73-CCC-1
                            (REPORT NUMBER!
AIR  POLLUTION  EMISSION  TEST
                  GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
                          (PLANT NAME)

                  WIRE AND CABLE DEPARTMENT
                     1285 BOSTON AVENUE
                        (PLANT ADDRESS)

                   BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT
                            06602
          U. S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
               Office of Air and Water Programs
           Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
           Emission Standards and Engineering Division
                Emission Measurement Branch
              Research Triangle Park, N. C. 27711

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                           EMISSIONS SAMPLING REPORT
                      EMB PROJECT REPORT NUMBER 73-CCC-l
                    Emissions From Cable Covering Facility

                                       at

                           General Electric Company
                           Wire and Cable Division
                           Bridgeport, Connecticut

                                     on

                              June 26-28,  1973
                                      by

                                  E. P. Shea
                           Midwest Research Institute
                          Kansas City, Missouri  64110
                                  Reviewed by

                        John W. Snyder  and Susan  Wyatt
                 Office of Air Quality  Planning and Standards
                        Environmental Protection  Agency
                             Research Triangle Park
                             North Carolina  27711
                    EPA Contract No. 68-02-0228 Task No.  31

                        .  .  MRI Project No.  3585-C
MIDWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 425 VOLKER BOULEVARD, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64110 • 816 561-0202

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                                PREFACE


          The work reported herein was conducted by Midwest Research In-

stitute (MRI), pursuant to a Task Order issued by the Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA) under the terms of EPA Contract No. 68-02-0228.

Mr. E. P.  Shea served as the Project Chief and directed the MRI Field

Team consisting of:   Messrs. Reid Flippin, Henry Moloney, Douglas Weatherman,

Kevin Cline, Harold Branine, and Frank Hanis.  Mr. Fred Bergman, assisted

by Mr. Mike Mammons and Mrs. Carol Green, performed the pollutant analyses

at the MRI laboratories.  Miss Christine Guenther coded the data for the

computer calculations.  Mr. E. P. Shea prepared this final report.



Approved for:

MIDWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Paul C. Constant, Jr.
Program Manager

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                           I.  TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                                  Page

II.   Introduction .  .	.-	     1

III.  Summary and Discussion of Results	     5

IV.   Process Description and Operation	    12

V.    Sampling and Analytical Procedures 	    16

      A.  Location of Sampling Points. .............    16
      B.  Sampling Procedures.	  	    16
      C.  Analytical Procedures. 	    18

Appendix A - Particulate and Lead Results	    20

Appendix B - Operations Results	 .    37

Appendix C -• Field Data	    40

Appendix D — Standard Sampling Procedures	    87

Appendix E - Particulate and Lead Analyses	    88

Appendix F - Test and Sample Log	100

Appendix G - Project Participants and Titles ..........   110

Appendix H - Correspondence with Source	   113


                              LIST OF TABLES

Table                              Title                          Page

I         Summary of Results - Stack A .	     6

II        Summary of Results -.Stack B 	 .......     7

III       Summary of Results - Stack C	     8

IV        Total  Emissions for Each Test.	    11

V         Location of Sampling Points	    17

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                         LIST OF TABLES (Concluded)

Table'                             Title                          Page

A-I       Lead and Particulate Emission Data	   21

A-II      Example Particulate Calculations 	 ....   24

A-III     Lead and Particulate Data and Calculated Values.  ...   28

B-I       Operation of Robertson Press	   38

B-II      Operation of Perrille Press	   39

E-I       Blank Values Lead and Particulate. .	   90

F-I       Sampling Log	 ...'......  101

F-1I      Sample Identification Log. . . . „ . .	102

F-III.    Sampling Task Log. . „		104

F-IV      Run No. 1, 6-26-73	105


                              LIST OF FIGURES

Figure                             Title                          Page

   1       Location of Sampling Points in Lead-Press Ventiliating
            System.. . .	    4

   2       Temperature Distribution in Lead Presses  	   14
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                             II.   INTRODUCTION








          This emission test is a part of a comprehensive study to determine





a regulatory strategy for lead emissions from stationary sources.  The en-





tire project is referred to as the preferred standards path analysis on





lead.  The purpose of this preferred standards path analysis is to recommend





a statutory and regulatory course of action for the control of stationary





sources of lead emissions.  The recommendations must be based on a thorough





assessment of the pollutant effects and emissions as related to the Clean Air





Act of 1970, as amended.  If it is decided that a regulatory program is





desirable, there are three available options for developing standards:





Section 109-110, "Ambient  Air  Quality Standards," Section 111, "New





Source Performance Standards," accompanied by state standards for existing





sources, and Section 112, "Hazardous Pollutant Standards."





