Metodologías para la cuantificación de las emisiones difusas de material particulado en entornos industriales

Abstract

The transport, storage, and handling in the open air of dusty solids entail frequent episodes of air pollution by fugitive emissions of particulate matter (PM), which can, in certain cases, significantly affect the environment and human health. From a technical and regulatory viewpoint, management and control of fugitive PM emissions have traditionally drawn little attention. This situation is likely due to the inherent complexity involved in quantifying and controlling PM fugitive emissions. With a view to determining in greater detail the extent of PM10 fugitive emissions and to identifying how best to control these, a pollutant dispersion modelling consistent with the peculiarities of PM fugitive emissions has been developed. The applied methodology has allowed to determine specific emission factors per operation and overall emission factors per type of facility for the main activities and the efficiency of corrective measures.