1. Monitoring aspects of permits and inspections (1)
Wim Burgers
Senior advisor
InfoMil
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2. Contents of this presentation
SMART permits
Tasks for inspectors
Periodic measurements
Continuous measurements
Yearly emission reports
Explanation of the validation test
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3. Contents of this presentation
SMART permits
Specific
Measurable
Acceptable
Reliable
Time bound
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4. SMART permits: Specific (1)
Emission Limit Value (ELV)
Units (NOx : mg NO2/Nm3 at reference O2)
Continuous/periodic monitoring
Sampling place
When is ELV exceeded?
Actions to be taken when ELV is exceeded
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5. SMART permits: Specific (2) Continuous or periodic measurements
Continuous Measurements
Large sources (e.g. combustion plants >100 MWth)
Sources with strongly varying emissions
Sources with secondary abatement techniques
Compounds with high environmental impact
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6. SMART permits: Specific (3) Continuous or periodic measurements
Small sources
Sources with constant emissions
Sources with secondary abatement techniques and
the functionality can continuously be checked with
other measurements
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7. SMART permits: Measurable
Periodic measurements
Suitable standard
Detection limit < Emission Limit Value (ELV)
Sufficient number of access ports
Maximum uncertainty
Continuous measurements
Suitable monitoring system (CEMS/PEMS)
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8. SMART permits: Acceptable
Emission Limit Value:
in agreement with EU directives
in agreement with Best Available Techniques;
ELV ≠ Emission Value BREF
Abatement technique cost effective
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9. SMART permits: Reliable (1) Periodic measurements
Accredited laboratories (EN 17025)
Standards: standard reference method (SRM)
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10. SMART permits: Reliable (2) Continuous measurements
Quality Assurance (EN 14181)
QAL 1: required uncertainty achievable
QAL 2: calibration with Standard Reference method (SRM)
(15 parallel measurements)
QAL 3: zero/span checks in Cusum cards
Annual Surveillance Test: verification by 5 parallel
measurements with SRM; linearity test
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11. SMART permits: Time bound (1) Periodic measurements
Sampling time/averaging time
Number of samples
Representative process conditions or
Measurement plan
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12. SMART permits: Time bound (2) Continuous measurements
Availability of the analysers
Sampling frequency
Averaging time
Allowed period for exceeding of the emission limit value
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13. Tasks for inspectors: periodic measurements (1)
Judgement of the report:
Analysis method, sampling procedure, time
Uncertainty
Accreditation
Measured concentration below emission limit value
Representative process conditions
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14. Tasks for inspectors: periodic measurements (2)
Judgement of measurements:
Analysis method, sampling procedure
Representative process conditions
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Judgement of measurement plan:
Analysis method, sampling procedure, time
Representative process conditions

15. Tasks for inspectors: continuous measurements
Judgement of the equipment:
EN implemented for QA/QC, or
Analysis method, uncertainty
Sampling: representativeness, frequency, averaging time
Calibration, zero and span checks, sufficient maintenance
Calculation of concentration (conversion factors for moisture
oxygen concentration, temperature, etc)
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16. yearly emission reports (1)
Tasks for inspectors:
yearly emission reports (1)
Validation of the report (1):
Correct emission factors used for all sources?
Correct calculation methods used?
Correct units used?
Emission data consistent with former years
Emission data consistent with emission limit values?
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17. yearly emission reports (2)
Tasks for inspectors:
yearly emission reports (2)
Validation of the report (2):
Installation data consistent with energy data?
Energy data consistent with emission data?
Emission data consistent with installation data?
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Explanation of validation test