          A well defined emission inventory, which is not at this time





available, is vital to the development of a regulatory strategy for lead.





Such an inventory will define the extent of the problem by identifying





the major lead emitters, quantifying the emissions from these sources,





and determining the extent and effectiveness of presently employed general





particulate control technology for lead.





          A preliminary emission inventory of lead sources was developed





through EPA contract to determine from the literature and plant data  the





nature, magnitude and extent of industrial lead emissions to the atmosphere





in the United States in 1970.  However, only a small amount of the data was

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supported by emission testing.  A listing of industries for emission testing




has been compiled by EPA, based on information supplied by the emissions





inventory.  Cable covering plants are on this list.   The emission data




gathered during the testing program will be used to  determine the nature





and extent of lead emissions from stationary sources, i.e., whether a




problem exists in the industry, and if so, the nature and extent of the




problem.  The data will also be used to help determine the degree to which




particulate standards are effective in controlling lead emissions.





Finally, emission data can be used in conjunction with other information




on number and location of plants, trends in lead usage, growth rates,




and affected populations, to determine which industries are of highest




priority for regulation.




          This report presents the results of the emission testing which




was performed by Midwest Research Institute at the General Electric wire




and cable facility in Bridgeport, Connecticut.  The tests were 2-hr particu-




late emission tests using the equipment conforming with the Federal Register,




Volume 36, No. 159 (17 August 1971).  The wire and cable facility was not




operating to capacity during the week of emission testing.  However, the




plant coordinated its production with the emission tests.  During testing,




both lead presses were operating.  When the test was over at least ,one of




the presses was shut down so that the plant would have cable to process the




next day.  Three stacks were sampled simultaneously for all tests.

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          At the General Electric wire and cable plant, twisted cable is




covered with rubber or synthetic coatings, then passed through one of two





lead presses, where a lead coating is applied for curing purposes.





          If the coating is rubber, the rubber is vulcanized by heating





the lead-covered cable to 350°F.  The lead serves two purposes; it acts as





a conductor of heat and also as an applier of pressure during vulcanization.




After vulcanization or polymerization of the coating, the cable is cooled




and the lead removed in a continuous cutter.  The lead is recycled back to




the lead pots where it is remelted and applied to fresh cable.  The ventila-




tion system consists of three ducts with in-line fans to remove the particu-




late and lead vapors from the lead pots, presses and associated equipment.




Measured pollutant emissions from the lead press operation consist of par-





ticulates, lead, lead oxide, and carbon dioxide.




          The three stacks and the equipment they vent are shown  in




Figure  1.  Stack A (20-in. diameter) vents both presses, one  lead pot,




the dross kettle, and the hopper and feeder for lead; Stack B  (14-in.




diameter) vents the pot for the Perrille press; and Stack C (12-in.




diameter) vents the pit under the Perrille press.  The purpose  of  this




pit is  to catch any lead that leaks out of  the Perrille press  and  also to




catch  floor  debris.  A hopper and  feeder  is located above each lead pot




and the dross kettle.  The hoppers and  feeders were intentionally omitted





from the drawing.               .                .  •

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       STACK A
 WEATHER CAP-
FLOOR
                  O

                  20"
                BLOWER
            DROSS
            KETTLE
ROBERTSON
LEAD POT
ELECTRIC
                                                                                                     GAS VENT
                                                                                                       FLOOR
                     Figure  1  - Location of Sampling Points  in Lead-Press
                                   Ventilating System

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          The following sections of the report treat:  (1) the summary and





discussion of results; (2) description and operation of the process; and





(3) sampling and analytical procedures.







