Targets to reduce airborne lead emissions from Nyrstar's smelter in Port Pirie are set in its operating licence, which is renewed for 12 months.
Targets to reduce lead in air emissions from Nyrstar's smelter in Port Pirie have been set in its operating licence, which has been renewed for 12 months.Operator Nyrstar says lead in air levels are down 8 per cent from last yearIssued by the South Australian Environment Protection Authority , the license called for a 37.5 per cent cut in average annual LIA emissions down to 0.25 µg/sqm .The maximum LIA limit of 0.4 µg/sqm, introduced in 2020, would remain in place.
"Over the coming months we have more activities including improved on-site road cleaning, major recladding of buildings and stockpile reductions," he said. "Our conversations will be about what they are doing to get to that goal [of 0.25 µg/m3], rather than just sitting underneath the hard limit [of 0.4 µg/m3] that sits in their licence," Ms Close said.
"I have every reason to think they will be able to make me feel very confident that they will be able to meet that goal, as well as be under the limit.
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