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HANDBOOK: QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL (QA/QC) PROCEDURES FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE INCINERATION
Citation:
U.S. EPA. HANDBOOK: QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL (QA/QC) PROCEDURES FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE INCINERATION. EPA/625/6-89/023 (NTIS PB91145979), 1989.
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Description:
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act regulations for hazardous waste incineration require trial burns by permit applicants. uality Assurance Project Plan (QAPjP) must accompany a trial burn plan with appropriate quality assurance/quality control procedures. uidance on the preparation and review of QAPjPs, design of QA/QC procedures, and assessment of trial burn results is contained in this handbook. A/QC procedures are defined for process monitoring, sampling, and analysis for both the initial trial burn and for later continuing operation of the incineration facility. ollutant categories discussed are: principal organic hazardous constituents (POHCs), metals, particulates, acid gases, and combustion gases. ngineers, chemists, environmental scientists, facility personnel, and EPA staff at various levels should find this handbook useful. t has been written with the EPA or State permit writer's information needs in mind, but would be of considerable interest to the permit applicant. EPA/600/D-89/247