vvEPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Industrial Environmental Research
Laboratory
Research Triangle Park NC 27711
APR 81
Research and Development
Report
Abstracts
Industrial
Environmental
Research Laboratory
RTP
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TECHNICAL REPORT DATA
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. REPORT NO.
EPA- 600/2 -80-077c
2.
3. RECIPIENT'S ACCESSION NO.
TITLE AND SUBTITLE
Treatability Studies of Pesticide Manufacturing
Wastewaters: Dinoseb and Atrazine
5. REPORT DATE
December 1980
6. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION CODE
AUTHOR(S)
Edward Monnig and Ruth A. Zweidinger
8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NO.
PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS
Research Triangle Institute
P.O. Box 12194
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
10. PROGRAM ELEMENT NO.
C33B1B
11. CONTRACT/GRANT NO.
68-02-2688 , Task 109
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
Task Final; 5-8/79
14. SPONSORING AGENCY CODE
EPA/600/13
s.SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES IERL_RTp project officer is David C. Sanchez, Mail Drop 62,
919/541-2547.
16. ABSTRACT
The report gives results of laboratory and pilot studies of the treatability
of pesticide manufacturing wastewaters, in an investigation of the suitability of indi-
vidual pesticide manufacturing wastewaters for discharge to biological treatment sys-
tems , whether on site or publicly owned. Aqueous effluents from the manufacture of
dinoseb and atrazine were evaluated in a hierarchical approach: the least costly
treatments were evaluated first. Preliminary activated carbon filtration (to remove
pesticides) followed by biological treatment (to reduce oxygen demand due to other
organics) was found effective. Other treatments found inadequate were dilution with
municipal wastewater and biological treatment and chemical pretreatment to hydro-
lyze the pesticide followed by biological treatment. Activated carbon filtration alone
greatly reduced the phytotoxicity of the pesticide wastewater even though substantial
breakthrough of some organic compounds occurred.
17.
KEY WORDS AND DOCUMENT ANALYSIS
a.
DESCRIPTORS
b.IDENTIFIERS/OPEN ENDED TERMS
COSATI Field/Croup
Pollution
Pesticides
Waste Water
Water Treatment
Industrial Processes
Pollution Control
Stationary Sources
Dinoseb
Atrazine
13B
06F
13H
13. DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT
Release to Public
19. SECURITY CLASS (This Report)
Unclassified
21. NO. OF PAGES
50
20. SECURITY CLASS (Thispage)
Unclassified
22. PRICE
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TECHNICAL REPORT DATA
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1. REPORT NO.
EPA-600/2-81-022
2.
3. RECIPIENT'S ACCESSION-NO.
4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE
Guidelines for the Disposal of PCBs and PCB Items
by Thermal Destruction
6. REPORT DATE
February 1981
6. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION CODE
7. AUTHOR D G Ackerman, L. L. Scinto, P. S. Bakshi,
D. L. Anderson JR. G. Delumyea,R. J. Johnson,
G. Richard. and A. M. Takafa
B. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NO.
9. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS
TRW, Inc.
One Space Park
Redondo Beach, California 90278
10. PROGRAM ELEMENT NO.
C1YL1B
11. CONTRACT/GRANT NO.
68-02-3174, Taskl
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 C
Task Final; 10/79-4/80
COVERED
14. SPONSORING AGENCY CODE
EPA/600/13
«.SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES fERL-RTP project officer is David C. Sanchez, Mail Drop 62,
919/541-2547. '
16. ABSTRACT The report is a resource and guidelines document to aid EPA Regional
Offices in interpreting and applying polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) regulations to
the thermal destruction of PCBs. As background material, the report describes
fundamental processes of combustion, thermal destruction systems, sampling and
analysis methodology, and flame chemistry relative to PCB incineration. Adminis-
trative considerations, including public involvement, are discussed. Detailed guide-
lines on the evaluation of Annex I incinerators, high efficiency boilers, and the
several stages of the approval process are presented and discussed.
17.
KEY WORDS AND DOCUMENT ANALYSIS
DESCRIPTORS
b.lDENTIFIERS/OPEN ENDED TERMS
c. COSATI Field/Group
Pollution Combustion
Chlorine Aro- Pyrolysis
matic Compounds Sampling
Biphenyl Analyzing
Incinerators
Boilers
Pollution Control
Stationary Sources
Polychlorinated Bi-
phenyls
Flame Chemistry
13B
07C
13A
2 IB
07D
14B
19. DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT
Release to Public
19. SECURITY CLASS (This Report)
Unclassified
21. NO. OF PAGES
317
20. SECURITY CLASS (This page)
Unclassified
22. PRICE
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TECHNICAL REPORT DATA
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REPORT NO.
