SEPA
United States Industrial Environmental Research EPA-600/7-79-126
Environmental Protection Laboratory May 1979
Agency Research Triangle Park NC 27711
Fine Particle Emissions
Information System:
Annual Report (1978)
Interagency
Energy/Environment
R&D Program Report
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EPA-600/7-79-126
May 1979
Fine Particle Emissions Information
System: Annual Report (1978)
by
M. P. Schrag (MRI), J. P. Reider (MRI),
and F. N. Young (MRI Systems Corporation)
Midwest Research Institute
425 Volker Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri 64110
Contract No. 68-02-2641
Program Element No. EHE624A
EPA Project Officer: Gary L Johnson
Industrial Environmental Research Laboratory
Office of Energy, Minerals, and Industry
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Prepared for
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Office of Research and Development
Washington, DC 20460
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PREFACE
This report was prepared for the Environmental Protection Agency Indus-
trial Environmental Research Laboratory in Research Triangle Park, North
Carolina under Contract No. 68-02-2641, MRI Project No. 4396-L. The Environ-
mental Protection Agency project officer was Mr. Gary L. Johnson.
The work was performed in the Environmental and Materials Sciences
Division at Midwest Research Institute. Mr. M. P. Schrag, Deputy Director of
the Division, served as program manager, and Mr. J. Patrick Reider, Associate
Environmental Engineer, served as project leader.
The report was written by Mr. Schrag and Mr. Reider of Midwest Research
Institute; and Mr. F. N. Young of MRI Systems, Inc. The authors appreciate
the contributions made to the program and to this report by Dr. R. F. Hegarty,
Associate Engineer, and Mr. Gary L. Johnson, the EPA Project Officer. Mr. T.
Sutikno, Assistant Engineer, contributed significantly to this program.
Approved for :
MIDWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
M. P. Schrag, Deputfy1 Director
Environmental and Materials
Sciences Division
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CONTENTS
Preface
Figures vi
Tables vii
1. Introduction 1
1.1 Origin of the FPEIS 1
1.2 Structure of the FPEIS 2
1.3 FPEIS organization 3
1.4 FPEIS technology transfer 3
1.5 FPEIS annual report 7
2. Data Base Modifications 8
2.1 FPEIS modifications 8
2.2 FPEIS documentation update 9
3. Data Additions 13
4. FPEIS Data Base: State-of-the-Art Summary 17
5. Plans for 1979 26
5.1 Data acquisition 26
5.2 Data base modifications 26
5.3 Technology transfer, documentation 28
References 30
Appendix
FPEIS data base summary (as of December 31, 1978) 31
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FIGURES
Number Page
1.1 Original FPEIS conceptual structure 4
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TABLES
Number Page
1.1 Original FPEIS Data Elements 5
1.2 Present FPEIS Data Elements (December 31, 1978) 6
3.1 Type of Operation - New Entries 14
3.2 Feed Material Class - New Entries 14
3.3 Operating Mode Class - New Entries 14
3.4 Device Category - New Entries 15
3.5 Device Commercial Name - New Entries 15
3.6 Measurement Instrument/Method Name - New Entries 16
3.7 Chemical ID - New Entries 16
4.1 Source Category 18
4.2 Type of Operation 18
4.3 Feed Material Class 19
4.4 Operating Mode Class 20
4.5 Generic Device Type 21
4.6 Device Class 21
4.7 Device Category 22
4.8 Device Commercial Name 23
4.9 Measurement Instrument/Method Name 24
4.10 Chemical Species 25
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SECTION 1
INTRODUCTION
The Fine Particle Emissions Information System (FPEIS) is a computerized
data base which contains information on primary fine particle emissions from
stationary sources. The purpose of the FPEIS is to provide a centralized
source of fine particle sizing data for use by engineers and scientists en-
gaged in particulate control technology development and in the environmental
assessment of energy and industrial processes. Following several months of
testing and development, the FPEIS was declared operational in January 1977
and has since become a routinely used source of particle sizing data by vari-
ous offices of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), contractors, and
others. The purpose of this annual report is to describe the changes made to
the FPEIS during 1978 and to outline plans for future development of the FPEIS
data base in 1979.
1.1 ORIGIN OF THE FPEIS
To describe the evolution of the FPEIS to its present form, it is neces-
sary to briefly examine the origin of the FPEIS. Development of the FPEIS was
initiated in early 1975 principally to update the Fine Particle Inventory-i-'
which had been developed by Midwest Research Institute (MRI) for EPA in 1971.
In the years following publication of the Fine Particle Inventory, several
questions were raised about the validity of the data due to limitations of
then existing sampling techniques. Moreover, advances in particle sizing
measurement technology and a growth in fine particle sampling activities
prompted EPA's Industrial Environmental Research Laboratory at Research
Triangle Park, North Carolina (IERL/RTP) to initiate a comprehensive revi-
sion of the MRI Fine Particle Inventory.
Early in the inventory revision work the decision to develop a computer-
ized inventory was made and the concept of the FPEIS was born. In addition to
containing fine particle sizing data, the FPEIS was designed to contain a
broad, yet comprehensive description of the entire sampling activity. This
description would include source process information, control device charac-
teristics, discussion of the sampling equipment or method used to collect the
data, and the results of any physical, chemical, or biological analyses per-
formed on the collected samples. Such data would enable the user to evaluate
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more effectively the emissions data relative to the user's specific objec-
tives. To enable an orderly and rapid retrieval of information to be made
and to provide compatibility with other EPA data bases, the FPEIS used the
same categorization scheme for sources as the National Emissions Data System
(NEDS) (i.e., the Source Classification Codes)!/ and utilized the SAROAD/
SOTDAT-i' pollutant codes to describe chemical species identified. In addi-
tion, a standard protocol for terminology and units was established for se-
lected data to be stored in the FPEIS which were not addressed by other exist-
ing data systems. As will be discussed later, this protocol has been modified
to reflect changes in user requirements.
During the past 3 years, extensive documentation on the FPEIS has been
issued to the user community. The key documents are the FPEIS Reference
Manual-' and FPEIS User Guide^/ which describe in detail the use of the FPEIS.
The first edition of each report was published in June 1976 and was widely
distributed. A second edition that completely replaced the first one was
published in June 1978 and has received even wider interest and distribution.
A number of the June 1978 documents were published in loose-leaf notebooks and
have been issued to selected routine users on a numbered basis. These regis-
tered copies have been updated automatically as changes to the data base
documentation have been implemented. This procedure ensures that routine
users of the FPEIS will always have access to current documentation. Other
users will be updated through a quarterly publication, the first of which will
be issued in late 1979.
From the time that the FPEIS became operational in January 1977 through
December 1978, the FPEIS has experienced steady growth in the number and
diversity of its users and in the quantity of information stored. Requests
for information on data from researchers, academicians, and others have num-
bered in excess of 10 per month for the last 2 years. In those 24 months, the
number of site tests reported has doubled and the number of sampling runs has
tripled. This reflects the growth of R&D interest in fine particle emissions
and their control. Indications are that this growth will continue as particle
size-related environmental regulations are contemplated.
1.2 STRUCTURE OF THE FPEIS
The basic FPEIS data set may be defined as a group of discrete sampling
events which describes fine particle sizing activities on a single particle
laden gas stream at a specified site and for a specified period of time. This
data set is called a test series, and each FPEIS test series is identified by
a unique test series number by which it may be referenced in the data base.
In the most basic sense, the test series describes a site test. Consideration
of the time period of the testing is imposed to differentiate among several
separate tests at the same site.
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The fundamental unit of the data structure is the test run. The test
run describes a single, discrete sampling event with a specified measurement
instrument or technique. Since it is commonplace to group data according to
the sampling location (e.g., control device inlet or outlet) or according to
variations in process conditions, the test runs are grouped into test sub-
series to provide for a more orderly sorting or retrieval of data. The desig-
nation of a test subseries may vary among test series and is left to the
discretion of the encoder of the data.
The structure of the FPEIS as originally conceptualized is given in
Figure 1.1. The grouping of data types by structural level is shown here.
While the grouping of data elements has changed and new data elements have
been added during the last 2 years, the basic structure of the FPEIS test
series has remained unchanged.
1.3 FPEIS ORGANIZATION
As originally developed, the FPEIS data were grouped into five general
categories of information as shown in Table 1.1. These categories include:
source characteristics and test series related information; control system
description; process characteristics; biological, physical, and chemical
analyses; and particle size measurement equipment and data. Table 1.1 also
identifies the specific data elements which were contained in each grouping of
data when the data base was established. Many of these data elements have
been changed or deleted, and other data elements have been added as the FPEIS
has evolved.
The present FPEIS organization is shown by Table 1.2. While the same
general groupings of data have been retained as shown, the FPEIS now contains
data elements that provide a much greater level of comprehensiveness in terms
of particle data descriptiveness. This detail reflects an increased need by
researchers for complete source characterization. The rationale for these
changes and the specifics of each change are discussed in the following sec-
tion of this annual report.
1.4 FPEIS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
The publication of a second edition of the FPEIS Reference Manual and
User Guide during 1978 was mentioned earlier. This was not, however, the
only information transfer activity conducted during the year. An introductory
brochure which described the FPEIS was prepared in June 1978 for distribution
at the Air Pollution Control Association meeting in Houston, Texas. This
brochure was also made available to attendees at numerous other meetings and
symposia at which IERL/RTP distributed literature. The response to the bro-
chure was excellent. The entire supply of available bound Reference Manuals
and User Guides was exhausted by the middle of December following their pub-
lication in July.
