1. DIOXIN EMISSIONS IN LITHUANIA
VYTAUTAS KRUSINSKAS
Ministry of Environment
CARSTEN LASSEN
COWI A/S
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2. Inventory Dioxin and Furan Releases in Lithuania
DANCEE - Danish Cooperation for Environment in Eastern Europe
Ministry of the Environment of the Republic of Lithuania
Prepared by:
COWI A/S, Denmark dk-TEKNIK ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT, Denmark
COWI Baltic, Lithuania
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3. POTENTIAL RELEASE DIOXINS AND FURANS FROM ALL SOURCES IN LITHUANIA
Main Category
Air
Medium Range
Water
Medium Range
Land
Medium
Product
Residues
Waste incineration
0.36
0.65
Ferrous (n.f.)metal production
0.09
0.24
Power generation, heat
2.6
0.88
Production mineral prod.
0.38
0.06
Transport
0.07
Uncontrolled combustion 14 13
Production,use chemicals products
0.42
Miscellaneous
0.08
<0.004
0.21
Disposal and waste water
0.02
3.1
TOTAL
0.1 17
0.43 18
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4. Example: Emission factors for cement production
Classes (UNEP Toolkit) Emission factor
µg I-TEQ/t of cement
1. Wet kilns, ESP temperature >300 °C
2. Wet kilns, ESP/FF temperature 200 to 300 °C 0.6
3. Wet kilns, ESP/FF temperature <200 °C and all types of dry kilns
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Cement production in Lithuania: Wet kiln, ESP temperature 200 °C
Emission factor:
Medium: µg I-TEQ/t of cement
Range: µg I-TEQ/t of cement
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5. Dioxin emission to air - Lithuania 2000
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6. Dioxin release to water - Lithunia 2000
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7. Dioxin release to residues - Lithunia 2000
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8. Other countries Country Emissions to air g I-TEQ/year (medium values)
Total
Per million capita
Austria (1994) 29 4
Germany (1995)
334
Lithuania (2000)
17 (2.6-38)
5 (0.7-11)
Sweden (1993)
55 (22-88)
6 (2-10)
U.K. (1997)
441 ( )
7 (4-11)
Slovak Rep. (1993) 43 8
France (1998)
983 17
Denmark (1998/99)
95 (19-170)
18 (4-32)
Switzerland (1995)
180 25
Finland (1995)
150 (99-198)
29 (19-39
The Netherlands (1991)
486 31
Belgium (1995)
662 65
Luxembourg (1995) 30 75
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9. Power generation and heating
Source Ctaegory
Activity
TJ/year
Annual Annual Emission
g I – TEQ/year
Medium Range
Range
Power plant and boiler houses
Fossil fuel/waste co-fired power boilers
0.0 -
Coal fired power boilers
304
0.003
Heavy fuel fired power boilers
20,615
0.05
Light fuel oil/natural gas fired power boilers
47,423
0.02
Wood fired power boilers
273
0.01
Landfill gas and biogas combustion
Domestic heating and cooking
Contaminated wood/biomass fired stoves
220
0.34
Virgin wood/biomass fired stoves
20,725
2.1
Coal fired stoves
570
0.04
Oil fired stoves 51
0.0005
Natural gas fired stoves
7,532
Total
29,101
2.5
1.1-5
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10. Uncontrolled burning processes
Activity t
Emission factor
µg I-TEQ/t
Emission
g I-TEQ/year
Range
Medium
Fires/burnings - biomass
Forest, grassland and moor fires
5,000-8,000 5
1-10
0.03
0,005-0,08
Agricultural residue burning (in field)
5,000-50,000 30
2-50
0.8
Landfill fires -
1000
5.5
0.6-10
Uncontrolled waste burning
Open burning of wood (construction/demolition)
860-6,200 60
20-200
0.2
Uncontrolled domestic waste burning
10,000-31,000
300
50-500
6.1
0.5-16
Accidental fires in vehicles and houses
Accidental fires in vehicles (per event)
228 94
30-200
0.02
Accidental fires in houses, factories 1,
400 1
Total
22,000-99,000 14
1.2-32
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11. Uncontrolled burning of waste
 35,000 inhabitants
2, ,000 inhabitants
 2,000 inhabitants
Part of total population
46.1%
22.1%
31.8 %
Percentage of households not connected
20%
80%
Generation af waste, kg/person/year
240
180 60
Generation af combustible waste, kg/person/year 81 55 20
Total amount of combustible waste of households not connected, t
25,600
8,300
18,500
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12. Improvement of the inventory
Investigation of the extent of uncontrolled burning of waste products
Obtain more exact information on flue gas treatment used for production of cement and waste incineration (emission factors evt. confirmed by measurements)
Improvement quality of stastitical data for all activities
Strengthening the information management capacities
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13. The Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania
Measures
Reduction of uncontrolled burning of waste products
Collection of waste
Information campaigns
Improved landfill practice
Reduced use of chlorinated plastics and other chlorinated products
Increased air pollution control for power generation, cement production and waste incineration (if a need is confirmed by further investigation)
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