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CONTINUOUS EMISSION MONITORING DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM
Citation:
Burns, D. AND M. Richards. CONTINUOUS EMISSION MONITORING DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/A-95/067.
Description:
Continuous emissions monitoring of hazardous and mixed waste thermal treatment processes is desired for verification of emission compliance, process control, and public safety perception. pecies of particular interest include trace metals and organic compounds resulting from incomplete destruction. ontinuous real-time monitoring of these pollutants would permit measurement of real-time (actual) hazardous compound emissions and allow accurate (realistic) human risk assessment from hazardous and mixed waste thermal treatment facility operation. his paper describes a joint DOE/EPA program developed to identify and demonstrate emerging continuous emissions monitoring technologies ready for pilot-scale demonstration. he demonstrations will include burning simulated waste spiked with hazardous metals and organics in a pilot-scale rotary kiln incinerator while flue gas metals and organics concentrations are continuous monitored. imultaneous manual flue-gas sampling using EPA reference method sampling trains and analytical procedures will provide a benchmark for the continuous monitoring technologies. oth method accuracy and short-term system reliability will be assessed. rogram coordination committee consisting of representatives from DOE, EPA, academia, end users and technology developers will provide technical support in demonstration protocol development, technology selection criteria, and performance assessment.