Agenda - Application of U.S. Mercury Control Technology

 In other Countries

1.    Is there a need?

2.    Will legislation drive the need?

3.    Does the U.S. have exportable technology

4.    How can this be exported

 

1.  Is there a need?

a.    Utility Industry

Coal-Fired Power MW Forecast

 (Megawatts)

World Region

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

 - Select All

 2,022,225.40

 2,105,080.60

 2,220,631.00

 2,334,294.80

 2,458,990.80

 2,578,249.20

Africa

 53,168.00

 58,768.00

 64,336.00

 69,071.00

 72,686.00

 73,686.00

CIS

 91,144.00

 91,744.00

 92,504.00

 93,554.00

 94,934.00

 95,554.00

East Asia

 1,053,284.00

 1,139,239.00

 1,232,039.00

 1,321,694.00

 1,406,644.00

 1,489,084.00

Eastern  Europe

 69,553.00

 72,303.00

 74,478.00

 78,878.00

 81,728.00

 85,378.00

 Middle East

 25,426.00

 26,056.00

 27,056.00

 28,306.00

 29,556.00

 31,006.00

 NAFTA

 336,508.40

 313,325.60

 308,949.00

 306,626.80

 305,480.80

 303,881.20

South & Central America

 12,863.00

 13,293.00

 13,993.00

 14,931.00

 16,371.00

 17,811.00

West Asia

 184,932.00

 198,432.00

 218,157.00

 235,457.00

 267,457.00

 299,157.00

Western Europe

 195,347.00

 191,920.00

 189,119.00

 185,777.00

 184,134.00

 182,692.00

 

 

b.     Industrial Boilers

The Chinese Market is much bigger than the U.S. At the end of 2011, there were about 620,300 boilers in use; 9,700 are utility boilers used for power generation, 610,600 sets are industrial boilers. The coal-fired boilers account for 85 percent, or 527,000 units.

Coal consumption of total industrial boilers is 0.72 billion tons per year.  THIS IS NEARLY EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT  BURNED IN U.S. UTILITY BOILERS. The dust, SO2 and NOx emissions are 1.6, 7.18, 2.71 million tons per year respectively.

 

 

 

c.    List of Total Number and Capacities from 1998 to 2020

 

 

                  TOTAL VALUE

YEAR

Set 104

Capacities 104MWh

1998

50.1

 

2002

57.26

199.49

2003

56.24

202.36

2004

57.27

181.79

2005

55.38

 

2006

54.3

211.97

2007

53.41

333.56

2008

57.82

356.34

2009

59.52

334.6

2010

60.73

 

2011

62.03

351.29

2015

67.0

400

2020

72.0

450

 

 

 

 

 

Cement Comparative Production by Country
 with the World in 2010 At 1005

                                                                                                                             

