Kraft pulp mill compliance assessment guide (includes: CAA, CWA, RCRA and EPCRA)

Technical Report · Sat May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1999

OSTI ID:697992

This guide to compliance with four primary federal environmental laws simplifies the work of compliance inspectors and auditors by explaining and mapping out the regulatory requirements that apply to Kraft pulp mills under the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Clean Water Act (CWA) (including the ``cluster rule``), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. The guide is written with clear links between manufacturing processes, sources of pollution, regulatory requirements, and compliance evaluations. These links are created through schematic illustrations, comparative tables, checklists, and references to additional resources. Air pollutants associated with pulp mills include: total reduced sulfur (TRS), particulate matter (PM), volatile organic compounds (VOC), sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), and hazards air pollutants (HAP). Water pollutants include: biological oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), total suspended solids (TSS), adsorbable organic halides (AOX), and organo-chlorine compounds (e.g., dioxins and furans).

• Research Organization: Eastern Research Group, Inc., Morrisville, NC (United States); Perrin Quarles Associates, Inc., Charlottesville, VA (United States); Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Washington, DC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States)
• OSTI ID: 697992
• Report Number(s): PB--99-163396/XAB; CNN: Contract EPA-68-C5-0013
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
COMPLIANCE
LAND POLLUTION CONTROL
PAPER INDUSTRY
POLLUTANTS
POLLUTION REGULATIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL