Main Title |
Incinerating the Pesticide Ethylene Dibromide (EDB): A Field-Scale Trial Burn Evaluation of Environmental Performance. |
Author |
Oberacker, D. A. ;
Roeck, D. R. ;
Brzezinski, R. ;
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CORP Author |
Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH. Risk Reduction Engineering Lab. ;Alliance Technologies Corp., Bedford, MA. ;Rollins Environmental Services, Inc., Deer Park, TX. |
Publisher |
Oct 88 |
Year Published |
1988 |
Report Number |
EPA/600/D-88/198; |
Stock Number |
PB89-118343 |
Additional Subjects |
Waste treatment ;
Pesticides ;
Incinerators ;
Hazardous materials ;
Sulfur dioxide ;
Hydrogen bromide ;
Chemical reactions ;
Air pollution abatement ;
Ethylene dibromide ;
Ethane/dibromo
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Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB89-118343 |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
15p |
Abstract |
The paper is an overview of the trial burn of a representative quantity of waste EDB pesticides and is based upon results presented in the Final Report prepared for Rollins by Alliance Technologies Corporation. The results demonstrated that the brominated material could be safely incinerated with no significant bromine stack emissions. Recent experience by industry with brominated wastes strongly suggested that the major objection to incinerating EDB, the uncontrolled release of bromine (Br) to the atmosphere, could be overcome by the addition of sulfur to the combustion process. One of the major objectives of the trial burn was to verify that the present of sulfur as SO2 would force the conversion reaction of Br to hydrogen bromide(HBr). |