Regulation & law · 28/12/2007

EPA Sets National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking Facilities

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final rule requiring electric arc furnace steelmaking facilities, which are considered area sources of hazardous air pollutants, to implement controls to minimize mercury emissions and other hazardous air pollutants, in line with the maximum achievable control technology and generally available control technology or management practices.