Control of air pollution emissions from municipal waste combustors

Conference · Sun Sep 01 04:00:00 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
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

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