United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
EPA 456/N-97-002
July 1997
&EPA Control Technology Center
NEWS
Volume 9, No. 2
A JOINT EPA / STAPPA / ALAPCO PROJECT
July 1997
CLEAN AIR
TECHNOLOGY CENTER
Out with the old!
By Bob Blaszczak
CATC/OAQPS
It's time to make a change. It's time
to say goodbye to the CTC and wel-
come the CATC. It may not be revolu-
tionary but most definitely it is evolution-
ary. The CTC and the RBLC (RACT/
BACT/LAER Clearinghouse) have
been reengineered and reconstruction
is underway. It was bound to happen.
Change is inevitable. If we don't adapt
to the world around us, we will not
succeed.
As the offspring of the CTC and
RBLC, CATC retains the same basic
characteristics of both of these pro-
grams but has adapted to the new reali-
ties of cyberspace information transfer
and fiscal restraint. The good news is
In with the new!
that we will still be here to provide tech-
nical assistance to you, our valued cus-
tomer. The bad news is that some of the
services that the departing CTC offered
will be curtailed or diminished. Hope-
fully, the revamped lineup of services
and an improved delivery system will
meet your needs better both now and
into the future. Only time will tell for
sure, but initial indications are that the
CATC will be successful.
Basic CTC services and how
they are affected by CATC's
evolution are indicated below.
However, one very basic and
potentially significant change
needs to be singled out. Techni-
cal assistance projects kept the
CTC current and relevant, but
this type of assistance will be
virtually nonexistent under
CATC. Instead, the RBLC will
become the engine for compil-
ing and distributing information
on prevention and control tech-
nology. As a result, substantial
improvements are planned for the
RBLC (see related articles on pages 4
and 5). In addition, CATC will focus
exclusively on air pollution prevention
and control technologies.
Changes resulting from this evolu-
tion are being implemented gradually.
However, the CATC program will be
fully implemented by October 1, 1997.
(continued page 2)
A I R W A V E S
By Bob Blaszczak
CATC/OAQPS
In July 1989, Volume 1, No.1, of the CTC NEWS was
issued. Eight years and 33 editions later, it's time to say
goodby to the CTC NEWS. It also is time to say goodbye to the
CTC as we now know it, and welcome the Clean Air Technol-
ogy Center (CATC).
Although at times it's hard for an old-timer like me to adapt
to change, I am actually very enthusiastic about this change.
The CATC's mission and goals are now consistent with
management's vision, its budget, and current information
transfer realities. The CATC also recognizes the wide
variety of information sources available to you, our custom-
ers, and will strive to complement these sources. The
change allows me to focus my efforts on making long over-
due improvements to the RACT/BACT/LAER Clearing-
house (RBLC) which now will become the backbone for
compiling technical information on air pollution prevention
and control under CATC. This is actually a very exciting
time. Decisions have been made. Our mission is clear.
Marching orders have been issued. Its time to get on with
the job at hand.
The one major downside of this change is that our CTC
co-sponsor, the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Divi-
sion (APPCD), National Risk Management Research Labo-
ratory, Office of Research and Development (ORD), will not
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CATC
(continued from page 1)
CHANGES TO CTC SERVICES
CTC HOTLINE is changing to CATC
INFORMATION LINE: This change in
name reflects the less than urgent calls
which dominated the old CTC HOT- "
LINE in recent years. The change in the
level of service reflects the dramatic
change from telephone to electronic
access for information services. The
CATC INFORMATION LINE will make
more (and hopefully better) use of
Voice-Mail. You will still get a real live
CATC staffer most of the time; how-
ever, if you do get Voice-Mail, virtually
all calls received during normal busi-
ness hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
eastern time) will be answered on the
same day they are received.
ENGINEERING ASSISTANCE AND
TECHNICAL GUIDANCE PRO-
JECTS: No new major project requests
are being considered. On-going
projects are being completed (see re-
lated article on page 2). CATC/RBLC
activities will allow for some short term,
quick response assistance projects;
however, major, resource-intensive,
long term projects cannot be supported
by CATC with anticipated resources. In
fact, requests for project services by
state and local agencies have dimin-
ished significantly over the past three
years; therefore, this change should not
have a major impact.
