Environmental Control Technologies

General--About Air Pollution Control Technologies

Chrome Plating O & M Plan Guidance Document (pdf) -- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment chrome plating operation and maintenance plan guidance document.  Headings include:  description of source, operation of source, control system, monitoring system, maintenance and use of stalagmometer, malfunctions or periods of excess emissions, recordkeeping, and reporting.

CO$T-AIR Control Cost Spreadsheets, Second Edition -- U.S. EPA OAQPS of spreadsheet programs developed to allow users to calculate air pollution control costs more efficiently.  The spreadsheet programs, collectively called CO$T-AIR,  cover 12 control devices and one category of auxiliary control equipment (ductwork).  Primary author is William Vatavuk, published July 1999.

General Information on CATC Products (technical bulletins and fact sheets) (EPA TTN Clean Air Technology Center) -- U.S. EPA center offering technical bulletins and fact sheets, air pollution technical reports, EPA Air Pollution Control Cost Manual chapters and information, software, bulletin, and newsletters.

Generic O & M Plan (pdf) -- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment generic operation and maintenance plan.  Headings include:  administrative, purpose, applicable forms/documents, pollution control oxidizer operating plan, and records and monitoring.

RACT/BACT/LAER Clearinghouse (EPA TTN CATC) -- U.S. EPA database containing information from early notification submittals and air permits received from State and local air pollution control programs in the United States.  The web site also contains summary information on air pollution emission standards.  The data assists State/local agency personnel and private companies in determining what types of controls and pollution prevention measures have been applied to and/or are required for various sources and the effectiveness of these technologies.

Summary of Requirements for MACT Standard's Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction Plans (pdf) -- U.S. EPA plain language document outlining the who, what, where, when, and why of Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction (SS&M) plans.  A SS&M plan checklist and sample SS&M recordkeeping checklist is included.  September 2003.

U.S. EPA Air & Radiation - Air Pollution Control -- U.S. EPA web site on the following topics:  air pollutants, air pollution, air pollution control, air pollution monitoring, air pollution legal aspects, air quality, atmosphere, effects of air pollution, indoor air, and mobile sources.

U.S. EPA Air Pollution Control Technology Series Training Tool (TTN Air Toxics Website) -- U.S. EPA instructional training tool designed to provide a basic overview to those unfamiliar with a variety of air pollution control technologies.  The series includes information on:  wet scrubbers, carbon absorption, incineration, condensation, and electrostatic precipitators.  Topics covered include:  different types of devices, how they work, how to tell if they are working correctly, causes of decreased performance, and performance monitoring.

U.S. EPA TTN Compilation of Air Pollution Emission Factors, AP-42, Fifth Edition, Volume I: Stationary Point and Area Sources -- U.S. EPA TTN Clearinghouse for Inventories & Emission Factors AP-42 publication.  Chapters include:  external combustion sources, solid waste disposal, stationary internal combustion sources, evaporation loss sources, petroleum industry, organic chemical process industry, liquid storage tanks, inorganic chemical industry, food and agricultural industries, wood products industry, mineral products industry,  metallurgical industry, miscellaneous sources, greenhouse gas biogenic sources, and ordnance detonation.  Draft sections under review and appendices also are included.

U.S. EPA US-Mexico Border Information Center on Air Pollution (TTN CICA) -- Sponsored by U.S. EPA's Clean Air Technology Center (CATC), provides technical support and assistance in evaluating air pollution problems along the Mexico-U.S. Border.  Technical assistance is offered on: air pollutants and control strategies, pollution prevention and control technology applications, operation and maintenance problems, emission inventory, emission factors, dispersion modeling, ambient monitoring, emission measurement, and risk analysis.

Baghouses

Air Pollution Control--Particulate Matter-Baghouses -- Provides general information about baghouses from the www.continuingeducation.com web site. 

Air Pollution Control Systems, "Dust in the Wind" -- Powerpoint presentation on cyclones, baghouses, electrostatic precipitators, scrubbers, flue gas control technologies (NOx control), thermal oxidizers (VOC control), and biological methods (VOC control).  Presented at the 2001 SBO/SBAP National Conference.

Baghouse or Dust Collector Terminology -- Information provided by The Staclean Diffuser Company.

Installing and Maintaining Baghouses -- Air quality self-inspection checklist provided by Spokane County Air Pollution Control Authority. 

