Overview of pollution from combustion of fossil fuels in boilers of the United States. Final report Jan-Jun 79

Technical Report · Mon Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1979

OSTI ID:5108706

Spaite, P W; Devitt, T W

The report describes the fossil-fuel-fired boiler population of the U.S. It presents data on the number and capacity of boilers for categories most relevant to producing pollution. Information presented includes: type of fuel burned (coal, residual oil, distillate oil, natural gas); usage sector (utility, industrial, commercial); size category (less than 25 million Btu/hr, 25-250 million Btu/hr, greater than 250 million Btu/hr); and heat transfer configuration (water tube, fire tube, cast iron). Fuel consumption data are presented for each type of fuel burned in each usage sector. These data are used to estimate the amount of sulfur oxide, nitrogen oxide, and particulate air emissions produced by boiler operation. Other air pollutants are discussed qualitatively. Solid waste and water pollution from boiler operation is discussed generally.

• Research Organization: PEDCO-Environmental, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5108706
• Report Number(s): PB-80-124969
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING
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AIR POLLUTION
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
BOILERS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
COMBUSTION PRODUCTS
ELEMENTS
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY SOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
FORECASTING
FOSSIL FUELS
FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS
FUEL CONSUMPTION
FUELS
HYDROCARBONS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
MANAGEMENT
METALS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN OXIDES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTICLES
POLLUTION
POLLUTION CONTROL
POWER PLANTS
SULFATES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR OXIDES
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
WATER POLLUTION