                  III.  SUMMARY AND DISCUSSION OF RESULTS







          Tables I, II, III, and IV present a summary of particulate and




lead emission results from the emission testing on the lead press opera-




tion.  Total particulate emissions were sampled, and the samples analyzed





for lead content.  Table I contains the results of the three tests on the




A stack and also shows the moisture and Orsat analysis for the stack.  The




particulate emissions total catch vary from 0.135 Ib/hr (0.0612 kg/hr) to





0.231 Ib/hr (0.105 kg/hr), with an average for all three tests of




0.179 Ib/hr (0.0813 kg/hr).




          The Orsat and moisture analysis for A stack show an average of





2.1% water, 0.4% C02 and 20.8% 02 with no detectable CO.  The lead emissions




for the three tests averaged 0.0192 Ib/hr (0.00872 kg/hr) with 0.00177 Ib/hr





(0.000804 kg/hr) for Test 1, 0.0291 Ib/hr (0.0132 kg/hr) for Test 2, and





0.0266 Ib/hr (0.0121 kg/hr) for Test 3.




          The dross kettle which is vented by Stack A did not operate during





the first test.  The lead is drossed once each shift for about 1 to 2 hr.




Dressing was finished before we started Test No. 1.  The effect of the dross




kettle on lead emissions is pronounced.  Both Tests  2 and 3 showed a large





increase (a factor of 15) in lead emissions over Test No. 1.

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           TABLE I

SUMMARY OF RESULTS - STACK A
NAME

OS
QA
PMOS
PC02
P02
PCO
DESCRIPTION
DATE OF RUN
UNITS

STK FLOWRATE. DRYtSTD CN DSCFM
ACTUAL STACK FLOWRATE
PERCENT MOISTURE BY VOL
PERCENT C02 BY VOL» DRY
PERCENT 02 BY VOL» DRY
PERCENT CO BY VOLt DRY
ACFM




Al
06-26-73
4818
5202
1.9
.4
20.8
0.0
A2
06-27-73
4987
5333
2.1
.4
20.8
0.0
A3
06-28-73
4961
5405
2.3
.4
20.6
0.0
UNITS

DNM3/M
M3/M




PARTICULATES — PARTIAL CATCH
MF .
CAN
CAT
CAW
PARTICULATE WT-PARTIAL
PART. LOAD-PTLtSTD CN
PART. LOAD-PTL.STK CN
PARTIC EMIS-PARTIAL
MO
GR/DSCF
GR/ACF
LB/HR
20.91
.00383
.00354
•" . 158-
13.20
.00227
.00213
.0972
13.08
.00232
.00213
.0985

MG/NM3
MG/M3
KG/HR
PARTICULATES — TOTAL CATCH
MT
CAO
CAU
CAX
1C
_LEAD
MF
CAN
CAT
CAW
LEAD
MT
CAO
CAU
CAX
1C


PARTICULATE WT-TOTAL
PART. LOAD-TTLtSTD CN
PART. LOAD-TTL.STK CN
PARTIC EMIS-TOTAL
PERC IMPINGER CATCH
— PARTIAL CATCH
LEAD " ' WT-PARTIAL
LEAD LOAD-PTL.STD CN
LEAD LOAD-PTL.STK CN
LEAD EMIS-PARTIAL
— TOTAL CATCH
LEAD WT-TOTAL
LEAD LOAD— TTL.STD CN
LEAD LOAD-TTL.STK CN
LEAD EMIS-TOTAL
PERC IMPIXGER CATCH
PERCENT LEAD PTL. PXRTIC. '
PERCENT LEAD TTL. PARTIC.
MG
6R/DSCF
GR/ACF
LB/HR


