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Evaluating regulatory issues and emission control equipment for air toxics applications
Author(s) -
McCullough Matthew L.,
Dagdigian Jeffrey V.
Publication year - 1992
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.3440030103
Subject(s) - legislation , air quality index , statute , control (management) , government (linguistics) , risk analysis (engineering) , quality (philosophy) , clean air act , air pollution , computer science , engineering , environmental planning , business , environmental science , political science , law , chemistry , linguistics , philosophy , physics , organic chemistry , epistemology , artificial intelligence , meteorology
This article describes regulatory issues and emission control equipment for air toxics applications. A brief history of air quality legislation is provided, illustrating the difficulty government has had in implementing air quality statutes; this has contributed to the complexity of air quality regulations. Evaluation methodologies are described for three different emission control technologies: thermal oxidation, catalytic oxidation, and adsorption. Brief case histories are provided that describe the pitfalls and benefits associated with each technology. The benefits of integrating health risk assessment into an air quality program are also discussed.