CEM2: Cement Industry - Consumables, BASE YEAR 2010

COUNTRY

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

United States

3.22

3.30

3.37

3.45

3.53

3.62

3.73

3.83

Canada

0.49

0.50

0.51

0.52

0.53

0.55

0.56

0.57

Mexico

1.83

1.90

1.97

2.03

2.11

2.19

2.28

2.37

Argentina

0.42

0.43

0.44

0.45

0.47

0.49

0.50

0.52

Brazil

3.54

3.59

3.74

3.90

4.07

4.26

4.47

4.69

Chile

0.22

0.23

0.24

0.25

0.26

0.28

0.29

0.31

Colombia

0.48

0.50

0.53

0.55

0.58

0.62

0.65

0.69

Ecuador

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Guatemala

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Peru

0.25

0.27

0.28

0.30

0.32

0.34

0.36

0.38

Venezuela

0.37

0.39

0.39

0.40

0.40

0.41

0.41

0.42

Other South & Central America

0.16

0.16

0.16

0.17

0.17

0.17

0.18

0.18

Austria

0.11

0.11

0.11

0.11

0.11

0.11

0.12

0.12

Belgium

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

Denmark

0.10

0.09

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.11

Finland

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

France

0.75

0.75

0.75

0.75

0.75

0.76

0.76

0.76

Germany

1.49

1.50

1.52

1.54

1.57

1.60

1.63

1.66

Greece

0.48

0.45

0.43

0.40

0.38

0.36

0.34

0.32

Ireland

0.11

0.11

0.11

0.11

0.11

0.11

0.12

0.12

Italy

1.33

1.30

1.27

1.25

1.24

1.24

1.23

1.22

Netherlands

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

Norway

0.08

0.08

0.09

0.09

0.09

0.10

0.10

0.10

Portugal

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

Spain

1.11

1.09

1.08

1.09

1.11

1.13

1.16

1.18

Sweden

0.11

0.11

0.12

0.12

0.13

0.13

0.14

0.14

Switzerland

0.12

0.12

0.12

0.12

0.12

0.12

0.13

0.13

Turkey

0.48

0.48

0.48

0.48

0.48

0.49

0.49

0.49

United Kingdom

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Other Western Europe

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.07

0.07

0.07

0.07

0.07

Bulgaria

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.26

0.26

0.27

0.27

Czech Republic

0.85

0.84

0.87

0.91

0.95

0.99

1.03

1.08

Hungary

1.15

1.18

1.20

1.23

1.26

1.29

1.33

1.37

Poland

0.48

0.49

0.49

0.50

0.50

0.51

0.52

0.53

Romania

0.18

0.18

0.19

0.19

0.20

0.20

0.21

0.21

Slovakia

0.27

0.27

0.27

0.27

0.26

0.26

0.26

0.26

Other Eastern Europe

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Belarus

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Kazakhstan

0.89

0.92

0.94

0.97

1.01

1.04

1.08

1.12

Russia

0.17

0.17

0.17

0.18

0.19

0.19

0.20

0.21

Ukraine

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Uzbekistan

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.03

0.03

Other CIS

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Algeria

0.85

0.86

0.88

0.90

0.92

0.95

0.97

1.00

Egypt

0.06

0.06

0.07

0.07

0.08

0.08

0.09

0.09

Kenya

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Libya

0.56

0.57

0.59

0.61

0.63

0.65

0.67

0.70

Morocco

0.08

0.09

0.09

0.10

0.11

0.12

0.13

0.14

Nigeria

0.44

0.45

0.46

0.47

0.49

0.51

0.52

0.54

South Africa

0.20

0.21

0.21

0.22

0.22

0.23

0.24

0.25

Tunisia

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.07

0.07

Other Africa

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Iran

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Iraq

0.29

0.30

0.31

0.32

0.33

0.34

0.36

0.37

Israel

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Saudi Arabia

0.22

0.22

0.22

0.22

0.23

0.23

0.23

0.23

Syrian Arab Republic

3.95

4.07

4.20

4.33

4.48

4.64

4.81

5.00

United Arab Emirates

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Other Middle East

0.20

0.21

0.22

0.23

0.24

0.25

0.27

0.28

Australia

0.32

0.33

0.34

0.36

0.37

0.38

0.40

0.41

China 

60.60

65.33

70.56

75.67

81.16

87.12

93.61

100.68

Hong Kong

0.09

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.11

0.11

Indonesia

1.57

1.67

1.77

1.89

2.01

2.15

2.29

2.46

Japan

4.25

4.27

4.30

4.33

4.37

4.41

4.47

4.53

Malaysia

0.67

0.70

0.74

0.78

0.82

0.87

0.92

0.97

New Zealand

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Philippines

0.63

0.67

0.72

0.77

0.83

0.89

0.96

1.03

Singapore

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

South Korea

4.00

4.08

4.17

4.26

4.36

4.47

4.60

4.73

Taiwan

1.07

1.09

1.13

1.18

1.23

1.29

1.36

1.43

Thailand

2.58

2.72

2.85

3.00

3.16

3.33

3.52

3.72

Vietnam

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Other East Asia

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.01

Bangladesh

0.03

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.05

0.05

0.05

India

9.66

10.14

10.72

11.15

11.61

12.11

12.65

13.23

Myanmar

0.03

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.05

0.05

0.05

Pakistan

0.55

0.57

0.59

0.62

0.64

0.67

0.70

0.73

Sri Lanka

0.05

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.07

0.08

0.08

0.09

Other West Asia

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

TOTAL WORLD

114.93

121.07

128.04

134.91

142.33

150.39

159.17

168.71

29.01(6A) McIlvaine Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rev 11/22/13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCR2:  Incinerator Industry - Consumables, BASE YEAR 2010

 

 

 

