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Clean Air Act Standards and Guidelines for the Metals Production Industry

The following are the stationary sources of air pollution for metal production industries, and their corresponding air pollution regulations. 

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants – NESHAP

New Source Performance Standards – NSPS

Alternative Control Techniques - ACT

Metals Production
Industry Regulations Regulation/Guideline Type
Aluminum Production Primary Aluminum Reduction Industry NESHAP
Aluminum Production Standards of Performance for Primary Aluminum Production NSPS
Aluminum Production Secondary Aluminum Production NESHAP
Chromium Electroplating Chrome Electroplating: Decorative, hard, and Chromic Acid Anodizing NESHAP
Copper Smelters Primary Copper Smelting NESHAP
Copper Smelters Primary Copper Smelting Area Sources NESHAP
Copper Smelters Standards of Performance for Primary Copper Smelting NSPS
Copper Smelters Inorganic Arsenic from Primary Copper Smelting NESHAP
Copper Smelters Secondary Copper Smelting Area Sources NESHAP
Ferroalloys Production Ferroalloys Production: Ferromanganese and Silicomanganese NESHAP
Ferroalloys Production Ferroalloys Production Area Sources NESHAP
Ferroalloys Production Standards of Performance Ferroalloy Production Facilities NSPS
Gold Mine Ore Processing and Production Gold Mine Ore Processing and Production Area Sources NESHAP
Iron and Steel Foundries Iron and Steel Foundries NESHAP
Iron and Steel Foundries Iron and Steel Foundries Area Sources NESHAP
Iron and Steel Production Integrated Iron and Steel Manufacturing NESHAP
Iron and Steel Production Standards of Performance for Basic Oxygen Process Furnace (BOPF) Primary Emissions NSPS
Iron and Steel Production Basic Oxygen Process Furnace (BOPF) Steelmaking Facilities Secondary Emissions NSPS
Iron and Steel Production Coke Oven By-Product Recovery Plants NESHAP
Iron and Steel Production Coke Ovens: Charging, Topside, and Door Leaks NESHAP
Iron and Steel Production Coke Ovens: Pushing, Quenching and Battery Stacks NESHAP
Iron and Steel Production Stainless and Non-Stainless Steel Manufacturing: Electric Arc Furnaces (EAF) NESHAP
Iron and Steel Production Standards of Performance for Steel Plants: Electric Arc Furnaces (EAFs) and Argon-Oxygen Decarburization Vessels (AOD) NSPS
Iron and Steel Production Steel Pickling HCl Process Facilities and HCl Regeneration Plants NESHAP
Iron and Steel Production Iron and Steel ACT
Lead Acid Battery Manufacturing Lead Acid Battery Manufacturing Area Sources NESHAP
Lead Acid Battery Manufacturing Standards of Performance for Lead Acid Battery Manufacturing NSPS
Lead Processing Primary Lead Processing NESHAP
Lead Smelting Standards of Performance for Primary Lead Smelting NSPS
Lead Smelting Secondary Lead Smelting NESHAP
Lead Smelting Standards of Performance for Secondary Lead Smelting NSPS
Mercury Cell Chlor-Alkali Plants Mercury Cell Chlor-Alkali Plants NESHAP
Mercury Production Mercury Production NESHAP
Metal Fabrication Metal Fabrication and Finishing Nine Categories Area Sources NESHAP
Plating and Polishing Plating and Polishing Area Sources NESHAP
Non-Ferrous Foundries Nonferrous Foundries: Aluminum, Copper, and Other Area Sources NESHAP
Non-Ferrous Metal Production Inorganic Arsenic from Arsenic Trioxide and Metallic Arsenic Production NESHAP
Non-Ferrous Metal Production Beryllium Production NESHAP
Non-Ferrous Metal Production Primary Nonferrous Metals -Zinc, Cadmium, and Beryllium Area Sources NESHAP
Non-Ferrous Metal Production Primary Magnesium Refining MACT
Non-Ferrous Metal Production Standards of Performance for Primary Zinc Smelters NSPS
Non-Ferrous Metal Production Secondary Nonferrous Metals Area Sources NESHAP
Non-Ferrous Metal Production Standards of Performance for Secondary Brass and Bronze Production Plants NSPS