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SEMINAR PUBLICATION: ORGANIC AIR EMISSIONS FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES
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RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE. SEMINAR PUBLICATION: ORGANIC AIR EMISSIONS FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES. ORGANIC AIR EMISSIONS FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES, Boston, MA, August 28 - 30, 1990. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/625/R-92/003 (NTIS 93-215598), 1992.
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The organic chemicals contained in wastes processed during waste management operations can volatilize into the atmosphere and cause toxic or carcinogenic effects or contribute to ozone formation. Because air emissions from waste management operations pose a threat to human health and the environment, regulations were developed to control organic air emissions from these operations. In June of 1990, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated standards under the authority of Section 3004 of the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The standards limit organic air emissions as a class from process vents and equipment leaks at hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities requiring a permit under Subtitle C of RCRA. Additional RCRA standards are under development. On July 22,1991, EPA proposed, under RCRA authority, organic air emission standards for tanks, surface impoundments, and containers at hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (56 FR 33491). In March of 1990, the EPA promulgated standards under the authority of Section 112 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) that limit emissions of benzene from benzene waste operations. To improve the understanding of the recently proposed and promulgated air rules that apply to waste management operations and to ensure that EPA, state, and local permit writers and enforcement personnel and the regulated community receive consistent guidance related to implementation, compliance, and enforcement activities, EPA conducted a series of workshops focusing on these rules. Presentations and case studies focus on waste management sources of air emissions, control technologies, and the RCRA and CAA regulations. This workshop was sponsored jointly by EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards and the Office of Research and Development, with support from the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response. Technical support for the workshops was provided by Research Triangle Institute; logistical support for the workshops was provided by PEER Consultants, P.C. At the end of each chapter is a select list of questions either submitted by the attendees or asked of the speakers at the conclusion of their presentations. Answers based on the best information available at the time were given onsite and summarized here.