MG
GR/DSCF
GR/ACF
LB/HR

MG
GR/DSCF
GR/ACF
LB/HR



30.55
.00559
.00518
.231
31.6

.22
.00004010
.0000371
.00165

.23
.0000428
.0000397
.00177
6.4
1.05
.75
23.12
.00398
.00372
.170
42.9

3.95
.000680
.000636
.0291

3.95
.000682 L
. .000637 •
.0291
.2
29 . 9 '
17.1
17.90
.00317
.00291
. 135
26. V

3.53
.000625
.000573
.0266

3.54
,00(>2T
.000575
Q2fi6_
.4
26.99 AVE
19.78 AVE

MG/NM3
'MG/M3
KG/HR



MG/NM3
MG/M3
KG/HR


MG/NM3
.MG/M3
KG/HR

19.3
12.5
                                         Al
                                        136.3
                                        147.2
METRIC VALUES
      A2
     141.1
     150.9
                                       8.77
                                       8.11
                                         .0717
                                        12.8
                                        11.9
                                          .105
                                       .0918
                                       .0849
                                       .000749
                                       .0980
                                       .0909
                                       .000803
     5.20
     4.88
      .0441
     9.11
     8.52
      .0771
     1.56
     1.46_
      .0132
     1.56
     1.46
      .0132
  A3
 140.4
 152.9
 5.31
 4.88
 •.0447
 7.26
 6.66
  .0612
 1.43
 L-31,
  .0/20
,1.44
 1.32
  .0121

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                                                                  TABLE II

                                                        SUMMARY OF RESULTS  - STACK B
iNAME       DESCRIPTION
         DATE OF  RUN
UNITS
QS
QA
PMOS

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                                                                      TABLE  III
                                                             SUMMARY OF RESULTS -  STACK C
00
       NAME       DESCRIPTION

               DATE  OF RUN
UNITS         Cl         C2         C3

         06-26-73   06-27-73   06-28-73
OS
QA
PMOS
PC02
P02
PCO
STK FLOWRATE. DRY»STD CN DSCFM
ACTUAL STACK FLOWRATE
PERCENT MOISTURE BY VOL
PERCENT C02 BY VOL t DRY
PERCENT 02 BY VOLt DRY
PERCENT CO BY VOL. DRY
ACFM




356
374
.7
0.0
20.8
0.0
479
472
2.0
0.0
20.8
0.0
398
409
2.2
0.0
20.8
0.0
PARTICULATES — PARTIAL CATCH
MF
CAN .
CAT
CAW
PARTICULATE WT-PARTIAL
PART. LOAD-PTLtSTD CN
PART. LOAD-PTL.STK CN
PARTIC EMIS-PARTIAL
MG
GR/DSCF
GR/ACF
LB/HR
12.90
.00265
.00253
.00808
7.33
.00131
.00133
.00538
6.65
.00127
.00123
.00433
PARTICULATES — TOTAL CATCH
MT
CAO
CAU
CAX
1C
LEAD
MF
CAN
CAT
CAW
LEAD
MT
CAO
CAU
CAX
1C


PARTICULATE WT-TOTAL
PART. LOAD-TTL.STD CN
PART. LOAD-TTL»STK CN
PARTIC EMIS-TOTAL
PERC IMPINGER CATCH
— PARTIAL CATCH
LEAD WT-PARTIAL
LEAD LOAD-PTL.STD CN
LEAD LOAD-PTL.STK CN
LEAD EMIS-PARTIAL
— TOTAL CATCH
LEAD WT-TOTAL
LEAD ;LOAD-TTL,STD CN
LEAD LOAD-TTL.STK CN
LEAD EMIS-TOTAL
PERC IMPINGER CATCH
PERCENT LEAD PTL.
PERCENT LEAD TTL.
MG
GR/DSCF
GR/ACF
LB/HR