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SOURCE CHARACTERISTICS
TEST SERIES LEVEL
CONTROL SYSTEM
PROCESS CHARACTERISTICS
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
RESULTS
TEST SUBSERIES LEVEL
PHYSICAL
PROPERTIES
, BIOASSAY
RESULTS
SAMPLING
CHARACTERISTICS
COLLECTED
SAMPLE
TEST RUN LEVEL
Figure 1.1. Original FPEIS conceptual structure.
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TABLE 1.1. ORIGINAL FPEIS DATA ELEMENTS
SOURCE CHARACTERISTICS . 4.
•Source Category
Type of Operation
Feed Material Class
Operating Mode Class
Source Name
Site Name
UTM Zone Location and Coordinates
Source Address (Street, City,
State, Zip Code)
Test Series Remarks
CONTROL DEVICES
Generic Device Type
Device Category
Device Commercial Name
Manufacturer 5.
Device Description
Design Spec. - Type and Value
Operating Parameter - Type & Value
PROCESS CHARACTERISTICS
Subseries Number
Subseries Test Date
Subseries Start & Finish Time
Sampling Location and Description
Source Operating Mode
Source Operating Rate
Feed Material Composition
Volumetric Flow Rate
Gas Temp. & Pressure at Samp. Loc.
Moisture Content
Percent Isokinetic Sampling
Gas Composition
Trace Gases in ppm
Subseries Remarks
BIOASSAY TESTING, CHEMICAL ANALYSES,
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Mass Train — Total Mass Cone.
Mass Train — Front Half Mass Cone.
Mass Train Comments
Bioassay Test Type
Bioassay Test Remarks & Results
SAROAD Chemical ID
Chemical Analysis Method
Cone, in Range above 10 um
Cone, in Range 10 to 1 ym
Cone, in Range 1 to 0.1 um
Cone, in Range 0.1 to 0.01 ym
Cone, in Range below 0.01 ym
Filter/Total Concentration
PARTICLE SIZE EQUIPMENT AND DATA
Run Number
Measurement Equipment Type
Size Range Lower and Upper Limit
Substrate
Sampling Start Time and Duration
Sampling Flow Rate
Dilution Factor
Sampling Train Temp, and Pressure
Percent Moisture
Particle Diameter Basis
Concentration Basis
Upper Diameter Boundary
Density - Value & How Determined
Resistivity - Value & How Determined
Physical Properties Comments
Run Comments
Diameter Boundary
Concentration
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TABLE 1.2. PRESENT FPEIS DATA ELEMENTS (December 31, 1978)
1. SOURCE CHARACTERISTICS
Source Category
Type of Operation
Feed Material Class
Operating Mode Class
Source Name
Site Name
UTM Zone Location and Coordinates
Source Address (Street, City,
State, Zip Code)
Test Series Remarks
2. CONTROL DEVICES
Generic Device Type
Device Category
Device Commerical Name
Manufacturer
Device Description
Design Spec. - Type and Value
Operating Parameter - Type & Value
3. PROCESS CHARACTERISTICS
Subseries Number
Subseries Test Date
Subseries Start & Finish Time
Sampling Location and Description
Source Operating Mode
Source Operating Rate
Feed Material Composition
Volumetric Flow Rate
Gas Temp. & Pressure at Samp. Loc.
Moisture Content
Percent Isokinetic Sampling
Gas Composition
Trace Gases in ppm
Subseries Remarks
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES AND CHEMICAL ANALYSES
Mass Train Cone. — Total & Front
Half
Mass Train Comments
Resistivity - Value & How Determined
Density - Value & How Determined
Chemical Entry Code
Chemical ID
Chemical Analysis Method Code
Diameter Boundary
Chemical Concentration
PARTICLE SIZE EQUIPMENT AND DATA
Run Number
Measurement Instrument/Method Name
Equipment Size Range - Lower & Upper
Substrate
Sampling Start Time & Duration
Sampling Flow Rate
Dilution Factor
Sampling Train Temperature &
Pressure
Percent Moisture
Particle Diameter Basis
Concentration Basis
Diameter Boundary
Concentration
Run Comments
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During the year, a number of user briefings were conducted for EPA contractors
and for other organizations who might use the FPEIS. Contractors briefings
were held in Los Angeles, California, in February; Kansas City, Missouri, in
April; and Mountain View, California, in September. Special briefings were
given to the State of California Air Resources Board in Sacramento, California,
and to the Electric Power Research Institute in Palo Alto, California, in
September. Both organizations have indicated interest in the FPEIS and their
active participation is expected in 1979. A presentation on the FPEIS was
also made to the Air Pollution Control Association Specialty Conference on
Emission Factors and Inventories which was held in Anaheim, California, in
November.
1.5 FPEIS ANNUAL REPORT
In the remaining sections of this annual report, the accomplishments of
1978 will be discussed in detail, including the data base changes and the
addition of new data. The plans for 1979 will also be discussed so that the
user community may be informed regarding the new features to be made available
and be able to voice their comments and suggestions. User input is always
actively sought. Without such input, the FPEIS cannot continue to be a
useful and usable tool to researchers engaged in the study of fine particles
and their control.
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SECTION 2
DATA BASE MODIFICATIONS
While no major restructuring of the data base was performed in 1978, a
great many modifications were implemented to improve its usability. Only
those data elements which are classified as "key" elements may be used to
qualify data sets, and thus it is important to have the elements in the data
base definition classified correctly. During the last year, three data ele-
ments, previously classified as "non-key," were determined to be important
enough to be classified as "key" elements. These were: 850* - Density;
1650* - Upper diameter boundary; and 1710* - Diameter boundary.
2.1 FPEIS MODIFICATIONS
System 2000®, the data base management system which the FPEIS uses, has
an option which, if used properly, allows for a much more efficient and eco-
nomical storage of data elements. Briefly, if certain data elements are
expected to take on many different values as the data base is updated, stor-
age locations can be saved in anticipation of these additions. The phrases
"with many future additions" and "with some future additions" are used in the
data base definition to reserve storage spaces for these elements. The fol-
lowing 13 data elements were so classified:
410* Generic device type
420* Device class
510* Device number
650* Sampling location
781* CO
783* N-2
1010* Control device number
1020* Parameter number 2
1505* Run number
1510* Measurement instrument/method number
1520* Measurement instrument/method name
1600* Measurement size range - lower limit
1610* Measurement size range - upper limit
1640* Particle diameter basis
1710* Diameter boundary
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Prior to last year, the FPEIS allowed particle diameter data based on
only the Stokes or the classical aerodynamic diameter definition. As more
data were entered, however, a more flexible system was needed. Therefore, the
aerodynamic impaction diameter definitionA/ was added to the other two and the
user can now encode data employing any of the three definitions and the series
report will include diameter values based on all three definitions.
The FPEIS has been modified to provide considerable flexibility for the
identification of chemical species when data are to be encoded. This flexi-
bility is in recognition of the fact that there presently exists a variety of
ways to identify a particular element or compound. The chemical ID used in
reporting.chemical data is likely to be one with which the user is most fa-
miliar. A user's familiarity with a chemical ID scheme will be due largely to
the nature of the project on which he is working. The FPEIS now enables users
to choose from among three chemical ID schema when they encode their data.
These are the SAROAD/SOTDAT system, the Chemical Abstracts Services (CAS)
Registration Numbers,—' and the Multimedia Environmental Goals (MEG) for
Environmental Assessment Number..§/ To implement these changes, two data
elements were changed and seven were added. Those elements changed were
1410* - Chemical ID; and 1420* - Analysis method. The data elements added
were:
1405* Chemical entry code
1820* MEG number
1830* CAS number
1840* Preferred name
1860* Empirical formula
1870* Molecular weight
In addition, a new repeating group, 1850* - Synonyms, was added which includes
element 1851* - Other names. Briefly then a substantial change to the SAROAD/
SOTDAT table (1800*) repeating group was made to provide the needed flexibil-
ity for chemical identifications. These changes also required the dropping of
two data elements (1300* and 1448*) referring to data gathered on the ninth
stage of a collector. Along with these changes, data input form No. 5, which
included both bioassay and chemical data, was split into two—forms 5a and
5b—with form 5a being reserved for future bioassay data and form 5b used
exclusively for chemical data.
2.2 FPEIS DOCUMENTATION UPDATE
Improvements in the organization and efficiency of the data base would
be worthless unless the manner in which data could be entered into and re-
trieved from the data base was clear to the user. Toward this end, both the
FPEIS Reference Manual and User Guide were completely rewritten, with clarity
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and completeness as the major goals. All examples of data encoding were
redone to insure that field specifications and standard nomenclature require-
ments were met. The definitions of test series and subseries, concepts which
have always been sources of confusion, were expanded and clarified. The
section on "Labor Saving Features" was expanded and detailed examples were
presented so as to enable the user to better utilize this important feature of
the FPEIS. The ability of the FPEIS to protect confidential or proprietary
source data was emphasized and the manner in which such data could be encoded
was clarified. Those data elements which can be so encoded include the
following:
150* Source name
160* Site name
170* Zone location
180* UTM-X
190* UTM-Y
200* Address
210* City
220* State
230* Zip code
Computerized information systems like the FPEIS require that some stan-
dardization of data be present in order for specific data selection to be
made. Computers search for and select data by comparing the selected value
to a known value. When alphanumeric characters are used, such as in the name
of a control device, the known value and the selected value must match exactly.
