United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Center for Environmental Research
Information
Cincinnati OH 45268
EPA/600/M-86/024
September 1986
ECHNOLOGY
RANSFER
The Bridge Between
Research and Use
New Technology Transfer Publications
Manual: Fabric Filter Operation and Maintenance
(Publication #1020)
This manual focuses on operation and maintenance of typical
fabric filters. It includes O&M procedures, performance monitor-
ing, record-keeping practices, performance evaluation, problem
diagnosis and correction, inspection methods and procedures,
and a model O&M plan.
The intended audience is the plant environmental engineer,
plant O&M personnel, and EPA field personnel. The contents are
slanted toward the concerns of the plant environmental engineer
responsible for long-term control strategies, O&M plans, prepa-
ration of bid specifications, and performance trends analysis. The
document also presents information to enable plant personnel to
recognize potential problem areas as well as existing problems,
their underlying causes, and their solutions. The information
provided should help EPA field personnel to determine if the
fabric filter is operating within the applicable regulations, to judge
the effectiveness of the plants O&M program, and to assess the
causes of poor fabric filter performance.
The report is similar to a previous report for electrostatic
precipitator operation and maintenance prepared in 1985
(Publication #101 7).
Design Manual: Municipal Wastewater Disinfection
(Publication ft 1021)
This Technology Transfer document provides a comprehensive
source of information to be used in the design of disinfection
facilities for municipal wastewater treatment plants. The manual
includes design information on halogenation/dehalogenation,
ozonation, and ultraviolet radiation.
The manual first presents an overview of the disinfection
process, the types of disinfecting agents, and the advantages and
disadvantages of each. Thorough design guidelines are then
presented on chlorination, chlorination/dechlorination, ozone,
and ultraviolet light facilities. Bromine chloride and chlorine
dioxide are discussed in the manual but with less detail than the
above alternatives.
Process chemistry, disinfection kinetics, analytical measure-
ment methodology, case histories, operation and maintenance,
and safety considerations are included for each alternative.
Brochure: Radon Reduction Techniques for Detached
Houses (Publication #5019)
This technical guidance document provides a general review of
potential indoor radon concerns and presents technical informa-
tion to support the choice of techniques to reduce indoor radon
concentrations where unacceptable levels are found.
This document is based on many existing sources of informa-
tion and on recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
research experience. It provides building trade professionals and
homeowners with the basis for an understanding of:
1. The source and nature of radon emissions
2. Common radon entry routes into houses
3. Methods for preventing or reducing indoor radon concen-
trations
Radon levels in homes can be reduced by four methods: (1)
preventing the entry of radon gas into the home, (2) ventilating
the air containing radon and its decay products from the
structure, (3) removing the source of the radon, and 4) removing
radon and/or its decay products from the indoor air. This
guidance concentrates on the first two methods as they relate to
radon entry from soil gas.
Brochure: Nitrogen Oxide Control for Stationary
Combustion Sources (Publication #5020)
This report provides managers and others who are involved
with utility and industrial boilers, gas turbines, and stationary
engines with the basic information to make prudent decisions for
controlling NOX emissions and meet applicable regulations. The
document provides a technology overview for managers of power
plants and other stationary sources; state and local air pollution
agency personnel charged with monitoring the compliance status
of sources; and vendors and consultants actively engaged in
developing equipment systems and approaches for reducing
stationary source NOX emissions.
The mechanisms of NOx formation are briefly reviewed and the
general schemes for NOX control are discussed. An overview is
presented for control before, during, and after combustion. NOX
removal efficiency and associated cost are presented for actual
operating technologies. EPA-sponsored tests account for a
significant amount of the data presented.
Handbook: Permit Writers Guide to Test Burn
Data—Hazardous Waste Incineration
(Publication #6012)
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) requires
that hazardous waste incinerators adequately destroy organic
materials while maintaining acceptable levels of particulate and
chloride emissions. In response to this, EPA has developed
performance standards, and owners/operators of the units must
demonstrate that they can meet the sta ndards in order to obtain a
full RCRA operating permit.