EPA-600/2-81-033a
2.
3. RECIPIENT'S ACCESSION NO.
NTIS No. PB81-173346
TITLE AND SUBTITLE
Applying for a Permit to Destroy PCB Waste Oil;
Vol. I. Summary
6. REPORT DATE
March 1981
i. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION CODE
AUTHOR(S)
S. G. Zelenski, Joanna Hall, and S. E. Haupt
I. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NO.
.. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS
GCA/Technology Division
Jurlington Road
Bedford, Massachusetts 01730
10. PROGRAM ELEMENT NO.
1LB764
11. CONTRACT/GRANT NO.
68-02-3168, Task 9
2. 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 PER
Task Final; 5-12/79
IOD COVERED
14. SPONSORING AGENCY CODE
EPA/600/13
s.SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES jERL-RTP project officer is David C. Sanchez, Mail Drop 62,
919/541-2547.
6. ABSTRACT
The two-volume report documents the permitting process followed by the
State of Michigan before allowing a trial destruction burn of poly chlorinated biphe-
nals (PCBs) at the General Motors (GM) Chevrolet Bay City plant. Volume I includes
a chronology of events and a matrix depicting the interaction of federal, state, and
ocal government agencies and GM in the permitting process. The matrix presents
a list of who requested and who responded to each need for additional information.
An analysis of the significance of interactions, including interagency communications
private sector/public communication, and the flow and quality of information devel-
oped, is provided. Finally, recommendations that are based on this permit applica-
tion process and that might facilitate subsequent applications for burns of hazardous
materials are made. Volume n contains the relevant documents summarized in the
Volume I lists. Recommendations include: (1) identification of all groups that may
play an important role in future permitting processes; (2) contacting these groups by
etter or in person; (3) developing a relationship of cooperation with these groups;
[4) determining the level of support for proposed action; and (5) determining the
necessary course of action based on the level of support.
7.
KEY WORDS AND DOCUMENT ANALYSIS
DESCRIPTORS
b.IDENTIFIERS/OPEN ENDED TERMS
c. COS AT I Field/Group
Pollution
Chlorine Aromatic
Compounds
Biphenyl
Insulating Oil
Combustion
Incinerators
Waste Disposal
Boilers
Licenses
Toxicity
Communicating
Pollution Control
Stationary Sources
Poly chlorinated Biphe-
nyls (PCBs)
Permitting Process
Waste Oil
13 B
07C
11H
21B
13A
05D
06T
15E
18. DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT
Release to Public
19. SECURITY CLASS (This Report)
Unclassified
21. NO. OF PAGES
86
20. SECURITY CLASS (Thispage)
Unclassified
22. PRICE
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TECHNICAL REPORT DATA
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I. REPORT NO.
EPA-600/2-81-033b
3. RECIPIENT'S ACCESSION NO.
4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE
Applying for a Permit to Destroy PCB Waste Oil;
Vol. II. Documentation
5. REPORT DATE
March 1981
6. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION CODE
7. AUTHOR(S) " "
S. G. Zelenski, Joanna Hall, and S. E. Haupt
B. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NO.
PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS
GCA/Technology Division
Burlington Road
Bedford, Massachusetts 01730
10. PROGRAM ELEMENT NO.
1LB764
11. CONTRACT/GRANT NO.
68-02-3168, Task 9
12. SPONSORING AGENCY NAME AND ADDRESS
EPA, Office of Research and Development
Industrial Environmental Research Laboratory
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
100 COVERED
14. SPONSORING AGENCY CODE
EPA/600/13
project officer is David C. Sanchez, Mail Drop 62,
The two-volume report documents the permitting process followed by the
State of Michigan before allowing a trial destruction burn of polychlorinated biphe-
nals (PCBs) at the General Motors (GM) Chevrolet Bay City plant. Volume I includes
a chronology of events and a matrix depicting the interaction of federal, state, and
local government agencies and GM in the permitting process. The matrix presents
a list of who requested and who responded to each need for additional information.
An analysis of the significance of interactions, including interagency communications
private sector/public communication, and the flow and quality of information devel-
oped, is provided. Finally, recommendations that are based on this permit applica-
tion process and that might facilitate subsequent applications for burns of hazardous
materials are made. Volume H contains the relevant documents summarized in the
Volume I lists. Recommendations include: (1) identification of all groups that may
)lay an important role in future permitting processes; (2) contacting these groups by
.etter or in person; (3) developing a relationship of cooperation with these groups-
,4) determining the level of support for proposed action; and (5) determining the
necessary course of action based on the level of support.
