An evaluation of possible biases in the US EPA's method 101A-mercury emissions from stationary sources

Journal Article · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993 · Air and Waste; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/1073161X.1993.10467113· OSTI ID:6777753

Wilshire, F W; Knoll, J E; Ward, T E ^[1]

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1. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (United States)

Municipal waste incinerators often employ the well-known Thermal Denox method of ammonia injection to reduce nitrogen dioxide emissions in stack effluents. Waste incinerators generate HCl during the combustion of plastics and other waste products. Because of the presence of these substances in emissions, concerns have been raised about their influence upon EPA's Method 101A (M101A) analytical procedure. This article describes the laboratory study designed to address these concerns. 6 refs., 1 fig., 2 tabs.

• OSTI ID: 6777753
• Journal Information: Air and Waste; (United States), Vol. 43
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
MERCURY
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
MUNICIPAL WASTES
COMBUSTION
NITROGEN OXIDES
AMMONIA
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
HYDROCHLORIC ACID
INCINERATORS
NITROGEN DIOXIDE
PLASTICS
US EPA
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
CONTROL
DATA
ELEMENTS
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDRIDES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
INORGANIC ACIDS
MATERIALS
METALS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN HYDRIDES
NUMERICAL DATA
OXIDATION
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLLUTION CONTROL
SYNTHETIC MATERIALS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
US ORGANIZATIONS
WASTES
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Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-)
320604 - Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization- Municipalities & Community Systems- Municipal Waste Management- (1980-)