HARD COPIES OF CICA REPORTS:
CATC will primarily rely on electronic
transfer of CATC, RBLC and old CTC
products. With the exception of the
RBLC's annual report, hard copy repro-
ductions of reports and products avail-
able through CATC will be limited to
supplies on hand after September 30,
1997. Once current supplies of hard
copy products are gone, all requestors
will be referred to the CATC World Wide
Web (WWW) site, EPA's Center for
Environmental Research Information
(CERI), or the National Technical Infor-
mation Service (NTIS), as appropriate.
(See article on page 6 concerning dis-
position of excess hard copy products.)
SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM (SBAP): CATC will con-
tinue to provide technical support to the
SBAP as needed. No change is antici-
pated for this service.
INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER CENTER FOR GLOBAL
GREENHOUSE GASES: CATC will
continue to provide access to this cen-
ter.
CTC NEWS: This is the last formal/
professionally printed edition of the
CTC NEWS. CATC will publish a brief,
photocopied newsletter focusing on
prevention and control issues periodi-
cally (about twice/year). We suggest
that you check our WWW sites for cur-
rent information on CATC and SBAP
activities, services and products. For
information on AIR TOXICS, including
schedules for MACT regulations, check
out the new Unified Air Toxics WWW
site (see article on page 3)! Other
regulatory information can be found on
the Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA)
site on the OAQPS Technology Trans-
fer Network (TTN)2000 WWW site
(Note new TTN WWW address < http:/
/www.epa.gov/ttn >).
CTC & RBLC BBS/WWW: The CTC
and RBLC Bulletin Board Systems
(BBS) and WWW sites will be merged
into one WWW site. The TTN, which is
home for the BBS, is in the process of
phasing out the BBS and converting to
the WWW format. So, the CTC and
RBLC BBS are moving too, but will be
united as one WWW site under the
CATC. The RBLC data base will retain
its identity and be an important part of
the CATC site.
CICA (U.S.-MEXICO BORDER IN-
FORMATION CENTER ON AIR POL-
LUTION: CICA (an acronym based on
the center's Spanish name: Centro de
Information sobre Contamination de
Aire) will continue and be supported by
the CATC.
If you have any comments or ques-
tions about the CATC or the changes
indicated above, please send your com-
ments to me (E-Mail: blaszczak.bob
@epamail.epa.gov; FAX: 919/541-
0242). You can also send your com-
ments via the TTN BBS or through one
of our WWW sites. I and the other
CATC staffers are looking forward to
hearing from you and helping you solve
your prevention and control problems.
EM
Control Technology Center NEWS
The CTC NEWS is a quarterly publication
of the U,S, EPA'S Control Technology Center
(CTC). The CTC is an informal, easy-to-use, no
cost, technical assistance service for all State
and local (S/l) air pollution control agency and
EPA Regional Office staffs. For others, some
services may be on a cost reimbursable basis.
The CTC offers quick access to EPA experts
and expertise via the CTC HOTLINE, CTC
World Wide Web Home Page and the CTC
Bulletin Board, and in-depth technical support
through source specific Engineering Assistance
Projects or more generic Technical Guidance
Projects, The CTC is operated by the Air
Pollution Prevention and Control Division, Na-
tional Risk Management Research Laboratory
and the Information Transfer and Program Inte-
gration Division, Office of Air Quality Planning
andStandards in Research Triangle Park, North
Carolina.
If you have any air pollution emission or
controtquestions or would like more information
about the CTC and the types of technical assis-
tance available, CALL THE CTC HOTLINE1
(919)541-0800
Publication of the CTC NEWS does notsig-
nify that the contents necessarily reflect the
views and policies of the U.S. EPA, nordoes the
mention of trade namesor commercial products
constitute endorsement or recommendation for
use.
CTC News page 2
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MACT, CTG, NSPS, ACT AND TITLE I RULE SCHEDULES'
MACT STANDARD
Acrylic/Modacrylic Fibers
Agriculture Chemicals Prod.
Chlorine Manufacture
Ferroalloys
Flexible Polyurethane Foam
Mineral Wool
Oil & Gas Production
Petroleum Refineries
Pharmaceutical Production
Polyether Polyois Production
Polymers & Resins III
Portland Cement
Primary Aluminum Prod.
Primary Copper Smelting
Pulp & Paper (combustion)
Pulp & Paper (non-comb.)
Secondary Aluminum Prod.
Steel Pickling-HC1 Process
Wool Fiberglass Mfg.
