Measurement of Sulfur-Dioxide Emissions from Ocean-Going Vessels in Belgium Using Novel Techniques

Measurement of Sulfur-Dioxide Emissions from Ocean-Going Vessels in Belgium Using Novel Techniques

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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 here 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 redken shades eq 07m driftwood 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.