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Combustion Process Operators - Spreadsheet Tool For Reporting Emissions To Air
Combustion Process Operators - Spreadsheet Tool For Reporting Emissions To Air
All operators of combustion processes regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are required to provide a
report to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on emissions to air. This is to enable Ireland to complete its reporting
to the European Pollution Emissions Register (EPER).
The EPA has prepared this tool to allow operators to complete their reports as easily as possible. The steps are
summarised below, with more information given in the accompanying guidance note.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
458
5
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.03 ngTEQ/m3
14
Report ref. XYZ123, March 2004
Use this worksheet to calculate emissions for any substances which do not have measured emissions data
SO2
Fuel type
Solid
Emission factor
Nox
CH4
CO
CO2
N2O
NH3: (If process uses SCR or SNCR)
NMVOC
As and compounds
Cd and compounds
Cr and compounds
Cu and compounds
Hg and compounds
Ni and compounds
Pb and compounds
Zn and compounds
Particulate matter (assumed to be PM10)
PAHs
Dioxins and furans
0.60 g/GJ
160 T/TJ
0.8 g/GJ
50 g/T fuel
Concentration in
fuel (mg/kg)
800
350
UK Environment Agency
PM emission factor (g/GJ)
Stoker boiler, in-furnace desulphurisation
9
Stoker boiler, in-bed desulphurisation
9
PFBC, in bed desulphurisation and SNCR
9
PF boiler, dry lime injection, low Nox burner
9
PF boiler, wet limestone scrubbing, low Nox
5
PF boiler, wet limestone scrubbing, low No
5
Boiler 20 - 50 MW stoker firing
108
Boiler 20 - 50 MW other firing
108
Gas turbine
0
Boiler 20 - 50 MW, light/medium/heavy fuel oi
42
Boiler 20 - 50 MW, distillate firing
28
Compession ignition engine, SCR
40
Boiler 20 - 50 MW, gas firing, flue gas recirc
1
Dual fuel compression ignition engine (gas)
15
Dual fuel compression ignition engine (gas),
15
Spark ignition engine (gas fired)
0
Gas
SCR
SNCR
Comment
Thermal
input
(GJ/year)
4374000
4374000
4374000
4374000
4374000
Abatement fitted
None
Oxidation factor
(CO2 only)
0.99
hard coal ; Utility combustion (DBB); no FGD (Tbl 31); midpoint value
hard coal ; Utility combustion (DBB); no FGD (Tbl 31); midpoint value
hard coal ; Utility combustion (DBB); no FGD (Tbl 31); midpoint value
hard coal ; Utility combustion (DBB); no FGD (Tbl 31); midpoint value
hard coal ; Utility combustion (DBB); no FGD (Tbl 31); midpoint value
Pulverised coal plant
Comment
Site-specific data (analysis ref. AB123 20/5/2004)
Site-specific data (analysis ref. AB123 20/5/2004)
4374000
None
None
Calculated
Efficiency emission
0% 22400000 kg/year
Calculated
emission
0
2624.4
0
692841600
3499.2
0
70000
0
0
0
287
175
308
784
931
kg/year
kg/year
kg/year
kg/year
kg/year
kg/year
kg/year
kg/year
kg/year
kg/year
kg/year
kg/year
kg/year
kg/year
kg/year
0 kg/year
0.0209952 kg/year
0 kg/year
0%
0%
1120000 kg/year
490000 kg/year
OK
Solid
Liquid
Gas
Seek advice if no measured data
OK
Seek advice if no measured data
OK
OK
Zero value acceptable for plant without SCR or SNCR
OK
Seek advice if no measured data
Seek advice if no measured data
Seek advice if no measured data
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
Seek advice if no measured data
OK
Seek advice if no measured data
OK
OK
Pollutants
Substances
/ Identification
Air
CH4
100000
CO
CO2
HFCs
N 2O
NH3
500000
100000000
100
10000
10000
1.
Environmental
Themes
NMVOC
NOx
as NO2
100000
100000
x
x
x
2624.4
23328
692841600
3499.2
0
70000
333882
PFCs
SF6
100
50
150000
3645
2.
Metals
and
compounds
As and compounds
total, as As
total, as Cd
Cr and compounds
total, as Cr
Cu and compounds
total, as Cu
Hg and compounds
total, as Hg
Ni and compounds
total, as Ni
Pb and compounds
total, as Pb
Zn and compounds
total, as Zn
20
10
100
100
10
50
200
200
Cd and compounds
145.8
145.8
145.8
287
175
308
784
931
1000
1000
10
10
0.001
SOx
as SO2
x
x
x
x
3.
Chlorinated
organic substances
Dichloroethane-1,2
(DCE)
Dichloromethane
(DCM)
Hexachlorobenzene
(HCB)
Hexachlorocyclohexan
e(HCH)
PCDD+PCDF
(dioxins+furans)
as Teq
Pentachlorophenol
(PCP)
Tetrachloroethylene
(PER)
Tetrachloromethane
(TCM)
Trichlorobenzenes
(TCB)
Trichloroethane-1,1,1
(TCE)
Trichloroethylene (TRI)
10
2000
100
10
100
2000
Trichloromethane
500
4.
Other
compounds
organic
0.000018225
Benzene
1000
Polycyclic
Aromatic
Hydrocarbons
50
0.0209952
5. Other compounds
Chlorine and inorganic as HCl
compounds
10000
5000
HCN
PM10
200
50000
1120000
490000
x
10206
EPER REPORT
Substance
1.
CH4
M/C/E
BRT
BRT
C
M
692841600 C
Not likely to be significant
BRT
C
Not significant for plant without
SCR/SNCR
BRT
C
CO
CO2
HFCs
N2O
NH3
NMVOC
NOx
333882 M
Not likely to be significant
PFCs
SF6
SOx
BRT
As and compounds
Cd and compounds
Cr and compounds
Cu and compounds
Hg and compounds
Ni and compounds
Pb and compounds
Zn and compounds
M
M
M
C
C
C
C
C
Dichloromethane (DCM)
Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)
Hexachlorocyclohexane(HCH)
PCDD+PCDF (dioxins+furans)
Pentachlorophenol (PCP)
Tetrachloroethylene (PER)
Tetrachloromethane (TCM)
Trichlorobenzenes (TCB)
Trichloroethane-1,1,1 (TCE)
Trichloroethylene (TRI)
Trichloromethane
Abbreviations
M
C
E
BRT
Benzene
Polycyclic
Hydrocarbons
BRT
5. Other compounds
Chlorine
and
compounds
inorganic
Fluorine
and
compounds
inorganic
HCN
PM10
1120000 C
490000 C
Not likely to be significant
BRT
M
Abbreviations
Measured
Calculated
Estimated
Below Reporting Threshold