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EPA to investigate as Nyrstar admits Port Pirie smelter will exceed annual lead emissions limit
Port Pirie’s smelter is on track to cut annual lead emissions by almost 20 per cent but is still forecast to breach limits set in a new licence, resources company Nyrstar says.
Key points:
- Nyrstar says it will exceed new emissions limits this year, although they have dropped from previous years
- The new limits were set six months ago, with Nyrstar’s new licence issued in July
- When the figures are confirmed on December 31, the EPA will launch a formal investigation
South Australia’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) said the predicted breach was based on current tracking of the smelter’s lead-in-air (LIA) emissions.
In a statement on Tuesday, the EPA said the smelter would breach conditions of its new licence issued in July, which…
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