Proposal
7/97
8/97
9/97
7/97
* 12/9/96
*4/29/97
9/97
11/97
*3/20/97
5/97
8/97
8/97
*8/22/96
9/97
7/97
*1 2/1 7/93
8/97
6/97
"2/25/97
Final
7/98
8/98
9/98
7/98
9/97
4/98
9/98
11/98
4/98
6/98
8/98
8/98
9/97
3/98
7/98
7/97
8/98
9/97
3/98
CTG
Aerospace Coatings
NSPS
Elec. Utility Gen. Rev. (NOx)
NOx NSPS Revision (407(c))
SOCMI Sec. Sources Suppl.
Other Rules
Arch./lnd. Coatings ("I83e)
Auto Refmishing ('183e)
Household Consumer Products
NOTE:
* Indicates date completed.
Proposal
*1 0/8/96
Proposal
*5/30/94
*1 1/31/95
* 10/1 1/95
Proposal
*6/25/96
M/30/96
*3/26/96
"See the Unified Toxics Website for scheduling
in the future (See article below).
Final
6/97
Final
7/97
7/97
12/97
Final
1/98
9/97
11/97
information
WHA T IS THE UNIFIED
AIR TOXICS WEBSITE?
By Dr. Nancy Pate
CATC/OAQPS
In a nutshell, it is a work-in-progress
website co-sponsored by the EPA and
STAPPA/ALAPCO currently available
from the Air Toxics icon on www.epa.
gov/oar/oaqps. For several years, state
and local air pollution abatement agency
staff have urged OAQPS to develop an
electronic "one-stop shopping" for air
toxics information. Also, it became ap-
parent that many States were develop-
ing very similar communication and out-
reach products independently on the
same emission reduction regulations. To
help stem this duplication of effort and
help foster improved communication and
information-sharing between the gov-
ernment co-regulators, the Unified Air
Toxics Website was born.
The Unified Air Toxics Website is
managed by OAQPS's Information
Transfer Group. The full internet address
is "http://www.epa.gov/oar/oaqps/
airtox/". It is hyperlinked to STAPPA/
ALAPCO's website at "http://
www.4cleanair@sso.org". It includes a
"State and Local Share Library" for
products that state and local agencies
want to share with other agencies and
EPA. In some cases,
the documents will be
shared directly and in
other cases, a link to
information at state
and local webpages
will be available. All
source categories and
emission reduction
standards, known as
MACT standards, and
all associated material
will be made available
on the website. For
example, under a par-
ticular source category
and a particular MACT
emission reduction
regulation, all internet
users could find a list of work products
including the rule, guidance docu-
ments, source identification informa-
tion, outreach and training materials,
permitting information and compliance
and enforcement information. Within
any of these topic areas they could link
to webpages of state agencies willing to
share their products.
The Unified Air Toxics Website is
also available to the
public. Although the
Unified Air Toxics
Website is being
developed with the
intent of improving
communication and
information-sharing
between the gov-
ernment co-regula-
tors, it will serve to
educate all the
stakeholders, both
the regulated indus-
tries and the gen-
eral public, about air
pollution abatement
program goals and
activities.
CTC News page 3
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SIMPLE RBLC QUERIES
ON THE WWW
By Jo Ann Kerrick
INDUS Corporation
Soon, RBLC users will be able to
search the RBLC database right from a
web browser. No more complicated
Telnet setup. No more TIN user ID
and password. No more switching
to our FTP site to transfer search
results - if you can remember
what file name you used. Ef-
forts by the RBLC staff to de-
velop capabilities for searching
the RBLC databases directly
from our web page are about to
pay off. Using the "point and
click" graphical environment of
the World Wide Web (WWW),
users will be able to specify a
simple query with just a few
mouse clicks and then view re-
sults in their web browsers. The
RBLC staff has been testing the
new web database query and
plans to make it available to all
users in September 1997. We
hope this enhanced capability
puts the detailed information of
the RBLC within easy reach of our
users.
We began our migration from
the BBS to the web with the BBS
Browse module because it supports a
simple query. Users need only make
two choices. First, they must select a
date range of interest (which corre-
sponds to the transient, current, and
historical databases from the BBS).
Users must also select one major pro-
cess category or a specific process type
code. On the web, these choices are
made from drop-down lists that are dis-
played in the user's web browser. This
type of interface will be familiar to any-
one who has used a search engine to
find information on the Web. Users are
free to change their selections if
needed. Clicking a submit button on the
form finds all determinations of the
specified process type in the selected
RBLC database and displays the re-
sults for viewing in the browser.
