Controlling mercury (Hg{sup 0}) and (Hg{sup 2}) from coal-fired utility flue gas
Conference
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OSTI ID:349155
- Dept. of Energy, Pittsburgh, PA (United States). Federal Energy Technology Center
Mercury is one of listed hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has indicated as a potential concern for coal-fired utilities. EPA has indicated in their two Congressionally mandated reports that coal-fired utilities are the major anthropogenic source of mercury emissions in the United States. There are still many issues and questions to be answered regarding the relative risk of the bioaccumulation of mercury from utilities and the subsequent adverse health effects. The Department of Energy`s Federal Energy Technology Center (DOE/FETC) has worked closely with EPA to answer these and other questions regarding the control of mercury emissions from the utility industry. The presentation will focus on the Department`s mercury measurement and control programs, while addressing the issues and problems associated with the control of the relatively small concentrations of mercury and its different forms in the large volumes of flue gas as a result of coal combustion. Costs of controlling mercury under the various control scenarios will also be presented.
- OSTI ID:
- 349155
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-980985--; ISBN 1-890977-15-2
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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