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Guidance Document for Management of Wastes from the Base Metals Smelting Sector
- 1. Summary
- 2. Introduction
- 3. Base Metals Smelting Sector Waste Generation and Management
- 4. Wastes from Canadian Base Metals Smelting Sector
- 5. Options for Reducing Amount of Wastes Generated
- 6. Options for Management of Wastes and Residues
- 7. Recommendations for the Management of Wastes
- 8. Glossary of Terms and Acronyms
- 9. References
- 10. Bibliography
References
Environment Canada, Environmental Code of Practice for Base Metals Smelters and Refineries, First Edition, Partial Draft prepared for Multi-stakeholder Consultations, tabled at First National Consultation Workshop on the Development of Environmental Performance Standards for the Base Metals Smelting Sector, Hull, Québec, January 25 & 26, 2001
Environment Canada, Strategic Options for the Management of Toxic Substances from the Base Metals Smelting Sector Report of Stakeholders consultations, Environment Canada, June 23, 1997, www.ec.gc.ca/toxics/docs/sor/bms/en/toc.cfm
European Commission, Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) Reference Document on Best Available Techniques in the Non Ferrous Metals Industries (BREF), May 2000, http://eippcb.jrc.es
Government of Canada, The Minerals and Metals Policy of the Government of Canada - Partnerships for Sustainable Development, June 1996, www.nrcan.gc.ca/mms/sdev/policy-e.htm
Hatch, Review of Environmental Releases for the Base Metals Smelting Sector, November 2000, PR36242.002
Iron Disposal Options at Canadian Electrolytic Zinc, L.I. Rosato and M.J. Agnew, published in Iron Control and Disposal, Second International Symposium on Iron Control in Hydrometallurgy, 1996
UN ECE Management of By-products and residues containing Heavy Metals and Persistent Organic Pollutants from Copper, Lead and Zinc Production, Draft - November 17, 2000
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), "Method 1311, Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure", July 1992, in "Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Volume 1C: Laboratory Manual, Physical/Chemical Methods", Third Edition, SW-846, November 1986
W.R. Hatch Engineering Limited, By-Products And Their Utilization From The Production Of Copper, prepared for Environment Canada, March 14, 2000
Basel Convention, United Nations Environment Programme
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