Ontario’s New Air Standard For Pulp And Paper Operations And Guidelines For Large Wood-Fired Combustors

The Ontario Ministry of Environment has finalized the technology-based air pollution standard for pulp and paper mills (the Standard) and a proposed guideline for large wood-fired combustors (the Guideline). The new Standard and Guideline aim to control air emissions of key contaminants including total reduced sulphur, chlorine, PAHs, particulate and carbon monoxide.

• Pulp and Paper Industry Standard under O Reg 419/05 (Air Pollution – Local Air Quality) – covers the performance, operational practices, operational optimization assessments, monitoring, and records and reporting requirements for pulp, paper and paperboard mills (but not facilities using an acid-sulphite process)