Economic impact of sulfur dioxide and particulate matter regulations in Illinois, R77-15

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

OSTI ID:5886460

Cohen, A S

An outline is presented of the procedures used in preparing a benefit/cost analysis of certain sulfur dioxide (SO/sub 2/) and particulate matter regulations and the results indicated by the analysis are described. The following changes in regulations are considered: reevaluation of Rules 204(c)(1)(A) and 203(g)(1); deletion of Rule 204(c)(1)(D) (previously designated 204(c)(1)(B)(ii)); proposal by Ashland Chemical Company to amend Rule 204(c)(1)(A); and proposal by the City of Rochelle to amend Rule 203(g)(1). The purpose of the study is to satisfy the economic impact statement requirements of Illinois Public Act 79-790. The analysis estimates the economic impact of the regulatory options for all coal and large oil-burning industrial, commercial, institutional, and utility sources in Illinois as identified in the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) emission inventory. In total, 190 fuel combustion sources are included in the analysis. These are distributed regionally as follows: 40 in the Chicago Major Metropolitan Area (MMA), 62 in the Peoria MMA, 34 in the St. Louis (Illinois) MMA, and 54 in the remainder of the state. The cost estimates are the capital, operating and maintenance expenses for purchasing, installing, and operating permanent controls to comply with the SO/sub 2/ and particulate matter control regulations. The control options include flue gas desulfurizaton equipment (scrubbers); particulate matter control devices (such as electrostatic precipitators, fabric filters, and mechanical collectors); and/or fuel switching. The four appendixes include an analysis of the regulations, a list of sources analyzed in the Chicago, Peoria, and St. Louis metropolitan areas, sample output from cost simulation model, and a reprint of a conference paper on the evaluation of stationary sources in Chicago through interdisciplinary modeling. (JGB)

• Research Organization: CSI Resource Systems, Inc., Boston, MA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 5886460
• Report Number(s): IINR-79/22
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AEROSOLS
AIR POLLUTION
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHICAGO
COAL
COLLOIDS
COST
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
DATA
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DATA FORMS
DESULFURIZATION
DISPERSIONS
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EQUIPMENT
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FUELS
GASEOUS WASTES
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ILLINOIS
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MAINTENANCE
MONITORING
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
OPERATION
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION CONTROL
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
POLLUTION REGULATIONS
POWER PLANTS
REGULATIONS
SOLS
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR DIOXIDE
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