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2.C.7.b - Nickel Production
In sub-category NFR 2.C.7.b - Nickel production TSP, SO2 and Ni emissions from nickel mine production only for the year 1990 because mine production in Germany stopped in 1991.
Category Code | Method | AD | EF | ||||||||||||
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2.C.7.b | T1 | AS | D | ||||||||||||
Key Category | SO₂ | NOₓ | NH₃ | NMVOC | CO | BC | Pb | Hg | Cd | Diox | PAH | HCB | TSP | PM₁₀ | PM₂ ₅ |
2.C.7.b | -/- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -/- | - | - |
Method
Activity data
The yearly production figure was taken from the annual statistical report of the US Geological Survey (USGS) for non-ferrous metals [Lit. 1].
Emission factors
The emission factors are default values according to the 2019 EMEP/EEA air pollutant emission inventory guidebook [Lit. 2].
Table 1: applied Tier1 emission factors
Pollutant | EF | Unit |
---|---|---|
SO2 | 18 | kg/t |
TSP | 0.3 | kg/t |
Ni | 0.025 | kg/t |
Uncertainties
Recalculations
Recalculation not needed.
Planned improvements
No category specific improvements needed.
Bibliography
Lit. 1:
Lit. 2: EMEP/EEA air pollutant emission inventory guidebook 2019, https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/emep-eea-guidebook-2019