Recognition of Customary Marriages Act, 1998
R 385
National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004 (Act No. 39 of 2004)NoticesList of Activities which result in atmospheric emissions which have or may have a significant deterimental effect on the environment, including health, social conditions, economic conditions, ecological conditions or cultural heritageCategory 7: Inorganic Chemicals Industry |
Category 7: Inorganic Chemicals Industry
| (1) | Subcategory 7.1: Production and or Use in Manufacturing of Ammonia, Fluorine, Fluorine Compounds, Chlorine, and Hydrogen Cyanide |
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Description: |
Production and or use in manufacturing of ammonia, fluorine, fluorine compounds, hydrogen cyanide and chlorine gas (Excluding metallurgical processes-related activities regulated under category 4). |
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Application: |
All installations producing or using more than 100 tons per annum of any of the listed compounds. |
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Substance or mixture of substances |
Plant status |
mg/Nm3 under normal conditions of 273 Kelvin and 101.3kPa. |
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Common name |
Chemical symbol |
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Hydrogen fluoride (from processes in which HF is evolved). |
HF |
New |
5 |
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Existing |
30 |
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Chlorine (from processes in which CI2 is evolved). |
CI2 |
New |
50 |
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Existing |
50 |
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Ammonia (from processses in which NH3 is evolved). |
NH3 |
New |
30 |
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Existing |
100 |
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Hydrogen Cyanide (from processes in which HCN is evolved). |
HCN |
New |
0.5 |
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Existing |
2 |
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| (2) | Subcategory 7.2: Production of Acids |
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Description: |
The production, bulk handling and or use in manufacturing of hydrofluoric, hydrochloric, nitric and sulphuric acid (including oleum) in concentration exceeding 10%. Processes in which oxides of sulphur are emitted through the production of acid sulphites of alkalis or alkaline earths or through the production of liquid suphur or sulphurous acid. Secondary production of hydrochloric acid through regeneration. |
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Application: |
All installations producing, handling and or using more than 100 tons per annum of any of the listed compounds (Excluding metallurgical processes-related activities regulated under category 4). |
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Substance or mixture of substances |
Plant status |
mg/Nm3 under normal conditions of 273 Kelvin and 101.3kPa. |
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Common name |
Chemical symbol |
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Total fluoride measured as Hydrogen Fluoride (from processes in which HF is evolved) |
F as HF |
New |
5 |
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Existing |
30 |
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Hydrogen chloride (from primary production of hydrochloric acid) |
HCI |
New |
15 |
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Existing |
25 |
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Hydrogen chloride (from secondary production of hydrochloric acid) |
HCI |
New |
30 |
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Existing |
100 |
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Sulphur dioxide |
SO2
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New |
350 |
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Existing |
2800 |
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Sulphuric acid mist and sulphur trioxide expressed as SO3 is evolved). |
SO3
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New |
25 |
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Existing |
100 |
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Oxides of nitrogen expressed as NO2 |
NOx |
New |
350 |
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Existing |
2000 |
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| (3) | Subcategory 7.3: Production of Chemical Fertilizer |
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Description: |
The production of superphosphates, ammonium nitrate, ammonium phosphates and or ammonium sulphate and their processing into fertiliser mixtures (NPK mixtures). |
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Application: |
All installations producing and or processing more than 10 tons per month. |
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Substance or mixture of substances |
Plant status |
mg/Nm3 under normal conditions of 273 Kelvin and 101.3kPa. |
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Common name |
Chemical symbol |
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Particulate matter |
N/A
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New |
50 |
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Existing |
100 |
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Total fluoride measured as Hydrogen Fluoride |
F as HF |
New |
5 |
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Existing |
30 |
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Ammonia |
NH3
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New |
50 |
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Existing |
100 |
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| (4) | Subcategory 7.4: Production, Use in Production or Recovery of Antimony, Arsenic, Beryllium, Cadmium, Chromium, Colbalt, Lead, Mercury, and or Selenium, by the Application of Heat. |
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Description: |
Production, use or recovery of antimony, arsenic, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, lead, mercury, selenium thallium and their salts not covered elsewhere, excluding their use as catalyst. |
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Application: |
All installations producing or using more than 1 ton per month. |
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Substance or mixture of substances |
Plant status |
mg/Nm3 under normal conditions of 273 Kelvin and 101.3kPa. |
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Common name |
Chemical symbol |
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Particulate matter |
N/A
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New |
10 |
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Existing |
25 |
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| (a) | The following special arrangement shall apply — |
Operators shall estimate the emissions of the metals using methods set out in Annexure A. Where the estimated emissions exceed 10 tons per annum for any one of the metals, or 25 tons per annum for a combination of the metals, an air quality impact assessment for the emissions shall be submitted to the licensing authority annually, commencing within one year of the publication of the notice.
| (5) | Subcategory 7.5: Production of Calcium Carbide |
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Description: |
Production of calcium Carbide |
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Application: |
All installations producing more than 10 tons per month. |
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Substance or mixture of substances |
Plant status |
mg/Nm3 under normal conditions of 273 Kelvin and 101.3kPa. |
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Common name |
Chemical symbol |
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Particulate matter |
N/A
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New |
25 |
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Existing |
100 |
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| (6) | Subcategory 7.6: Production or Use of Phosphorus and Phosphate Salts not mentioned elsewhere |
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Description: |
Production or use of phosphorus and phosphate salts. |
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Application: |
All installations producing or using more than 10 tons per month. |
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Substance or mixture of substances |
Plant status |
mg/Nm3 under normal conditions of 273 Kelvin and 101.3kPa. |
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Common name |
Chemical symbol |
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Particulate matter |
N/A
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New |
25 |
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Existing |
50 |
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| (7) | Subcategory 7.7: Production of Caustic Soda |
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Description: |
Production of caustic soda. |
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Application: |
All installations producing more than 10 tons per month. |
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Substance or mixture of substances |
Plant status |
mg/Nm3 under normal conditions of 273 Kelvin and 101.3kPa. |
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Common name |
Chemical symbol |
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Particulate matter |
N/A
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New |
25 |
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Existing |
50 |
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