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Air emission rates

Comparison of statutory limits (EU and Austria ) to rates approved for EVN Abfallverwertung NÖ and actual averages

Since 1 January 2004, this site has been showing the plant’s current emission rates.

Statutory limits (EU and Austria), limits approved for EVN Abfallverwertung NÖ lines 1+2, average operating values for lines 1+2

Pollutant
 
Unit
 
Statutory
 
Approved
 
Averages
 
Reduction
 
       
limit
 
rates
 
 
over approved
 
       
EU
directive
AVV
 
(notice)
 
 
rates
 
NOx  
mg/m³
 
400
100
 
70
 
50
 
-50%
 
Dust  
mg/m³
 
30
10
 
8
 
1
 
-90%
 
CO  
mg/m³
 
100
100
 
50
 
20
 
-80%
 
SO2  
mg/m³
 
200
100
 
50
 
20
 
-80%
 
Corg  
mg/m³
 
20
10
 
8
 
1
 
-90%
 
HCI  
mg/m³
 
60
10
 
7
 
< 1
 
-90%
 
Sb+As+Pb+Cr+Co+
Cu+Mn+Ni+V
 
mg/m³
 
0,5
0,5
 
0,5
 
< 0,1
 
-80%
 
Hg  
mg/m³
 
0,05
0,05
 
0,05
 
< 0,01
 
-80%
 
HF  
mg/m³
 
4
0,7
 
0,3
 
< 0,1
 
-85%
 
Cd+TI  
mg/m³
 
0,05
0,05
 
0,02
 
< 0,01
 
-80%
 
Dioxins  
ng TE/m³
 
0,1
0,1
 
0,1
 
< 0,05
 
-50%