COUNTRY

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

United States

18.00

18.39

18.80

19.23

19.71

20.22

20.79

21.37

Canada

1.65

1.68

1.72

1.75

1.79

1.84

1.89

1.94

Mexico

1.17

1.21

1.25

1.30

1.35

1.40

1.45

1.51

Argentina

0.49

0.50

0.52

0.53

0.55

0.57

0.59

0.61

Brazil

6.00

6.08

6.34

6.61

6.91

7.23

7.58

7.96

Chile

0.41

0.43

0.45

0.47

0.50

0.52

0.55

0.58

Colombia

0.86

0.89

0.94

0.99

1.04

1.10

1.16

1.23

Ecuador

0.08

0.08

0.09

0.09

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.11

Guatemala

0.13

0.14

0.14

0.15

0.15

0.16

0.16

0.17

Peru

0.43

0.46

0.48

0.51

0.55

0.58

0.62

0.66

Venezuela

0.55

0.58

0.59

0.60

0.60

0.61

0.62

0.63

Other South & Central America

1.12

1.14

1.16

1.18

1.21

1.23

1.26

1.30

Austria

0.55

0.55

0.55

0.56

0.56

0.57

0.58

0.59

Belgium

0.41

0.41

0.41

0.41

0.41

0.41

0.41

0.42

Denmark

0.39

0.39

0.40

0.41

0.41

0.42

0.43

0.44

Finland

0.32

0.32

0.32

0.32

0.33

0.33

0.33

0.34

France

3.76

3.77

3.76

3.76

3.77

3.78

3.80

3.83

Germany

6.50

6.54

6.64

6.74

6.85

6.98

7.12

7.27

Greece

0.26

0.25

0.23

0.22

0.21

0.20

0.19

0.18

Ireland

0.03

0.03

0.03

0.03

0.03

0.03

0.03

0.03

Italy

3.56

3.48

3.40

3.37

3.34

3.32

3.30

3.28

Netherlands

1.14

1.14

1.13

1.13

1.13

1.13

1.13

1.14

Norway

0.18

0.18

0.19

0.20

0.20

0.21

0.22

0.23

Portugal

0.22

0.22

0.21

0.21

0.21

0.21

0.21

0.21

Spain

2.33

2.30

2.27

2.29

2.34

2.38

2.44

2.49

Sweden

0.71

0.71

0.74

0.76

0.79

0.82

0.85

0.89

Switzerland

0.52

0.52

0.53

0.53

0.54

0.55

0.56

0.57

Turkey

4.34

4.33

4.33

4.34

4.36

4.38

4.41

4.44

United Kingdom

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.02

Other Western Europe

0.07

0.07

0.07

0.07

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.08

Bulgaria

0.55

0.54

0.54

0.55

0.56

0.57

0.58

0.59

Czech Republic

0.39

0.38

0.39

0.41

0.43

0.45

0.47

0.49

Hungary

1.45

1.48

1.51

1.55

1.58

1.63

1.67

1.72

Poland

0.51

0.52

0.52

0.53

0.53

0.54

0.55

0.56

Romania

0.06

0.07

0.07

0.07

0.07

0.07

0.08

0.08

Slovakia

0.31

0.30

0.30

0.30

0.29

0.29

0.29

0.29

Other Eastern Europe

0.10

0.10

0.11

0.11

0.12

0.12

0.13

0.13

Belarus

0.13

0.14

0.15

0.16

0.17

0.18

0.20

0.21

Kazakhstan

1.25

1.29

1.33

1.37

1.42

1.46

1.52

1.57

Russia

0.36

0.36

0.37

0.38

0.39

0.41

0.42

0.44

Ukraine

0.23

0.25

0.28

0.30

0.32

0.35

0.38

0.42

Uzbekistan

0.39

0.41

0.42

0.45

0.47

0.49

0.52

0.55

Other CIS

0.23

0.24

0.25

0.25

0.26

0.27

0.28

0.29

Algeria

0.91

0.93

0.95

