United States Environmental Protection Agency Air and Energy Engineering Research Laboratory Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 Research and Development EPA/600/SR-92/214 ' February 1993 EPA Project Summary Development of Size-Specific Data from Participate Control Technology Research Reports T. Allan Dean, Michiel Doom, William R. Barnard, and Robert Coleman This report presents size-specific, un- controlled emission factors and con- trol efficiencies which were developed from numerous studies of particulate control device performance conducted under the direction of the Air and En- ergy Engineering Research Laboratory (AEERL) of the U.S. Environmental Pro- tection Agency (EPA) between 1974 and 1981. The particle size ranges of con- cern are 0-2.5, 2.5-6, 6-10, and 0-10 urn, These data and the sampling and analy- sis procedures documented in the re- ports were subjected to a quality as- surance review and then compared with source- and control-device-specific in- formation in several data sources main- tained by EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS):; Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors (AP-42), AIRS Facility Sub- system Source Classification Codes and Emission Factor Listing for Crite- ria Air Pollutants (EPA-450/4-90-003), and the PM10 computer file, which is; available on the Clearinghouse for In- ventories/ Emission Factors (CHIEF) Bulletin Board. Where no relevant in- formation existed in these data sources, it was determined that the data devel- oped from these studies should be in- corporated into them. Each control de- vice study is reviewed individually. For each study, the source, control device, and sampling configuration are briefly described, the quality of the sampling and analysis methods is rated infor- mally, the data are compared with any comparable AP-42 data, and conclu- sions are made regarding the need for the data in the OAQPS data sources. Reviews of those documents which yielded data not suitable for inclusion in the OAQPS data sources are also included. This Project Summary was devloped by EPA's Air and Energy Engineering Research Laboratory, Research Tri- angle Park, NC, to announce key find- ings of the research project that is fully documented in a separate report of the same title (see Project Report ordering information at back). Introduction EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) has created and is maintaining databases which state and local air pollution control agencies and EPA regional offices can use to inventory and regulate particulate emission sources. These databases include AIRS Facility Subsystem Source Classification Codes and Emission Factor Listing for Criteria Air Pollutants (EPA-450/4-90-003) and Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Fac- tors (AP-42). On July 1, 1987, EPA published a final rule for an ambient air quality standard for PM,0. Consequently, state and local gov- ernment agencies and EPA regional of- fices need emission factor and control ef- ficiency information to perform PM,0 emis- sion inventories. To meet this need, the OAQPS developed a computer program which calculates a control efficiency for PM10 for specific control equipment for various emission source categories. A subfile in the computer program also gen- erates a PM10 control efficiency for a given pair of air pollution control devices (APCDs) operated in series at a process Printed on Recycled Paper ------- T.A. Dean, M. Doom, W.R. Barnard, and R. Coleman are with E.H. Pechan and Assoc., Inc., Durham, NC 27707. Charles C. Masser is the EPA Project Officer (see below). The complete report, entitled "Development of Size-Specific Data from Particulate Control Technology Research Reports," (Order No. PB93-131456/AS; Cost: $17.50; subject to change) will be available only from: National Technical Information Service 5285 Port Royal Road Springfield, VA 22161 Telephone: 703-487-4650 The EPA Project Officer can be contacted at: Air and Energy Engineering Research Laboratory U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 United States Environmental Protection Agency Center for Environmental Research Information Cincinnati, OH 45268 Official Business Penalty for Private Use $300 BULK RATE POSTAGE & FEES PAID EPA PERMIT No. G-35 EPA/600/SR-92/214 ------- |