Summary results from the query
are displayed in tabular format in the
user's browser. The table displays one
line for each process of the specified
type in each facility added to the RBLC
during the selected date range. The
display includes the RBLC ID; facility
name, city, and state; process type
code; and process description. The dis-
play should allow a user to decide
whether or not a facility is of interest. If
more detail is desired, users can drill
down to greater levels of information by
clicking on hyperlinks. Users can click
on the facility name to see facility details
and more process information. Then, a
pollutant list and complete pollutant in-
formation is available for every process
in the determination. Back at the sum-
mary results table, users can remove
facilities from further output processing
by clicking the check box next to the
RBLC ID. Only designated facilities
need be included in the output report
files. The familiar selection of one or
more output formats will be provided
from another drop-down list on the
summary table page. The user
clicks the report button to gen-
erate the report file. Depend-
ing on how your browser is
configured, the report may ap-
pear in your browser or invoke
the file transfer dialog. You
can, of course, choose to save
any report file that appears in
your browser.
The query on process
type code is only the beginning
of our WWW-searchable da-
tabase. As we make the tran-
sition from the text-based
searching on the BBS to the
more user-friendly environ-
ment of dynamic web pages,
we hope to maintain the
search and reporting function-
ality of the current RBLC and
possibly add features not pre-
viously possible, such as
charting. The RBLC Web will
eventually support a full set of
search parameters, AND/OR con-
nectors, and pattern matching. All of
the web queries will allow users to
choose from drop-down lists of search-
able properties and then fill in text
boxes with the value they are trying to
match. Stay tuned on-line for more de-
tails as we fully integrate the functional-
ity of the RBLC database with the
WWW.
CTC News page 4
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RBLC: ADAPTING TO
THE NEW MILLENNIA
By Bob Blaszczak
CATC/OAQPS
The RACT/BACT/LAER Clearing-
house (RBLC), the designated engine
for the new Clean Air Technology Cen-
ter or CATC (see lead article, page 1),
is in the garage for service - a long over-
due tune-up and maybe a little detailing.
Several years ago the Clean Air Act
Advisory Committee made a number of
recommendations for improving the
Clearinghouse, but we only had enough
resources to re-
spond to a few of
these recommen-
dations. Through
some creative
thinking and moder-
ate increases in re-
sources, the RBLC
is preparing to
launch an new era in
Clearinghouse his-
tory. As the RBLC
transitions to a fully
functional World Wide Web (WWW)
information source (see related article
on page 4), it will finally start to address
a number of critical issues including:
identification and inclusion of all rel-
evant technology determinations; im-
proved data quality; inclusion of esti-
mated prevention and control cost in-
formation; data updates to reflect as-
constructed cost and performance of
technology; and information on new
and emerging prevention and control
technologies.
The RBLC is working with staff in all
EPA Regional Offices to establish pro-
cedures that will identify technology
applications that need to be included in
the Clearinghouse and related informa-
tion and information sources. The
RBLC is committed to using all reason-
ably available sources to both identify
and gather information on relevant pre-
vention and control applications. This
includes precedent setting applications
implemented to reduce emissions be-
low BACT and LAER applicability
thresholds. Once we identify needed
information/determinations, we will ag-
gressively pursue that information.
Although most state and local
agencies cooperate and contribute in-
formation to the RBLC, there are a
number of agencies that don't. We
intend to remedy this situation. Initially
we will remind agencies about their
responsibilities and the need to partici-
pate, followed by some friendly persua-
sion. If necessary, we will apply some
good old fashioned arm-twisting. We
intend to take any necessary and rea-
sonable approach to bring a state or
local agency back into the circle. So, if
you are in one of those agencies not
participating or, worst of all, one of
those agencies that use the RBLC to
gather data but never contribute, THE
RBLC WANTS YOU! RESISTANCE
IS FUTILE! WE WILL ASSIMILATE
YOUR DATA! You can come along
peacefully and cooperate, or we will be
on your case relentlessly. It's your
choice. We will prevail.
To assure that data is correct and
current, the RBLC also will be develop-
ing software features that, based on
estimated construction, operation and
compliance dates, will trigger inquiries
on the status of a facility. We will
confirm that a source has been con-
structed, started operation, and demon-
strated compliance with permit require-
ments and make appropriate updates to
the RBLC data system. In addition, we
will attempt to gather as-constructed
cost information for prevention and con-
trol equipment and procedures.
