Evaluation test on a hospital-refuse incinerator at Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California. Final report
An evaluation test program was conducted to evaluate the emissions from a hospital refuse incinerator. The refuse incinerator/heat recovery system exhaust gas passed through a fabric filter baghouse before the gas was vented to the atmosphere. The incinerator was operated at an average burn rate of approximately 980 pounds of hospital refuse per hour during the entire test period. The carbon monoxide concentrations were less than 50 parts per million by volume (PPMV) during the entire test period. Analysis for selected trace metals was conducted and emission rates determined. The baghouse removal efficiency for trace metals exceeded 99% and the baghouse removal efficiency for total particulate matter averaged 93% The baghouse did not have a significant effect on the emissions of hydrochloric acid. Mass emission rates for chlorinated organic compounds were determined. Stack gas samples were analyzed for polychlorinated dibenzodioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The data indicate that hospital incinerators are a potential source of PCDD and PCDF emissions to the atmosphere.
- Research Organization:
- California State Air Resources Board, Sacramento (USA). Stationary Source Div.
- OSTI ID:
- 6176791
- Report Number(s):
- PB-87-197604/XAB; ARB/SS-87-11-F
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
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