HG
GR/DSCF
GR/ACF
LB/HR

MG
GR/DSCF
GR/ACF
LB/HR



20.09
.00413
.00393
.0126
35.8

.02
.00000412
.00000391
.0000126

.04
.00000741
.00000705
.0000226
44.4
.155
.199
16.82
.00301
.00306
.0124
56.4

.40
. 0000726
.0000737
.000298

.41
.0000744
.0000755
.000305
2.4
5.46
2.44
9.58
.00183
.00178
.00624
30.6

lib
.0000300
.0000291
.000102

.17
.0000317
.0000308
.000108
5.4
2.44
1.77
UNITS
                                                                                              DNM3/MIN
                                                                                              M3/MIN
                                                                                        AVE
                                                                                        AVE
                                                                                              MG/NM3
                                                                                              MG/M3
                                                                                              KG/HR
                                                                                              MG/NM3
                                                                                              MG/M3
                                                                                              KG/HR
                                                                                              MG/NM3
                                                                                              MG/M3
                                                                                              KG/HR
                                                                                              MG/NM3
                                                                                              MG/M3
                                                                                              KG/HR
                                                 2.685
                                                 1.47
Cl
                                                                10.1
                                                                10.6
                    METRIC VALUES
                           C2
                          13.6
                          13.4
                                                               6.07
                                                               5.79
                                                                 .00367
                                                               9.46
                                                               9.00
                                                                 .00571
                                                               .00943
                                                               .00895
                                                               .00000572
                                                               .0170
                                                               .0161
                                                               .0000103
                          3.00
                          3.05
                           .00244
                          6.89
                          7.01
                           .00562
                          .166
                          .169
                          .000135
                          .170
                          .173
                          .000138
C3
                        11.3
                        11.6
                        2.91
                        2.82
                         .00196
                        4.19
                        4.08
                          .00283
                        .0687
                        .0666
                        .0000463
                        .0726
                        .0705
                        .0000490

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          Table II contains the emission, moisture, and gas data for the





B stack.  This stack vents the Perrille lead melt pot, which is gas-fired





and operates at a temperature of 800°F.  The particulate emissions averaged





0.112 Ib/hr (0.0508 kg/hr) with an emission rate of 0.128 Ib/hr (0.0581





kg/hr) for Test 1, 0.0894 Ib/hr (0.0406 kg/hr) for Test 2, and 0.118 Ib/hr





(0.0535 kg/hr) for Test 3.  The  process   rate  applicable to the B and C




stacks was 1.02 tons/hr (0.925 metric  ton/hr),  Test 1; 1.23 tons/hr (1.12





metric tons/hr), Test 2; and 0.68  ton/hr (0.617 metric ton/hr), Test No. 3.





(See Section IV and Appendix B for details.)  The particulate emissions per




ton of lead processed were 0.125 Ib/ton ( 0.0628 kg/metric ton) for Test





No. 1, 0.0727 Ib/ton (0.0363 kg/metric ton), Test No. 2; and 0.173 Ib/ton




(0.0867 kg/metric ton) for Test No. 3, with an average of 0.124 Ib/ton




(0.0619 kg/metric ton).  The Orsat and moisture analysis for B stack show





an average of 1.97% water, 0.4% C02, and 20.8% 02, with no detectable CO.




          The lead emissions for the three tests average 0.0250 Ib/hr





(0.0113 kg/hr) with the following emissions:  Test 1, 0.0170 Ib/hr





(0.00771 kg/hr); Test 2, 0.0181 Ib/hr  (0.00821 kg/hr); Test 3, 0.0397 Ib/hr




(0.0180 kg/hr).  The lead emissions per ton of lead processed averaged





0.0299 Ib/ton ('0.0150 kg/metric ton) with the following lead emissions:





Test 1, 0.0167 Ib/ton (0.00834 kg/metric ton); Test 2, 0.0147 Ib/ton




(0.00733 kg/metric ton); and Test 3, 0.0584 Ib/ton (0.0293 kg/metric ton).





          Table III contains the results of the three emission tests on





C stack and also shows the moisture and Orsat analysis.  The average

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 moisture was  1.63% and the Orsat  analysis  of C stack showed an average of


 20.8% 02 with no detectable CC>2 or CO.   The  particulate emissions  are:


 Test 1,  0.0126 Ib/hr(0.00571 kg/hr).   Test 2,  0.0124 Ib/hr (0.00562 kg/hr);


 Test 3,  0.00624 Ib/hr  (0.00283  kg/hr);  and the average of all three

                     0.00^72.
 tests, 0.0104 Ib/hr (ft -fWilfl kg/hr).    The lead emissions for C stack


 are:  Test 1, 0.0000226 Ib/hr  (0.0000103 kg/hr);   Test 2, 0.000305 Ib/hr  '


 (0.000138 kg/hr);  Test 3,   0.000108 Ib/hr  (0.0000490 kg/hr); and the


 average, 0.000145 Ib/hr (0.0000659 kg/hr).


