National strategy for control of sulfur oxides from electric power plants

Book · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1974

OSTI ID:7272974

As part of the Clean Air Act's mandate to protect and enhance the environment, an extensive national effort is under way to attain current ambient air quality standards for sulfur dioxide. This effort includes a comprehensive program for control of sulfur oxides from steam electric power plants. Of the 1000 existing plants, some 100 coal-fired power plants will require additional controls to meet SO/sub 2/ standards. The strategy incorporates the following major features: emissions from new plants will be minimized by incorporating the best control measures; measures for existing plants will minimize the adverse effects of acid and particulate sulfates as well as sulfur dioxide; intermittent controls will be used on a temporary basis where attainment of SO/sub 2/ standards can be expedited by their use; and Federal enforcement orders will be issued where necessary to ensure that available control measures are applied under optimum time schedules nationwide. The strategy will not require or authorize the use of intermittent control as a permanent substitute for constant emission controls. Available sulfur oxides control methods include use of low sulfur fuel, desulfurization of fuel, stack gas desulfurization, intermittent or periodic control systems, and tall stacks.

• OSTI ID: 7272974
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION
AIR QUALITY
CHALCOGENIDES
CLEAN AIR ACT
ELECTRIC POWER
ENERGY SOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
FLUE GAS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GASEOUS WASTES
LAWS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION LAWS
POLLUTION REGULATIONS
POWER
POWER PLANTS
REGULATIONS
SAFETY STANDARDS
STANDARDS
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR DIOXIDE
SULFUR OXIDES
WASTES