Wastewater treatment -- New regs add emissions control to managers' duties

Journal Article · Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994 · Environmental Solutions; (United States)

OSTI ID:7173259

Gorman, P M ^[1]; Forrest, C J ^[2]

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1. Environmental Process Technologies Inc., Munster, IN (United States)
2. Equinox Environmental Consultants Ltd., Wheaton, IL (United States)

Wastewater treatment facilities traditionally were regulated primarily from the standpoint of effluent criteria and solid waste disposal requirements. However, since passage of the Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments, wastewater treatment facility operators must be concerned with air emissions, especially of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), generated by their processes. Three basic approaches are used to manage VOC emissions from wastewater treatment systems--pollution prevention activities, wastewater treatment control methods and emissions control methods. These approaches may be used in combination to minimize VOCs in industrial and municipal wastewater streams.

• OSTI ID: 7173259
• Journal Information: Environmental Solutions; (United States), Vol. 7:6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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