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

Source Category

Source: Incinerator - Non-Infectious Waste Revision: 1
Document #: 95.3.1
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 >1600oF)a		 1. n/d
2. BAAQMD Approved Design and Operationb
NOx 1.  n/d
2. n/s		 1.  n/d
2.  Natural Gas as Auxiliary Fuela
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 >1600oF)a		 1. n/d
2. BAAQMD Approved Design and Operationb
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.  Natural Gas as Auxiliary Fuel with Enclosed Automatic Feed and Flyash Removal Systema
NPOC 1. n/a
2. n/a		 1.  n/a
2. n/a

References

a. SCAQMD Guideline
b. BAAQMD