Shaun Lancaster, Warren T. Corns, Eva M. Krupp, Jörg Feldmann
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Abstract
Abstract Anthropogenic emissions of mercury to the environment are of great concern due to its toxicity. The burning of coal contributes highly to Hg emissions and, as such, much lower effluent discharge limits for Hg in flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) wastewater have recently been proposed in the USA. Lower detection limits are required to meet the most demanding discharge limit of 10 ng L−1. Therefore, in this work, a new analyser for online monitoring of Hg in FGD wastewater based on syringe injections of chemicals combined with gold amalgamation – atomic fluorescence spectrometry has been developed. The instrument has been validated against international standard method ISO 17852, as well as an interference study with extreme levels of salts majorly present in FGD water. Detection limits of 1.8 ng L−1 as well as accurate performance in an on-site field trial indicate that the methodology is fit to meet the new legislation.
由于汞的毒性，人类向环境排放汞引起了人们的极大关注。煤的燃烧对汞的排放有很大贡献，因此，最近在美国提出了更低的烟气脱硫(FGD)废水中汞的排放限值。为满足最严格的放电限值10ng L−1，需要降低检测限。为此，本文研制了一种基于化学药剂注射结合金汞齐原子荧光光谱法在线监测烟气脱硫废水中汞的新方法。该仪器已根据国际标准方法ISO 17852进行了验证，并对FGD水中主要存在的极端盐含量进行了干扰研究。1.8 ng L−1的检出限以及在现场现场试验中的准确性能表明，该方法适合满足新的立法。
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