The RBLC is working with the Air
and Waste Management Association
(AWMA) and several trade associa-
tions to determine the feasibility of a
clean air technology WWW site to
complement information in the RBLC
data system. As currently envisioned,
the clean air technology WWW site
would provide access to and querying of
vendor supplied information on emerg-
ing, new and existing prevention and
control technologies. This information
would include:
description of the
technology; list of
industrial appli-
cations; pollut-
ants treated; per-
formance/sum-
mary test data;
and cost data for
a typical installa-
tion. Links to
vendor E-Mail
and/or WWW
sites also may be provided. The feasi-
bility study is underway and will be
completed by September 30, 1997.
Stay tuned. We also are exploring
cooperative ventures with and links to
the New Source Review and Pollution
Prevention Programs and their respec-
tive web sites.
If you have suggestions about how
we can improve the RBLC to better
meet your needs, please send your
comments to me (E-Mail: blaszczak
.bob@epamail.epa.gov; FAX: 919/
541-0242). You can also send your
comments via the TTN BBS or through
one of our WWW sites. I'm looking
forward to hearing from you.
CTC News page 5
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A I R W A V E S
(continued from page 1)
be a CATC sponsor. Although the
APPCD has graciously indicated its will-
ingness to help respond to technical
questions from you, if appropriate, as of
October 1, 1997, the APPCD will no
longer provide administrative, financial
and management support to CATC as it
did with the CTC. The unique coopera-
tive venture entered into by the ORD
and the Office of Air and Radiation over
10 years ago and that became the CTC
was a remarkable and extremely posi-
tive experience that exceeded every
expectation. We will sincerely miss
Charlotte Bercegeay, APPCD CTC Co-
Chair, Lyn Cox, the CTC HOTLINE'S
premier senior engineer, and all the
APPCD staff who have supported the
CTC and its work through the years.
Thanks for 10 productive years of coop-
eration and hard work.
Last year, fiscal year (FY) 1996,
was absolutely weird. For the first time
since its inception, the CTC's numbers
were down (about 25%). However, with
government furloughs and unsure bud-
gets, I guess that was not totally unex-
pected. What is totally unexpected is
the rebound experienced in FY97. The
CTC's numbers are up over 150% over
the same period last year and still grow-
ing! In fact, the CTC will close out with
an all time record high in the number of
accesses to its services. What an awe-
some finale! Most of this rebound is in
World Wide Web (WWW) accesses. If
you think we inflated the figures by
counting "hits" on CTC/RBLC WWW
pages, think again! We actually base
our figures for electronic access on the
historical ratio of the number of users
accessing our bulletin board systems
(BBS) to the number of products actu-
ally downloaded (i.e., we only count
downloads and multiply that by the his-
toric ratio of CTC clients accessing the
CTC electronically to the number of
products they download). The result is
a much smaller number than WWW
page "hits." When we tally the final stats
for the CTC in FY97, total accesses will
easily exceed 50,000!
CTC PRODUCTS
INVENTORY
REDUCTION:
FREE COPIES OF CTC
PRODUCTS!
By Brenda Best
CATC/OAQPS
One of the changes indicated in the
lead article (page 1) on the transition
from the CTC to the CATC concerns the
availability of hard copies of existing
CTC and future CATC products. For
the most part, as of October 1, 1997,
CATC will be out of the hard copy prod-
uct distribution business. To reduce
current inventories of CTC products, we
are offering free excess copies of prod-
ucts in our inventory to you our valued
customers. Priority will be given to state
and local agencies, but otherwise these
products will be available to anyone on
a first-come-first-service basis. Check
the CATC/CTC electronic bulletin board
(BBS) or World Wide Web (WWW) site
for a listing of what is available (Note:
see the last page of this newsletter for
BBS and WWW addresses). If you see
something you want, just leave a mes-
sage on the BBS or WWW (E-Mail)
indicating what you want (just the CTC
product reference number is needed)
with your current mailing address, and
we will fill your request while supplies
last.
Remember, there are no guaran-
tees. When the excess inventory is
gone, that will be the end. No additional
copies will be printed or distributed. We
will update the listing of available prod-
ucts on the BBS and WWW sites
weekly, and we will try to let you know if
we run out of copies before filling your
request. Otherwise, allow about 3
weeks for delivery of your order. Also
note that most newer CTC and RACT/
BACT/LAER Clearinghouse (RBLC)
products are available electronically on
the BBS or WWW sites. Also, all but a
few of these documents are available
for a fee through the National Technical
Information Service (NTIS), U.S. De-
partment of Commerce by calling (800)
553-6847. When ordering from NTIS,
use the NTIS document number (starts
with "PB") on the CTC's document list-
Free![
Reports ^
while
supply
last!
