Local Air Pollution Control

Liaison with Local Air Pollution Control Agency and Local Trade and Professional Organizations... 

Is there a local air pollution control agency in your city, county, or region How is it organized Where is its principal office Who is its head ... 

STAPPA/ALAPCO, 1996. State and Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators and the Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officials (STAPPA/ALAPCO), "Controlling Particulate Matter Under the Clean Air Act A Menu of Options," STAPPA/ALAPCO, Washington, DC, July, 1996. 

Assists state and local air pollution control agencies and EPA regional offices with technical matters pertaining to health, exposure, and risk assessment of air pollutants. Services are also extended to the general public, small businesses and international agencies. Thursday 8 00 a.m. to 5 00p.m., EST Friday 8 00 a.m. to 4p.m., EST. 

What arc the general duties of state, territorial, and local air pollution control agencies as they relate to health risk assessments ... 

Lin, X., K. R. Polenske, and K. Robinson, Economic Impact Analyses in U.S. State and Local Air Pollution Control Agencies A Survey, J. Air Waste Manage. Assoc., 44, 134-140 (1994). 

NATICH. 1991. National Air Toxics Information Clearinghouse. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Research Triangle Park, NC and State and Territorial Pollution Program Administrators/Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officials, September 1991, 4-202. NTIS PB92-143700. 

Second, information was gathered through contacts with EPA Regional, State, and local air pollution control agencies. Copies of emission test results were requested and analyzed to determine the effect of burning tires either as the sole fuel or as a supplemental fuel. Permit applications and permits were reviewed to determine the processes using tires, the control techniques used, the limits set, and the permit conditions under which the permits were approved. Trade associations provided information on companies burning tires, and other available information. 

When reviewing plans for such an installation, the local air-pollution-control agency knows from experience that in order to meet emission standards, the afterburner must operate at 1300 to 1500°F, that the residence time in the vessel must be 0.3 to 0.5 s, and that the velocity within it must be 20 to 40 ft/s. Can this afterburner satisfy those three criteria ... 

Emission standards are govemmentally promulgated limits on the emission of a pollutant from a process. There are limits on the emission of specific gaseous, vapor, and particulate pollutants from any process and on their emission from specific processes. Some countries (e.g., the United States) officially promulgate and publish their emission standards for new sources for a number of processes and for hazardous pollutants from ary process (Table XI). In the United States, emission standards for existing sources are promulgated and published by state and local air pollution control authorities. Some countries (e.g., Russia) do not promulgate or publish emission standards. 

Most local governments staff offices responsible for pollution control. Among many possible examples, one can cite local air pollution control districts, such as the one created as early as 1971 in Gahfomia s Glenn County (near Sacramento), which maintains close association with the state s department of agriculture. One of its key concerns is to maintain informational networks with local industries that may need technical consultation based on specific local resources of mixed private and governmental agencies. 

Fume cupboards, slot captor or receptor hood ventilation. These must be driven by a suitable and adequate fan, and will often need water wash, dust filtration or precipitators built in. Local air pollution control requirements may require capture of vapours, which cannot simply be discharged fiom an exhaust vent. The ventilation system pressures should be checked regularly to spot obstmctions or reductions in fan performance, and the pressure figures recorded. 

Part B processes, which may be classified as those from less polluting industries with only emissions released to air being subject to regulatory control. For such processes local authorities are the enforcing body through the Environmental Health Officers and the system is known as Local Air Pollution Control (LAPC). 

NSR permits are most often issued by the state, but they can also be issued by local air pollution control agencies. EPA may also issue permits. State and local air pollution control agencies may run their own air pollution permitting programs if they are approved by EPA in the State Implementation Plan (SIP) or they may be delegated the authority to issue permits on behalf of EPA. 

Individual facilities, companies, and industry associations must work with EPA, state, and local air pollution control agencies on the Title V program and regulations. Permit streamlining processes for major permits must be developed, together with fast-track approaches for minor equipment, chemical, and process changes. Time really is of the essence in this area. 

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