KEY WORDS AND DOCUMENT ANALYSIS
DESCRIPTORS
b.lOENTIFIERS/OPEN ENDED TERMS
c. COSATI Field/Group
Pollution
hlorine Aromatic
Compounds
Jiphenyl
nsulating Oil
Combustion
Incinerators
Waste Disposal
Boilers
Licenses
Toxicity
Communicating
Pollution Control
Stationary Sources
Polychlorinated Biphe-
nyls (PCBs)
Permitting Process
Waste Oil
13 B
07C
11H
21B
13A
05D
06T
15E
I. DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT
Release to Public
EPA Form 222O-I (V-7X)
19. SECURITY CLASS (ThisReport)
Unclassified
21. NO. OF PAGES
216
20. SECURITY CLASS (Thispage)
Unclassified
22. PRICE
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1. REPORT NO.
EPA-600/2-81-044a
2.
NTIS No. PB81-178303
3. RECIPIENT'S ACCESSION NO.
4. T.TLE
offshore Platform Hazardous Waste
Incineration Facility: Feasibility Study Summary
5. REPORT DATE
March 1981
6. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION CODE
7. AUTHORIS)
R.J. Johnson, F.E. Flynn, and P.J. Weller
8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NO.
9. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS
TRW, Inc.
One Space Park
Redondo Beach, California 90278
10. PROGRAM ELEMENT NO.
C33B1B
11. CONTRACT/GRANT NO.
68-02-3174, Task 19
12. SPONSORING AGENCY NAME AND ADDRESS
EPA, Office of Research and Development
Industrial Environmental Research Laboratory
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
13.TYPE OF REPMT AND PERIOD COVERED
IERB: 4-6/80
14. SPONSORING AGENCY CODE
EPA/600/13
"^:PLE"ENTARYNOTESIERL-RTP Project officer is David C. Sanchez, MD-62, 919/541-
2547. Provided as Problem-Oriented Report to EPA/OWWM. E PA-600/D-80-012
(formerly assigned to this report) has been cancelled.
Ifi ARSTftACT *~** . " '" . '"'"".
CT The report summarizes a feasibility study of using an existing offshore
oil platform, being offered to the Government, as a site for incineration of hazardous
wastes and related research. The platform, located in the Gulf of Mexico about 100
km south of Mobile, AL, has potential as an environmentally safe site for operational
and research oriented incineration. The study indicates that an incinerator, capable
of destroying a wide range of waste types at up to 3 metric tons/hour, can be instal-
led on the platform along with the necessary support facilities. An environmental
assessment of worst-case air and water quality impacts from waste incineration
revealed insignificant air quality effects at the nearest land point and on the platform.
Water quality effects will not be significant for most wastes. For highly toxic and
persistent substances, an activated carbon scrubber water treatment system can be
provided. Estimated capital costs were #6.6 million for offshore and shore base
facilities, and waste transportation containers. Labor, offshore personnel subsis-
tence, fuel, transportation, maintenance, depreciation, and land lease costs were
estimated at #3.9 million/year, or approximately S"298/metric ton of waste inciner-
ated for 12 hour/day, 7 days/week operation. Continuous and intermittent operation
of the incinerator were also considered.
17.
KEY WORDS AND DOCUMENT ANALYSIS
DESCRIPTORS
b.lDENTIFIERS/OPEN ENDED TERMS
c. COSATI Field/Group
Pollution
Offshore Structures
Incinerators
Waste Disposal
Toxicity
Hazardous Materials
Activated Carbon
Scrubbers
Pollution Control
Stationary Sources
At-Sea Incineration
Hazardous Wastes
13B
13M 07A,13I
06T
11G
12. DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT
Release to Public
19. SECURITY CLASS (Thit Report/
Unclassified
21. NO. OF PAGES
34
20. SECURITY CLASS (Thispage)
Unclassified
22. PRICE
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1. REPORT NO.
EPA-600/2-81-047
2 3. RECIPIENT'S ACCESSION NO.
NTISNo. PB81-172264
4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE
XAD-2 Thermal Blank Determinatior
7. AUTHORIS)
C. H. Lochmiiller and Eric
C. Jensen
9 PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS
Duke University
P. M. Gross Chemical Laboratories
Durham , North Carolina 27706
12. SPONSORING AGENCY NAME AND ADDRESS
EPA, Office of Research and Development
Industrial Environmental Research Labora
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
5. REPORT DATE
, March 1981
6. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION CODE
1. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NO.
