Mercury emission and speciation of coal-fired power plants in China

Mercury emission and speciation of coal-fired power plants

Mercury emission and speciation of coal-fired power plants in China S. Wang, L. Zhang, G. Li, Y. Wu, J. Hao, N. Pirrone, F. Sprovieri, and M. P. Ancora Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, and State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China CNR – Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research, Via Salaria Km 29....

Economic analysis of atmospheric mercury emission control for coal-fired power plants in China.

Coal combustion and mercury pollution are closely linked, and this relationship is particularly relevant in China, the world's largest coal consumer. This paper begins with a summary of recent China-specific studies on mercury removal by air pollution control technologies and then provides an economic analysis of mercury abatement from these emission control technologies at coal-fired power pla...

Mercury concentrations in wetlands associated with coal-fired power plants.

There have been contradictory reports of the relative proportion of mercury from coal-fired power plants that deposits locally. Our objective was to determine any local effect of coal-fired power plants on total mercury concentrations in wetland sediment and tadpole samples. Four power plants and 45 wetlands were selected for study. Total mercury concentrations were determined in 75 sediment sa...

Mercury policy and regulations for coal-fired power plants.

INTRODUCTION Mercury is a high-priority regulatory concern because of its persistence and bioaccumulation in the environment and evidence of its having serious adverse effects on the neurological development of children. DISCUSSION Mercury is released into the atmosphere from both natural and anthropogenic sources. Coal-fired utilities are considered to be one of the largest anthropogenic mer...

Reduction of mercury emissions from coal fired power plants