Abstract |
This inspection manual provides guidelines for federal, state and local environmental agency enforcement personnel who need to arrive at preliminary assessments of potential toxic air pollution problems associated with chemical processing facilities and other emission sources for cases in which standards and regulations have not been promulgated. Included in the manual are discussions of inspection authority, emission toxicity, emission sources, control techniques, unsteady operations, emission data, field investigations and a variety of inspection forms. These forms pertain to equipment as reactors, dryers, grinders, mills, storage tanks, pumps, compressors, hoods, ductwork, industrial waste incinerators and emission control devices. The manual also includes correlations for the estimation of emissions, dispersion, and toxicity (from lethal dosages - LD50's), and compilations of threshold limit values (TLV's), other Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards, known and potential carcinogens, odor descriptions and thresholds, vapor pressures, required air velocities for pollutant capture, safety and inspection equipment, toxic emission preliminary assessment procedures, and principal toxic emission references. (Portions of this document are not fully legible) |