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Controlling Air Toxics Emissions From Remediation by Monitoring of Surrogate Parameters
Author(s) -
Eklund Bart,
Fitzgerald Conan,
Wade Marilyn,
Wilder Russ,
LaMond Deborah
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
remediation journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.762
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1520-6831
pISSN - 1051-5658
DOI - 10.1002/rem.21408
Subject(s) - environmental science , demolition , particulates , environmental remediation , pollutant , environmental engineering , contamination , waste management , engineering , chemistry , civil engineering , ecology , organic chemistry , biology
Particulate matter (dust) from remediation and demolition sites may pose a potential risk to the nearby public due to the presence of various contaminants. Unfortunately, there are no good options for real‐time monitoring of metals, polychlorinated biphenyls, etc. in wind‐blown dust. A three‐tiered approach involving a combination of real‐time monitoring and off‐site analysis that has proved successful is described in this article. PM 10 is used as a surrogate parameter for metals and other nonvolatile pollutants, and real‐time monitoring is used to guide dust control measures. If dust emissions are controlled, air emissions of metals and other nonvolatile pollutants also are controlled. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.