For example, if a search is made for the value "ESP," all entries in the data
base whose value is "ESP" will be selected; however, entries having the value
"ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR" will not, although it is technically correct.
Insofar as the computer is concerned, the two data are not equal and the
selection will fail.
To ensure that uniform selection criteria are possible, the FPEIS uses
standard nomenclature for certain data elements. For these data elements, the
encoder must select terms from a specified list to describe the data of inter-
est. As was expected, the standard nomenclature provided in the User Guide
for some of these data elements has proven insufficient, so certain additions
to the lists of allowable terms have been made. In Table 2.1-7, Device Cate-
gory Key Words, the terms "Venturi-variable throat" (Wet scrubber) and "High
temperature" (Fabric filter) were added. A number of additions were made to
Table 2.1-8, Design Specification Type. The term "Design pressure (absolute)"
was added to the lists of three devices: Cyclone, scrubber, and fabric filter.
Ten specifications were added to the ESP list. These were: total ESP length,
total ESP width, number of baffled sections, plate height, plate-plate spacing,
number wires per section, wire-wire spacing, wire diameter, rapping intensity,
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and design pressure (absolute). The following additions were also made to the
ESP list of Table 2.1-9, Device Operating Parameter Type: number wires per
section, wire-wire spacing, and wire diameter.
Because of the expansion of the SAROAD/SOTDAT table in the FPEIS, it be-
came necessary for the encoder to specify which chemical ID scheme was being
used with the data. Thus a new data element-chemical entry code-was created,
and the standard nomenclature for this element is given in the new Table 2.1-
10.
Certain inconsistencies and errors were noted in the standard nomenclature
for measurement equipment (Table 2.1-13), and these were corrected when the
User Guide was rewritten. Additions were also made to this table as data
submitted to the FPEIS included new types of measurement equipment not pre-
viously included in the standard nomenclature. The "Brink Model B Impactor"
and the "MRI Model 1502 Impactor" were added to the list of standard impactors,
while the "CNC/Diffusion Battery," the "SASS Train-without Cyclones," and the
"SASS Train-with Cyclones" were added to the list of miscellaneous measurement
equipment.
Section 2.3 of the User Guide, Encoding Instructions, was rewritten to
improve accuracy and clarity, and the FPEIS Quality Assurance Program, de-
scribed in Section 3.1 of the User Guide, was more fully explained.
In order to simplify the retrieval of data from the FPEIS data base, a
catalog of predefined programs was developed as a user aid. Each program or
procedure is identified by a unique number and is called a System Request
Command (SRC). The SRCs will allow users to obtain reports without having
special expertise in either UNIVAC data processing or SYSTEM 2000 data base
management system natural language. This feature should greatly enhance the
usefulness and usability of the FPEIS to a wide audience of users. In the
last year, the following six SRCs were developed for the benefit of both on-
line and off-line users:
SRC-1 FPEIS SERIES Report
SRC-2 FPEIS SUMMARY Report
SRC-3 Fractional Penetration Program (PENTRA)
SRC-4 TALLY WHERE, TALLY ALL
SRC-5 PRINT WHERE
SRC-6 Chemical Data Search (CHEMSEARCH)
The easiest way for off-line users to retrieve data is to request one of
these SRCs through the FPEIS project officer. However, it was realized that,
in some cases, the specific needs of a user would not be satisfied by any of
the SRCs. For this reason, a section on special data retrieval requests was
added to clarify the requesting procedure.
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Most users of the FPEIS are expected to be off-line users, i.e., users
who request, in writing, data retrieval from the FPEIS project officer.
However, many users will be either EPA personnel or EPA contractors who will
have access to the National Computer Center (NCC) at Research Triangle Park,
North Carolina. For these users, the entire section concerning on-line re-
quest procedures was rewritten, with many new sections added. For instance,
an entire subsection on NCC user qualifications and services registration was
written to clarify the registration procedure and to illustrate the proper use
of the User ID and Password. An entirely new subsection on interactive (demand)
terminal operation was added with examples of beginning and ending a demand
session as well as accessing the FPEIS data base. This new subsection included
a table of remote interface control statements specific to the UNIVAC 1100
system employed by the NCC. A table of NCC demand access telephone numbers
was also added for the benefit of qualified users. The subsection on remote
batch terminal operation was expanded and now includes a list of terminals
presently supported by the NCC. A table of remote batch access telephone
numbers was also added to this subsection.
Prior to 1978, only one SRC was available. This was the FPEIS SUMMARY
Report, and it was available only off-line through the FPEIS project officer.
As was mentioned before, in the last year, the catalog of SRCs was expanded to
six and all are available to both off-line and on-line users. The section of
the User Guide discussing these SRCs was rewritten to reflect this expansion.
Since most SRCs would be applicable to both demand and batch processing, step-
by-step procedures for executing each SRC in both modes were presented. All
input requirements are given and several sample outputs produced by the SRC
are shown. All of the SRCs except SRC-2 (FPEIS SUMMARY Report) are applicable
to demand processing, while the first three SRCs (SERIES Report, SUMMARY
Report, and PENTRA) are applicable to remote batch processing. SRC-3, the
Fractional Penetration Program (PENTRA), was not completely operational when
the manuals were printed, and its subsection was to be added later.
In summary, while the data base structure itself was not altered signifi-
cantly, it is felt that the new documentation and the modifications made to
the techniques of data input and retrieval will greatly enhance the usefulness
of the FPEIS.
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SECTION 3
DATA ADDITIONS
The FPEIS Data Base experienced a rapid growth in 1978 with 67 new test
series being added to the 53 already contained in the system (a 126% increase)
The increase in the number of individual test measurements or runs was even
greater, as 1,228 runs were added to the original 752 runs, representing an
increase of 163%. Such growth is an indication of the acceptance which the
FPEIS Data System has gained in the scientific and engineering community.
The number of test series or runs added during the last year does not
show the increase in the variety of information available in the FPEIS. For
instance, four new types of operation (SYSTEM 2000 element C120) were included
in the data added during 1978. These are shown in Table 3.1. The 1978 data
acquisitions also included 11 new Feed Material Classes (C130) and 10 new
Operating Mode Classes (C140). These additions are shown in Tables 3.2 and
3.3, respectively. Information on one new Device Class (C420), namely "proto-
type," was included in the data gathered in 1978. Fourteen new Device Cate-
gories (C430), 12 new Device Commercial Names (C440), and eight new Measure-
ment Instrument/Method Names (C1520) were among the data acquired last year.
These additions are shown in Tables 3.4, 3.5, and 3.6, respectively.
The amount of chemical data included in the FPEIS grew as information on
15 new species were added to the 20 already found in the FPEIS. These new
chemical species are given in Table 3.7.
Certainly it can be said that the data acquired in 1978, in expanding the
variety of information available to the user community, has made the FPEIS an
invaluable research tool for those scientists and engineers engaged in fine
particle control technology development and in the environmental assessment of
industrial processes.
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TABLE 3.1. TYPE OF OPERATION - NEW ENTRIES
LAB ANALYSIS
PETROLEUM INDRY
PROTOTYPE TEST
WOOD PRODUCTS
TABLE 3.2. FEED MATERIAL CLASS - NEW ENTRIES
CEMENT MFC DRY
CEMENT MFC WET
CERAMIC/CLAY MFC
COKE
DIESEL FUEL
DISTILLATE OIL
MINERAL WOOL
PROCESS HEATER
STEEL FOUNDRY
SULFATE PULPING
WOOD
TABLE 3.3. OPERATING MODE CLASS - NEW ENTRIES
GAS
KILNS
KILNS-GAS FIRED
RECIPROCATING
RECVY BOLR/OCEVAP
SMELTING
WOOD WASTE BOILER
>100 MMBTU PULVDRY
10-100 MMBTU/HR
10-100 MMBTU/HR STKR
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TABLE 3.4. DEVICE CATEGORY - NEW ENTRIES
ESP - COLDSIDE
DRY, COLDSIDE, HI VOLTAGE
DRY, HOTSIDE, PLATE, DOUBLE CHAMBER
DRY, COLDSIDE, PLATE, DOUBLE CHAMBER
DRY, COLDSIDE, PLATE, SINGLE CHAMBER
DRY
HOTSIDE
HOTSIDE, DRY, PLATE
WET, HOTSIDE
WET, HOTSIDE, LOW VOLTAGE
Cyclone - SINGLE
Wet Scrubber - VENTURI-VARIABLE THROAT
Fabric Filter - CONTINUOUSLY CLEANED, REVERSE AIR
INTERMITTENTLY CLEANED
TABLE 3.5. DEVICE COMMERCIAL NAME - NEW ENTRIES
BRAXTON SONIC AGGLOMERATOR
CLNB HI EFFCY AIR FLTR (CHEAP)
COTRELL PRECIPITATOR TYPE RSP
DUST COLLECTOR
GRAVEL BED FILTER
KINPACTOR 10X56 VENTURI SCRUBBER
MOBILE BAGHOUSE
MULTI CYCLONE
SPRAY TOWER
THERM-0-FLEX FILTERS
TURBULENT CONTACT ABSORBER, TCA
VENTURI
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TABLE 3.6. MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT/METHOD NAME - NEW ENTRIES
BAUSCH AND LOME MODEL 40-1-OPC
CLIMET MODEL-OPC
"MRI MODEL 1502
ROYCO MODEL-OPC-225
SASS TRAIN
SASS TRAIN-WITH CYCLONES
WHITBY ELECTRICAL ANALYZER-3030
WIRE SCREEN DIFFUSION BATTERY
TABLE 3.7. CHEMICAL ID - NEW ENTRIES
POLYNUCLEAR HYDROCARBONS (HETEROCYCLIC)
ALUMINUM
BARIUM
CARBON
LITHIUM
PHOSPHORUS
SELENIUM
TITANIUM
POTASSIUM
SODIUM
FLUORIDE ION
CHLORIDE ION
NITRATE ION
SULFATE ION
SULFITE ION
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SECTION 4
FPEIS DATA BASE: STATE-OF-THE-ART SUMMARY
As of December 31, 1978, the FPEIS Data System included information on
120 test activities (test series) and 1980 individual test measurements (test
runs). The amount of information the FPEIS now includes on sources, control
and measurement methods and devices, and particulate and chemical analyses is
of sufficient variety to make the FPEIS Data System a valuable resource for
engineers and scientists interested in fine particle processes.
