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z Enables improved environmental performance. A
CMM provides a plant operator with a complete
picture of the mercury emissions from the plant. This
helps to identify the source of pollution peaks, informs
mitigation and abatement strategy, and provides a
high level of confidence to regulators, the site owners,
staff, and other stakeholders.
Conclusions
Monitoring equipment must be certified to perform
within the requirements of a permit, which is why the
possibility of continuous monitoring should be considered
and both current and future requirements for certified
monitoring ranges and levels of uncertainty should be
addressed. For these reasons, the recent certification of
Gasmet’s CMM is of particular significance. The Gasmet
CMM has successfully completed EN15267-3 testing
using cold vapour atomic fluorescence. Importantly,
this instrument now provides the world’s lowest
EN15267-certified range for measurements of mercury.
The CMM is certified for operation across a number of
different ranges up to 1000 µg/m3, but considering the
latest regulatory requirements, the CMM’s certified range
of 0 to 5 µg/m3 will be of major interest to the operators
of cement plants and other combustion processes.
References
1. World Health Organisation Fact Sheet: Mercury and
Health.
mercury-and-health
2. RENZONI, R., ULLRICH, C., BELBOOM, S., and
GERMAN, A., ‘Mercury in the Cement Industry’,
Independent report commissioned by CEMBUREAU – CSI
(2010).
3. MUNTHE, J., PACYNA, J. WILSON, S., and PANASIUK, D.,
‘Study on Mercury Sources and Emissions and Analysis
of the Cost and Effectiveness of Control Measures’,
Document INC2.4, UNEP Paragraph 29 Study, (UN
Environment Programme; 2010).
4. UNEP Minamata Convention on Mercury. Available at:
5. ‘Guidance for Reducing and Controlling Emissions of
Mercury Compounds in the Cement Industry’, (Cement
Sustainability Initiative, World Business Council for
Sustainable Development; 2016).
6. European Commission Joint Research Centre: http://
7. ‘Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry: National
Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
(NESHAP)’, (US Environmental Protection Agency).
Available at:
air-pollution/portland-cement-manufacturing-industry-
national-emission-standards
About the author
Emilia Jyrkiäinen works as a CEMS Product Manager at Gasmet
Technologies. She is an expert in FTIR technology and emission
monitoring, and she is actively following and participating in the
standardisation of emission monitoring. Jyrkiäinen has a MSc
in Technology from the Aalto University School of Chemical
Engineering.
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