Measurement of sulfur-dioxide emissions from ocean-going vessels in Belgium using novel techniques
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- Ward Van Roy (UGent) , Annelore Van Nieuwenhove, Kobe Scheldeman, Benjamin Van Roozendael (UGent) , Ronny Schallier, Johan Mellqvist and Frank Maes (UGent)
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- Air pollutants emitted by ocean-going vessels (OGVs) cause numerous environmental and human health problems. In 2016, the Belgian Coastguard aircraft was equipped with a sniffer sensor to monitor compliance with MARPOL Annex VI Regulation 14. However, the sensor was susceptible to NO and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), which had a negative impact on the measurement uncertainty. The elimination of measurement errors was achieved by modifying the sensor, including among others the addition of a NOx sensor and a custom-designed hydrocarbon kicker. This resulted in a substantial improvement in the measurement quality and uncertainty of the derived Fuel Sulfur Content (FSC). As a direct result of this, the reporting thresholds for non-compliance drastically improved. The data analysis of sampled OGVs showed that compliance levels notably improved between 2019 and 2020 (from 95.9% to 97.3%), coinciding with the implementation of the Global Sulfur Cap. Findings in this study have also demonstrated that OGVs equipped with emission abatement technology (scrubbers) are more susceptible to non-compliance with Regulation 14 of MARPOL Annex VI. Given these results, this article provides an answer to the question of how to monitor effective implementation of NO emissions from OGVs.
- Keywords
- REGULATIONS, SHIPS, NOX, airborne compliance monitoring, MARPOL Annex VI, SECA, scrubbers, sulfur-dioxide
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- Van Roy, Ward, et al. “Measurement of Sulfur-Dioxide Emissions from Ocean-Going Vessels in Belgium Using Novel Techniques.” ATMOSPHERE, vol. 13, no. 11, 2022, doi:10.3390/atmos13111756.
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- Van Roy, W., Van Nieuwenhove, A., Scheldeman, K., Van Roozendael, B., Schallier, R., Mellqvist, J., & Maes, F. (2022). Measurement of sulfur-dioxide emissions from ocean-going vessels in Belgium using novel techniques. ATMOSPHERE, 13(11). https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13111756
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- Van Roy, Ward, Annelore Van Nieuwenhove, Kobe Scheldeman, Benjamin Van Roozendael, Ronny Schallier, Johan Mellqvist, and Frank Maes. 2022. “Measurement of Sulfur-Dioxide Emissions from Ocean-Going Vessels in Belgium Using Novel Techniques.” ATMOSPHERE 13 (11). https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13111756.
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- Van Roy, Ward, Annelore Van Nieuwenhove, Kobe Scheldeman, Benjamin Van Roozendael, Ronny Schallier, Johan Mellqvist, and Frank Maes. 2022. “Measurement of Sulfur-Dioxide Emissions from Ocean-Going Vessels in Belgium Using Novel Techniques.” ATMOSPHERE 13 (11). doi:10.3390/atmos13111756.
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- 1.Van Roy W, Van Nieuwenhove A, Scheldeman K, Van Roozendael B, Schallier R, Mellqvist J, et al. Measurement of sulfur-dioxide emissions from ocean-going vessels in Belgium using novel techniques. ATMOSPHERE. 2022;13(11).
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- [1]W. Van Roy et al., “Measurement of sulfur-dioxide emissions from ocean-going vessels in Belgium using novel techniques,” ATMOSPHERE, vol. 13, no. 11, 2022.
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