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Reducing emissions to Air from Industry
Operators of installations under the remit of the IPPC
regulations are required to reduce pollution emissions
to levels set by the relevant regulator, by employing
what are termed Best Available Techniques (BAT) (see
below for definition). This may involve:
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The use of End-of-Pipe Technology
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Process Change
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Product substitution
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Best Available Techniques (BAT)
This term is defined by DEFRA as 'the most effective
and advanced stage in the development of activities
and their methods of operation, which indicates the
practicable suitability of particular techniques for
providing the basis for emission limit values designed
to prevent, and where that is not practicable, generally
to reduce the emissions and the impact on the environment
as a whole'.
This definition implies that BAT not only covers the
technology used but also the way in which the installation
is operated, to ensure a high level of environmental
protection as a whole. BAT takes into account the balance
between the financial costs and environmental benefits
(i.e. the greater the environmental damage that can
be prevented, the greater the cost for the techniques).
(Source: DEFRA Integrated Pollution
Prevention and Control)
Links to Further Information
Using
bioreactors and bioscrubbers to abate VOCs
Controlling
gaseous emissions
Introduction
to Pollution Control
Handbook
of Emission Control Technology
Industrial
Emissions Controls
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