Fossil Fuel Fired Industrial Boilers--Background Information,
Volume 1: Chapters 1-9, Draft EIS. (See U.S. EPA Headquarters
Library Copy #PB82-202573). This document provides background
information for the fossil fuel-fired industrial boiler source
category. Fossil fuels considered include coal, oil and natural
gas. Background information for industrial boilers includes a
survey of boiler types, sizes, operating characteristics, and
existing State and Federal regulations. Uncontrolled emissions
of particulate matter, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides are
quantified and factors affecting these emissions are discussed.
Control technologies for particulate matter, sulfur dioxide and
nitrogen oxides are identified and discussed with respect to the
technologies' applicability to industrial boilers, developmental
status, and factors affecting performance. Emissions data for
each technology are also presented. Finally, environmental,
energy and cost impacts of applying these technologies to fossil
fuel-fired indust