BAY AREA AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
Best Available Control Technology (BACT) Guideline

Source Category

Source: Incinerator - Infectious Waste Revision: 1
Document #: 95.1.1
Class: < 300 lb/hr Date: 10/25/91

Determination

POLLUTANT

BACT
1. Technologically Feasible/ Cost Effective
2. Achieved in Practice
TYPICAL TECHNOLOGY
POC 1. n/d
2.  Multiple chamber, starved air design (>0.5 sec. retention time at >1800
oF)a
1. n/d
2. BAAQMD Approved Design and Operation
a
NOx 1.  n/d
2.  n/s
1. n/d
2.  Natural Gas as Auxiliary Fuel
a
SO2 1.  n/s

2.  n/s
1.  Natural Gas as Auxiliary Fuel with Dry Scrubber and Baghousea
2.  Natural Gas as Auxiliary Fuel with Wet Scrubbera
CO 1. n/d
2.  Multiple chamber, starved air design (>0.5 sec. retention time at >1800
oF)a
1. n/d
2. BAAQMD Approved Design and Operation
a
PM10 1.  n/s


2.  n/s
1.  Natural Gas as Auxiliary Fuel with Baghouse, Gas Quencher, and Enclosed automatic Feed and Flyash Removal Systema
2.  n/d
NPOC 1. n/a
2. n/a
1.  n/a
2. n/a

References

a. SCAQMD Guideline
b. BAAQMD