air emissions monitoring Articles

Due to increasingly rigorous requirements for regulatory and permit compliance, organizations are seeking more from all compliance support systems. The ability to expand systems to encompass new, or migrate existing, regulatory calculations used to monitor environmental performance is vital. Planning strategically for a scalable and sustainable system has been shown to reduce overall compliance ...

Sep. 1, 2008

By Wood Group Mustang, Inc.

To improve air quality, states and localities are requiring more intense 24/7 monitoring of listed air pollutants from hydrocarbon processing facilities. Affected facilities must develop reliable and accurate environmental data management systems for reporting purposes. In this case history, the BP Texas City site (a refinery and chemicals plant) successfully implemented a real-time environmental ...

Jan. 12, 2006

By Wood Group Mustang, Inc.

Challenge: A precious metals refiner retained Antea Group to evaluate and improve their EHS programs with the end goal of achieving best in class EHS performance among the industry as a way to differentiate itself and create additional business opportunity.   As their current New Jersey industrial facility with deteriorating infrastructure was recognized as a significant ...

Nov. 6, 2014

By Antea Group - USA

While environment, health, safety (EHS) and quality management issues are often handled by individual management systems, the guiding principles behind each of these areas share a common link — W. Edwards Deming. The American quality guru is most commonly associated with the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle, an iterative problem-solving process used to resolve quality issues and improve ...

Jun. 16, 2011

By Intelex Technologies Inc.

INTRODUCTION On October 12, 2006 residents around Lagos Metropolis woke up, to their wonderment, to a hazy atmosphere which was very unusual to Lagosians and indeed to so many people. Many were lost as to what was happening. Some schools, especially around ...

May 18, 2007

By Waste Management Society of Nigeria (WAMASON)

Challenge: Facing the challenges of operating in an international regulatory environment, a global technology company was seeking a consultant to manage its EHS compliance program across 40 countries located throughout the United States, Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia. Program objectives included ensuring compliance with local EHS regulations and internal management standards. ...

Nov. 6, 2014

By Antea Group - USA

POLLUTION S.r.l. manufactures POLARIS FID analyser, a cutting-edge technology for the measurement of total hydrocarbons in ambient air and stack emission monitoring in accordance with EN 13526 and EN 12619. This analyser is based on Flame Ionization Detection (FID), a reference method technique to measure total hydrocarbons (THC, VOC, TOC). Polaris FID is a very handy instrument because it allows ...

May 7, 2012

By Pollution S.r.l.

POLLUTION S.r.l. manufactures POLARIS FID analyzer, a cutting-edge technology for the measurement of total hydrocarbons in ambient air and stack emission monitoring in accordance with EN 13526 and EN 12619. This analyser is based on Flame Ionization Detection (FID), a reference method technique to measure total hydrocarbons (THC, VOC, TOC). Polaris FID is a very handy instrument because it allows ...

Dec. 23, 2013

By Pollution S.r.l.

Valero Energy Corporation (Valero) has installed and is currently completing the implementation of a real-time environmental data management system (EDMS) project at the Corpus Christi refinery (capacity of 340,000 barrels per day). The principal purpose is to enhance the existing calculations and reporting system that used spreadsheets with continuous, real-time calculations and monitoring of ...

Jan. 9, 2005

By Wood Group Mustang, Inc.

According to the Council Decision 97/101/EC on Exchange of Information, stations should be classified in relation to the type of area where they are located and according to the type of dominant emission sources influencing the air pollutant concentrations at the station. A detailed methodology was developed for the validation of the classification of Portuguese air quality monitoring stations, ...

Sep. 24, 2009

By Inderscience Publishers

Due to increasingly rigorous requirements for regulatory and permit compliance, organisations are seeking more from all compliance support systems. The ability to expand systems to encompass new, or migrate existing, regulatory calculations used to monitor environmental performance is vital. Planning strategically for a scalable and sustainable system has been shown to reduce overall compliance ...

Mar. 1, 2009

By Wood Group Mustang, Inc.

When we turn on the tap, we know that the water coming out should be of a consistently high quality. And we can choose – if we prefer – to drink bottled water instead. This is not so with the air that we breathe. Unlike the water that we drink, we have no guarantee, and in many cases no information, telling us that the air quality in our towns, cities and even rural areas is of an ...

Aug. 3, 2011

By Enviro Technology Services Ltd

Building material company integrated Enviance with production systems to trend emissions data and monitor internal and regulatory limits. Originally founded more than 80 years ago, Clyde  Companies, Inc. was formed in 1997 to consolidate the  business entities owned and operated by the Clyde family  and to provide support services for its subsidiaries: W.W.  Clyde, Geneva ...

Oct. 15, 2018

By Enviance, Inc.

A GIS based air quality modelling system has been developed in Apulia region in the Southern Italy, to support local authorities in air quality management. Meteorological and dispersion simulations were performed for the year 2005. Predictions have been compared with concentration data from the air quality monitoring network. Results evidence a good correlation between predictions and ...

Jun. 18, 2012

By Inderscience Publishers

As part of an U.S. EPA time critical removal action, an air monitoring system was established to measure real-time impacts of perchloroethene (PCE) on the surrounding areas. The soils and groundwater beneath the site (located in West Fargo, North Dakota) were treated using in situ heating of soil and groundwater, with the produced vapors collected using conventional vapor extraction. In order ...

Feb. 24, 2010

By VOC Technologies

In the context of the FEDER AIRCITY project, Paris City is modelled with a 3 m resolution with the purpose of computing pollutant concentration relevant for human exposition. This project involves AIRPARIF (Ile-de-France Air Quality Monitoring Network), for emission and immission data, CEA (French Atomic and Alternative Energy Agency) for HPC availability, National Geographic Institute (IGN) for ...

Dec. 1, 2014

By Inderscience Publishers

Client Background Typical Electric Utility is a multinational leader in electric and natural gas services, energy trading, energy marketing, telecommunications, and other energy-related services. Business Issues Typical Electric Utility Environmental Services wanted to architect and implement a comprehensive environmental compliance management solution to track ...

Sep. 21, 2007

By VisionMonitor Software, LLC

Emissions of Air Pollutants. Measurements, Calculations and Uncertainties, edited by Rainer Friedrich and Stefan Reis. Springer, 2004. 335pp. ISBN 3-540-00840-3Keywords: book ...

Aug. 4, 2006

By Inderscience Publishers

Untitled Document The Challenge: A U.S. pulp and paper company that has ...

Jan. 1, 2004

By IHS Markit

Emission monitoring refers to the on-going processes of collecting the data on the gases and components released in the air by industrial plants. In this article we will discuss the ABC of emission monitoring at a general level: What is emission monitoring? What needs to be taken into consideration when planning a well-oiled measuring ...

Sep. 28, 2018

By Gasmet Technologies Oy