As an example of this variety, five specific Source Categories can be
found in the FPEIS. These are listed in Table 4.1. Fourteen Types of Opera-
tion, 32 Feed Material Classes, and 34 Operating Mode Classes are represented
in the FPEIS. These are given in Tables 4.2, 4.3, and 4.4, respectively.
Information on many different control devices is stored in the FPEIS. For
instance, data on seven Generic Device Types, four Device Classes, 31 Device
Categories, and 33 Device Commercial Names can now be found in the FPEIS.
These items are listed in Tables 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, and 4.8, respectively. In
addition, 18 different Measurement Instruments or Methods are included in the
FPEIS. These are listed in Table 4.9. Finally, information concerning 35
different chemical species can be found in the FPEIS. Table 4.10 lists these
different species.
As these 10 tables should show, the FPEIS has become a comprehensive fine
particle information data base which should, now and in the future, be of much
help to those scientists and engineers of the user community.
A summary of the contents of the FPEIS data base as of December 31, 1978,
is provided in the Appendix. As new test data are added to the FPEIS, the
data base will be updated.
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TABLE 4.1. SOURCE CATEGORY
EXTCOMB BOILER
INDUSTRIAL PROCES
INTERNLCOMBUSTION
LABORATORY
SOLID WASTE
TABLE 4.2. TYPE OF OPERATION
CHEMICAL MFC
COMMERCL-INSTUTNL
DEVICE EVALUATION
ELECTRIC GENERATN
FOOD/AGRICULTURAL
GOVERNMENT
INDUSTRIAL
LAB ANALYSIS
MINERAL PRODUCTS
PETROLEUM INDRY
PRIMARY METALS
PROTOTYPE TEST
SECONDARY METALS
WOOD PRODUCTS
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TABLE 4.3. . FEED MATERIAL CLASS
AL ORE-ELECROREDN
ANTHRACITE COAL
ASPHALT BATCHING
ASPHALT ROOFING
BITUMINOUS COAL
CEMENT MFC DRY
CEMENT MFC WET
CERAMIC/CLAY MFC
COAL
COKE
COKE-MET BYPRODUC
COPPER SMELTER
COTTON GINNING
DIESEL FUEL
DISTILLATE OIL
FERTILIZER-UREA
GRAY IRON
INCINERATOR
LEAD SMELTERS
MINERAL WOOL
PHOS-ACID THERMAL
POTASSIUM CHLORID
PROCESS HEATER
PULP/PAPER MILL
RESIDUAL OIL
SALT MINING
SOLID WASTE/COAL
STEEL FOUNDRY
STEEL PRODUCTION
SULFATE PULPING
WOOD
ZINC SMELTING
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TABLE 4.4, OPERATING MODE CLASS
BATTERY CONDENSER
BLAST FURNACE
CALCINATION
CONVERTING
CUPOLA
DRYING
DUST FEEDER
ELECTRIC ARC NOLANCE
GAS
KILNS
KILNS-GAS FIRED
LIME KILNS
OPENHEARTH OXLANCE
OVEN CHARGING
PRILLING TOWER
PULVERIZED COAL
RECIPROCATING
RECVY BOLR/OCEVAP
ROASTING
ROASTING/REVERBERATI
ROTARY DRYER
ROTARY SALT DRYER
SALT DRYERS/MILLS
SELF-BAKING
SINTERING
SMELTING
STOKER
VERT RETORTS
WOOD WASTE BOILER
>100 MBTU PULVERIZED
>100 MMBTU PULVDRY
>100 MMBTU/HR
10-100 MMBTU/HR
10-100 MMBTU/HR STKR
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TABLE 4.5. GENERIC DEVICE TYPE
CYCLONE
ESP
FABRIC FILTER
AFTERBURNER
SETTLING CHAMBER
SPRAY CHAMBER
WET SCRUBBER
TABLE 4.6. DEVICE CLASS
CONVENTIONAL
NOVEL
PILOT SCALE
PROTOTYPE
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TABLE 4.7. DEVICE CATEGORY
ESP - COLDSIDE
DRY
DRY, COLDSIDE, HI VOLTAGE
DRY, HOTSIDE, PLATE, DOUBLE CHAMBER
DRY, COLDSIDE, PLATE, DOUBLE CHAMBER
DRY, COLDSIDE, PLATE, HI VOLTAGE, DOUBLE CHAMBER
DRY, COLDSIDE, PLATE, SINGLE CHAMBER
HOTSIDE
HOTSIDE, DRY, PLATE
PIPE
PLATE
WET
WET, HOTSIDE
WET, HOTSIDE, LOW VOLTAGE
Cyclone - MULTIPLE
SINGLE
Wet Scrubber - CENTRIFUGAL
COMBINATION
FIBROUS PACKING
GAS ATOMIZED SPRAY
IMPINGEMENT
MOVING BED
PREFORMED SPRAY
VENTURI-VARIABLE THROAT
Fabric Filter - CONTINUOUSLY CLEANED, REVERSE AIR
INTERMITTENTLY CLEANED
MECHANICAL SHAKE
REVERSE AIR
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TABLE 4.8. DEVICE COMMERCIAL NAME
AERONETICS TWO-PHASE JET SCRUB
AFTERBURNER
BAGHOUSE
BAGHOUSE (PILOT UNIT)
BRAXTON SONIC AGGLOMERATOR
CENTRIFIELD SCRUBBER
CLNB HI EFFCY AIR FLTR (CHEAP)
COTRELL PRECIPITATOR TYPE RSP
CYCLONE
DUST COLLECTOR
DYNACTOR SCRUBBER
ESP
GRAVEL BED FILTER
IMPINJET WET SCRUBBER
KINPACTOR 10X56 VENTURI SCRUBBER
KOCH FLEXITRAY
LONE-STAR STEEL STEAM-HYDRO
MGOX SCRUBBER
MOBILE BAGHOUSE
MULT1CYCLONE
MULTIVANE SCRUBBER
PENTAPURE SCRUBBER
SECONDARY COLD CYCLONE
SPRAY TOWER
TCA SCRUBBER
THERM-0-FLEX FILTERS
TURBULENT CONTACT ABSORBER,TCA
VENTURI SCRUBBER
VENTURI-ROD SCRUBBER
WET SCRUBBER
WETTED FIBER SCRUBBER
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TABLE 4.9. MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT/METHOD NAME
ANDERSEN MODEL II IMPACTOR
ANDERSEN MODEL III IMPACTOR
ANDERSEN MODEL IV IMPACTOR
BAUSCH AND LOME MODEL 40-1-OPC
BRINK BMS-11 IMPACTOR
BRINK BMS-11 IMPACTOR, MODIFIED
BRINK MODEL B IMPACTOR
CLIMET MODEL-OPC
CNC/DIFF BATTERY
ELECTRICAL ANALYZER TS M-3030
MRI MODEL 1502
RICH 100-CNC
ROYCO MODEL-OPC-225
SASS TRAIN
SASS TRAIN-WITH CYCLONES
UW MARK III IMPACTOR
WHITBY ELECTRICAL ANALYZER 3030
WIRE SCREEN DIFF BATTERY
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TABLE 4.10. CHEMICAL SPECIES
POLYNUCLEAR HYDROCARBONS (HETEROCYCLIC)
ALUMINUM
ANTIMONY
ARSENIC
BERYLLIUM
BARIUM
CADMIUM
CALCIUM
CHROMIUM
COBALT
COPPER
CARBON
IRON
LEAD
MANGANESE
NICKEL
LITHIUM
MAGNESIUM
MERCURY
PHOSPHORUS
SELENIUM
TIN
TITANIUM
VANADIUM
SILICON
ZINC
TELLURIUM
THALLIUM
POTASSIUM
SODIUM
FLUORIDE ION
CHLORIDE ION
NITRATE ION
SULFATE ION
SULFITE ION
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SECTION 5
PLANS FOR 1979
.5.1 DATA ACQUISITION
It is expected that the FPEIS will undergo considerable growth during
1979 in terms of the number sites tested and the number of sampling runs per
site. Since June 15, 1978, all new IERL/RTP projects which involve particle
sampling are required to encode and enter the results from those tests into
the FPEIS data base. As these projects become active, data from them will be
entered routinely into the data base. In addition, 1979 will mark the entry
of the initial data from the ongoing IERL/RTP Environmental Assessment Program.
