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Study of hazardous air pollutant emissions from electric utility steam generating units. Interim final report. Volume 1

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:420222
This report has been prepared pursuant to section 112(n)(1)(A) of the Clean Act, and provides the Congress and the public with information regarding the emissions, fate, and transport of utility HAPs. The primary components of this report are: (1) a description of the industry; (2) an analysis of emissions data; (3) an assessment of hazards and risks due to inhalation exposures to numerous HAPs (excluding mercury); (4) an assessment of risks due to multipathway (inhalation plus non-inhalation) exposure to radionuclides; and (5) a discussion of alternative control strategies. The assessment for mercury includes a description of emissions, deposition estimates, control technologies, and dispersion and fate modeling assessment which includes predicted levels in various media based on modeling from four representative utility plants using hypothetical scenarios.
Research Organization:
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (United States). Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
OSTI ID:
420222
Report Number(s):
PB--97-114508/XAB; EPA--453/R-96/013A
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English