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University of Zenica , Zenica , Bosnia and Herzegovina
University of Zenica , Zenica , Bosnia and Herzegovina
University of Zenica , Zenica , Bosnia and Herzegovina
The aim of the research conducted in this paper is to analyze the cadmium content in particulate matter PM10 for the period of 2020–2024, and thereby provide a realistic assessment of whether there has been a significant reduction in cadmium emissions into the atmosphere of Zenica due to the replacement of fossil fuels for the city’s heating needs by ArcelorMittal. In March 2022, a new heating plant was officially launched within the ArcelorMittal facility, where, instead of decades of coal combustion used in the old heating system of Zenica, thermal energy is now produced by burning coke oven gas and blast furnace gas, with the possibility of also using natural gas. The results of the conducted tests and subsequent analyses show a reduction in cadmium emissions into the atmosphere during the period of 2022–2024 compared to the period of 2020–2021. The reason for this reduction in cadmium emissions into the atmosphere may be the substitution of coal with coke oven gas, blast furnace gas, or natural gas in the Zenica heating plant.
cadmium, Zenica heating plant, coal, coke oven gas, blast furnace gas, natural gas, emission analysis, air
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