Data acquisition is not expected to be limited to IERL/RTP. The emergence
of an Office of Research and Development (OR&D) sampling support program for
the Inhalable Particulate Matter (IPM) standard development will provide
additional particle sizing data for the FPEIS. It is currently expected that
the FPEIS will be a significant decision aid to OR&D personnel in setting
priorities for such an IPM sampling program; i.e., how much data are known for
specific sources, what sources are missing from the FPEIS, etc. Personnel
from IERL/RTP and lERL/Ci will be active in this work.
Some carryover work from 1978 will produce some data from power plant
tests sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Additional DOE test
data will be solicited as part of the IERL/RTP Environmental Assessment Pro-
gram. Data will also be sought from environmental agencies in many states. A
substantial quantity of particle sizing data was collected by the State of
California Air Resources Board. Plans to acquire these data in 1979 are being
developed.
5.2 DATA BASE MODIFICATIONS
As in 1978, the structure of the FPEIS data base will undergo major
revisions in 1979; however, the impact upon the present data in the FPEIS is
not expected to be too great. Most of the revisions will involve the addition
of new features for which no data received to date have been reported. These
revisions are prompted by the need to render the FPEIS compatible with the
other elements of the Environmental Assessment Data Systems (EADS) now being
developed and scheduled for implementation during 1979.
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The EADS is a group of computerized data bases which describe the multi-
media waste discharge characteristics of various industrial and energy pro-
cesses. The FPEIS is the first of these waste stream data bases to become
operational. The other data bases for gaseous emissions, liquid effluents,
and solid discharges are currently being developed and implemented. When they
are fully operational, they will all use the same nomenclature protocol. This
multimedia character of the EADS has necessitated some changes to the protocol
used by the FPEIS. The expected changes are described in the following discus-
sion for each data grouping.
5.2.1 Source Characteristics
During 1979, the NEDS Source Classification Codes will be replaced by
the Environmental Assessment Source Classification System (EASCS), which has
been developed by IERL/RTP. The EASCS will merge terminology used by EPA
program offices and R&D components into a single, cohesive source categoriza-
tion scheme. The emphasis will be placed on using colloquial nomenclature
wherever possible. The specific data to be reported will include Source
Category, Source Type, Product or Device, and Process Type. Data elements
will also be added for Design Process Rate and Units and for Feed Material
Category.
Other data elements to be added to this data group include the EPA
contract number and task order/technical directive number. These data will
provide references to management information on EPA projects which may exist
in other data systems. References to the other EADS data bases which contain
data taken at the same time and site will also be added. The data elements
will be the Test Series Numbers for the gaseous emissions, liquid effluents,
and solid discharge data bases which correspond to the same site location and
testing period as the FPEIS data. In this way, references to multimedia data
will be available to the FPEIS users.
Plans are also under way to delete the Universal Transverse Mercator
(UTM) coordinates data from the FPEIS. Few data on these data elements have
been reported, so the impact will be slight. More important, perhaps, is the
fact that IERL/RTP's mission relates to discharges from generic process sources
and the development of control technologies to reduce such discharges. The
identity or location of the source is not essential or even relevant to the
laboratory's objectives; therefore, the need for these data no longer exist.
5.2.2 Control System Description
Several changes are contemplated here to improve the flexibility available
to users. The principal change planned involves replacing the Device Descrip-
tion data element with a group of key words which could be selected and re-
trieved independently. For example, typical key words for an ESP could include
"hot side" or "parallel plate."
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Other proposed changes include establishing greater detail in the control
device nomenclature in the documentation and providing a more general classifi-
cation of control systems.
5.2.3 Process Characteristics
This data grouping will undergo a number of changes during 1979.
Additional parameters relating to source process conditions will be included,
but the most significant change will involve the addition of data elements to
describe the character of the process fuel or feedstock. This will include
proximate analysis and ultimate analysis of fuels as well as identification of
inorganic and organic species in fuels or feedstocks. These data will enable
users to perform material balance calculations on the process being sampled.
5.2.4 Biological. Physical, and Chemical Analyses
The changes with the greatest implications are planned for this data
grouping, but this is due in part to the fact that knowledge was inexact about
the analyses to be performed or how the data were to be reported. This is
particularly true for the biological assay of collected fine particle samples.
In 1979, a reporting protocol for biological and ecological data will be
implemented in order to support the IERL/RTP Level 1 Environmental Assessment
Program.—' In addition, growing concern about the emission of natural-occurring
radioisotopes from fossil energy processes and other sources has resulted in
plans to develop a radionuclide data reporting protocol. Both the biological
and radionuclide protocols will have little impact on the existing data base
since few data have ever been collected on fine particles in these areas. The
future will likely be dramatically different as comprehensive waste stream
characterization becomes more the rule than the exception.
5.2.5 Particle Size Measurement Equipment and Data
At present, minor changes are planned for this data grouping which will
allow for a more detailed reporting of these data.
5.3 TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, DOCUMENTATION
As the FPEIS grows in scope and use, the need to maintain a well-informed
user community grows as well. A major revision of the FPEIS documentation
(Reference Manual and the FPEIS User Guide) ia scheduled for the summer of
1979. Holders of registered documentation sets will receive the changes
automatically. Other users or interested parties will be notified by way of
a quarterly update publication.
The first quarterly update issue has been scheduled for late summer or
early fall 1979. Each issue will describe changes or enhancements to the
FPEIS since the previous one. Also, new data additions will be described and
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any new publications will be announced. It is hoped that these quarterly
updates will provide a forum for comments and suggestions;by the user com-
munity, as well as a means of informing the users of new development.
Some special reports, brochures, etc., will be prepared as needed. A new
FPEIS brochure will be prepared in the spring of 1979. As noted previously,
the brochure has been a very effective means of introducing the FPEIS to the
public. A special report on the FPEIS/CIDRS program is planned for late 1979
which will address the use of the FPEIS version of this software package.
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REFERENCES
1. Shannon, L. J., P. G. Gorman, and M. Reichel. Particulate Pollutant
System Study, Volume II: Fine Particle Emissions. Midwest Research
Institute, EPA No. APTD-0744, NTIS No. PB 203-521, August 1971.
2. Guiding for Compiling a Comprehensive Emission Inventory. EPA No. APTD-
1135, NTIS No. PB 212-231, March 1973.
3. SOTDAT Final Report. EPA-450/3-75-070, NTIS No. PB 245-052, July 1975.
4. Schrag, M. P., ed. Fine Particle Emissions Information System Reference
Manual. Midwest Research Institute, EPA-600/8-78-007, NTIS No. PB 286-
004, June 1978.
5. Schrag, M. P., ed. Fine Particle Emissions Information System User
Guide. Midwest Research Institute, EPA-600/8-78-006, NTIS No. PB 285-
877, June 1978.
6. Galeski, J. B. Particle Size Definitions for Particulate Data
Analysis. Midwest Research Institute, EPA-600/7-77-129, NTIS No. PB 276-
470, November 1977.
7. Chemical Abstracts Services Registration Numbers for Chemical Species,
American Chemical Society.
8. Cleland, J. G., and G. L. Kingsbury. Multimedia Environmental Goals for
Environmental Assessment, Volumes I and II. Research Triangle Institute,
EPA-600/7-77-136a, b, NTIS No. PB 276-919, -920, November 1977.
9. Duke, K. M., M. E. Davis, and A. J. Davis. IERL-RTP Procedures
Manual: Level 1 Environmental Assessment, Biological Tests for Pilot
Studies. Battelle-Columbus Laboratories, EPA-600/7-77-043, NTIS No. PB
268-484, April 1977.
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APPENDIX
FPEIS DATA BASE SUMMARY (AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1978)
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Test Series
No.
Report's Author and Name
Testing Equipment
Source
Control Equipment
No. of Runs
Harris, D. D. , and D. C. Drcbracl, Brink Impactor
"Frnctlon.il Efficiency of Metal
Fume Control as Determined by
Drink Impactor," F.PA/CSI.
(1973)
Harris, D. B. , nnd D. C. Ureluncl, Brink Impactor
"Fractional Efficiency of Metal
Fume Control nr. Determined by
Brink Impactor," EPA/CSL
(1973)
Zn Roaster
Wet ESP
Cu Converter
Wet ESP
Harris, D. 0., and D. C. Drelimel,
"Fractional Efficiency of Mela]
Fume Control as Determined by
Brink Impactor," EPA/CSL
(1973)
Brink Impactor
Zn Sintering
Dry ESP
CO
tSJ
Harris, D. B. , and D. C. Drelimel,
"Fractional Efficiency of Metal
Fume Control as Determined by
Brink Imp.icl.or," EPA/CSL
(1973)
Brink Impactor
Pb Sintering
Baghouse (Orion)
Harris, D. R.. and D. C. Drebmcl.
"Fractional Efficiency of Metal
Fume Control as Determined by
Brink Impactor," EPA/CSL
(1973)
Brink Impactor
Pb Blast Furnace
Doghouse (wool felt)
Statnick, R. M., "Measurement of
S02, Participate, and Trace
Elements In a Copper Smelter
Converter and Roaster/
Reverberatory Gas Streams,"
EPA/CSL
Brink and Andersen Impactors
Cu Roaster and Re-
verberatory Furnace
(ASARCO)
Dry ESP (pipe) and
Parallel Type ESP
Statnick, K. M., "Measurement of
S(>2, ('articulate, and Trace
Elements In a Copper Smelter
Converter and Roaster/
Reverberatory Gas Streams,"
EPA/CSL
Brink and Andersen Impactors Cu Converter
Plate Type ESP
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Test Scries
No.