0.97

0.99

1.02

1.05

1.07

Egypt

0.19

0.20

0.22

0.23

0.24

0.26

0.27

0.29

Kenya

0.02

0.05

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.07

0.07

0.07

Libya

0.26

0.27

0.28

0.29

0.30

0.31

0.32

0.33

Morocco

0.85

0.91

0.98

1.06

1.14

1.23

1.33

1.44

Nigeria

1.25

1.29

1.33

1.37

1.41

1.46

1.51

1.57

South Africa

0.07

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.09

0.09

0.09

Tunisia

0.43

0.45

0.47

0.50

0.52

0.55

0.58

0.61

Other Africa

0.27

0.26

0.26

0.26

0.26

0.26

0.26

0.26

Iran

0.30

0.33

0.37

0.40

0.45

0.50

0.55

0.61

Iraq

0.27

0.27

0.28

0.29

0.30

0.31

0.32

0.33

Israel

0.29

0.31

0.32

0.33

0.35

0.36

0.37

0.38

Saudi Arabia

0.19

0.19

0.19

0.19

0.19

0.19

0.19

0.20

Syrian Arab Republic

0.18

0.18

0.19

0.19

0.20

0.21

0.21

0.22

United Arab Emirates

0.06

0.06

0.07

0.07

0.07

0.07

0.08

0.08

Other Middle East

0.69

0.73

0.76

0.79

0.83

0.88

0.92

0.97

Australia

1.28

1.32

1.37

1.42

1.47

1.53

1.59

1.65

China 

10.76

11.60

12.53

13.43

14.41

15.47

16.62

17.87

Hong Kong

0.41

0.41

0.42

0.43

0.44

0.45

0.46

0.47

Indonesia

1.97

2.09

2.22

2.37

2.52

2.69

2.88

3.08

Japan

6.74

6.77

6.81

6.86

6.93

7.00

7.08

7.18

Malaysia

0.42

0.44

0.46

0.48

0.51

0.54

0.57

0.60

New Zealand

0.26

0.27

0.27

0.28

0.29

0.29

0.30

0.31

Philippines

1.10

1.17

1.26

1.35

1.45

1.56

1.68

1.80

Singapore

0.16

0.17

0.17

0.17

0.17

0.18

0.18

0.19

South Korea

3.07

3.13

3.20

3.27

3.35

3.43

3.53

3.63

Taiwan

0.68

0.69

0.71

0.75

0.78

0.82

0.86

0.90

Thailand

1.30

1.37

1.44

1.51

1.59

1.68

1.78

1.88

Vietnam

0.40

0.42

0.44

0.46

0.49

0.51

0.54

0.57

Other East Asia

0.19

0.21

0.22

0.24

0.25

0.27

0.29

0.31

Bangladesh

0.39

0.42

0.44

0.47

0.50

0.53

0.57

0.61

India

7.94

8.33

8.81

9.16

9.54

9.95

10.39

10.87

Myanmar

0.37

0.39

0.42

0.44

0.47

0.50

0.54

0.58

Pakistan

1.92

1.99

2.06

2.14

2.23

2.32

2.42

2.53

Sri Lanka

0.15

0.16

0.17

0.19

0.20

0.22

0.24

0.26

Other West Asia

0.19

0.20

0.21

0.22

0.24

0.25

0.26

0.28

TOTAL WORLD

108.11

110.98

114.38

117.95

121.88

126.16

130.85

135.94

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Worldwide Emissions

How much mercury is emitted worldwide each year? Recent estimates of annual global mercury emissions from both natural and anthropogenic sources are in the range of 5,000 to 8,000 metric tons per year. These estimates include mercury that is re-emitted. The world map and the bar graph below provide information about the worldwide distribution of anthropogenic mercury emissions.

