Abstract: Continuous emission monitoring (CEM) is being required at an increasing rate by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other governmental agencies worldwide to track the level of specified air pollutants generated by combustion facilities, including waste incineration plants. This, in part, comes in response to the rise in popularity of refuse-to-energy facilities as a primary component of solid wastes management. CEM equipment is equally important to chemical plants, utilities, municipalities, hospitals, and other industries that must monitor pollutants from their combustion facility stacks. Most observers agree that, properly operated, CEM equipment can serve as a guide for achieving optimal combustion and can help to determine how well an air pollution control system is working. The bottom line, then, is that CEM equipment can be used to minimize air pollutants emitted by combustion facilities. This article introduce this equipment primarily focusing on CEM requirements and equipment as they relate to waste-burning facilities.
Publication Year: 1988
Publication Date: 1988-05-01
Language: en
Type: article
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