Report's Author ami Name
Testing Equipment
Source
Control Equipment
No. of Runs
U>
OJ
B McCain. J. D. . and W. B. Snltli,
"Lone St.ir Steel Steam-Hydro
Mr Cleaning System Evalua-
tion." RPA-65Q/2-74-028 (1974)
9 Cooper, D. W., and D. P. Andersen,
"Dyn.ictor Scrubber Evaluation."
CCA Corporation (1974)
10 Harris, D. D., "Testa Performed
nt Celotex Corporation,
Goldsboro. North Carolina
11 Harris, D. D., and J. A. Turner,
"I'artlculate and SO2/SO-j Mea-
surement Around an Anthracite
Steam Generator Daghouse,"
EPA/CSL (1973)
12 McKenna, J. D., "Applying Fabric
Filtration to Coal-Fired Indus-
trial Boilers: A Preliminary
Pilot Scale InvestlgntIon,"
F.nvlro-Systerns nnd Research,
Inc. (197/0
13 Cowherd, C. et al., "Hazardous
Emission Characterlz.ition of
Utility Boilers," EPA-650/2-
75-0&6
15 Statnlck, R. M., and U. C.
Urehmel, "Fine Partlculate
Control Using SO^ Scrubbers,"
EPA (1974)
16 Statnlck, R. H., and D. C.
Urehmel, "Fine Partlculate
Control Using S02 Scrubbers,"
F.PA (1974)
Brink and Andersen Impactors.
Optical Particle Counter
and Diffusion Battery
Andersen Imnactor
Pl.lat Impnctor
Brink linpactor
Andersen Impactor
Brink Impactor
Brink and Andersen Impactors
Brink nnd Andersen Impacfors
Open Hearth Furnace
Test Aerosol from
Dust Feeder
Asphalt Roofing
Pulverized Coal-Fired
Boiler
Coal-Fired Industrial
Boiler
Utility Boiler
Coal-Fired Utility
Boiler
Coal-Fired Utility
Boiler
I.one Star Steel Steam-
Hydro Scrubber
Dynactor Scrubber
Afterburner
Doghouse
Daghouse
Cyclone
TCA Scrubber
Venturl Scrubber
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50
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Test Series
No.
Report's Author and Name
Testing Equipment
Source
Control Equipment
No. of Runs
17 Statnlck. R. M., find D. C.
Drehmel, "Fine Parclcu.l.-ile
Control Using S02 Scrubbers,"
F.PA (1.97/i)
Brink and Andersen Impactors Oil-Flred Boiler
Venturl MgO Scrubber
18 RlRgcnbach, J. 1)., E. D. Johnson.
ond M. K. llamlin, "Measurement
of Pnrtlculate Groin Loadings,
Particle Size Distribution, and
Sulfur Gas Concentrations nt
lloerner Waldorf's Pulp and
Papermill No. 3 Recovery Sys-
tem, Vols. 1, II, and lit, En-
vironmental Science and Engi-
neering, Inc .
19 Shannon, L. J. ct al., "St. Louis/
Union Electric Refuse Firing
Demonstration Air Pollution Test
Report"
20 McCain, J. D., "Evaluation of
Aronetlcs Tuo-Phase Jet Scrub-
ber," EPA-G50/2-74-129
21 Bosch, J. C., H. J. Pilat, nnd
D. F. llrutflord, "Size Distri-
bution of Aerosols From a Kraft
Mill Recovery Furnace," Tnppl,
5'i(ll):l871 (1971)
Drink Impactor
Pulp nnd Papermill
Recovery Boiler
ESP
38
Brink and Andersen Impactors
Brink and Andersen Iropactors.
Optical Particle Counter,
Diffusion Battery -f CMC
Pilat Tinpnctor
Coal-Fired Utility
Boiler
Ferro-Alloy Electric
Arc Furnace
Kraft Hill Recovery
Furnace
ESP
Aronetlcs Two-Phase
Jet Scrubber
ESP
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22 McCarry, F. J., and C. J.
Gregory, "A Comparison of the
Size Distribution of Partlcu-
lalcs Emitted frum Air, Mc-
chnnical, and Steam Atomized
011-Flred Burners." JAPCA.
22(8):636 (1972)
Andersen Impactor
Air Atomized 011-Fired ESP
Boiler
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Test Series
No.
Report's Author and Name
Testing Equipment
Source
Control Equipment
No. of Runs
23 HcGarry, K. J., and C. J.
Gregory, "A Comparison of the
Size Distribution of Partlcu-
Intes Emitted from Air, Me-
chanical, and Steam Atomized
011-Flred burners," JAl'CA.
22(8):636 (1972)
Andersen Impnctor
Mechanical Atomized
Oll-Fired Duller
ESP
24 McGarry, F. .1., nnd C. J.
Gregory, "A Comparison of the
Size Distribution of Partlcu-
latcs Emitted from Air, Me-
chanical, and Stenra Atomized
Oll-Flrcd Hurncra," JAPCA,
22(8):636 (1972)
Andersen Impnctor
Steam Atomized Oil-
Firod Boiler
ESP
U>
t_n
25 Lee, R. E. , Jr., II. L. Crist,
A. E. Klley, and K. E. MacLeod,
"Concentration nnd Size of Trace
Metal Emissions from a Power
Plant, n Steel Plant, and a Cot-
ton Gin." Env. Scl. and Tech..
9(7):643 (1975)
UW Mark III Impactor
Emissions from a Power
Plant
ESP
26 Lee, R. E.. Jr., II. L. Crist,
A. E. lUlcy, and K. E. MacLeod,
"Concentration and Size of Trace
Metal Emissions from a Power
Plant, a Steel Plant, and a Cot-
ton Gin," Env. Sci. and Tech.,
9(7):643 (1975)
UW Hark 111 Impactor
Emissions from a Steel. Doghouse
Plant
27 Lee, R. E., Jr., II. L. Crist,
A. E. Rlley. and K. E. MacLeod.
"Concentration nnd Size of Trace
Metnl Emissions from a Power
I'lnnt, a Steel Plant, and a Cot-
ton Gin," Env. Sci. and Tech. ,
9(7):643 (1975)
UW Hark III Impactor
Emissions from a Cot-
ton Gin
Wet Scrubber
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Test Series
No.
Report*3 Author and Name
Testing Equipment
Source
Control Equipment
Mo. of Runs
28 "St. Louis/Union Electric Refuse
Fuel Project," MRI Project No.
3821-C(4), January 1975
29 "St. Louis/Union Electric Refuse
Fuel Project," MRI Project No.
4033-C, Monthly Report No. 1
30 "Test and Evaluation Program for
St. Louis/Union Electric Refuse
Fuel Project," HRI Project No.
4033-C, Monthly Report No. l>
31 "Test and Evaluation Program for
St. Louis/Union Electric Kefuse
Fuel Project," MRI Project No.
4033-C, Monthly Report No. 11
32 Toca, F. M., "Lead and Cadmium
Distribution in the Part Iculatc
F.ffluent from a Coal-Fired
Holler," Ph.D. Thesis, Uni-
versity ot Iowa, Ames, Iowa,
July 1972
33 Baladl. E., "Particle Size Dis-
tribution Tests for Beker In-
dustries Corporation," Mill
Project No. 5-1379-C
Drink and Andersou Impnctors Coal-Fired Utility ESP
Boiler
Brink and Andersen Impactors
Brink and Andersen Impactors
Brink and Andersen Impactors
Andersen Ambient Impactor
Brink Impactor
Conl-Flred Utility ESP
Boiler
Coal-Fired Utility ESP
Boiler
Coal-Fired Utility ESP
Boiler
Coal-Fired Boiler ESP
Phosphate Rock Calciner Venturl Scrubber
67
12
19
35
Gooch, J. P., and J. D. McCain,
"Participate Collection Effici-
ency Measurements on a Wet
Electrostatic Precipitator,"
EPA-650/2-75-033
Bradway, R. M., and R. W. Cass,
"Fractional F.fflciency of a
Utility Boiler Baghouse," EPA-
600/2-75-013-a
Brink and Andersen Impnctors.
Optical Particle Counter,
Diffusion Dattery, and CN
Counter
Andersen Impactor
Aluminum Reduction
Cells
Coal-Fired Boiler
ESP Preceded by Spray
Towers
Baghouse
17
B6
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Jest Series
No.