This Handbook is a reference document for State and Federal
permit writers and others concerned with the permitting and
testing of hazardous waste incinerators. The Handbook sum-
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marizes the test results from hazardous waste burns conducted
at 23 full-scale stationary incinerators. In addition to the
incinerator data, the Handbook also presents the results of
hazardous waste test burns at 11 lime, cement, and aggregate
kilns and 11 industrial boilers.
Handbook: Stream Sampling for Waste Load Allocation
Applications (Publication ft6013)
Water quality simulation models are often used for waste load
allocation purposes. These models must adequately predict water
body responses to different waste loads because large financial
expenditures are often at stake. Consequently, models should be
calibrated and verified prior to allocating waste loads. This
Handbook discusses sampling requirements in support of waste
load allocation studies in rivers and streams. Two approaches to
waste load allocation are addressed: the chemical-specific
approach and the whole effluent approach. Numerical or
analytical toxicant fate models are used to implement the
chemical-specific approach; modeling requirements and sam-
pling guidelines are delineated for this method. For the whole
effluent approach, the method is first summarized and then
instream dye study requirements are presented. The Handbook
includes example applications of the chemical-specific approach
for conventional and toxic pollutants.
Summary Report: Technology Assessment of
Sequencing Batch Reactors (Publication #8011)
This document summarizes information on the Sequencing
Batch Reactor technology for municipal and industrial waste-
water treatment. Contained in this report are process descrip-
tions, performance evaluations, and economic comparisons with
alternative technologies. This document is not a design manual;
the information included is in a generalized, referenced format
allowing the user to pursue additional detailed data that can be
used in design.
Summary Report: The Causes and Control of Activated
Sludge Bulking and Foaming (Publication #8012)
This document provides reference material on the causes and
control of sludge bulking and foaming in activated sludge
treatment. This material, designed to be readily understood,
includes sufficient detail in the appendices to help plant operators
control their systems Sludge bulking is a condition in which the
sludge becomes very light, increases in volume, and will not
settle. Foaming is a condition in which various kinds of foams
appear on the surface of aeration and clarification tanks. This
report considers those foams caused by the presence of specific
filamentous microorganisms in the floe.
Environmental Regulations and Technology:
The National Pretreatment Program
(Publication #10005)
The discharge of industrial pollutants into municipal sewer
systems can result in violations of stream water quality standards
and related problems at the wastewater treatment plant,
including disposal of sludges. This publication explains the need
for the National Pretreatment Program; describes federal, state,
and local government roles in the program's implementation; and
explores the program's future.
ATTENTION USERS OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
"HANDBOOK.IMPRO VING POTW PERFORMANCE US/NG
THE COMPOSITE CORRECTION PROGRAM"
Those of you who have a copy of this publication may not have
the latest version of the major unit process evaluation worksheets
(Appendices L through 0). Some minor revisions and clarifica-
tions have been made to these worksheets and included in a
recent reprinting of the entire document. If the following appears
on the lower left hand corner of page 258 in your copy of the
Handbook, then you do not have the latest version of the
worksheets.
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICER 984-759-1027
10645
Nothing else m the Handbook has been revised so you only
need to obtain the revised worksheets by checking off the
appropriate box on the order form at the end of this publication
Seminar Series: Meeting Hazardous Waste
Requirements for Metal Finishers
This seminar series is designed to acquaint members of the
metals finishing industry with the most recent regulatory and
technical information on hazardous waste requirements and
control options. Major regulatory topics include: requirements
applicable to both large and small generators (e.g. manifest,
delisting) requirements resulting from waste minimization and
using wastes as fuels; and general requirements for waste
treatment, storage and disposal. Technical topics to be discussed
will include waste source reduction; materials reuse and
recovery; aqueous mixture and organic liquids treatment; and
treatment and management of residues. Case histories of
successful treatment and waste reduction will be presented.
Seminar locations and dates are as follows:
Chicago, IL—October 14 and 1 5, 1986
Los Angeles, CA—November 13 and 14, 1986
There is no registration fee for these seminars. For additional
information call Orville Macomber 513/569-7347, Cincinnati,
Ohio
Seminar Series: Problem Areas in Ground-Water
Monitoring System Design for Waste Management
Facilities
Ten Technology Transfer seminars addressing technology for
detection, quantification and monitoring of ground-water con-
tamination will be conducted.