10. PROGRAM ELEMENT NO.
INE624
11. CONTRACT/GRANT NO.
Grant R805494-01
13. TYPE OF REPORT AND PERIOD COVERED
Final: 5/78-6/79
14. SPONSORING AGENCY CODE
tory
EPA/600/13
is SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES ffiRL-RTP project officer is Larry D. Johnson, MD-62, 919/541-
2557. EPA-600/D-80-008 was formerly assigned to this report.
16. ABSTRACT ^.^ report gives results of a study to achieve qualitative and quantitative
determinations of the thermal blank produced by XAD-2 resin as used in EPA's
Level 1 environmental assessment procedure. Accurate determination of the nature
of the species collected from the environment requires that the trapping material
used produce only a relatively small, well-defined blank when carried through the
collection procedure. Simulated-use conditions were utilized to evaluate the blank in
these studies. In addition to the thermal study, the blank was examined to determine
both the materials present in the resin before cleaning, and the materials produced
by physical agitation of the resin.
17.
KEY WORDS AND DOCUMENT ANALYSIS
1. DESCRIPTORS
Pollution Thermal Stability
Sampling Chloromethanes
Analyzing
Assessments
Polymers
Adsorbents
19. DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT
Release to Public
b. IDENTIFIERS/OPEN ENDED TERMS
Pollution Control
Stationary Sources
Environmental Assess-
ment
XAD-2 Resin
Thermal Blanks
19. SECURITY CLASS (This Report!
Unclassified
20. SECURITY CLASS (This page I
Unclassified
c. COSATi Field/Group
13B 20M
14B 07C
07D
11G
21. NO. OF PAGES
31
22. PRICE
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1. REPORT NCX TjT - —
EPA-600/7-80-066 NTIS No. PB81-178535
4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE
Effects of Coal-ash Leachate on Ground Water
Quality
7. AUTHOR(S)
Jack D. Milligan and Richard J. Ruane
9. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS
Tennessee Valley Authority
1120 Chestnut Street, Tower H
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37401
12. SPONSORING AGENCY NAME AND ADDRESS
EPA, Office of Research and Development
Industrial Environmental Research Laboratory
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
3. RECIPIENT'S ACCESSION NO.
5. REPORT DATE
March 1980
6. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION CODE
8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NO.
10. PROGRAM ELEMENT NO.
INE624A
11. CONTRACT/GRANT NO.
EPA Interagency Agreement
D5-E721
13. TYPE OF REPORT AND PERIOD COVERED
Final? 5/75-11/79
14. SPONSORING AGENCY CODE
EPA/600/13
Ili^'TJ^ N°TES ffiRL-RTP Project officer is Michael C. Osborne , Mail Drop 62 ,
919/541-2547. TVA project director is Hollis B. Flora H.
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. ABSTRACT The ygp^ gjygg results of research to: (1) develop methodology for the
field-collection of coal-ash leachate; (2) chemically characterize ash leachates from
power plants using different coal sources; (3) determine the characteristics of the
hydrogeochemical environment in which the leachate occurs; and (4) determine the
attenuation of coal-ash leachate by various soil types. Groundwater monitoring wells
were installed around ash ponds at two TVA plants. Continuous soil-core samples
were collected and analyzed periodically. Ash leachate was percolated through dif-
ferent clays and soils to study attenuation rates. Results include indications that: (1)
coal-ash leachate is highly variable, but characteristically high in dissolved solids,
B, Fe, Ca, Al, and SO4; ash leachate is acidic, with measured pH as low as 2; (2)
the coal sources associated with the study produced ash leachate with similar char-
acteristics; (3) an inert-gas lift pump was effective in collecting anoxic groundwater
samples while minimizing oxidation; (4) differences were found in the characteristics
of leachate samples obtained by extracting the interstitial soil water and samples col
lected from the monitoring wells; interstitial water samples contained higher concen-
trations of metals and were more acidic than well samples; and (5) the flux of metals
in the ash pond leachate was negligible compared to ash pond surface overflow.
7.
