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

Source Category

Source: Incinerator - Non-Infectious Waste Revision: 1
Document #: 95.5.1
Class: > 750 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 >1800oF)a		 1. n/d
2. BAAQMD Approved Design and Operationb
NOx 1.  n/s


2.  n/s		 1. Natural Gas as Auxiliary Fuel with Selective Catalytic Reductiona,b
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 >1800oF)a		 1. n/d
2. BAAQMD Approved Design and Operationb
PM10 1. <0.002 gr/dscf @ 12% CO2 with enclosed automatic feed and ash removal systema
2.  <0.04 gr/dscf @ 12% CO2 with enclosed automatic feed and ash removal systema		 1.  BAAQMD Approved Design and Operationb

2.  BAAQMD Approved Design and Operationb
NPOC 1. n/a
2. n/a		 1.  n/a
2. n/a

References

a. SCAQMD Guideline
b. BAAQMD