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Clean Air Act Standards and Guidelines for Mineral Processing

The following are the stationary sources of air pollution for the mineral processing industries, and their corresponding air pollution regulations and guidelines. To learn more about the regulations and guidelines for each industry, just click on the links below.

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants – NESHAP

New Source Performance Standards – NSPS

Control Techniques Guidelines - CTG

Alternative Control Techniques - ACT

Industry Regulations Regulation/Guideline Type
Mineral Processing Stationary Sources of Air Pollution Regulations
Asbestos Asbestos NESHAP
Asphalt Products Manufacturing Asphalt Processing and Asphalt Roofing Manufacturing Major Sources NESHAP
Asphalt Products Manufacturing Asphalt Processing and Asphalt Roofing Manufacturing Area Sources NESHAP
Asphalt Products Manufacturing Asphalt Processing and Asphalt Roofing Manufacture NSPS
Asphalt Products Manufacturing Hot Mix Asphalt Facilities NSPS
Asphalt Products Manufacturing Wet-Formed Fiberglass Mat Production NESHAP
Asphalt Products Manufacturing Control of Volatile Organic Compounds From Use of Cutback Asphalt CTG
Brick and Structural Clay Products Manufacturing Brick and Structural Clay Products NESHAP
Clay Ceramics Manufacturing Clay Ceramics Manufacturing NESHAP
Clay Ceramics Manufacturing Clay Ceramics Manufacturing Area Sources NESHAP
Calciners and Dryers in Mineral Industries Calciners and Dryers in Mineral Industries NSPS
Carbon Black Production Generic Maximum Achievable Control Technology Standards for Carbon Black Production Source Category NESHAP
Carbon Black Production Carbon Black Production Area Sources NESHAP
Cement Manufacturing Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry NESHAP
Cement Manufacturing NOx Control Technologies for the Cement Industry ACT
Cement Manufacturing Portland Cement Plants NSPS
Coal Preparation and Processing Plants Coal Preparation and Processing Plants NSPS
Friction Materials Manufacturing Friction Materials Manufacturing Facilities NESHAP
Glass Manufacturing Glass Manufacturing Area Sources NESHAP
Glass Manufacturing NOx Emissions from Glass Manufacturing ACT
Glass Manufacturing Glass Manufacturing Plants NSPS
Glass Manufacturing Inorganic Arsenic Emissions from Glass Manufacturing Plants NESHAP
Lime Manufacturing Lime Manufacturing Plants NESHAP
Lime Manufacturing Lime Manufacturing Plants NSPS
Metallic Mineral Processing Plants Metallic Mineral Processing Plants NSPS
Mineral Wool Production Mineral Wool Production NESHAP
Wool Fiberglass Production Wool Fiberglass Production Major Sources NESHAP
Wool Fiberglass Production Wool Fiberglass Production Area Sources NESHAP
Wool Fiberglass Production Wool Fiberglass Insulation Manufacturing NSPS
Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants Nonmetallic Mineral Processing NSPS
Phosphoric Acid/Phosphate Fertilizer Processing Phosphate Fertilizer Production Plants NESHAP
Phosphoric Acid/Phosphate Fertilizer Processing Phosphoric Acid Manufacturing Plants NESHAP
Phosphoric Acid/Phosphate Fertilizer Processing Phosphate Fertilizer Industry: Multiple Source Categories NSPS
Phosphoric Acid/Phosphate Fertilizer Processing Phosphate Fertilizer Industry: Superphosphoric Acid Plants NSPS
Phosphoric Acid/Phosphate Fertilizer Processing Phosphate Fertilizer Industry: Diammonium Phosphate Plants NSPS
Phosphoric Acid/Phosphate Fertilizer Processing Phosphate Fertilizer Industry: Triple Superphosphate Plants NSPS
Phosphoric Acid/Phosphate Fertilizer Processing Phosphate Fertilizer Industry: Granular Triple Superphosphate Storage Facilities NSPS
Phosphate Rock Processing Phosphate Rock Plants NSPS
Refractory Products Manufacturing Refractory Products Manufacturing NESHAP
Taconite Ore Processing Taconite Iron Ore Processing NESHAP