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Evaluation test of the Kaiser permanente hospital waste incinerator in San Diego

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6487772
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A series of emission tests were conducted on a hospital waste incinerator. The hospital waste incinerator burns up to 600 pounds per hour of infectious hospital waste. The objectives of the incinerator emission test were to characterize criteria and selected non-criteria air pollutants released to the atmosphere. The criteria air pollutants were carbon monoxide, total hydrocarbons, sulfur dioxide, oxides of nitrogen, and total particulate matter. In addition, CO{sub 2}, and O{sub 2} were measured. Some of the selected non-criteria air pollutants included dioxins, furans, PCBs, semi-volatile organics, volatile organics, hydrogen chloride, hexavalent chromium, and mercury.
Research Organization:
California State Air Resources Board, Sacramento, CA (USA). Monitoring and Lab. Div.
OSTI ID:
6487772
Report Number(s):
PB-90-258872/XAB; ARB/ML--90-030
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
AIR POLLUTION
AROMATICS
BUILDINGS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON DIOXIDE
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INCINERATORS
INORGANIC ACIDS
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MERCURY
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ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
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OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTICLES
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SULFUR DIOXIDE
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THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICULATES
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VOLATILE MATTER
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