Control of mercury emissions from coal-fired electric utility boilers

Journal Article · Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2006 · Environmental Science and Technology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/es062639u· OSTI ID:20727731

Srivastava, Ravi K; Hutson, Nick; Martin, Blair; Princiotta, Frank; Staudt, James ^[1]

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1. U.S. EPA National Risk Management Research Laboratory (United States)

New US EPA regulations place caps on the levels of mercury that can be emitted from coal-burning power plants, with targets to hit in 2010 and 2018. To meet these targets, technologies already available to reduce other pollutants, such as SO{sub 2} and NOx, will probably be modified to reduce mercury as a cobenefit. The authors review the effectiveness of these technologies at holding the line on mercury and explore how they can be improved for deeper emission cuts. 19 refs., 3 figs., 1 tab.

• OSTI ID: 20727731
• Journal Information: Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 40, Issue 5; ISSN 0013-936X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS
COAL
MERCURY
FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS
BOILERS
POLLUTION REGULATIONS
USA
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
NITROGEN OXIDES
SULFUR DIOXIDE
FLUE GAS
SORBENT INJECTION PROCESSES
REMOVAL
ACTIVATED CARBON
COST ESTIMATION
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
HALOGENS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
COMPLIANCE