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Cost effectiveness analysis of proposed effluent limitations guidelines for the pulp, paper, and paperboard industry

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5312647
The cost-effectiveness (CE) analysis presents an evaluation of the technical efficiency of pollutant control options for the proposed effluent limitations guidelines. The proposed BAT and PSES apply to six subcategories: Dissolving Kraft; Dissolving Sulfite; Bleached Papergrade Kraft; Papergrade Sulfite; Unbleached Kraft; and Semichemical. The document compares the total annualized cost incurred for each of the regulatory options within each subcategory to the corresponding effectiveness of that option in reducing the discharge of pollutants. Section Two discusses the cost-effectiveness methodology and identifies the pollutants included in the analysis and their toxic weighting factors. Section Three describes the options evaluated for each subcategory. Section Four presents the results of the CE analysis. Section Five presents a separate analysis of AOX (adsorbable organic halides).
Research Organization:
Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Water
OSTI ID:
5312647
Report Number(s):
PB-94-107737/XAB; EPA--821/R-93/018
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English