Table 5.
Emissions factors by waste type.
| SW (N = 3) | HP (N = 2) | KMC (N = 1) | FSR (N = 2) | Composite (N = 8) | AP-42 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pollutant | Units | Mean | RPD (%) | CV (%) | Mean | RPD (%) | Mean | RPD (%) | Mean | RPD (%) | Mean | CV (%) | EF UnCd | EF ESPe |
| PMTotal | g/kg waste | 0.23 | 15 | 0.39 | 10 | 0.166 | N/A | 0.62 | 4.7 | 0.38 | 50 | 1.72 | 0.174 | |
| PMTotal (Teflon) | g/kg waste | 0.30 | 20 | 0.24 | 6.1 | 0.15 | N/A | 0.120 | 11 | 0.21 | 42 | … | … | |
| ΣPCDD/PCDF WHO-TEQ | ng TEQ/kg waste | 1.7 | 20 | 2.5 | 6.1 | 2.4 | N/A | 7.1 | 7.5 | 3.6 | 68 | … | … | |
| Total PCDD/PCDF | ng/kg waste | 317 | 18 | 507 | 11 | 573 | N/A | 1112 | 2.0 | 635 | 54 | 1470 | 1880 | |
| PAH TEQ (16 EPA PAHs) | μg B[a]P/kg waste | 274 | 86 | 69 | 4.6 | 57 | N/A | 84 | 36 | 130 | 129 | … | … | |
| Total PAH (16 EPA PAHs) | mg/kg waste | 17 | 83 | 6.5 | 0.68 | 9.3 | N/A | 12 | 65 | 12 | 90 | … | … | |
| NOx (as NO2) | g/kg waste | 2.9 | 4.98 | 2.95 | 4.6 | 5.47 | N/A | 5.25 | 1.9 | 4 | 33 | 1.58 | * | |
| SO2 | g/kg waste | 0.0003 | N/A | 0.0002 | 29 | 0.0025 | N/A | 0.006 | 30 | 0.003 | 122 | 1.61 | * | |
| HCl | g/kg waste | 0.005 | 12.4 | 0.009 | 19 | 0.011 | N/A | 0.023 | 28 | 0.012 | 69 | 1.08 | * | |
| Benzene | mg/kg waste | 95 | 172 | 7.1 | 42 | 16 | N/A | 13.6 | 92 | 43 | 228 | … | … | |
| Toluene | mg/kg waste | 1.8 | 168 | 0.17 | 46 | 7.1 | N/A | 1.6 | 74 | 2.0 | 139 | … | … | |
| Acrolein | mg/kg waste | 0.29 | 62 | 0.26 | 94 | 0.15 | N/A | 1.5 | 87 | 0.58 | 164 | … | … | |
| Vinyl Chloride | mg/kg waste | 0.095 | 54 | 0.30 | 91 | 0.090 | N/A | 0.45 | 87 | 0.25 | 126 | … | … | |
| Mercury | μg/kg waste | 6.48 | 51 | 2.86 | 18c | 4.86 | 17 | 6.3 | 28 | 5.16 | 47 | 2800 | * | |
| Cda | mg/kg waste | 0.0089 | 10 | 0.0038 | 39 | 0.0035 | N/A | MDL | N/A | 0.0058 | 54 | 1.2 | 0.23 | |
| Pba | mg/kg waste | 0.92 | 36 | 0.64 | 37 | 0.30 | N/A | 0.62 | 43 | 0.66 | 53 | … | 1.4 | |
| Fea | mg/kg waste | 0.31 | 61 | 0.41 | 18 | 0.051 | N/A | 0.34 | 32 | 0.31 | 58 | … | … | |
| Cua | mg/kg waste | 1.0 | 15 | 1.2 | 4.7 | 0.66 | N/A | 1.6 | 0.50 | 1.2 | 28 | … | … | |
| Naa | mg/kg waste | 25 | 10 | 41 | 0.40 | 27 | N/A | 22 | 3.6 | 29 | 29 | … | … | |
| CO | g/kg waste | 0.61 | 34 | 1.25 | 41 | 2.5 | N/A | 0.48 | 46 | 1.03 | 79 | 0.15 | * | |
| CO2 | g/kg waste | 1396 | 0.024 | 1842 | 0.04 | 1714 | N/A | 1912 | 0.019 | 1716 | 13.3 | 985 | * | |
| CH4 | g/kg waste | 0.003 | 98 | 0.005 | 73 | 0.008 | N/A | 0.0030 | 95 | 0 | 85 | … | … | |
a
Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectroscopy (ICP).
c
Value is coefficient of variation (CV).
d
Emissions factors from AP-42 for uncontrolled units, UnC(EPA).
e
Emission factors from AP-42 for units with electrostatic precipitators, ESP (EPA). N/A = not applicable, single sample. […] = No Emission Factor established by AP-42. [*] = Same as “uncontrolled” for these pollutants.