Monthly Incinerator Statistics 2009

In accordance with legal notice 336 of 2001 Waste Management (Incineration) Regulations (transposing EU Directive 2000/76/EC on incineration) the operator is required to carry out the following continuous measurements of air pollutants:
 
     - Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)
     - Carbon Monoxide (CO) 
     - Total Dust
     - Hydrogen Chloride (HCl) 
     - Sulphur Dioxide (SO2)
     - Total Hydrocarbon (THC)
     - Hydrogen Fluoride (HF)
     - Ammonia (NH3)

The daily average air emission limit values in the regulations are reproduced in Table 1.
 
Table 1: Daily Average Air Emission Limit Values in Legal Notice 336 Waste Management (Incineration) Regulations 2001
  

HCl

CO

SO2

THC

HF

NOx

Dust

NH3

mg/Nm-3

mg/Nm-3

mg/Nm-3

mg/Nm-3

mg/Nm-3

mg/Nm-3

mg/Nm-3

mg/Nm-3

10

 

50

20

2

200

10

10


The Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Permit (IPPC) issued by the competent authority set the daily average air emission limit values as reproduced in Table 2.
 
Table 2: Half-Hourly Average Air Emission Limit Values in the IPPC Permit
  

HCl

CO

SO2

THC

HF

NOx

Dust

NH3

mg/Nm-3

mg/Nm-3

mg/Nm-3

mg/Nm-3

mg/Nm-3

mg/Nm-3

mg/Nm-3

mg/Nm-3

8

*100

40

10

2

180

5

10

* Formerly the lower daily emissions limit was considered.
*HF Machinery started operating in August 2011.
*NH3 Machinery started operating in June 2012.


The following are the emissions measured by WasteServ's emissions monitoring equipment:   
        

Monthly Averages till 2009
Month NameHClCOSO2THCHFNOxDustNH3
August1.014.7131.681.380.001.470.360.00 
September1.593.6076.681.320.002.320.110.00 
October1.502.7758.401.290.002.470.100.00 
November1.725.2490.301.070.003.110.220.00 
December1.537.2089.551.400.002.810.770.00 

Graphical Representation of Emissions

       


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