The U.S. is the third largest emitter of anthropogenic mercury.

World map showing distribution of anthropogenic emissions of mercury to the air in 2010.  Visitors who use screen readers can call (202) 564-6600 and ask for the mercury team for more information about the information this map provides.

Source: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Global Mercury Assessment, 2013

Bar chart showing anthropogenic mercury emissions from different regions from 1990-2005, with Asia representing the largest emissions followed by Europe and North America.  Visitors who use screen readers can call (202) 564-6600 and ask for the mercury team for more information about the information this map provides.
Anthropogenic mercury emissions from different regions from 1990-2005

 

2.  Will Legislation Drive the need

Most developed countries control mercury from waste incineration. Some control air toxic emissions from other sources by segmentation into several toxicity categories.

 

History shows that when one country passes tough regulations for a particular pollutant other developed countries follow suit within a decade or two. Developing countries also will follow suit but not in the same time frame.

 

China already has Utility mercury reduction rules in effect for the next 5 year plan but they are lenient.

Chinese Regulations are Getting Tougher

China is not only setting tough air pollution limits but is also making the investments for compliance. It will retrofit 400,000 MW of SCR and add 250,000 MW of new SCR and FGD in the 2013-18 period. There is serious concern that electrostatic precipitators (ESP) will not meet the new particulate limits in key regions (20 mg/Nm3). Therefore some fabric filters are likely to be procured. There is a mercury limit on all boilers starting in 2015. It is much higher than the U.S. MATS limit but it is a start. The emission limits for major air pollutants are shown in Figure 1.

 

FIGURE 1 – CHINESE UTILITY BOILER AND GAS TURBINE EMISSION LIMITS

                                                (Units mg/m3)

 

No.

Type of Facility and Fuel

Pollutant

Conditions

Limits

 

 

1

Coal-fired boilers

Particulate

All

30

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)

New Boilers

100

   200(1)

Existing Boilers

200

   400(1)

Nitrogen Oxides

(NOx)

All

100

   200(2)

Mercury

All

0.03

2

Oil-fired boilers or gas turbines

Particulate

All

30

SO2

New boilers and gas turbines

100

Existing boilers and gas turbines

200

NOx

New oil-fired boilers

100

Existing oil-fired boilers

200

Gas turbines

120

3

Gas-fired boilers or gas turbines

Particulate

Natural gas-fired boilers and gas turbines

5

Other gas-fired boilers and gas turbines

10

SO2

Natural gas-fired boilers and gas turbines

35

Other gas-fired boilers and gas turbines

100

NOx

 

Natural gas-fired boilers

100

Other gas-fired boilers

200

Natural gas-fired turbines

50

Other gas-fired gas turbines

120

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utility boilers and gas turbines located in key regions will implement special air pollutant emission limits set forth in Figure 2. The geographic scope of the key regions and timeline of the special limits are subject to MEP’s further regulation.

 

FIGURE 2 – EMISSION LIMITS FOR KEY REGIONS IN CHINA                          

                                (Unit mg/m3)

 

No.

Type of Facility and Fuel

Pollutant

Conditions

Limits

1

Coal-fired boilers

Particulate

All

20

SO2

All

50

NOx

All

100

Mercury

All

0.03

2

Oil-fired boilers or gas turbines

Particulate

All

20

SO2

All

50

NOx

Oil-fired boilers

100

Gas turbines

120

3

Gas-fired boilers or gas turbines

Particulate

All

5

SO2

All

35

NOx

Gas-fired boilers

100

Gas turbines

50

 

3. Does the U.S. have exportable technology?

The U.S. is ahead of other countries (Details will be discussed at the end of the presentation.)

