Draft technical guidelines on the environmentally sound

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recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds

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United Nations Environment Programme

2004

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Contents

I. Introduction.3

A. Scope of the guidelines: metals..3

B. Scope of the guidelines: processes3

C. Scope of the guidelines: topics5

II. Sources and use of secondary Annex I metals.6

A. Antimony.6

B. Arsenic..7

C. Beryllium.7

D. Cadmium..8

E. Hexavalent chromium compounds8

F. Copper compounds..9

G. Lead.9

H. Mercury..10

I. Selenium11

J. Tellurium11

K. Thallium.11

L. Zinc compounds..12

III. Suitability of waste metals for recovery and reclamation13

IV. Establishing a recycling or recovery facility.17

V. Establishing a reclamation facility.18

VI. Environmentally sound reclamation facilities..19

VII. Environmental and health considerations22

A. Wastes and residues..22

B. Collection systems.22

C. Transport and storage23

D. Emergency response.23

E. Environmentally sound management24

F. Environmental management systems24

VIII. Assessment of predicted environmental impacts.25

IX. Waste prevention and cleaner production26

X. Potential environmental hazards and their control.27

A. Hazards and control..27

B. Monitoring31

XI. Shut-down of metals reclamation facilities31

Annexes

I Glossary of terms.33

II References and bibliography.35

III Other useful references.36

IV Web sites...37