THE TTN IS
MOVING!
The address for the Office of Air
Quality Planning and Standards
(OAQPS) Technology Transfer
Network (TTN) is changing. The
TTN is moving to EPA's public ac-
cess server. The TTN's new World
Wide Web address (URL) is:
< http://www.epa.gov/ttn >
So, change the bookmark in your
web browser today!
CTC News page 6
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CTC ON-GOING
PROJECT COMPLETION
SCHEDULES
By Bob Blaszczak
CATC/OAQPS
As indicated in the lead article on
page 1, the new CATC will be dropping
major Engineering Assistance and
Technical Guidance Projects from the
list of services originally provided by the
CTC. However, there are several on-
going major CTC projects that must be
closed out. The following is a list and
brief description of those projects with
information on their final disposition.
Some of these projects
have been around for a few
years. Most were delayed
by severe cuts in the CTC's
project budget. Some also
needed to address signifi-
cant technical issues. We
apologize for any inconve-
nience you may have expe-
rienced as a result of these
delays and promise to do
our best to finalize them as
indicated below.
Spray Gun Cleaning (CTC
Project # 93-6): This
project was requested by
the Sacramento Metropoli-
tan Air Quality Manage-
ment District, CA. An emis-
sion test protocol was de-
veloped for paint and coat-
ing spray gun cleaning
equipment. The project
was delayed by concerns
raised by one manufacturer of spray
gun cleaning equipment and the need to
refine the testing procedure. The final
report will be available in November
1997.
Landfill Model Software Upgrade
(CTC Project # 94-3): The CTC had
developed a landfill model to help af-
fected sources determine potential
emissions consistent with the then pro-
posed New Source Emission Stan-
dards (NSPS) for Municipal Landfills.
More recently the CTC issued a revised
Beta version of the model consistent
with the final NSPS rules. We are in the
process of finalizing that Beta version of
the model. The final municipal landfill
model and users manual will be avail-
able in October 1997.
Emissions from Barrel Burners (CTC
Project # 94-8): This project examines
emissions from open burning of house-
hold trash in barrels or drums. The
project was requested by the New York
State Department of Health which ac-
tively participated and contributed to the
project by providing analyses of emis-
sion samples collected by the
CTC in its testing laboratory.
The final report will be available
in September 1997.
Emissions from External
Residential Wood Boilers
(CTC Project # 94-9): The Wis-
consin Department of Natural
Resources requested that the
CTC investigate these emissions units.
Residential wood boilers had become
somewhat popular with some resi-
dents, but others complained about po-
tential air pollution problems. To pro-
vide the state with the emission data it
needed to evaluate this potential
problem, this project tested two types of
boilers, single and double pass heat
exchange units, in a laboratory setting.
Emissions were determined versus unit
design, wood species, wood moisture,
controls and heat output rate. The final
report was delayed to allow for the
resolution of confidential business infor-
mation (CBI) issues. Pending success-
ful resolution of the CBI issues, the final
report should be available in August
1997.
Soil Remediation Update (CTC
Project # 95-4): This is an update to the
CTC report "Air Emissions from the
Treatment of Soil Contaminated with
Petroleum Fuels" (EPA-600/R-92-124;
NTIS # PB92-212976). The new re-
vised report will be available in Septem-
ber 1997.
Vegetable Oil Manufacturing Emis-
sions and Prevention and Control
Options (CTC Project # 95-7): This
project was requested by the Maryland
Air and Radiation Management Admin-
istration to document emissions and
evaluate alternative emission preven-
tion and control techniques for a facility
that manufactures vegetable oil and
chicken meal from soybeans. Due to
technical concerns raised by the indus-
try, this project is on hold indefinitely. A
draft report is available to state and local
agencies from the CTC upon request.
Although CATC is willing to pursue
completion of this project and a final
report, completion is unlikely unless
there is significant demand for doing
so from other state and local agen-
cies. If your agency is interested in
seeing this report and/or having it
finalized, please contact Bob
Blaszczak, CATC/OAQPS(E-
Mail:blaszczak.bob@epamail.
epa.gov; FAX: 919/541-0242; tele-
phone 919/541-5432).
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