Project: Metrology for sampling and conditioning SO2 emissions from stacks

Validation of sulphur dioxide measurement methods will lay the foundation for future-proof emissions monitoring Sulphur dioxide, emitted during the combustion of solid fuels, has long been recognised as a pollutant which can have adverse effects on human health, aquatic ecosystems in rivers and lakes, and forests, crops and other vegetation. Recognising the large economic and societal burden, the EU places increasingly stringent limits on emissions of sulphur dioxide through the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED), which is projected to prevent 13 000 premature deaths and 125 000 years of life lost. Successful implementation of the IED relies on an underpinning measurement capability which enables regulators to enforce it. However, existing Standard Reference Methods (SRMs) for the measurement of sulphur dioxide emissions are no longer fit for purpose at the low levels permitted by the latest iteration of the IED. This project will test the performance of existing and alternative SRMs, in both the lab and the field, putting in place the foundation needed to develop a new SRM for robust regulatory monitoring of sulphur dioxide emissions from industrial processes.

Acronym	15NRM01 Sulf-Norm (Reference Number: 15NRM01)
Duration	01/07/2016 - 01/07/2019
Project Topic	Metrology
Project Results (after finalisation)	See Website
Website	visit project website
Network	EMPIR
Call	EMPIR CALL 2015

Project partner

Number	Name	Role	Country
1	NPL Management Limited	Coordinator	United Kingdom
2	Cesky Metrologicky Institut	Partner	Czech Republic
3	Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy	Partner	Finland
4	Environment Agency	Partner	United Kingdom
5	Hessisches Landesamt für Naturschutz Umwelt und Geologie	Partner	Germany
6	Nab Labs Oy	Partner	Finland
7	Ramboll Finland Oy	Partner	Finland
8	The Source Testing Association	Partner	United Kingdom
9	Uniper Technologies Ltd	Partner	United Kingdom