Weigelt, Andreas and Slemr, Franz and Ebinghaus, Ralf and Pirrone, Nicola and Bieser, Johannes and Bödewadt, Jan and Esposito, Giulio and van Velthoven, Peter F. J. (2016) Mercury emissions of a coal fired power plant in Germany. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (ACP), 16, pp. 13653-13668. Copernicus Publications. doi: 10.5194/acp-16-13653-2016. ISSN 1680-7316.
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Abstract
Hg ∕ SO2, Hg ∕ CO, NOx ∕ SO2 (NOx being the sum of NO and NO2) emission ratios (ERs) in the plume of the coal-fired power plant (CFPP), Lippendorf, near Leipzig, Germany, were determined within the European Tropospheric Mercury Experiment (ETMEP) aircraft campaign in August 2013. The gaseous oxidized mercury (GOM) fraction of mercury emissions was also assessed. Measured Hg ∕ SO2 and Hg ∕ CO ERs were within the measurement uncertainties consistent with the ratios calculated from annual emissions in 2013 reported by the CFPP operator, while the NOx ∕ SO2 ER was somewhat lower. The GOM fraction of total mercury emissions, estimated using three independent methods, was below ∼ 25 %. This result is consistent with other findings and suggests that GOM fractions of ∼ 40 % of CFPP mercury emissions in current emission inventories are overestimated.
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Document Type: | Article | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Title: | Mercury emissions of a coal fired power plant in Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date: | 3 November 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (ACP) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Refereed publication: | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open Access: | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold Open Access: | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In SCOPUS: | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In ISI Web of Science: | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Volume: | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DOI : | 10.5194/acp-16-13653-2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 13653-13668 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: | Copernicus Publications | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ISSN: | 1680-7316 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Status: | Published | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Keywords: | Mercury, Energy production, Coal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Research field: | Aeronautics, Space and Transport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Program: | Transport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Program Themes: | Transport System | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Research area: | Transport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Program: | V VS - Verkehrssystem | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Research theme (Project): | V - Verkehrsentwicklung und Umwelt II (old) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location: | Oberpfaffenhofen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Institutes and Institutions: | Institute of Atmospheric Physics > Earth System Modelling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited By: | Righi, Dr. Mattia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited On: | 19 Aug 2016 15:01 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Modified: | 02 May 2019 13:59 |
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