Air/Superfund national technical guidance study series. Emission factors for superfund remediation technologies

Technical Report · Fri Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:5609346

Thompson, P; Inglis, A; Eklund, B

The report contains procedures and example calculations for estimating air emissions that occur from treating contaminated material at Superfund sites. Emission factors for six treatment technologies are presented. These are: (1) Thermal Treatment, (2) Air Stripping, (3) Soil Vapor Extraction, (4) Solidification and Stabilization, (5) Physical and Chemical Treatment, and (6) Biotreatment and Land Treatment. For each of the six technologies, a literature review was conducted to develop a flow diagram and identify emission points, as well as to analyze available air emissions data. For most of the technologies examined, emission factors were based on available data as well as assumed 'typical' operating conditions. Where possible, however, emission factors were presented on actual operating data from the site studies. Emission factors are presented for volatile organic compounds (VOC), metals, particulate matter, SO2, NOx, CO, HCl, and HF. The report also contains an extensive bibliography related to waste treatment technologies.

• Research Organization: Radian Corp., Austin, TX (United States)
• OSTI ID: 5609346
• Report Number(s): PB-91-190975/XAB; CNN: EPA-68-02-4392
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540120* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
AIR POLLUTION
AIR POLLUTION MONITORING
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
DIRECT REACTIONS
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
ELEMENTS
EXTRACTION
FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROCHLORIC ACID
HYDROFLUORIC ACID
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INORGANIC ACIDS
LAWS
MANAGEMENT
MATTER
METALS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN OXIDES
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTICLES
PARTICULATES
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION LAWS
PROCESSING
REMEDIAL ACTION
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOLIDIFICATION
STABILIZATION
STRIPPING
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR DIOXIDE
SULFUR OXIDES
SUPERFUND
TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION
TRANSFER REACTIONS
VOLATILE MATTER
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING