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ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS FOR GAS / NAPTHA BASED THERMAL POWER PLANTS
Plastic Waste
Electronic Waste (i) Limit for emission of NOx
Bio Medical Waste (a) For existing units 150 ppm (v/v) at 15% excess oxygen.
(b) For new units with effect from 1-6-99.
Noise Pollution
Zoning Atlas Total generation of gas turbine Limit for Stack NOx emission (v/v), at 15% excess
Ecocity Program oxygen)
(a) 400 MW and above (i) 50 ppm for the units burning natural gas.
RTI Compliance (ii) 100 ppm for the units burning naphtha
Ecomark Scheme (b) Less than 400 MW but upto 100 MW (i) 75 ppm for the units burning natural gas
(ii) 100 ppm for the units burning naphtha
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(c) Less than 100 MW 100 ppm for units burning natural gas or naphtha as
Environmental Standards fuel
National Ambient Air (d) For the plants burning gas in a conventional boiler. 100 ppm
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(ii) Stack height H in m should be calculated using the formula H= 14 Q0.3 , where Q is the emission of SO2 in
Industry Specific kg/hr, subject to a minimum of 30 mts.
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Vehicular Exhaust Source : EPA Notification
[GSR 7, dt. Dec. 22, 1998]
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