Report's Author and Name
Testing Equipment
Source
Control Equipment
No. of Ru
36 McKenna. .(. D., J. C. My lock, and
W. 0. Llpscomb, "Applying Fab-
ric Flltrntlon to Coal-Fired
Industrl.nl Hollers." El'A-650/2-
74-058-n
Andersen Tmpactor
Coal-Fired Boiler
llngliouse
28
37 HcKenna, J. D., J. C. My lock, and
W. 0. l.lpscomb, "Applying Fab-
ric Filtration to Coal-Fired
Industrial Uollers," El'A-650/2-
74-058-a
Andersen Tmpactor
Coal-Fired Boiler
Bagliouse
38 McKenna, .1. D. , J. C.. My lock, and
W. 0. Llpscomb, "Applying Fab-
ric Filtration to Coal-FireJ
Industrial Boilers," lil'A-630/2-
74-058-a
39 McKenna, J. D., J. C. My lock, and
W. 0. l.lpscomb. "Applying Fab-
ric Filtration to Conl-Flred
Industrial Boilers," KI'A-650/2-
74-058-a
Andersen Impactor
Andersen Impactor
Coal-Fired Boiler
Coal-Fired Boiler
Bnghousc
Bagliouse
11
40 McKcnna. J. U., J. C. Mylock, and
W. 0. Llpscomb, "Applying Fab-
ric Filtration to Coal-Fired
Industrial Boilers," EI'A-650/2-
74-058-a
Andersen Irapactor
Coal-Fired Boiler
Bagliouse
42
McCain, J. D.. "Evaluation of
Ccntrlflcld Scrubber," LPA-650/
2-74-129-a
Cooper, D. W., "Pcntapure Implngcr
Evaluation," EPA-650/2-75-024-a
Brink and Andersen Tinpactors,
Dlffuslonal, Optical, and
lilcctrical Metlruda
Andersen Impactor
Asphalt Dryer
Cray Iron Foundry
1. Coarse Cyclone 31
2. Secondary Collector
3. Scrubber
I'entapurc Implnger 12
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Test Series
No.
43
Report's Author and Name
Yost, K. J. et al., "Tlie Environ-
Testine Equipment
i\nderscn Tmpactor
Source
Zinc Coke Plant
Control Equipment Ne>. ot Runs
1
mental Flow ot Cadmium ami Other
Trace Metals," Progress Report
NSF (RANN) Grant Cl-35106, Purdue
University, West Lafayette, Indiana
44 Yost, K. J. et al., "The Environ- Andersen Imp.-ictor Zinc Vertical Retort Baghousn 3
mental Flnw of Cadmium and Other
Trace Metals," Progress Report
NSF (RANN) Grant CI-35106, Purdue
University. West Lafayette, Indiana
45 Yost, K. J. et al., "Thp Environ- AnHerspn Imparr.nr Srppl Mill Oppn HparHl ESP ft
mental Flow of Cadmium and Other Furnace
Trace Metals," Progress Report
NSF (RANN) Grant Cl-35106, Purdue
University, West l.af-lyettc, Indiana
46 Yost, K. J. et al., "The Environ- Andersen Impaclor Municipal Incinerator Scrubber I
mental Flnw of Cadmium and Other
Trace Metals," Progress Report
^ HSF (RANN) Grant GI-35106, Purdue
CO University, West Lafayette, Indinn.i
47 Brown Jr., A. et al., F.RDA Contract Andersen Model III Nonclasslfled Boiler None 3
No. EX-7-6-C-01-2267 Impactor
48 Calvert, S., N. J. Jhaverl, and S. UW Mark II and Andersen Urea Prilling Tower Valve Tray 12
Yunp, "Fine Particle Scrubber Per- Impactors
formance Tests," EPA-650/2-74-093
49 Calvert, S., N. J. Jhaverl, and S. UW Mirk II and Anderson Potash Dryer Scrubber 17
Yung, "Fine Particle Scrubber Per- Impactors
formance Tests," EPA-650/2-74-093
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Test Series
No.
Report's Author and Name
Testing Equipment
Source
Control Equipment
No. of Runs
50 Calvert, S., N. J. Jhaveri, and
S. Yung, "Fine Particle Scrub-
ber Performance Tests," EPA-
650/2-76-093
UW Mark TIT and Andersen
Impactors
Coal-Fired Boiler
TCA Scrubber
51 Calvert, S., N. J. Jhaveri, and
S. Yung, "Fine Particle Scrub-
ber Performance Tests," EPA-
650/2-74-093
UW Mark III and Andersen
Impactors
Coal-Fired Boiler
Venturl Scrubber
52 Calvert, S., N. J. Jhnveri, and
S. Yung, "Fine Particle Scrub-
ber Performance Tests," F.PA-
650/2-74-093
UU Hark III and Andersen
Impactors
Salt Dryer
Wetted Fiber Scrubber
16
U)
VO
53 Calvert, S., N. J. Jhaveri, and
S. Yung, "Fine Particle Scrub-
ber Performance Tests," EPA-
650/2-74-093
54 Culvert, S., N. J. Jhaveri, and
S. Yung, "Fine Particle Scrub-
ber Performance Tests," EPA-
(i'50/2-74-093
UW Hark III and Andersen
Iropactors
UW Mark III and Andersen
Impactors
Snlt Dryer
Iron Wetting Cupola
Impingement Plate
Scrubber
Venturl Rod Scrubber
12
18
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Test Series
No. Report's Anchor and Nome
55 Culvert, S. et al., El'A-
600/2-76-282, December
1976
56 EPA Contract No. 68-02-IH14,
Bechcel Corporation, San
Francisco, California
57 EPA Contract: No. 68-02-1814,
Hechtel Corporal Ion , Snn
Francisco, California
58 Hunter. S. C. tit al. . EPA
Contract No. 68-02-1074
59 Hunter, S. C. et al . , EPA
Contract No. 68-02-1074
j>. 60 Hunter, S. C. et ul . , EPA
O Contract No. 68-02-1074
61 Hunter, S. C. et al . , EPA
Contract No. 68-02-1074
62 Hunter, S. C. et al . , EPA
Contract No. 68-02-1074
63 Hunter, S. C. et al . , El'A
Contract No. 68-02-1074
64 Hunter, S. C. et al . , EPA
Contract No. 68-02-1074
65 Hunter, S. C. et al.. EPA
Testing equipment
IIW Murk 11 1 Inipuclor
MK1 Model 1502 tliul
Brink Impuctors
MKI Model ISO-' and
Itriuk fmpactora
Brink Impactor
Briiik Impactor
brink Impuctor
brink Impaccor
Brink Itnpuctor
Brink Impaccor
Brink Impactor
Brink Impactor
Source Control Equi nmciit No. of Runs
Cray Iron Process Wet Scrubber 35
Coal-Klred Boiler Wet Scrubber 101
Coal-Kfred Boiler Wet Scrubber 75
Con! -Fired Boiler NA 1
Residual Uil-Flred Bailer None 5
Residual OIL-Klred Boiler None 2
Residual Oil-Flred Boiler None 1
Residual-Oil Boiler None 3
Coal-Fired Boiler None 1
Coal-Fired Boiler None 3
Coal -Fired Holler ESP 5
Contract No. 68-02-1074
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Test Series
No.
66
67
68
69
70
71
73
74
75
76
Report's Author and Name
Hunter. S. C. et al. , EPA
Contrnct No. 68-02-1074
Hunter, S. C. ct nl., EPA
Contrnct No. 68-O2-I074
Ensor, D. S. et al. , EPA-
600/2-75-074
Scliliesser, S. P., EPA
Contract Ho. 6H-02-2646
Stanley, C. , North Dakota
Trip Report, Inter-Office
Memorandum
Snyder, J. W., ct al., EPA
68-02-1816, Report 5,
Nov. 1977
Braduay, R. M. et al., EPA-
600/2-76-077A
Bradway , R. M. et nl., EPA-
600/2-76-077A
Bradway, R. M. et nl.. EPA-
600/2-76-077A
Cass, R. W. , and 1. E.
Langley, EPA-600/7-77 -023
Testing Equipment Source Control Equipment No. of Runs
Brink Impnrtor Distillate Oll-Flred ESP 2
Boiler
Brink Impactor Residual Oll-Flred Boiler None 2
Impactor nnd Wire Screen Conl-Flred Boiler , Wet Scrubber 33
Dlff. Battery
Brink RMS- 1 1 Impactor Co.il-Firpd Boiler Hlph Voltnge ESP 79
UW Hark III Imp.ictor
Brink BMS-ll linpnctor Noncl asslf led Boiler High Voltage ESP 30
UW Mirk 11 I Impactor
Other ImpacLors
Andersen Model III Coal-Fired Boiler Mobile Fabric Filter 18
Impactor
Brink BMS-ll Impactor
Andersen Impactor None lass If led Boiler Fabric Filter 38
Andersen and UW Mark III None lass! fled Boiler Fabric Filter 39
Impactorg
Andersen nnd UW Mark 111 None Insst fled Boiler Fabric Filter R2
Impactors, Rich 100-CNC
UW Hark III ami Andersen Electric Arc Furnace Fabric Filter 332
Impactors, Rich inO-CNC,
Bausch and Lomb Model
77
78
79
Rel, M. T., nnd D. W.
Cooper, EPA-600/Z-76-202
Dennis, R. ct al., EPA-
650/2-74-036
Werner, A. S. et al., EPA-
600/7-76-017
40-l-OPC 1604
Andersen Impnctor, Bnusch
and bomb Model 401-1-
OPC. Rich 100-CNC
Andersen Impactor
UW Mark III Impnctor
Laboratory Analysis
Prototype Test
Residua 1-01 I Roller
Wet Scrubber
Novel
Cyclone
52
32
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Test Scries
No.
Report's Author and Name
Testing Equipment
Source
Control Equipment
No. of Runs
80
81
82
83
85
86
87
88
89
Nichols et nl., "Collection
Efficiency on Three ESP,"
EPA-600/2-75-U56, October
1975
Gooch, J. P. et al., SORl-
EAS-76-471, Draft, September
1976
Nichols, G. B. ct al., SORl-
EAS-76-511
Gooch, .1. P. et al. , ETA-
600/2-76-141
Gooch, .1. P. et al. , EPA-
600/2-76-141
Nichols, G. B. . and .1. D.
