Basis and purpose document for the development of final national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for off-site waste and recovery operations

Technical Report · Wed May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996

OSTI ID:650033

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is developing National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) under the authority of Section 112 of the Clean Air Act for off-site waste and recovery operations that emit hazardous air pollutants (HAP). The NESHAP applies to specific types of facilities that are determined to be major sources of HAP emissions and receive certain wastes, used oil and used solvents from off-site locations for storage, treatment, recovery, or disposal at the facility. The purpose of this document is to present the EPA`s response to major public comments on the proposed Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations NESHAP.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Research Triangle Park, NC (United States)
• OSTI ID: 650033
• Report Number(s): PB-98-152663/XAB; EPA-453/R-96/010B; TRN: 82432217
• Resource Relation: Other Information: DN: See also PB95-110151.; PBD: May 1996
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
29 ENERGY PLANNING AND POLICY
AIR POLLUTION
STANDARDS
AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITIES
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
POLLUTION REGULATIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ECONOMIC IMPACT