MERSA
Title: Assessment of Current and Future Emissions of Mercury from Anthropogenic Sources in South Africa
Goal: Review on Mercury Backround in South African Power Plants and Development of Scenarios of Mercury Emissions to the Atmosphere, Water and Land in SA
Project manager: A. Głodek
Ordered by: NILU
Summary:
The main goal of MERSA Project was review on main sources of South African’s mercury emission. Content of mercury in South African coals as well as share of coal in energy production and industry sector in this country are given. Information on substantial share in mercury releases resulting from artisanal gold mining and gold extraction techniques with liquid mercury is placed in the review.
Database concerning type and efficiency of control measures reducing mercury emission in power plants and other industrial plants was also prepared.
The further goal of MERSA project was preparation of major 3 scenarios with projections of mercury emission in Republic of South Africa: Business-As-Usual (BAU), Policy Target (POT) and Deep Green (DEG). Report includes review of measures to reduce Hg emission: Best Available Techniques (BATs) and emerging methods.
On the basis of scenarios, emission projections for Hg were prepared to the year 2020. Projections were prepared for sectors relevant from the point of view Hg releases: power plants, cement industry, iron and steel production, non-ferrous metals industries and waste incineration.
Reports:
- Panasiuk D., Głodek A., Pacyna J.M., Scenarios of future emission for Mercury to the atmosphere in South Africa, MERSA Task 3 Report, Katowice 2008.
- Głodek A., Panasiuk D., Pacyna J.M., Collection of information on the content of Mercury in raw materials and type and efficiency of emission control equipment employed in the South Africans power plants, MERSA Task 1 Report, Katowice 2008.
