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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 65.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo2;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; background: white;">The industry is using only dry batteries/ batteries scrap as raw material and no spent acid HW cat 9.3 is being generated and it was mentioned above inadvertently.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 65.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo2;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; background: white;">The industry has stored hazardous waste of category 9.1 & 9.2 in HW storage<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>room with<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>lock and key<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt;"> </span>arrangement (as per authorization granted to the industry) and the industry is not producing any HW of Cat. 9.3 & it was mentioned inadvertently earlier.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 65.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo2;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; background: white;">The industry has provided now provided stacks of adequate heights over the 2 no. DG sets (35 KVA and 25 KVA) with canopy however the same were found disconnected from the main line.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">Ø<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; background: white;">The point wise compliance of SOPs is as under</span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 5.35pt; line-height: 13.35pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">1.</span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 115%; tab-stops: 40.25pt 62.8pt 110.4pt; margin: 0in 4.25pt .0001pt 5.35pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;">Type<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>of<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>furnace<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>installed (Rotary/Mandir Bhatti)</span></p>
<p class="TableParagraph" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 115%; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 40.35pt; margin: 9.6pt 4.25pt .0001pt 40.3pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">a)<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;">Rotary furnace with suction hood connected with APCS over the charging point exists.</span></p>
<p class="TableParagraph" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 115%; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 40.35pt; margin: 9.6pt 4.25pt .0001pt 40.3pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">b)<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;">Mandir Bhatti with suction hood connected with APCS over the charging point and molten metal tapping point exists.</span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -4.5pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 9.0pt .0001pt 13.5pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Industry has earlier installed Mandir furnace with suction hood connected with APCDs over the charging point exists. </span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; background: white;">The industry has now installed rotary furnace provided with separate dust settling chamber followed by twin cyclone, bag filter house and alkali scrubber as APCD with adequate stack height along with adequate sampling facility.<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;"> </span>The APCD installed by the industry with lead<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;"> </span>smelting<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>furnace<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>was<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>found<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;"> </span>in-line<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> and operationable </span>condition. The furnace is ready to commission.</span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 5.35pt; line-height: 13.35pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">2.</span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; tab-stops: 118.5pt; margin: 0in 4.15pt .0001pt 5.35pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;">Furnace connected with expansion chamber, cooling tubes/ducts, Cyclone/Multi Cyclone, Bag filter with pulse jet/mechanical shaker arrangement, Alkaline Scrubber with arrangement of alkali dosing, &, connected with ETP, ID fan and stack of minimum 30 meter height as shown in the enclosed process flow sheet</span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -4.5pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 9.0pt .0001pt 13.5pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">Industry has installed Mandir Bhatti with gravity settling chamber followed by cyclone followed by bag house followed by alkali scrubber as APCD to control emissions which is adequate in principle. The industry has also </span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; background: white;">installed rotary furnace provided with separate dust settling chamber followed by twin cyclone, bag filter house and alkali scrubber as APCD. The industry has installed separate stack's of 30 m height with Mandir Bhatti Section and Rotary Furnace section after separate APCD's</span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 5.35pt; line-height: 13.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">3.</span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 4.2pt .0001pt 5.35pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">Separate and secured covered space for storage of residue generated after recycling of lead bearing waste. The floor of the storage area should be impervious.</span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -4.5pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 9.0pt .0001pt 13.5pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">Industry has provided separate shedded area with impervious flooring for storage of lead bearing wastes.</span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 5.35pt; line-height: 13.1pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">4.</span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 4.3pt .0001pt 5.35pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;">Separate covered storage space for raw material having impervious acid proof flooring and finished products.</span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 5.35pt; line-height: 12.95pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">5.</span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 4.25pt .0001pt 5.35pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;">ETP based on physic-chemical treatment of wastewater</span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -4.5pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 9.0pt .0001pt 13.5pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;">Only Battery Scrap is used as raw material</span></p>
<p class="TableParagraph" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -4.5pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 9.0pt .0001pt 13.5pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;">However, the industry has provided effluent neutralizing mechanism consisting of storage tank -> reaction tank-cum-dosing tank-> outlet, to treat effluent generated (if any) during the breaking lead bearing scrap. This treatment system is of capacity 1 KLD. The neutralizing mechanism was found not in operation as there was no effluent generation however the neutralizing mechanism was found in operatable condition.</span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 5.35pt; line-height: 12.95pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">6.</span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 4.3pt .0001pt 5.35pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;">Manual battery breaking area should have acid proof flooring with acid collection pit connected with ETP</span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -4.5pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 9.0pt .0001pt 13.5pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;">Industry has provided acid proof flooring in the battery breaking area with slope towards the collection tank of neutralizing pit.</span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 5.35pt; line-height: 13.1pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">7.</span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 4.25pt .0001pt 5.35pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;">Each stack should have a port- hole (as per specifications given in CPCB document COINDS-II1) with platform for stack monitoring. There should be an easy ladder for safe access to stack monitoring platform</span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -4.5pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 9.0pt .0001pt 13.5pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;">Industry has provided proper stack monitoring mechanism.</span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="margin-left: 5.35pt; line-height: 12.95pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">8.</span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 4.15pt .0001pt 5.35pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;">Battery-Breaking Processes: After draining the acid there are two modes of dismantling/- breaking of batteries before battery plates are processed for smelting. The first mode is manual where the battery is cut from the top, plates are removed and left over acid is drained. The second mode is where the battery is mechanically broken along with the casing.</span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -4.5pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 9.0pt .0001pt 13.5pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;">Industry has provided manual scrap breaking system with hoods.</span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -4.5pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 9.0pt .0001pt 13.5pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The industry has provided neutralizing mechanism <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>consisting of storage tank -> reaction tank-cum-dosing tank-> outlet, to treat its effluent generated from the lead bearing scrap. This treatment system is of capacity 1 KLD. The neutralizing mechanism was found not in operation as there was no effluent however the neutralizing mechanism was found in operatable condition</span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 4.4pt .0001pt 5.35pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;">SPCBs/PCCs may prescribe the following standards for Emission/Discharge for Lead</span></p>
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<p class="TableParagraph" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 115%; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo5; margin: 0in 4.4pt .0001pt .25in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">e)<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;">Workers Blood lead levels: As a practice, all lead related units should periodically examine their workers at least once in year for lead level in blood as well as urine. Persons with higher lead levels (greater than 42 micrograms /dl) should be shifted immediately to non- lead activity areas and given special medical treatment till the lead levels come back to acceptable<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>level<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>(10- micrograms /dl).</span></p>
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