Self-monitoring programme for a
Swedish power plant
Hans-Roland Lindgren
Director Swedish EPA
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Monitoring programme Linköping power plant
• General information
• Description of the
plant and its
emissions
• Permit conditions
• Environmental
monitoring
• Process monitoring
(instructions and
recording)
•Recipient monitoring
(air, water)
•External inspections
(boiler, CFC-inst. etc.)
•Reporting
•Annexes
(drawings of boilers,
emission points,
treatment plants and
coal storage area)
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The plant and its emissions
•Waste and hazardous
•Location
waste disposal
•Coal-, oil-, wood boilers •Noise
and turbines
•Fuels (amounts, types
•Air emission sources and and storage)
•Chemicals (urea for
its control
NOx reduction, boiler
•Description of water
and water treatment
system and water treatment chemicals)
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Air emission monitoring of coal
boiler
• Continuous monitoring of nitrogen oxides,
sulphur dioxide, dust, oxygen, and carbon
monoxide
• Once a year as part of external inspections
are dinitrogen oxide, ammonia and
phthalates monitored
• Lead, cadmium and zinc once a month on a
collective sample and during inspections
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Air emission monitoring of oil
boiler
• Continuous monitoring of nitrogen oxides,
oxygen, and carbon monoxide
• Once a year as part of external inspections
are dinitrogen oxide, ammonia and dust
monitored
• Sulphur is monitored in oil at every delivery
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Monitoring of condensate from
wood boiler
• Continuous monitoring of ammonium
nitrate, pH and water flow
• Twice a year and in addition as part of
external inspections are suspended solids
measured
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Monitoring of water from ash
handling, cooling and oil storage
• Suspended solids, pH and total sulphur is
monitored in water from ash separator once
a year
• Flow (continuously) and total extractable
organic compounds during water pumping
from oil storage by spot samples
• Daily average flow of cooling water during
periods of power generation (May-Sept.)
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Process monitoring
• Instructions for operation
and maintenance of
boilers
• Instructions for operation
and maintenance of air
emission control
equipment
• Instructions for
calibration of monitoring
equipment
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•Recording of
operational
parameters
•Recording of
calibrations and
maintenance
•Recording of
disturbances in the
production of
importance for the
environment
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Environment quality monitoring
• Joint ambient air quality monitoring through
the Association for Air Quality in the
County to which the company contributes
• Water recipient quality monitoring through
Motala Ström Water Association
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External inspections
• Inspection of installations
and records. Changes in
production etc. which
influence emissions are
recorded
• Monitoring of noise is made
• Inspection and calibration of
monitoring equipment
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•Measurement of
combustion and air
emission parameters
on all boilers and spot
samples on all waste
waters
•Report on all
inspected objects.
Results, evaluation,
defects and planned
changes
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Reporting
• Regular reporting every three months not
later the 2 months of the end of the period
• Reporting on inspections within 2 months
after inspection
• Reporting on disturbances and accidents
immediately
• Yearly reporting within 2 months after end
of year
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Yearly reporting
• General information
• Description of
operations
• Permits and permit
conditions
• Environmental report
• Production time and
conditions
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•Monitoring results and
emissions, accuracy of
installed monitoring
equipment
•Comments on permit
conditions and possible
actions
•CFC-reporting
•Signature
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