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All operators of combustion processes regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are required to provide a
report to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on emissions to air. This is to enable Ireland to complete its reporting
to the European Pollution Emissions Register (EPER).
The EPA has prepared this tool to allow operators to complete their reports as easily as possible. The steps are
summarised below, with more information given in the accompanying guidance note.
Download the EPER reporting spreadsheet and other supporting information
(a)
Assemble information on your combustion process.
(b)
Open the spreadsheet "Combustion_Air.xls". Enter operational hours in the relevant yellow cell in the
"Combustion Measured" worksheet.
(c)
Enter the relevant emissions monitoring data (if available) in the yellow cells in the "Combustion Measured"
worksheet.
(d)
Enter the relevant emissions calculation data for substances with no site-specific measurement data in the
yellow cells in the "Combustion Calculated" worksheet.
(e)
Save the "Combustion_Air.xls" spreadsheet using a unique file name.
(f)
For processes comprising a single plant, forward the spreadsheet to the EPA as part of the AER to
ipcaer@epa.ie.
(g)
For processes involving more than one fuel type or more than one plant, a separate spreadsheet will need to be
produced for each fuel used in each plant, and the results totalled. Forward a combined EPER report and
supporting spreadsheets to the EPA as part of the AER to ipcaer@epa.ie.
(h)
CH4
CO
CO2
N2O
NH3 (Processes with SCR/SNCR only)
NMVOC
NOx
SOx
As and compounds
Cd and compounds
Cr and compounds
Cu and compounds
Hg and compounds
Ni and compounds
Pb and compounds
Zn and compounds
PCDD+PCDF (dioxins+furans)
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Chlorine and inorganic compounds
Fluorine and inorganic compounds
PM10, or particulate matter if PM10 unavailable
Reference
Use this worksheet to calculate emissions for any substances which do not have measured emissions data
Sulphur
Fuel type
Solid or liquid fuel quantity used (tonnes/year)
content
SO2
Solid
450,000,000
0.80% Percentage
Emission factor
Nox
CH4
CO
CO2
N2O
NH3: (If process uses SCR or SNCR)
NMVOC
As and compounds
Cd and compounds
Cr and compounds
Cu and compounds
Hg and compounds
Ni and compounds
Pb and compounds
Zn and compounds
Particulate matter (assumed to be PM10)
PAHs
Dioxins and furans
Comment
0.60 g/GJ
9720000
160 T/TJ
0.8 g/GJ
9720000
9720000
9720000
9720000
50 g/T fuel
Concentration in
fuel (mg/kg)
Comment
Chlorine and inorganic compounds
Fluorine and inorganic compounds
UK Environment Agency
Stoker boiler, in-furnace desulphurisation
Stoker boiler, in-bed desulphurisation
Thermal
input
(GJ/year)
9720000
Oxidation factor
(CO2 only)
0.99
SCR
SNCR
Abatement fitted
Calculated
Efficiency emission
7.2E+09 kg/year
Calculated
emission
0
5832
0
1.54E+09
7776
0
22500000
0
0
0
92250
56250
99000
252000
299250
0
0.046656
0
kg/year
kg/year
kg/year
kg/year
kg/year
kg/year
kg/year
kg/year
kg/year
kg/year
kg/year
kg/year
kg/year
kg/year
kg/year
kg/year
kg/year
kg/year
0 kg/year
0 kg/year
OK
Solid
Liquid
Gas
Seek advice if no measured data
OK
Seek advice if no measured data
OK
OK
Zero value acceptable for plant without SCR or SNCR
OK
Seek advice if no measured data
Seek advice if no measured data
Seek advice if no measured data
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
Seek advice if no measured data
OK
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Pollutants
Substances
/ Identification
Air
EPER REPORT
Substance
1.
Environmental
Themes
1.
CH4
100000
CO
CO2
HFCs
N2O
NH3
500000
100000000
100
10000
10000
NMVOC
NOx
as NO2
100000
100000
x
x
x
5832
4500000
7200000
1530000
0
22500000
PFCs
SF6
100
50
150000
20
10
100
100
10
50
200
200
SOx
as SO2
2.
Metals
and
compounds
As and compounds
total, as As
Cd and compounds
total, as Cd
Cr and compounds
total, as Cr
Cu and compounds
total, as Cu
Hg and compounds
total, as Hg
Ni and compounds
total, as Ni
Pb and compounds
total, as Pb
Zn and compounds
total, as Zn
CH4
CO
CO2
HFCs
N2O
NH3
NMVOC
NOx
PFCs
SF6
7200000000
SOx
2. Metals and compounds
3.
Chlorinated
organic substances
Dichloroethane-1,2
(DCE)
Dichloromethane
(DCM)
Environmental Themes
x
x
x
x
0
0
0
92250
56250
99000
252000
299250
As and compounds
Cd and compounds
Cr and compounds
Cu and compounds
Hg and compounds
Ni and compounds
Pb and compounds
Zn and compounds
3. Chlorinated organic substances
1000
Dichloroethane-1,2 (DCE)
1000
Dichloromethane (DCM)
Hexachlorobenzene
(HCB)
Hexachlorocyclohexan
e(HCH)
PCDD+PCDF
(dioxins+furans)
as Teq
10
Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)
10
Hexachlorocyclohexane(HCH)
0.001
PCDD+PCDF (dioxins+furans)
0
Pentachlorophenol
(PCP)
Tetrachloroethylene
(PER)
Tetrachloromethane
(TCM)
Trichlorobenzenes
(TCB)
Trichloroethane-1,1,1
(TCE)
Trichloroethylene (TRI)
10
Pentachlorophenol (PCP)
2000
Tetrachloroethylene (PER)
100
Tetrachloromethane (TCM)
10
Trichlorobenzenes (TCB)
100
Trichloroethane-1,1,1 (TCE)
2000
Trichloroethylene (TRI)
Trichloromethane
500
Trichloromethane
4.
Other
compounds
Benzene
1000
50
organic
Polycyclic
Aromatic
Hydrocarbons
0.046656
Polycyclic
Hydrocarbons
5. Other compounds
Aromatic
5. Other compounds
HCN
PM10
10000
0
5000
0
200
50000
Chlorine
and
compounds
Fluorine
and
compounds
HCN
PM10
inorganic
inorganic
M/C/E
BRT
C
4500000 M
BRT
M
Not likely to be significant
1530000 M
Not significant for plant without
SCR/SNCR
22500000 C
BRT
Not likely to be significant
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BRT
BRT
BRT
92250
56250
99000
252000
299250
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C
C
C
C
C
Abbreviations
M
Measured
C
Calculated
E
Estimated
BRT
Below Reporting Threshold
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BRT
Not likely to be significant
BRT
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