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EPA proposal to change reporting of hazardous substances from farm animal waste

EPA has proposed a rule change to provide an administrative reporting exemption for air releases of hazardous substances -- primarily ammonia and hydrogen sulfide -- from animal waste at farms. The aim is to enable authorities to better focus their attention on hazardous substance releases that require emergency response while reducing reporting burdens on America’s farms. EPA’s proposed rule ...

Dec. 20, 2007

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Comparative investigation of Source Term Estimation algorithms using FUSION field trial 2007 data: linear regression analysis

Given a warning based on detections at a few sensors, it should be useful to rapidly provide an estimate of the location, time of release and amount of material released. Such information could lead to refined predictions of the hazardous area and support follow–on actions to investigate the cause and nature of the hazardous release. In September 2007, a short–range test designed to ...

Oct. 13, 2012

By Inderscience Publishers

Potential use of transport and dispersion model output to supplement Allied Tactical Publication–45 hazard area prediction templates

Allied Tactical Publication–45(C) is the current US and NATO command doctrine for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological (NBC) events. ATP–45 is designed to warn military populations of NBC hazard by providing area–warning templates based on NBC messages. ATP–45 is designed to produce a single 2–hour hazard area template that accounts for wind speed fluctuations, but it ...

Oct. 13, 2012

By Inderscience Publishers

Characterization of Accidental Chemical Releases

The 1990 Clean Air Act Amendment (CAAA) section 112 (r) Prevention of Accidental Releases requires the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish measures for owners and operators of facilities processing or handling hazardous materials to prevent accidental releases of regulated substances and other extremely hazardous materials to the air. Additionally, it requires the ...

Jan. 1, 1996

By BREEZE Software, Data and Services / Trinity Consultants

`Estimation of HAP Emissions from Oil and Gas E & P Operation Wastes,` presented at AWMA 2000 Conference & Exhibition

Abstract Wastes generated from oil and gas Exploration and Production (E&P) operations contain chemicals that are considered as toxic air pollutants for the purpose of toxic release inventories (TRI) reports or hazardous air pollutants (HAP) under Title III of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments. A study was conducted to estimate HAP emissions from E&P waste management operations on a ...

Jun. 19, 2000

By Trinity Consultants

Estimation of HAP Emissions from Oil and Gas E&P Operation Wastes

Wastes generated from oil and gas Exploration and Production (E&P) operations contain chemicals that are considered as toxic air pollutants for the purpose of toxic release inventories (TRI) reports or hazardous air pollutants (HAP) under Title III of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments. A study was conducted to estimate HAP emissions from E&P waste management operations on a per-event basis. The ...

Jun. 19, 2000

By Trinity Consultants

Solutions for Coating VOC & HAP Abatement

Overview Our planet is getting warmer. At what rate it is occurring or how much human activity has to do with the increasing temperatures is a heated debate. One thing we do know for sure is that Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is a contributing factor in global warming and humans are responsible for a large portion of these emissions. These days, many individuals and businesses alike are trying to reduce ...

Dec. 27, 2018

By Anguil Environmental Systems, Inc.

What carbon footprint? Asks Corus

Overview In case you haven’t heard, our planet is getting warmer. At what rate it is occurring or how much human activity has to do with the increasing temperatures is a heated debate, pardon the pun. One thing we do know for sure…carbon dioxide (CO2) is a contributing factor in global warming and humans are responsible for a large portion of these emissions. If you had asked someone ...

Dec. 15, 2009

By Anguil Environmental Systems, Inc.

Dry/Wet Scrubbers for Clean Air Compliance

Air-scrubbing venturis and towers may be the answer to clean air compliance for small- to medium-sized companies. Forthcoming requirements of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 will inventory many more specific chemicals considered hazardous. From acetaldehyde to xylenes, the list regulated under the air taxies program includes 189 hazardous air pollutants (HAPs). That number may grow. The ...

Feb. 16, 2016

By CR Clean Air Group, LLC

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