Benzene equipment leak inspection manual

Technical Report · Sun Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:6160711

On January 5, 1981, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed the national emission standard for fugitive benzene emissions (46 FR 1165) under authority of Section 112 of the Clean Air Act. Fugitive emissions of benzene can be reduced by two types of control techniques: (1) leak detection and repair programs, and (2) equipment design and operational specifications. The leak detection and repair programs consist of monitoring potential fugitive benzene emission sources with the approved portable Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) detection instruments and then repairing or replacing any source determined to be leaking. Fugitive benzene emissions could also be reduced by installing certain control equipment. For example, fugitive emission from pumps occur primarily at the pump seal. The standard requires a combination of monthly monitoring and the installation of specific control equipment to provide the greatest level of control for fugitive benzene emissions.

• Research Organization: Engineering-Science, Inc., Fairfax, VA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 6160711
• Report Number(s): PB-93-199123/XAB; CNN: EPA-68-02-4462
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
AROMATICS
BENZENE
CLEAN AIR ACTS
COMPRESSORS
CONTROL
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
DOCUMENT TYPES
EQUIPMENT
FLOW REGULATORS
GASEOUS WASTES
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HYDROCARBONS
INSPECTION
INSTALLATION
LAWS
LEAKS
MANUALS
MATERIALS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION CONTROL
POLLUTION LAWS
PRESSURE REGULATORS
PUMPS
RELIEF VALVES
REPAIR
SAFETY
SPECIFICATIONS
STANDARDS
US EPA
US ORGANIZATIONS
VALVES
WASTES