Emission Factor Details

SCC 10300911
  Level 1 External Combustion Boilers
  Level 2 Commercial/Institutional
  Level 3 Wood/Bark Waste
  Level 4 Stoker boilers **
POLLUTANT Sulfur oxides (SOx) NEI CAS
  Primary Control       CHEMICAL REDUCTION

Emission Factor 7.500E-2 Lb per Ton Wood/Bark Burned
Quality B    Emissions Factors Applicability

References EPA. February, 1998. Section 1.6, Wood Waste Combustion In Boilers. In: Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors, Volume 1: Stationary Point and Area Sources, Fifth Edition, AP-42, Supplement D. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
AP 42 Section Chapter 1   Section 1.6
Formula
Notes Units are lb of pollutant/ton of wood waste burned. Emission factors are based on wet, as-fired wood waste with average properties of 50 weight% moisture and 4500 Btu/lb higher heating value. SOx emissions ranged from 0.01-0.2 lb of SOx/ton of wood waste burned.