The seminars will present procedures and methods available to
minimize the potential for uncertainties resulting from gaps in
existing ground-water monitoring technology. Seminar presenta-
tions also will evaluate the interrelationship between key
components of a proposed monitoring system, such as the
hydrogeologic system, contaminant behavior, monitoring well
design, borehole construction procedures, well construction
materials, design and construction of sampling devices, ana-
lytical constituents of concern, sample handling procedures, and
sample analysis.
The target audience for the series includes' Federal and State
RCRA permit writers and enforcement personnel; monitoring
system design consultants; facility owners/operators; permit
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applications writers; and those responsible for compliance with
RCRAground-water monitoring requirements. Seminar locations
set for this Fall include:
Boston, MA—November 17-18, 1986
Newark, NJ—November 20-21, 1986
Seattle, WA—December 1-2, 1986
San Francisco, CA—December 4-5, 1986
Additional seminars will be held March through May 1987.
There is no registration fee for these seminars. If you are
interested in receiving registration information, contact Kathleen
Kelly, JACA Corporation, (215) 643-5466.
Seminar Series: Permitting Hazardous Waste
Incinerators
The preparation, review, and approval of incinerator Part B
applications is complex, time-consuming, and expensive; aver-
aging 1.2 years for new units and 2 years for existing ones. The
principal obstacle in the Part B review process is the evaluation of
the trial burn plan and data where there is a general lack of
understanding with respect to the proper design of trial burn tests
and the use of the resultant trial burn data.
The purpose of this seminar series is to improve the overall
understanding of trial burn testing. Improved understanding will
lead to the following benefits:
• Less uncertainty with respect to hazardous waste incinerator
permits
• More consistency in trial burn requirements and permit
conditions among regions and states
• Improved Federal and State permitting capability
• Improved design and execution of trial burns
Improved reporting of trial burn test results
• Fewer requests for technical clarification, accelerating the
permit process
• Increased confidence by applicants and public in hazardous
waste incineration
The information in these seminars will be of major benefit to
those involved in the design, evaluation, execution and reporting
of trial burn tests for hazardous waste incinerators. The seminars
will be especially valuable to federal and state RCRA permitting
and enforcement staff, facility owners/operators, consultants,
testing firms, equipment vendors, and other professionals
involved in hazardous waste incineration.
There is no fee for attending the seminars. The workshop dates
and locations are as follows:
November 13-14, 1986
Hyatt Regency
Peachtree Center
Atlanta, GA 30371
(404)477-1234
November 20-21, 1986
Adam's Mark
City Avenue and Monument Road
Philadelphia, PA 19131
(215)581-5000
December 4-5, 1986
Cathedral Hill Hotel
Van Ness and Gray
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415)776-8200
If you are interested in attending the seminars, please call
Kathleen Kelly, JACA Corporation, Ft. Washington, PA (215)
643-5466.
October 16-17, 1986
Ramada O'Hare
6600 N. Manheim Road
Rosemont, IL60018
(312)827-5131
October 28-29, 1986
The Lincoln Hotel
5410 LBJ Freeway
Dallas, TX 75240
(214)934-8400
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REQUEST FOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER MATERIAL
PROCESS DESIGN MANUALS
Municipal Sludge Landfills (Oct 1978) 1010 D
Sludge Treatment and Disposal (Oct 1979) 1011 D
Onsite Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Systems (Oct 1980) 1012 D
Land Treatment of Municipal Wastewater (Oct 1981) 1013 D
Supplement for Land Treatment of Municipal
Wastewater (Oct 1984) 1013a D
Dewatermg Municipal Wastewater Sludges (Oct. 1982) 1014 D
