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Fact Sheets - Air Toxics Standards for Secondary Aluminum Production Plants

Fact sheets summarizing national emissions standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for secondary aluminum production plants which include preprocessing of scrap aluminum, including size reduction and removal of oils, coatings and other contaminants; furnace operations, including melting, in-furnace refining, fluxing and tapping; additional refining; and cooling.

To learn more about the rule, visit the Secondary Aluminum Production: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) page.

Fact Sheet - 2016 Final Amendments to the Air Toxics Standards for Secondary Aluminum Production (pdf) (97.77 KB, 06/13/2016)
Fact Sheet for Final Amendments to the Air Toxics Standards for Secondary Aluminum Production published in 2016.
Fact Sheet - 2015 Amendments to the Air Toxics Standards for Secondary Aluminum Production (pdf) (29.6 KB, 08/14/2015)
Fact Sheet for Amendments to the Air Toxics Standards for Secondary Aluminum Production published in 2015.
Fact Sheet - Final Air Toxics Rule to Control Emissions from Secondary Aluminum Production Plants (pdf) (21.82 KB, 03/23/2000 )
Fact Sheet - Proposed Air Toxics Rule to Control Emissions from Secondary Aluminum Production Plants (pdf) (17.48 KB, 12/31/1998)