Inorganic arsenic emissions from high-arsenic primary copper smelters - background information for proposed standards

Technical Report · Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1983

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5837985· OSTI ID:5837985

Standards of performance to control emissions of inorganic arsenic from new and existing primary copper smelters processing feed materials containing an annual average of 0.7 percent or greater arsenic are being proposed under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act. This document provides information on the background and authority, regulatory alternatives considered, and environmental and economic impacts of the regulatory alternatives.

• Research Organization: US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Research Triangle Park, NC (United States). Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
• OSTI ID: 5837985
• Report Number(s): EPA-450/3-83-009a; ON: DE83902894
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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