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From EPA website:
Emissions of SO2 from natural gas-fired boilers are low because pipeline quality natural gas typically has sulfur levels of 2,000 grains per million cubic feet.
However, sulfur-containing odorants are added to natural gas for detecting leaks, leading to small amounts of SO2 emissions. Boilers combusting unprocessed natural gas may have higher SO2 emissions due to higher levels of sulfur in the natural gas. For these units, a sulfur mass balance should be used to determine SO2 emissions.
P.S. 7,000 grains = 1 pound so in 1 million cubic feet of natural gas there would typically be 0.286 lbs of sulfur.
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Sulphur is contained in most fossil fuels, it burns as well. Answer: Sulfur in fossil fuels is present as sulfides, disulfides and mercaptans. The followig ist is brief comparison of the expected (nonnumeric) amounts to be expected by fuel type: * Coal - Low to High Sulfur content* Bunker Oil - Low to High Sulfur content* Heavy Diesel - Low to High Sulfur content * Diesel/Furnace oil - Low sulfur* Gasoline - Low sulfur * Butane - Low sulfur (a few ppm as odorant )* Propane - Low sulfur (a few ppm as odorant ) * Methane - Low sulfur (a few ppm as odorant ) * Natural Gas - Low sulfur (a few ppm as odorant ) * Sour Natural Gas - High sulfur* Refinery Off Gases - Low to High Sulfur content
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