Emissions

Limits of the 17th German Federal Emission Control Act (BImSchV)

 Daily mean valueHalf-hourly mean value
Carbon monoxide50 mg/m³ dry, at standard conditions

100 mg/m³ dry, at standard conditions (*)

100 mg/m³ dry, at standard conditions (**)

Total dust10 mg/m³ dry, at standard conditions30 mg/m³ dry, at standard conditions
Total carbon10 mg/m³ dry, at standard conditions20 mg/m³ dry, at standard conditions
Hydrogen chloride10 mg/m³ dry, at standard conditions60 mg/m³ dry, at standard conditions
Hydrogen fluoride1 mg/m³ dry, at standard conditions4 mg/m³ dry, at standard conditions
Sulphur dioxide50 mg/m³ dry, at standard conditions200 mg/m³ dry, at standard conditions
Nitrogen oxides150 mg/m³ dry, at standard conditions400 mg/m³ dry, at standard conditions
Mercury0.03 mg/m³ dry, at standard conditions0.05 mg/m³ dry, at standard conditions

* Hourly mean value
** The value is not permitted to be exceeded in 90% of all measurements taken within a 24-hour period.

Residual material: slag and ashes

Residual materialUnprocessed slagFlue dust
EWC code190112190107
EWC waste typebottom ash, boiler ash and slag (unprocessed slag)solid waste from gas treatment (as a mixture of flue dust, saliferous product mixture and lignite coke (HOK) containing pollutants)
EWC categoryWaste from the incineration or pyrolysis of municipal waste and similar waste from businesses, industrial facilities and organisationsWaste from the incineration or pyrolysis of municipal waste and similar waste from businesses, industrial facilities and organisations
Amount in Mg/aapprox. 180,000approx. 30,000
RecyclingUse in earthworks, foundation work and road constructionUse as filling, packing or sealing material in mining