Municipal Wastewater Stabilization Ponds (Oct 1983) 1015 D
Land Application of Municipal Sludge (Oct 1983) 1016 D
Electrostatic Precipitator Operation and
Maintenance (Sept. 1985) 1017 D
Odor and Corrosion Control in Sanitary Sewerage
Systems and Treatment Plants (Oct 1985) 1018 D
Lime/Limestone FGD Inspection and Performance
Evaluation Manual (Oct 1985) 1019 D
' Fabric Filter Operation and Maintenance (June 1986) 1020 D
' Municipal Wastewater Disinfection (Oct 1986) 1021 D
TECHNICAL CAPSULE REPORTS
First Progress Report Wellman-Lord S02 Recovery Process—Flue
Gas Desulfunzation Plant 2011 D
Double Alkali Flue Gas Desulfunzation System Applied at the
General Motors Parma, OH Facility 2016 D
Recovery of Spent Sulfunc Acid from Steel Pickling Operations 2017 D
Fourth Progress Report Forced-Oxidation Test Results at the EPA
Alkali Scrubbing Test Facility 2018 D
Paniculate Control by Fabric Filtration on Coal-Fired
Industrial Boilers 2021 D
Bahco Flue Gas Desulfunzation and Paniculate Removal System 2022 D
First Progress Report Physical Coal Cleaning Demonstration at
Homer City, PA 2023 D
Acoustic Monitoring to Determine the Integrity of Hazardous
Waste Dams 2024 D
Disposal of Flue Gas Desulfurization Wastes Shawnee
Field Evaluation 2028 D
Adipic Acid-Enhanced Lime/Limestone Test Results at the
EPA Alkali Scrubbing Facility 2029 D
Benefits of Microprocessor Control of Curing Ovens for
Solvent Based Coatings 2031 O
SEMINAR PUBLICATIONS
Composting of Municipal Wastewater Sludges 4014 D
Municipal Wastewater Sludge Combustion Technology 4015 D
Protection of Public Water Supplies from
Groundwater Contamination 4016 D
BROCHURES
Environmental Pollution Control Alternatives Reducing Water
Pollution Control Costs in the Electroplating Industry 5016 D
Environmental Pollution Control Alternatives Centralized Waste
Treatment Alternatives for the Electroplating Industry 5017 D
Environmental Pollution Control Alternatives Sludge Handling,
Dewatermg, and Disposal Alternatives for the
Metal Finishing Industry 5018 D
• Radon Reduction Techniques for Detached Houses 5019 D
• Nitrogen Oxide Control for Stationary Combustion Sources 5020 D
HANDBOOKS
Industrial Guide for Air Pollution Control (June 1978) 6004 D
Remedial Action at Waste Disposal Sites (Oct 1985) 6006 D
Identification/Correction of Typical Design Deficiencies at
Municipal Wastewater Treatment Facilities (Oct 1982) 6007 D
Improving Publicly Owned Treatment Works Performance Using the
Composite Correction Program Approach (Oct 1984) 6008 D
Septage Treatment and Disposal (Oct 1984) 6009 D
Estimating Sludge Management Costs at Municipal Wastewater
Treatment Facilities (Oct. 1985) 6010 D
Permit Writers Guide to Test Burn Data Hazardous Waste
Incineration (Sept. 1 986) 6012 D
Stream Sampling for Waste Load Allocation Applications
(Sept 1986) 6013 D
SUMMARY REPORTS
Control and Treatment Technology for the Metal Finishing
Industry Series Sulfide Precipitation 8003 D
Sulfur Oxides Control Technology Series FGD Dual
Alkali Process 8004 D
Sulfur Oxides Control Technology Series' FGD Lime/Limestone
Processes 8006 D
Control and Treatment Technology for the Metal Finishing
Industry Series Ion Exchange 8007 D
Control and Treatment Technology for the Metal Finishing
Industry Series. In-Plant Changes 8008 D
Sulfur Oxides Control Technology Series FGD Spray
Dryer Process 8009 D
Fine Pore (Fine Bubble) Aeration Systems 8010 D
i Technology Assessment of Sequencing Batch Reactors 8011 D
i Causes and Control of Activated Sludge Bulking and Foaming 8012 D
EXECUTIVE BRIEFINGS
Protecting Health and Safety at Hazardous Waste Sites
9006 D
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS AND
TECHNOLOGY PUBLICATIONS
The Electroplating Industry 10001 D
Environmental Regulations and Technology.
Use and Disposal of Municipal Wastewater Sludge 10003 D
Fugitive VOC Emissions in the Synthetic Organic
Chemicals Manufacturing Industry 10004 D
• Trie National Pretreatment Program 10005 O
Worksheets for Major Unit Process Evaluation CERI-86-31 D
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