           Table No. IV contains the total  emissions  for all three  tests.


 The total particulate  emissions are:   Test No. 1,  0.372 Ib/hr (0.169 kg/hr);


 Test No. 2,  0.272 Ib/hr (0.123  kg/hr);  and Test No.  3, 0.259 Ib/hr (0.117


.kg/hr).   The  total lead emissions for each test are:   Test No. 1,  0.0188


 Ib/hr (0.0085 kg/hr);  Test No.  2, 0.0475 Ib/hr (0.0215 kg/hr); and Test


 No. 3, 0.0665 Ib/hr (0.0302 kg/hr).  The lead processed was:  Test No. 1,


 0.896 ton/hr  (0.813 metric ton/hr); Test No. 2, 1.061 tons/hr (0.963 metric


 ton/hr); and  Test No.  3, 1.009  tons/hr (0.915 metric ton/hr).  The total


 particulate emissions  per ton of  lead processed are:   Test No. 1,  0.415


 Ib/ton (0.208 kg/metric ton); Test No.  2,  0.256 Ib/ton (0.128 kg/metric


 ton); and Test No. 3,  0.257 Ib/ton (0.128  kg/metric  ton).  The total lead


 emissions per ton of lead processed are:  Test No. 1, 0.0210 Ib/ton (0.0105


 kg/metric ton); Test No. 2, 0.0448 Ib/ton  (0.0223 kg/metric ton);  and Test


 No. 3, 0.0658 Ib/ton (0.0329 kg/metric ton).  The percent lead in the


 partial particulate catch for  all three tests is:   Test No. 1, 7.19%



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         TABLE IV
TOTAL EMISSIONS FOR EACH TEST
Description
Particulate PTL
Particulate TTL
Lead PTL
Lead TTL
Lead Usage
Particulate PTL
Particulate TTL
Lead PTL
Lead TTL
Lead PTL
Lead TTL
Avg. Part. PTL
Avg. Part. TTL
Avg. Lead PTL
Avg. Lead TTL
Units
Ib/hr
Ib/hr.
Ib/hr
Ib/hr
tons/hr
Ib/ton
Ib/ton
Ib/ton
Ib/ton
%
%
Ib/ton
Ib/ton
Ib/ton
Ib/ton

1
0.257
0.372
0.0187
0.0188
0.896
0.287
0.415
0.0209
0.0210
7.19
4.99

Test
2
0.162
0.272
0.0475
0.0475
1.061
0.153
0.256
0 . 0448
0.0448
28.9
17.2
0.213
0.309
0.0438
0.0439
s
3
0.202
0.259
0.0664
0.0665
1.009
0.200
0.257
0.0658
0.0658
32.6
25.6

Tests
Metric Units 1
kg/hr ' 0.117
kg/hr 0.169
kg/hr 0.00848
kg/hr 0.00853
metric tons/hr 0.813
kg/metric ton 0.144
kg/metric ton 0.208
kg/metric ton 0.0104
kg/metric ton 0.0105
_
_
kg/metric ton
kg/metric ton
kg/metric ton
kg/metric ton
2
0.0735
0.123
0.0215
0.0215
0.963
0.0763
0.128
0.0223
0.0223
--
--
0.107
0.155
0.0219
0.0219
3
0.0916
0.117
0.0301
0.0302
0.915
0.100
0.128
0.0329
0.0329
--
--


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Test No. 2, 28.9%, and Test No. 3, 32.67..  The percent lead in the total





particulate catch is:  Test No. 1, 4.997«, Test No. 2, 17.27», and Test




No. 3, 25.670.




          The average particulate emission factors for all three tests are:





partial, 0.213 Ib/ton(b.l07 ^kg/metric ton}; total, 0.309 Ib/ton (0.155





kg/metric ton).  The average lead emissions for all three tests are:





partial, 0.0438 Ib/ton (0.0219 kg/metric ton); total, 0.0439 Ib/ton




(0.0219 kg/metric ton).





