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Section 49, 62 of the Environmental Protection Act, 2008, the Board hereby makes
Status not yet checked62 of the Environmental Protection Act, 2008, the Board hereby makes, Sierra Leone
(1) Air quality standards for mining and metallurgicoperations shall be as follows:
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Effluent
dilution and
mixing
prohibited.
Air quality
Standards
Parameter Unit Measure Limit at any Moment
Arsenic mg/m3 5
Carbon monoxide mg/m3 29
Copper mg/m3 1
Free silica mg/m3 5.0
Hydrogen cyanide mg/m3 11
Hydrogen sulfide mg/m3 14
Lead, dusts & fumes as Pb mg/m3 0.15
Nitrogen dioxide mg/m3 6
Particulate
(interior nuisance dusts) mg/m3 10
(2) Quality standards for sulphur dioxide emissions
SULPHUR INPUTTons/day SO2 EMISSION LIMIT Tons/day
<10 20
11-15 25
16-20 30
21-30 40
31-40 50
41-50 60
51-70 66
71-90 72
91-120 81
121-150 90
151-180 99
181-210 108
211-240 117
241-270 126
271-300 135
301-400 155
401-500 175
501-600 195
601-900 201
1201-1500 213
> 1500 0.142 (S)*.
*(S) = Total sulphur input into the process
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