03 December 2008

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Industrial Pollution

Site details:

Operator

WASTENOTTS (RECLAMATION) LTD

Site Address

EASTCROFT MUNICIPAL WASTE INCINERATOR, INCINERATOR ROAD, OFF CATTLE MARKET ROAD, NOTTINGHAM

Industry

WASTE PROCESSES

Licence

AH0653

Process

WASTE INCINERATION

Year

2003


The tables below show the amount of each substance released into the environment by this process for the year shown. If operators exceed their limit they must inform us of the amount and these are shown here as notifiable releases.


Releases to air:

These releases usually originate from chimneys and stacks, but could come from fumes given off during the process.

Substance
(click on name for health and environmental effects)

Release environment

Total released

Notifiable releases

Antimony

Air 

<5kg 

Arsenic

Air 

<1kg 

Cadmium

Air 

<1kg 

Chromium

Air 

<10kg 

Hydrogen fluoride

Air 

<5000kg 

Manganese

Air 

<50kg 

Nickel

Air 

<10kg 

Dioxins and furans - as ITEQ

Air 

.04g 

Particulate matter - total

Air 

<10000kg 

Dioxins and furans- as WHO TEQ

Air 

.04g 

Inorganic chlorine compounds

Air 

<10000kg 

Nitrogen oxides (as NO2)

Air 

241711kg 

Vanadium

Air 

<50kg 

Mercury

Air 

<1kg 

Lead

Air 

<100kg 

Copper

Air 

<10kg 

Carbon dioxide

Air 

130194t 

Carbon monoxide

Air 

<100000kg 

86.56kg 

Hydrogen chloride

Air 

<10000kg 

6.46kg 

Sulphur oxides (as SO2)

Air 

<100000kg 

10.06kg 


Releases to water:

This shows the amount of a substance released by this process into one or more of the following environments: groundwater, sewer, river, estuary, sea.

Substance
(click on name for health and environmental effects)

Release environment

Total released

Notifiable releases

Cadmium

Sewer 

<1kg 

Chromium

Sewer 

<20kg 

Copper

Sewer 

<20kg 

Lead

Sewer 

<20kg 

Mercury

Sewer 

<.1kg 

Nickel

Sewer 

<20kg 


Releases to land / Waste transfer:

Releases to land shows the amount of a particular substance that is disposed of by landfill, lagoon or deep injection to borehole. Waste transfer shows the amount of waste carried off-site for disposal or recovery elsewhere. This figure includes any releases to land.

Substance / Method of disposal
(click on name for health and environmental effects)

Release environment

Total released

Notifiable releases

Waste transfer
Combustion wastes - hazardous

Disposal-Deposit in/on land 

6815t 

Waste transfer
Combustion wastes - non haz

Disposal-Deposit in/on land 

37640t 

Waste transfer
Ferrous metal - non hazardous

Recovery-of metals & compounds 

1941t