Metrology to support zero pollution from industrial emissions

Under the EU’s Zero Pollution action plan (targeting zero impact on health and the environment by 2050) the EU has revised the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED). Key changes are an order of magnitude reduction in many pollutant emission limits, use of measurement uncertainty in assessing process plant compliance with emission limits, and greater emphasis on regulating emerging pollutants (e.g. PFAS). However, there is not in place a fit for purpose framework of formerly validated measurement methods and guidance in determining uncertainties and then using these in compliance assessment. This project will address these gaps enabling monitoring and enforcement of this important revision by the emissions community.
The overall aim of the project is to support the key changes in the revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive 2010/75/EU (Article 15: Objectives 1 and 2, Article 15a: Objective 3 and Article 14: Objective 4) by developing capability for measuring and characterising pollutants.