Environmental summary for Calendar Year 1978. [Kansas City Division of Bendix Corporation]

Technical Report · Sun Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6315983· OSTI ID:6315983

Environmental monitoring for significant non-radioactive pollutants was conducted to allow evaluation of effluent effects on the environs of the Federal Complex. Ambient air monitoring at three monitoring stations, has indicated a negligible environmental impact on regional air quality from the operations of the Kansas City Plant. Stack emission testing of the powerhouses demonstrated that airborne powerhouse pollutant discharges are only significant when fuel oil rather than natural gas is consumed. Existing Kansas City, Missouri, air pollution control regulations for both particulate matter discharges and sulfur dioxide fence-line concentrations have been evaluated and are being met. More frequent gas curtailments are a national trend. As a result, greater quantities of fuel oil are being used. Air pollution control measures, however, are being budgeted as appropriate to assure regulatory compliance. Contributions of non-radioactive pollutants to the water environment are determined by monitoring the four outfalls discharging effluents to the surface waters. The results of stream monitoring have indicated that discharges to Indian Creek and Blue River have no adverse effect on the pollutant levels in the streams. Plant effluents discharging to the city sanitary sewer have been determined to be within applicable city regulations and Missouri effluent guidelines for industrial discharges to municipal sewer systems. The sanitary sewer effluent includes both sanitary and industrial discharges. Industrial effluents from the wastewater lagoon system also are monitored. No operations result in radioactive releases from the Kansas City Plant. (ERB)

• Research Organization: Bendix Corp., Kansas City, MO (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-04-0613
• OSTI ID: 6315983
• Report Number(s): BDX-613-2190
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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