          Total lead processed for the four days, Monday through Thursday,




amounted to 184,300 Ib, or 92.15 tons—an average production of 23 tons/day.





Approximately 17« of this figure, or 1,843 Ib, was used for center check




starts, etc.  The center check starts and other wasted lead are collected




and returned to the lead pots  for reuse.





          The production figures  for the preceding week showed that




223,202 Ib or 111.6  tons of  lead  were processed  in 5  days,  yielding  about





the same daily average of 23 tons/day of lead processed.







                  IV.  PROCESS DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION







          The lead press process  is designed to use  a lead  covering  for





curing  insulation on wire and  cable.  Twisted or  stranded cable is covered





with  either  rubber or polymer  coatings  for insulation.  In  order to  assist




in vulcanizing the rubber or completing  the cross-linking of  the polymer,





a  lead  covering is continuously extruded onto the cable.  The  cable  is  on







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large cable reels and is fed into the lead press continuously.   Figure 2





shows the temperature profiles in both lead melting pots and both lead .





presses.  As can be seen from this figure, the Perrille press requires a





higher operating temperature as well as a higher melt pot temperature than





the Robertson press.  The Perrille press has a different screw with closer





clearances and requires the higher temperature to maintain a softer lead





until extrusion is complete.




          After the lead sheath is applied, the cable is rerolled on reels




and then put into a live steam oven for heating.  If the covering is rubber,





the oven temperature is 350°f for vulcanization.  When polymer insulation




is used the oven temperature is 210-250°F.  When the insulation is cured,




the lead covered cable is cooled to water (70°F) temperature and the lead





sheath removed in a continuous stripping machine.  The temperature of the




lead is maintained at 70°F during stripping by spraying cooling water




directly on the lead as it is being stripped.  The stripped lead is recycled





back to the hopper, which feeds the lead melting pots.  A hooded belt-con-




veyor system, vented to the outside through a separate stack which was not




tested, carries the lead from the stripping machines to the hoppers.  Once





each shift the melt pots are drossed, material skimmed off the top, and





the dross  is put into a dross kettle.  When enough dross has been collected,




it is sent to a  lead refiner that custom  refines the lead for a  fee and





returns pure lead to the lead-press operation.  The dross kettle did not





operate during Test No. 1.  The dross kettle  did operate during  Tests





Nos. 2  and 3 and contributed a significant  lead emission.





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      750° F
        Pot
                        500
                        580
                 690° F
                               Press
LEAD POT
Lead Press-
   Top Die Block
   Botton Die Block
   Top Housing
   Bottom  Housing
   Pipe  Controller
750° F

540° F
540° F
500° F
580° F
690° F
                              ROBERTSON
LEAD POT             800° F

Front Coil Area        500° F
Middle Coil Area      600° F
Back Coil Area.       680° F

Feed Pipe             720°F
                                               BC     MC     FC
                                             680° F   600° F  500° F
          Press
                                      PERRILLE
         Figure  2  -  Temperature Distribution .in Lead  Presses
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 :         The ventilating system at this plant is very good.  No lead vapors

have been observed or caught in State Board of Health sampling in the press

building.

          The process operations applicable to the operation of the lead

press are:

          1.  Feeding of lead from hopper to melt pot.—

          2.  Lead melting in either a gas or electric fired pot.I/

          3.  Pumping of molten lead to a continuous press.—'

          4.  Feeding of insulated cable to the lead press.

          5.  Continuous coating of the cable with a lead sheath.—'

          6.  Cooling of lead sheath by water sprays.

          7.  Vulcanization of rubber or polymerization of synthetic

insulation by heating in an oven.

          8.  Cooling of lead-covered insulation with water  sprays to 70°F.

          9.  Stripping of lead from cable in a continuous stripper whichr'

is water cooled.

