Mercury emission trend influenced by stringent air pollutants regulation for coal-fired power plants in Korea

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 39, 2009, Pages 6254-6259

  Pudasainee, Deepak ^a   Kim, Jeong Hun ^a   Seo, Yong Chil ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Air pollution control devices; Co beneficial effect; Coal combustion; Emission regulation; Mercury emission

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DEVICES; ANTHRACITE COAL; ANTHROPOGENIC MERCURY EMISSIONS; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; BITUMINOUS COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS; CATALYTIC REACTOR; CO-BENEFICIAL EFFECT; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COLD SIDE; EMISSION LIMITS; FLUE GAS DESULPHURIZATION; MERCURY EMISSIONS; MERCURY REMOVAL; PRIMARY AIR; REGULATORY CONTROL; STRINGENT REGULATIONS; TEST RESULTS;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT; AIR QUALITY; ANTHRACITE; BITUMINOUS COAL; COAL COMBUSTION; COAL FUELED FURNACES; COAL INDUSTRY; CONTROL; DESULFURIZATION; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS; ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATORS; FLUE GASES; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; GAS PLANTS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MERCURY (METAL); METAL RECOVERY; MINING; PNEUMATIC CONTROL EQUIPMENT; POLLUTION; POLLUTION INDUCED CORROSION; SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

MERCURY; NITROGEN OXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMISSION INVENTORY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FUTURE PROSPECT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION POLICY; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; TREND ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; COAL POWER; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DESULFURIZATION; DUST CONTROL; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATION; FLUE GAS; KOREA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA;

EID: 71749084417     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.06.007     Document Type: Article

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