McCain, EPA-600/2-75-056
McCain, J. D., "Evaluation
of Rexnorp Gravel Red
Filter," EPA-600/2-76-164
Harrisburg Municipal In-
cinerator
McCain, J. D., SORl-EAS-73-
052
Gooch. J. P., and G. B.
Nichols, SORI-EAS-77-098
EPRI-RP4-1
Brink BSH-11 Tmpactor,
Modified, Othrr-CCNC,
Anderson Impactor,
ROYCO Model Ore
Brink Impactor. Whitby
Electrical Analyzer
3030, Andersen Impactor
Modified Brink Impactor
Brink BMS- I I Tjnpnctor,
Whitby Electrical Ann-
lyzcr Model 3030
Brink and W Mark II
Brink and Andersen
Impactors
Andersen Impactor, Other-
CNC
Brink and Andersen
Impactors
Other
Modified Brink Impactor,
Andersen Impactor,
Whitby Electrical Ana-
lyzer Model 3030
Rotary Kiln in Cement;
Manufacture
Coal-Fired Boiler
Copper Smelter
Sulfate Pulping
Sulfate Pulping
Unclassified Roller
Clinker Cooler in Cement
Manufacture
Solid Waste Incinerator
Ceramic/Clay Dryer
Coal-Fired Boiler
ESP
ESP
ESP
Novel
ESP
Cyclone
ESP
22
42
23
13
12
10
33
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Test Series
No.
Report's Author and Name
Testing Equipment
Source
Control Equipment
No. of Runs
90
91
112
113
114
US
116
117
118
119
120
121
EPA Contract No. 68-02-1869
F.PA Contract No. 68-02-IB69
Coal and Refuse Test, SORI-
EAS-75-316
NA
McCnln, J. D., nnd H. B.
fluith, Final Report, SORI-
F.AS-74-158
McCain, J. D. et al., SORl-
EAS-74-418 nnd SORI-F.AS-
75-062
Bird, A. N., SORI-EAS-73-124
Bird, A. N., SOR1-EAS-73-200
Nichols, C. B., SORI-EAS-74-
009
Nichols. G. B. , Company Cor*
respondencc, A1402-3005-IF
Nichols, C. B., and J. D.
McCain, EPA-600/2-75-056
Nichols, G. B., and J. P.
Conch, A1364-2975
11W Mark III Impactor
UW Mark lit Inpactor,
Wire Screen Dlff.
Bnttery
Andersen nnd Other Im-
pactor
Brink Impactor
Andersen Impactor
Andersen and Other Im-
pactors. Other-OPC
Brink Irapactor
Modified Brink Impactor,
CUmct-OPC, Other-CMC
Brink and Andersen
Tmpactors
Brink Impactor
Andersen nnd Other Im-
pnctors
Brink Impactor
MA
NA
Solid Wastes Coal-Fired
Boiler
Steel Foundry
Unclassified Boiler
Coal-Fired Boiler
Coal-Fired Boiler
Steel Foundry
Unclassified Boiler
Unclassified Bollrr
Unclassified Boiler
Unclassified Boiler
Wet Scrubber
Wet Scrubber
F.SP
NA
Cyclone
ESP
Wet Scrubber
HA
ESP
ESP
ESP
25
53
52
7
7
69
12
8
10
6
24
10
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No.
123
124
127
128
133
137
142
157
158
159
160
Report's Author and Name
McCain, .1. D., SORl-F.AS-73-
127
McCain, J. D., SORI-EAS-73-
127
Dlsniukes, E., SORI-EAS-75-
311, F.PA-600/2-75-015
Dlsmukcs, E., SORl-EAS-75-
311, EPA-600/2-75-015
McCain, J. 1)., SORT-F.AS-76-
355 (.lulv 15, 1976)
Bryant, M. A., United
McGlll Corp. Report
(Dec 14, 1976)
EPA Contract No. 68-01-3155
Task No. I (August 1976)
EPA Contract No. 68-02-2144
Location 3
EPA Contract No. 68-02-2144
Location 9
EPA Contract No. 68-02- 2 14'i
Location 9
EPA Contract No. 68-02-2144
Testlnp, Equipment
Modified Brink Impactor
Modified Brink Impactor
Andersen Impactor, Other-
CMC Impactor
Modified Brink and Andersen
Tmpactors
Brink BMS-ll Impactor and
Andersen Model III
Impactor
Sierra C-226 Impactor
Brink BMS-ll Impactor
Brink BMS-ll Impactor
SASS Trnln-wllh Cyclones
Brink HHS-11 Impactor
Source
NA
NA
Unc lass 1 fed Boiler
Unclassified Ijollor
None lassl fled Boiler
Wood-Fired Boiler
Cas-Flrcd Kilns In Cement
Manufacture (Dry)
Cns-Flred Kilns In Cement
Manufacture (Wet)
Gas-Fired Kilns In Cement
Manufacture (Wet)
Wood-Fired Boiler
Control Equipment
Cyc lone
Cyc lone
ESP
ESP
Hot side ESP
Mobile F.SP
Cyc lone
Multlclone
Wet, Hot side Low
Voltage F.SP
Wet, Mot side Low
Voltage ESP
Multiclone Variable
No. of Runs
8
6
15
47
18
7
3
'
2
3
1
161
162
Location 10-1
EPA Contract No. 68-02-2144
Location 10-2
EPA Contract No. 68-02-2144
Location 12
SAKS Trniii-wlth Cyclones None Insnl fled Boiler
SASS Train
Pptroleum Process Heater
Throat Venturl
Scrubber
Wet Hot side F.SP
None
163
EPA Contract No. 68-02-2144
Location 13
SASS Traln-wlth Cyclones
Brink Model B tmpactor
Wood-Fired Boiler
MuIticlone
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Test Series
No.
16',
165
166
167
168
169
170
Report's Author and Name
EPA Contract No. 68-02-2144
Location 14
EPA Contract No. 68-02-2144
EACCS (EPA 68-02-2197)
EACCS (F.PA 68-02-2197)
EACCS (EPA 68-02-2197)
EPA-600/7-78-164c, August
1978
EPA-600/7-78-164c, August
1978
Testing Equipment
SASS Train
Andersen Model 111 Impactor
SASS Traln-wlth Cyclones
SASS Traln-wlth Cyclones
SASS Traln-with Cycloncfl
SASS Train-vlth Cyclones
Other - OPC
Other Impactor
Other - OPC
Other Impactor
Source
Oxlnnce In Steel Production
Internal Combustion with
Diesel Fuel
Coal-Fired Bol ler
Coal-Fired Boiler
Coal-Fired Boiler
Coal-Fired Bol ler
Residual Ol 1-Flred Roller
Control Equipment No. of Runs
Dry Coldslde III Rh 1
Voltage ESP
None 3
Multlclone 1
Multlclone 1
Multiclone I
Variable - Throat 2
Venturl Scrubber
Dual Throat Venturl 4
Scrubber
187
Cavanagh, L. A., et al..
Contract No. J7-28046
SASS Traln-wlth Cyclones
Residual 011-Flred Boiler
None
188
Cavanagh, L. A.t et al.,
Contract No. .17-28046
SASS Traln-with Cyclones
Residual 011-Flred Boiler
None
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TECHNICAL REPORT DATA
(Please read Instructions on the reverse before completing)
1. REPORT NO.
EPA-600/7-79-126
3. RECIPIENT'S ACCESSION NO.
4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE
Fine Particle Emissions Information System: Annual
Report (1978)
5. REPORT DATE
May 1979
6. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION CODE
7. AUTHOR(S)
M.P.Schrag, J.P.Reider, and F.N. Young (MRI
Systems Corporation)
8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NO.
9. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS
Midwest Research Institute
425 Volker Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri 64110
10. PROGRAM ELEMENT NO.
EHE624A
11. CONTRACT/GRANT NO.
68-02-2641
12. SPONSORING AGENCY NAME AND ADDRESS
EPA, Office of Research and Development
Industrial Environmental Research Laboratory
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
13. TYPE OF REPORT AND PERIOD COVERED
Annual; 1-12/78
14. SPONSORING AGENCY CODE
EPA/600/13
15. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES JERL-RTP project officer is Gary L. Johnson, Mail Drop 63,
919/541-2745.
16. ABSTRACT
The report is the first annual report on the Fine Particle Emissions Infor-
mation Systems (FPEIS), a computerized data base on primary fine particle emis-
sions from stationary sources. The reportsummarizes changes made in 1978, inclu-
ding the expanded reporting of chemical analysis data, the entering of confidential or
proprietary data, and the development of computer software to aid users in inter-
preting the FPEIS data. It lists new data added to the FPEIS in 1978 and outlines
objectives for 1979, including the addition of biological and radiological analysis
results and the implementation of a new source categorization protocol. The FPEIS
provides a centralized inventory of fine particle measurement information for re-
searchers engaged in fine particle control technology development and in the environ-
mental assessment of energy and industrial processes. From an initial data loading
for about 50 test sites in January 1977, the FPEIS program had grown to 120 test
sites and almost 2000 sampling runs by the end of December 1978.
7.
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Information System
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