Locating and estimating air-toxics emissions from municipal-waste combustors. Final report, August 1988-March 1989

Technical Report · Sat Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:5843160

Epner, E P; Vancil, M A

This document is intended to assist groups interested in inventorying air emissions of various potentially toxic substances from municipal-waste combustors. Its intended audience includes Federal, State, and local air pollution personnel. The document presents information on the process description of the various types of municipal-waste combustors and their air pollution control equipment. Emission factors are presented for each major type of municipal waste combustor for the following: acid gases including hydrogen chloride, hydrogen fluoride, and sulfur trioxide; metals including arsenics, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, mercury and nickel; and organics including chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans, polychlorinated biphenyls, formaldehyde, benzo(a)pyrene, chlorinated benzene, and chlorinated phenol.

• Research Organization: Radian Corp., Research Triangle Park, NC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5843160
• Report Number(s): PB-89-195226/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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