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NATIONAL INCINERATOR TESTING AND EVALUATION PROGRAM: THE ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION OF REFUSE-DERIVED FUEL (RDF) COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGY - MID-CONNECTICUT FACILITY,
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Finkelstein, A. AND R. Klicius. NATIONAL INCINERATOR TESTING AND EVALUATION PROGRAM: THE ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION OF REFUSE-DERIVED FUEL (RDF) COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGY - MID-CONNECTICUT FACILITY,. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/R-94/140 (NTIS PB96-153432), 1994.
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The report gives results of an environmental characterization of refuse-derived, semi-suspension burning technology at a facility in Hartford, CT, that represents state-of-the-art technology, including a spray dryer/fabric filter flue gas cleaning (FGC) system for each unit. The joint effort was part of ongoing programs at Environment Canada and the U.S. EPA to assess municipal solid waste combustion technologies. Results were obtained for a variety of steam production rates, combustion conditions, flue gas temperatures, and acid gas removal efficiencies. All incoming wastes and residue streams were weighed, sampled, and analyzed. Key combustor and FGC system operating variables were monitored on a real time basis. A wide range of analyses for acid gases, trace organics, and heavy metals was carried out on gas emissions and all ash residue discharges. Very low concentrations of trace organics, heavy metals, and acid gases were observed in stack emissions. High removal efficiencies were attained by the FGC system for trace organics and metals in the flue gas. Trace organic contaminants in the residues were not soluble in water, while only very small amounts of most trace metals present in the residue were soluble in water.