SUBTITLE B: GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER I: POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
SUBCHAPTER c: EMISSION STANDARDS AND LIMITATIONS FOR STATIONARY SOURCES
PART 229 HOSPITAL/MEDICAL/INFECTIOUS WASTE INCINERATORS
SECTION 229.125 EMISSION LIMITS FOR SMALL, MEDIUM, AND LARGE HMIWIS
Section 229.125 Emission Limits for Small, Medium, and Large HMIWIs
a) The emission limits in this Section shall apply to HMIWIs identified in Section 229.110(a) at all times, except as provided in Section 229.110(b) of this Part, Section 229.126 of this Subpart and Subpart F of this Part.
b) The emission limits for small, medium, and large HMIWIs are as follows:
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HMIWI EMISSION LIMITS |
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Pollutant |
Units (7% oxygen, dry basis) |
Small |
Medium |
Large |
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PM |
mg per dscm(grains per dscf) |
115 (0.05) |
69 (0.03) |
34 (0.015) |
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CO |
ppmv |
40 |
40 |
40 |
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Dioxins/Furans |
Nanograms per dscm, total dioxins/furans (grains per billion dscf), or nanograms per dscm TEQ (grains per billion dscf) |
125 (55) or 2.3 (1.0) |
125 (55) or 2.3 (1.0) |
125 (55) or 2.3 (1.0) |
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HCl |
ppmv or percent reduction |
100 or 93% |
100 or 93% |
100 or 93% |
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SO2 |
ppmv |
55 |
55 |
55 |
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NOx |
ppmv |
250 |
250 |
250 |
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Pb |
mg per dscm (grains per thousand dscf) or percent reduction |
1.2 (0.52) or 70% |
1.2 (0.52) or 70% |
1.2 (0.52) or 70% |
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Cd |
mg per dscm (grains per thousand dscf) or percent reduction |
0.16 (0.07) or 65% |
0.16 (0.07) or 65% |
0.16 (0.07) or 65% |
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Hg |
mg per dscm (grains per thousand dscf) or percent reduction |
0.55 (0.24) or 85% |
0.55 (0.24) or 85% |
0.55 (0.24) or 85% |
c) No owner or operator of a small, medium, or large HMIWI shall cause or allow any emissions that cause greater than 10 percent opacity, as measured on a 6 minute block average, according to Method 9, 40 CFR 60, Appendix A, incorporated by reference at Section 229.104(d) of this Part, from any stack used by an HMIWI.