UNEP Demonstrations of Mercury Emission Reduction at Two Coal-fired Power Plants in Russia

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....

Reduction of mercury emissions from coal fired power plants

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...

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 Control Alternatives for Coal-fired Power Plants

Coal-fired power plants in the United States may have to reduce their mercury emissions by up to 90% by 2007 2009 due to proposed regulations that could affect up to 1,100 utility boilers. Air pollution control system components such as electrostatic precipitators, baghouses, NOx reduction catalysts, SO2 scrubbers, and their various configurations in utility applications significantly impact me...