Legal Limits for NOx Emissions Related to Biomass in EU Countries and Serbia

Abstract

In the last few years, the citizens of Serbia have witnessed great air pollution at the beginning of the heating season and the start of operation of small heating plants and individual combustion stoves, as well as due to relatively stable atmospheric conditions. Similarly, two-thirds of EU citizens live in cities constantly exposed to pollution, which often exceeds the limits recommended by laws. The use of biomass as RES somewhat alleviates this problem; however, biomass, like any other fuel, emits certain pollutants. The emission of nitrogen oxides (NOx) is one of the most important challenges in the field. The paper gives a review and analysis of the Serbian norms related to NOx emissions as well as the legal norms and the experiences of some of the selected European countries. As air pollution is among the ten most harmful phenomena for human health, it is important to know the limits of the emission as well as how to adapt to our circumstances the best solutions from the EU policy.