         10.  Recycling lead to storage hopper.—'

         11.  Dressing of lead in dross kettle.—
 !_/   The  above  operations were vented  to the atmosphere  through the three
       stacks that we  tested.
 2_/   The  stripping machine  operating at 70°F has  a  separate exhaust to the
       roof.  We  did not  sample  this stack because  there was no visible par-
       ticulate emission  coming  from this stack during the presurvey or
       while  testing proceeded.   Examination of the  stack showed  that there
       was  no buildup  of  particulate on the sides.   There was  such a visible
       buildup  on the  three stacks we  sampled.
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          There are two complete installations at this plant.   One line





uses a Robertson press and the other line a Perrille press.   The operation





results for the week we tested are in Appendix B.







                  V.  SAMPLING AND ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES







A.  Location of Sampling Points





          Figure 1 (p. 4) shows the location of the sampling points for this




task.  There were two ports (3-in. holes) at 90 degrees in each of the three




stacks.  The sampling ports for all three stacks were located about 10-12




diameters from the nearest upstream disturbance and over 4 diameters from




the outlet to the atmosphere or the nearest downstream disturbance.  The




stacks exhausted through the roof of the wire and cable plant.




          The ductwork and stacks were made of galvanized steel with a




thickness of 1/16 in., and each stack had an inline exhaust fan.







B.  Sampling Procedures




          Twelve points were calculated  from the traverse point chart, but




because all stacks were  less than 2 ft in diameter, two thirds of the.cal-




culated number  or eight points were sampled in each stack, four points on




a diameter.—'  Each point was sampled for 15 min with readings taken every




5 min.




          Table V shows  the recalculated points for each stack and were




the points used in this  emission testing program.
 I/  Federal Register, 36, 247, 23 December 1971.




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          TABLE V





LOCATION OF SAMPLING POINTS

Diameter Point
Stack (in.) No.
A 20 1
2
3
4
B 14 1
2
3
4
C . 12 1
2
3
4

Distance
(in.)
1- 3/8
5
15
18- 5/8
1
3- 1/2
10- 1/2
13
1
.3
9
11
Wall
Thickness
(in.)
1/16
1/16
1/16
1/16
1/16
1/16
1/16
1/16
1/16
1/16
1/16
1/16

Use
( in . )
1- 7/16
5- 1/16
15- 1/16
18-11/16
1- 1/16
3- 9/16
10- 9/16
13- 1/16
1- 1/16
3- 1/16
9- 1/16
11- 1/16
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          For the particulate and lead sampling,  the Research Appliance

Company—  Model 2343 "Staksamplr" equipment was used.   The sampling train

meets the specifications of the Federal Register, 36,  159 (17 August 1971).

Three stacks, A, B, and C were sampled simultaneously for 2  hr for  each

test.  Preliminary measurements were made  on each stack  to determine

approximate temperature and velocity profiles.   Due to processing  condi-

tions, 2% moisture was assumed for  each stack.

          The Orsat samples were taken by using a stainless-steel probe  ,•'.

which contained a glass wool filter.  The probe was inserted to point 2 of

each stack, and gas samples were pumped directly into the Orsat analyzer

for 5 min to purge the probe line and Orsat.  Three analyses were made on each

stack for each test, and each analysis lasted 5 min.

C.  Analytical Procedures

          The particulate analysis was accomplished using the procedures in

the Federal Register, 36(159), 15,715-15,716 (17 August 1971).

          After the samples were analyzed  for particulates,  the solid  residue was

digested in 10 ml boiling Aqua Regia  for 1-3 hr  with reflux.  The  liquid was

cooled, diluted to 50 ml with distilled water and analyzed for lead on the atomic

absorption spectrophotometer.  The  filters were  handled  in the same manner.

          The stack gases were withdrawn from the stack  into the Orsat

analyzer.  A 24-in. stainless-steel probe  with a glass wool  filter was placed

in one port of each of the three stacks at sample point No.  2.  The probe and
I/  Mention of a specific company or product does .not constitute endorsement
      by EPA.

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lines as well as the analyzer were purged with stack gas before analysis




was started.  Three analyses were taken from each stack on each test.  All





three stacks were sampled during the emission test by using the port at





90 degrees from the port into which the emission probe was inserted.  Three





analyses for oxygen, carbon dioxide, and carbon monoxide were run on each




stack.
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