KEY WORDS AND DOCUMENT ANALYSIS
a. DESCRIPTORS
Pollution
Leaching
Water Quality
Ground Water
Coal
Ashes
13. DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT
Release to Public
b. IDENTIFIERS/OPEN ENDED TERMS
Pollution Control
Stationary Sources
Coal Ash
19. SECURITY CLASS (This Report!
Unclassified
20. SECURITY CLASS (This page)
Unclassified
c. COSATI Field/Group
13B
07D,07A
08H
21D
21B
21. NO. OF PAGES
125
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1. REPORT NO.
EPA-600/7-81-009
2.
4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE
Environmental Assessment: Source Test and
Evaluation Report, Koppers-Totzek Process
7. AUTHOR(S)
C. A. Zee , J. F. Clausen , and K. W. Crawford
1. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME Ah
TRW, Inc.
One Space Park
Redondo Beach, California
ID ADDRESS
90278
12. SPONSORING AGENCY NAME AND ADDRESS
EPA, Office of Research and Development
Industrial Environmental Research Laboratory
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
3. RECIPIENT'S ACCESS! ON- NO.
S. REPORT DATE
January 1981
0. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION CODE
B. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NO.
10. PROGRAM ELEMENT NO.
INE825
11. CONTRACT/GRANT NO.
68-02-2635
13. TYPE OF REPORT AND PERIOD COVERED
Final; 8/79-12/80
14. SPONSORING AGENCY CODE
EPA/600/13
is. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES T£RL-RTP project officer is William J. Rhodes, Mail Drop 61,
919/541-2853. EPA-650/2-74-009a is an earlier report relating to this process.
ie"**STBACTThe report gives results of a source test program at a Koppers-Totzek
(K-T) coal gasification plant operated by AECI, Ltd. at Modderfontein, Republic of
South" Africa. EPA is interested in the K-T process because process economics and
demonstrated commercial reliability make it a viable prospect for U.S. applications.
Responsibilities for sampling, analysis, and engineering descriptions of the plant
were shared by TRW and Krupp-Koppers GmbH of Essen, Federal Republic of Ger-
many. EPA's phased approach for environmental assessments was followed. Level
1 and Level 2 data were collected along with priority pollutant screening data. Much
of the effort was focused on wastewater streams. Wastewater treatment, consisting
of a clarifier and settling pond, was adequate to produce a final discharge that had
lower pollutant levels than the fresh input waters supplied to the plant. The report
contains complete data and describes the K-T process and the Modderfontein plant.
The Source Test Evaluation (STE), intended as an initial effort, was somewhat
limited in scope. Recommendations for future STE programs are provided.
17.
L DESCRIPTORS
Pollution
Coal Gasification
Assessments
Waste Water
Water Treatment
18. DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT
Release to Public
KEY WORDS AND DOCUMENT ANALYSIS
b.lDENTIFIERS/OPEN ENDED TERMS
Pollution Control
Stationary Sources
Koppers-Totzek Process
Source Testing
19. SECURITY CLASS (This Report)
Unclassified
20. SECURITY CLASS (TUt ptft)
Unclassified
c. COSATI Field/Group
13B
13H
14B
21. NO. OF PAGES
89
22. PRICE
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1. REPORT NO.
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I. TITLE AND SUBTITLE
EPA Utility FGD Survey: October - December 1980
Volume I. Categorical Summaries of FGD Systems
REPORT DATE
January 1981
PERFORMING ORGANIZATION CODE
7. AUTHOR(S)
M. Smith, M. Melia, N. Gregory, K. Scalf
8 PERFORMING ORGANISATION REPORT NO
PN 3560-2-6
9. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS
PEDCo Environmental, Inc.
11499 Chester Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45246
10. PROGRAM ELEMENT NO.
1NE828
11. CONTRACT/GRANT NO
68-02-3173, Task 17
12. SPONSORING AGENCY NAME AND ADDRESS
EPA, Office of Research and Development
Industrial Environmental Research Laboratory
Research Triangle Park, N.C. 27711
13. TYPE OF REPORT AND PERIOD COVERED
Quarterly; 10-12/80
14. SPONSORING AGENCY CODE
EPA/600/13
15. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES
IERL-RTP Project Officer is Norman Kaplan, Mail Drop 61, 919/541-2556.
reports are in the EPA-600/7-80-029 and EPA-600/7-79-022 series.
Related
16. ABSTRACT
This report is the first full compilation (not a supplement) since the October-
December 1979 report (EPA-600/7-80-029a). Because the next three reports are to
be supplements, this issue should be retained for reference throughout the year.
