Control of air pollution emissions from municipal waste combustors

Conference · Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996

OSTI ID:287482

Kolgroe, J D ^[1]; Licata, A ^[2]

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1. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (United States). National Risk Management Research Lab.
2. Licata Energy and Environmental Consultants, Inc., Yonkers, NY (United States)

The November 1990 Clear Air Act Amendments (CAAAs) directed EPA to establish municipal waste combustor (MWC) emissions limits for particulate matter, opacity, hydrogen chloride, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, dioxins, dibenzofurans, cadmium, lead, and mercury. Revised MWC air pollution regulations were subsequently proposed by EPA on September 20, 1994, and promulgated on December 19, 1995. The MWC emission limits were based on the application of maximum achievable control technology (MACT). This paper provides a brief overview of MWC technologies, a summary of EPA`s revised air pollution rules for MWCs, a review of current knowledge concerning formation and control of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans, and a discussion of the behavior and control of mercury in MWC flue gases. 56 refs., 11 figs., 3 tabs.

• OSTI ID: 287482
• Report Number(s): CONF-960345-; ISBN 0-7918-1227-8; TRN: IM9639%%70
• Resource Relation: Conference: 17. biennial conference of the Solid Waste Processing Division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and 4th North American waste-to-energy conference, Atlantic City, NJ (United States), 31 Mar - 3 Apr 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of 17. biennial waste processing conference: Proceedings; PB: 496 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
CLEAN AIR ACTS
COMPLIANCE
PARTICULATES
EMISSION
HYDROCHLORIC ACID
SULFUR DIOXIDE
NITROGEN OXIDES
CARBON MONOXIDE
DIOXIN
BENZOFURANS
CADMIUM
LEAD
MERCURY
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
MUNICIPAL WASTES
SOLID WASTES
AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
STACK DISPOSAL
INCINERATORS