Monthly Incinerator Statistics 2012

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 2012
Month NameHClCOSO2THCHFNOxDustNH3
January5.8023.987.8116.480.6199.311.830.00 
February1.9917.1710.812.460.27103.391.440.00 
March1.0811.195.351.400.1553.211.630.00 
April1.0718.274.960.440.2456.210.880.00 
May0.110.750.580.010.007.880.170.00 
June0.708.163.961.570.1255.960.760.00 
July2.8111.959.791.980.42113.361.783.12 
August0.937.525.211.030.1364.210.873.35 
September1.504.022.630.180.0512.280.180.37 
October0.6418.147.751.780.2697.291.423.39 
November0.304.373.920.960.1957.230.771.84 
December0.5610.328.861.710.13122.181.745.20 

Graphical Representation of Emissions

       


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