EPA to investigate as Nyrstar admits Port Pirie smelter will exceed annual lead emissions limit
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Nyrstar was directed to reduce its annual lead emissions when it signed a new licence.
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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.
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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