The report, which is generated by a computerized data base system, presents a
survey of operational and planned domestic utility flue gas desulfurization (FGD)
systems, terminated domestic utility FGD systems, operational domestic particle
scrubbers, and Japanese coal-fired utility boiler FGD installations. It sum-
marizes information contributed by the utility industry, process suppliers,
regulatory agencies, and consulting engineering firms. Domestic FGD systems are
tabulated alphabetically by development status (operational, under construction,
or in planning stages), utility company, process supplier, process, and waste
disposal practice. It presents data on boiler design, FGD system design, fuel
characteristics, and actual performance. It includes unit by unit dependability
parameters and discusses problems and solutions associated with the boilers and
FGD systems. Process flow diagrams and FGD system economic data are appended.
Section 3 of this report, because of its length, appears in Volume II (EPA-600/7-
81-012b).
17.
KEY WORDS AND DOCUMENT ANALYSIS
DESCRIPTORS
b.IDENTIFIERS/OPEN ENDED TERMS
COS AT I Field/Group
Pollution
Flue Gases
Desulfurization
Electric Utilities
Waste Disposal
Boilers
Maintenance
Pollution Control
Stationary Sources
Utility Boilers
13B
21B
07A, 07D
15E
13A
18. DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT
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Unclassified
353
20. SECURITY CLASS (This page/
Unclassified
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1. REPORT NO.
EPA-600/7-81-02 5
3. RECIPIENT'S ACCESSION NO.
4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE
Environmental Aspects of Synfuel Utilization
5. REPORT DATE
March 1981
6. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION CODE
7. AUTHOR(S)
M. Ghassemi and R. S. Iyer
8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NO
9. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS
TRW, Inc.
One Space Park
Redondo Beach, California 90278
10. PROGRAM ELEMENT NO.
CCZN1A
11. CONTRACT/GRANT NO.
68-02-3174, W.A. 18
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
Task Final; 3/80-2/81
14. SPONSORING AGENCY CODE
EPA/600/13
IS. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES
919/541-2827.
IERL-RTP project officer is Joseph A. McSorley, Mail Drop 61,
i A THACT j^e report gives results of a review of the environmental concerns relating
to the distribution, handling, and end-use of synfuel products likely to enter the mar-
ket place by the year 2000, and assigns priority rankings to products from the stand-
point of environmental concerns. The report: reviews available data on the physical,
chemical, and health effects characteristics of synfuel products and the environmen-
tal significance of such characteristics; analyzes the potential environmental impacts
and regional implications associated with the production and end-use; and ranks the
products from the standpoint of environmental concerns and mitigation requirements.
Review results indicate that: (a) wide-scale transportation, distribution, and end-use
of certain synfuel products can present significant threats to the environment and the
public health; (b) based on gross characteristics, synfuel products appear to be sim-
ilar to petroleum products, but detailed characterization data are not available to
judge their relative safety; and (c) synfuel teet and evaluation programs currently
underway or planned provide excellent opportunities for the collection of some of
the required environmental data.
IT.
KEY WORDS AND DOCUMENT ANALYSIS
DESCRIPTORS
b.lDENTIFIERS/OPEN ENDED TERMS
c. COSATI Field/Group
Pollution
Assessments
Coal
Liquefaction
Coal Gasification
Shale Oil
Pollution Control
Stationary Sources
Synfuels
Environmental Impacts
13B
14B
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402
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(Please read laanctions on the reverse before completing)
1. REPORT NO.
EPA-600/7-81-029
2.
3. RECIPIENT'S ACCESSION NO.
4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE
Methods for Level 2 Analysis by Organic Compound
Category
5. REPORT DATE
March 1981
6. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION CODE
7. AUTHOR(S) ~~~ ~~~ ~ "
K. E. Thrun, J. C. Harris ,C. E. Rechsteiner, and
D.J.Sorlin
8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NO
9. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS
Arthur D. Little, Inc.
