Public monitoring

Don’t trust us. Check.

When Orchidean One operates, this page — and public screens outside the plant and at the municipalities — will show what leaves the stack, compared to the legal limit, for anyone to see.

Status: the plant is in the study phase. Data will appear here once it starts operating.

What it will look like

Every substance, next to its limit.

Daily averages compared to the limits in EU Directive 2010/75/EU.1

Particulate matter (dust)

— mg/Nm³

Limit: 10 mg/Nm³

Nitrogen oxides (NOx)

— mg/Nm³

Limit: 200 mg/Nm³

Sulfur dioxide (SO₂)

— mg/Nm³

Limit: 50 mg/Nm³

Hydrogen chloride (HCl)

— mg/Nm³

Limit: 10 mg/Nm³

Hydrogen fluoride (HF)

— mg/Nm³

Limit: 1 mg/Nm³

Carbon monoxide (CO)

— mg/Nm³

Limit: 50 mg/Nm³

Total organic carbon

— mg/Nm³

Limit: 10 mg/Nm³

Mercury (Hg)

— mg/Nm³

Limit: 0.05 mg/Nm³

Dioxins and furans

— ng TEQ/Nm³

Limit: 0.1 ng TEQ/Nm³

“—” = no data yet. Values will be published once the plant operates.

ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE · NOT REAL DATA

Particulates — 30-minute averages

Limit

Easy to read

One line, one limit.

If the blue line is below the red one, the plant complies. That simple, so nobody needs to be an engineer to understand it.

Operations

And what the plant gives back.

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Trash received today (t)

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Energy delivered today (MWh)

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Equivalent homes

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Tonnes not buried this year (t)

Our commitment

Transparency, in writing.

Beyond what the Ministry of Health requires, Orchidean One commits to:2

  • Continuous stack measurements, published online.
  • Public screens outside the plant and at the municipalities, with real-time data.
  • Every value next to its legal limit, so anyone can understand it.
  • Downloadable history for universities, journalists and organizations.
  • Regular independent audits, with public results.
  • Public notice if any value exceeds its limit, with the explanation and the fix.

Tell me when there’s data.

We’ll write when monitoring goes live.

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Sources

  1. Directiva 2010/75/UE sobre emisiones industriales, Anexo VI, parte 3 (límites para incineración de residuos).
  2. Decreto 39136-S-MINAE (2015). Reglamento sobre condiciones de operación y control de emisiones para coincineración de residuos sólidos ordinarios.