Emission standards

You will find hereunder a few emissions limits stated in Directive 2010/75/EU on Industrial Emissions (IED)
 

Coal- and lignite-fired power plants with a permit granted before 2013:

Total rated thermal input [MW]SO2 [mg/Nm³ at 6% O2]Min Desulphurisation rate [%]
50-10040092%
100-30025092%
>30020096%

 

Waste Incineration and co-incineration plants. Daily Average emissions at 11% O2:
 

HCl [mg]Nm³HF [mg/Nm³]SO2 [mg/Nm³]PCCD/PCDF [ng/Nm³] *Hg [µg/Nm³] **
101500,150

 

*Average value for 6h minimum to 8h maximum, expressed in I-TEQ
**Average value for ½h minimum to 8h maximum