Acorn Park
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140
10. PROGRAM ELEMENT NO.
C-06A1B
11. CONTRACT/GRANT NO.
68-02-3111, Task 104
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
Task Final: 11/78-1/81
14. SPONSORING AGENCY CODE
EPA/600/13
15. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES
!ERL.RTp prQJect officer ^ j^y D. JohnSOH, BtoU DTOP 82 ,
919/541-2557. The report supplements EPA- 600/7 -79 -03 3; both it and -033 supersed
interim report EPA-600/7-78-016. _ _ H
16. ABSTRACT
The report gives Level 2 procedures, including results of a laboratory
evaluation of detailed methods for analyzing organic chemicals in particular com-
pound categories. The report, supplementing an earlier Level 2 procedures manual,
provides an initial experimental data base as a resource for laboratories undertaking
Level 2 studies. The Level 2 methods were designed to provide more detailed and
more accurate data concerning specific compounds whose presence in the sample
could be inferred on the basis of the categorical analysis of Level 1. A systematic
laboratory evaluation of the methods for Level 2 analysis of each major category of
organic compounds was conducted. Methods were evaluated using sets of model
compounds spanning a range of molecular weights and boiling points in each category
Evaluation criteria included: detection limit, retention time, chromatographic resol-
ution, and precison and accuracy of the method. Specific detailed Level 2 methods
have been recommended for 25 categories of organic compounds. Most of the pri-
mary recommendations are based on packed-column gas-chromatography/mass-
spectrometry, with alternative procedures suggested where appropriate for particu-
lar sample matrices or compound types. Analytical data using the specified example
conditions are usually illustrated for each recommended method.
17.
KEY WORDS AND DOCUMENT ANALYSIS
DESCRIPTORS
b.lDENTIFIERS/OPEN ENDED TERMS C. COSATI Field/Group
Pollution
Organic Compounds
Analyzing
Gas Chromatography
Mass Spectrometry
Pollution Control
Stationary Sources
Level 2 Analysis
13 B
07C
14B
07D
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21. NO. OF PAGES
326
20. SECURITY CLASS (Thispage)
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22. PRICE
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1. REPORT NO.
EPA-600/7- 81-034
3. RECIPIENT'S ACCESSION NO.
4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE
Greenhouse Production of Bedding and Foliage Plants
with Industrial Waste Heat
6. REPORT DATE
March 1981
6. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION CODE
7. AUTHOR(S)
Isaac J. Crumbly
8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NO
9. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS
Fort Valley State College
P.O. Box 5800
Fort Valley, Georgia 31030
10. PROGRAM ELEMENT NO.
EHE624
11. CONTRACT/GRANT NO.
Grant R-804499
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
Final; 8/76-8/79
14. SPONSORING AGENCY CODE
EPA/600/13
is SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES IERL-RTP project officer is Theodore G. Brna, Mail Drop 61,
2683. EPA-600/7-80-108 and EPA-600/D-80-014 were both earlier assigned to this
report (both are now cancelled).
16. ABSTRACT
The report gives results of an evaluation of potentially beneficial uses of
industrial waste heat for production of bedding and foliage plants, using convention-
ally and warm-water heated greenhouses in Fort Valley, GA. Each greenhouse was
a plastic covered, 30 x 72-ft quonset. The research greenhouse was heated and
cooled with simulated warm condenser cooling water; the control greenhouse was
conventionally heated and cooled during the 9-month test. During 1979, cultivars of
10 leading ornamental plants, 8 species of foliage plants, and tomatoes used as bed-
ding plants were studied for growth rate, survivability, and susceptibility to disease
in the humid greenhouses. No statistically significant difference in growth rate for
7 of 10 ornamental and 4 of 8 foliage plants was observed in the two greenhouses.
Tomatoes, coleus, geraniums, Ardisia hum ills, and Hypoestes sanguinolenta grown
in the conventional greenhouse and the remaining cultivars in the research green-
hcore had statistically significant higher growths. No significant difference in sur-
vivability among the foliage plants and 8 of 10 ornamentals was seen in either green-
house. Browallia and coleus survived better in the conventional greenhouse. No dis-
eases were evident in either greenhouse. Research greenhouse heating and cooling
were satisfactory despite the oversized heat exchanger that was used.
17.
KEY WORDS AND DOCUMENT ANALYSIS
DESCRIPTORS
b.IDENTIFIERS/OPEN ENDED TERMS
COSATi Field/Group
Pollution
Greenhouses
Industrial Wastes
Heat Recovery
Plants (Botany)
Vegetation
Diseases
Growth
Pollution Control
Stationary Sources
Bedding Plants
Disease Resistance
13B
02C
20M,13A
06C
06E
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Unclassified
21. NO. OF PAGES
48
20. SECURITY CLASS (Thispage)
Unclassified
22. PRICE
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(Please read Instructions on the reverse before completing)
. REPORT NO.
EPA-600/7-81-037
3. RECIPIENT'S ACCESSION- NO.
4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE
Fabric Filter Systems Study: Second Annual Report
5. REPORT DATE
March 1981
6. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION CODE
. AUTHOR(S)
K.L.Ladd, R.L. Chambers, O.C. Plunk, and
S.L.Kunka
8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NO.
. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS
Southwestern Public Service Company
P.O. Box 1261
Amarillo, Texas 79170
10. PROGRAM ELEMENT NO.
E HE 62 4 A
11. CONTRACT/GRANT NO.
68-02-2659
2. 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; 10/78-10/79
14. SPONSORING AGENCY CODE
EPA/600/13
15. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES
IERL-RTP project officer is Dale L. Harmon, Mail Drop 61, 9l9/
541-2925. EPA-600/7-79-183 was the first year's report.
IB. ABSTRACT The report describes the second year's activities of a comprehensive EPA-
funded study of a commercial fabric filter on a 350-MW low sulfur coal-fired unit at
Southwestern Public Service Company's Harrington Station, near Amarillo, Texas.
Special tests were performed to characterize gaseous and particulate emissions, to
evaluate fabric performance, and to optimize the fabric filter system's perfor-
mance. Tests will continue. Test results confirmed that the unit can operate in
compliance with the existing New Source Performance Standard (NSPS) of 0.1 lb/
million Btu. Because NOx concentrations were consistent at all five sampling loca-
tions, NOx will be excluded from future testing. Test results from the stack indica-
ted that the unit can meet existing NSPS for SO2; results correlated well with stoi-
chiometric calculations. During other tests: mass emissions of particulate mea-
sured at the stack ranged from 0.007 to 0.034 Ib/million Btu; average particulate
collection efficiency was about 99.3%; the mean particle diameter was 5.4 micro-
meters at the stack exit; SO2 emissions were within NSPS of 1. 2 Ib/million Btu;
NOx emissions were consistent across the entire baghouse; and SOS emissions
ranged from 0.3 to 3 ppm.
17.
KEY WORDS AND DOCUMENT ANALYSIS
a.
DESCRIPTORS
b.IDENTIFIERS/OPEN ENDED TERMS
c. COS AT I Field/Group
Pollution
Filtration
Fabrics
Dust
Aerosols
Sulfur Oxides
Nitrogen Oxides
Fly Ash
Electrostatics
Pollution Control
Stationary Sources
Fabric Filters
Particulate
13B
07D
HE
11G
07B
21B
20C
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20. SECURITY CLASS (Thispage)
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/» TECHNICAL REPORT DATA
(Pleat read Instructions on the reverse before completing)
EPA-600/9-81-018
2.
3. RECIPIENT'S ACCESS!Of*NO.
Second Symposium on Process Measurements for
Environmental Assessment (February 1980, Atlanta)
5. REPORT DATE
April 1981
8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION CODE
Judith C. Harris, Compiler
B. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NO.
82480-02
>. PERFORMING OROANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS
Arthur D. Little, Inc.
Acorn Park
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140
1O. PROGRAM ELEMENT NO.
C06A1B
1. CONTRACT/GRANT
NOT
68-02-3111, Task 108
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
3. TYPE OF REPORT AND PEI
Proceedings; 2/80
14. SPONSORING AGENCY CODE
EPA/600/13
IS. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES TC'P'T OTT3 _«n-~ A 7T- ' T 1 Z ~ '
flifl/«ui 9w Tho r- Rr"RTP Project officer is Larry D. Johnson, Mail Drop 62,
919/541-2557. The first symposium is described in EPA-600/7-78-168.
The report documents 22 presentations comprising 12 poster sessions at the
symposium. The symposium focused on the state-of-the-art of sampling and analysis
techniques that are appropriate for process measurements in the context of an envi-
ronmental assessment program. Methods are included for qualitative and quantitative
chemical characterization of organic and inorganic species in process and discharge
streams and biological assays of environmental samples. The symposium was part
of EPA s continuing effort to share recently developed methodology and encourage
the interchange of ideas between researchers in government, industry, and acade-
mia. Topics included: use of sorbents for sampling, sampling of reactive species
sampling and analysis methodology for coal conversion processes, advanced inorga-
nic analysis techniques, advanced organic analysis techniques, and application of
bioassay methods to complex samples.
17.
KEY WORDS AND DOCUMENT ANALYSIS
DESCRIPTORS
b.lDENTIFIERS/OPEN ENDED TERMS
c. COSATI Field/Group
Pollution
Industrial Processes
Assessments
Measurement
Sampling
Analyzing
Sorbents
Coal Preparation
Bioassay
Pollution Control
Stationary Sources
Environmental Assess-
ment
13B
13H
14B
14G
11G
081
06A
Release to Public
«• SECURITY CLASS (ThisReport)
Unclassified
21. NO. OF PAGES
353
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