4. How can this be exported?

► 57:41► 57:41

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldq33k5UWTs

Aug 9, 2013 - Uploaded by McIlvaine Company

The speaker in Mandarin is Bobby Chen of CBI Shaw.

 

Other Children of:

Major Class

Parent

Descriptor

Acronym

Synonym

Chinese Descriptor

Reference

Definition

 Product

Catalyst Maintenance

Cleaning Catalyst

  

  

 催化剂除

 Coalogix

A dry process that utilizes vacuum and compressed air to mechanically remove as much of the fly ash accumulation as possible.

 Product

Catalyst Maintenance

Regeneration Catalyst

  

  

 催化剂再

 Coalogix

“Catalyst cleaning” followed by a wet chemical process to remove decay compounds plus re-impregnation of the catalytic compound(s).

 Product

Catalyst Maintenance

Rejuvenation Catalyst

  

  

 催化剂复

 Coalogix

“Catalyst cleaning” followed by a wet chemical process to remove some decay compounds with minimum removal of catalytic compound(s). There is no re-impregnation of the catalytic compound(s).

 

 

§  Identify the offshore decision makers with a financial entity number to eliminate the confusion.

 

Shanghai Fengwei Knitting Needle Manufacturing

 

786

 上海丰威织针制造有限公

Shanghai Filtair Air Filter

 

732

 上海飞特亚空气过滤有限公

Shanghai Flow Valve & Fitting

 

1405

 上海富乐阀门管件有限

Shanghai GSD Industrial Co., Ltd.

Chuanyuan Co., Ltd

2797

  上海华迪机械有限公

Shanghai Huadi Machinery

 

765

 上海华迪机械有限公

Shanghai Jinshang Autoparts

 

782

 上海锦尚汽摩配件有限公

Shanghai Kaiquan

     

 

§  Work with the in country magazine publishers and industry associations

 

§  Solicit support from U.S. government organizations such as EPA and DOC

 

§  Work with U.S. groups interested in expanding scope such as the Council of Industrial Boiler Owners and the Institute of Clean Air Companies ( ICAC)

 

§  Make sure the relative toxicity of mercury is properly assessed.


             Environmental Burden Index

                 (relative)

 

Tons of CO2 Equivalent

       QELD

(lost per ton generated)

2,3,7,8 TCDD Dioxin

 100,000,000

10,000,000

Mercury (air or water)

10,000,000

1,000,000

Chromium Compounds

1,000,000

100,000

Lead Compounds

1,000,000

100,000

Arsenic

1,000,000

100,000

One life lost

350,000

35,000

Nickel Compounds

100,000

10,000

Selenium Compounds

100,000

10,000

Barium Compounds

10,000

1,000

Zinc Compounds

10,000

1,000

Vanadium Compounds

10,000

1,000

Chlorine (water)

10,000

1,000

Hydrochloric Acid (air)

1,000

100

Sulfuric Acid

1,000

100

Hydrogen Fluoride

1,000

100

Ammonia (air)

1,000

100

Ammonia (water)

1,000

100

PM2.5 (air)

1,000

100

SO2

100

10

CBOD5  (water)

100

10

TSS (water)

100

10

Nitrogen ( water)

100

10

VOC

100

10

NOx

100

10

  Methane

                                  23

                                                   2.3

 CO2

1

0.1

Water resource depletion (drought area)

0.1

0.01

Water resource depletion (deficit area)

0.01

0.001

Oil resource depletion

0.01

0.001

Landfill depletion (Europe)

0.01

0.001

Coal resource depletion

0.001

0.0001

Water resource depletion (surplus area)

0.001

0.0001

Landfill depletion (U.S.)

0.001

0.0001

 

This translates into an environmental burden index which shows that CO2 is only one of the pollutants. If you remove more mercury it is the equivalent of CO2 capture but at lower cost

 

The Sustainability Index and the Mercury Decisions will now be reviewed.