Maintenance Checklist for a Better Baghouse -- Checklist provided by Cement Americas.

Dust Suppression

Air Quality in Idaho: Supplemental Fugitive Dust Control Information (pdf) -- Information on developing a dust prevention and control plan, self-inspection checklist, best management practices for fugitive dust control, and glossary of terms provided by Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, Air Quality Division.

Best of Blasting -- Provides classified pages containing technical information about abrasive blasting applications and all related activities: blasting media types and characteristics, blasting machines and equipment, process control and monitoring, quality improvement, cost reduction, international standards references, etc., provided by Wheelabrator Allevard.

Choose a Dust Collection System for Your Needs -- Information on how effective dust collection increases product quality, enhances finishing operations, helps machinery and computers operate trouble-free, and, if designed correctly, is the cheapest method available of handling the significant amounts of waste so common in this industry, provided by Dustvent, Inc.

Dust Control Handbook for Minerals Processing -- 1987 report prepared by Martin Marietta Laboratories, Baltimore, Maryland, and Marcom Associates, Inc., administered under the technical direction of the U.S. Bureau of Mines, Pittsburgh Research Center.  Contents include:  dust and its control, preventing dust formation, dust control systems, collecting and disposing of dust, specific illustrations, estimating costs of dust control systems, controlling surrounding dust sources, sampling dust in the work environment, and testing dust control systems.

Fugitive Dust Control Techniques and Businesses  -- List to assist in identifying potential service and product providers developed by the New Mexico Environment Department/Air Quality Bureau.  Includes services/products in the following areas:  chemical suppressants, other dust control techniques, and dust control consulting businesses and research.

Exhaust Systems

Troubleshooting an Exhaust System  -- U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Technical  Manual on checks that can be made by visual observation and do not require extensive measurements.

Odor Control

Biosolids and Residuals Management Fact Sheet--Odor Control in Biosolids Management  (pdf) -- U.S. EPA Office of Water fact sheet.

Ventilation for Odor Control (pdf) -- Article published in the ASHRAE Journal, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc..

Paint Overspray Arrestors

Control Matrix for Spray Painting in Autobody Repair Shops -- U.S. OSHA control strategy for protecting autobody repair workers from polyisocyanate exposure, including downdraft spray painting booth and air purifying respirator techniques. 

Control of Paint Overspray in Autobody Repair Shops -- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) methods for effective control of worker exposure to paint overspray, including the proper selection of spray painting equipment, a properly designed and ventilated spray painting booth, and personal protective equipment.   Three types of control are recommended:  spray painting guns, paint booth ventilation, and respiratory protection.

Particulate Matter

PM--How Particulate Matter Affects the Way We Live & Breathe -- U.S. EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) information about particulate matter:  what is it and where does it come from, chief causes for concern, health and environmental impacts, and EPA's efforts to reduce particulate matter.

Regulating Smog and Particle Air Pollution--An Integrated Approach -- U.S. EPA OAQPS information on particulate matter.

Welding Processes Pose Tough Challenge for Fume Filtration (pdf) -- Welding Design and Fabrication article (September 2003) on the unique problems that welding fumes post for fume filtration systems.  Finding the best solution, configuring equipment, where to place the system, selecting a collector and cartridge, determining the most effective media, dirty air pretreatment, dealing with coatings, proprietary resin, and inefficiency are all subjects covered in this article.

Air Pollution Control Technology Profiles

U.S. EPA Environmental Technology Verification Program (ETV) and RTI International Environmental Technology Verification Protocol: Bioreaction System Control Technologies for Volatile Organic Compound Emissions (pdf)

U.S. EPA ETV and RTI International Environmental Technology Verification Protocol: Determination of Emissions Reductions from Selective Catalytic Reduction Control Technologies for Highway, Nonroad, and Stationary Use Diesel Engines (pdf)

U.S. EPA ETV and RTI International Environmental Technology Verification Protocol: Determination of Emissions Reductions Obtained by Use of Alternative or Reformulated Liquid Fuels, Fuel Additives, Fuel Emulsions, and Lubricants for Highway and Nonroad Use Diesel Engines and Light Duty Gasoline Engines and Vehicles (pdf)

U.S. EPA ETV Verification of Air Pollution Control Technologies, Technology Profile:  Baghouse Filtration Products (pdf)

U.S. EPA ETV Verification of Air Pollution Control Technologies, Technology Profile:  Paint Overspray Arrestors (pdf)