air permit Articles
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Pollution Prevention Solutions During Permitting, Inspection and Enforcement Activities
Executive Summary In 1995, the nation’s largest industrial users of toxic chemicals released 2.2 billion pounds of toxic chemicals into the environment (U.S. EPA, 1995 Toxic Release Inventory) and spent billions of dollars managing pollution control technology systems to prevent that number from being higher. If one were to add in the purchase price of the raw materials that eventually escaped ...
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Biological Dryers Improve Performance/Economics of Biomass Projects
Greater use of biomass for power generation is often constrained by the high moisture content of these fuels. As water contert increases, heating value drops, hampering the economics of the biomass utilization. Dryers can be used, but most traditional dryer desigrs reqjlrea large amount of energy to dry the biomass and are expensive to maintain and operate. As a result, much of the organic waste ...
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Dust Collection System: 5 Ways it Improves Plant Efficiency and Saves Money
Why you may need a new dust collection system for your application and how a new system improve operations. What is a Dust Collection System? Dust collection systems are engineered and designed to filter airborne dust particles and debris that can cause damage to plant equipment, create a hazardous work environment, and negatively impact plant production. Installation of a new dust collection ...
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Emission Testing and Monitoring
Presented in Track B4: EMISSION TESTING & MONITORING at EUEC 2011, January 31 Phoenix, Arizona B4.1 | Update on PM2.5 and Condensable Particulate Matter Emissions Measurement Methods Larry Hottenstein | Partner, Environmental Resources Management Following the promulgation of the PM2.5 implementation rule, U.S. EPA proposed test methods for the measurement of stack emissions of ...
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The US Clean Air Act: Improving air quality and tracking greenhouse gas emissions?
The US Clean Air Act is a federal law designed to reduce air pollution in order to improve the nation’s overall air quality. The intent of the federal law is to identify and reduce harmful substances that weaken the stratospheric ozone layer and continue to contribute to global climate change.Many of these pollutants, refrigerant gases, or Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) can be found within companies, ...
By Accruent
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Philadelphia Recycling Center case study
The Challenge An arm of the City of Philadelphia Water Department, the Biosolids Recycling Center (BRC) was in need of critical support. Consisting of a dewatering complex and a compost operation that utilized a portion of the dewatered biosolids (with the balance transported offsite for disposal), the BRC had an expired Title V air management operating permit and was at risk of regulatory ...
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Chlorinated solvents: methylene chloride and TCE
Introduction This paper presents the results of a scaled and phased approach to source remediation of high concentrations of recalcitrant chlorinated solvent compounds via soil vapor extraction (SVE) and vapor treatment at a Site in Southern California. Phase I began with refrigerated condensation (C3) in order to achieve high mass removal rates to reduce lifecycle costs and time of ...
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Staff spotlight: atmospheric chemist addresses California air quality issues
With over a decade of experience addressing West Coast air quality issues, Dr. Charles Lee, Managing Consultant in Trinity’s Irvine, California office, is a valuable resource on air quality, greenhouse gas (GHG), and risk related issues such as permitting requirements, air quality monitoring, source testing, auditing, GHG verifications, and health risk assessments. Dr. Lee is particularly ...
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Managing Global EHS Compliance case study
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. With a ...
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ARCO Chemical Case Study
PCPC burn-off oven removed 4,240 lbs. of styrene polymer in compliance with local environmental laws. The Problem: ARCO Chemical Company's Beaver Valley plant in Monaca, PA, a manufacturer of styrene-based plastics, was experiencing severe problems and expense with the periodic cleaning of their large 20' long heat exchangers (condenser). During operation, they would eventually plug on the ...
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General Environmental Guidelines Industry - Pollution Prevention Guidelines
Introduction Pollution Prevention Guidelines to provide technical advice and guidance to staff and consultants involved in pollution-related projects. The guidelines represent state-of-the-art thinking on how to reduce pollution emissions from the production process. In many cases, the guidelines provide numerical targets for reducing pollution, as well as maximum emissions ...
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Identifying Your Ideal Air Pollution Control Technology, Scenario 1
In our previous blog, "What's the Best Air Pollution Control Technology for My Process?", we reviewed the many factors that impact the choice of air pollution control equipment. In situations where a facility is considering their air pollution control needs, it is important for the plant's engineering staff to discuss the application data with potential suppliers. Application data are the details ...
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Thermally Enhanced Soil Vapor Extraction
Introduction Thermally enhanced SVE is a full-scale technology that uses electrical resistance/electromagnetic/fiber optic/radio frequency heating or hot-air/steam injection to increase the volatilization rate of semi-volatiles and facilitate extraction. Thermally enhanced SVE is normally a short- to medium-term technology. Electrical Resistance Heating Electrical resistance heating uses an ...
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9 Ways an industrial company can improve operations by choosing the right clean air solution
In our most recent white paper on choosing the right industrial air filtration solution for large-scale manufacturers, we explore the clean air challenge. Airborne particulates create many problems in manufacturing. Coating quality, equipment reliability, and product performance are all compromised when air isn't clean. More importantly, dirty air puts worker health and safety at risk and ...
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Identifying Your Ideal Air Pollution Control Technology, Scenario 2
In our recent blog, "What's the Best Air Pollution Control Technology for My Process?", we took a look at the many factors that inform the choice of air pollution control equipment. When considering air pollution control needs for a facility, it is important for the plant's engineering staff to discuss the application data with potential suppliers. This data includes details about the process ...
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Clearing the air on OSHA indoor air quality
OSHA and other environmental watch dogs don’t officially regulate indoor air quality (IAQ), but most manufacturers follow best practices when it comes to their indoor work environments, because they understand the ROI benefits of less downtime and improved productivity. Additionally, while OSHA does not currently enforce IAQ standards, all employers, including manufacturers, are expected to ...
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Cost Effective, Easy to Operate H2S Removal in Central China
Documento sin título In 2000, Southwest Oil and Gas Company, a Chinese oil and gas development company, began evaluating H2S removal options to treat the sour acid gas stream from a small amine system treating 400,000 m3/day natural gas in the Longchang area of the Sichuan province in China. The process needed to be flexible enough to operate within a 60–110% range of gas ...
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The benefits of non-vented clean room dust collector systems
Today’s controlled manufacturing environments can benefit from non-vented clean room dust collector systems in a number of ways. In contrast to vented clean room dust collector setups, non-vented clean room dust collectors can be engineered for flexible, modular configurations that: Support lean manufacturing Reduce downtime Save on HVAC expenses To understand these benefits, one ...
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The Benefits of an Integrated Air and Water Pollution Control Partner
Although there has been substantial progress during the past several decades in reducing pollution, the EPA, other federal agencies and local governments continue to add and revise requirements and standards, making compliance a challenge for the industrial sector. These companies also face increasing public pressure not just to meet but to exceed pollution control standards, as studies continue ...
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Power Plant Asset Transactions Managing Environmental Issues
Deregulation of the electricity industry has spawned unprecedented asset transfer activity among electric generating companies. Many companies are focusing on generation, while a large number of former generating companies are shifting their focus to concentrate on power distribution and communication initiatives. The result is a significant turnover of power plants to new owners as generating ...
By AECOM
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