend the 2002 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Primary Copper Smelting major sources and the 2007 NESHAP for Primary Copper Smelting area sources. EPA has evaluated the risks remaining after fully implementing the 2002 NESHAP for the Primary Copper Smelting major source category and determined that risks are unacceptable. To address these risks, EPA is proposing new emissions standards in the major source NESHAP for anode refining process fugitive emissions and work practices to minimize fugitive dust emissions. A pre-publication version of the proposed rule and a fact sheet are posted at https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air-pollution/primary-copper-smelting-area-sources-national-emissions-standards and https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air-pollution/primary-copper-smelting-national-emissions-standards-hazardous-air
