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Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, 2012: No County-provided recycling or trash collections on May 28; all pickups this week shift by one day. Transfer Station closed May 28.
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Resource Recovery Facility: Emissions Data

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The composition of the gases generated in each combustion unit are sampled every ten seconds. This is referred to as "continuous emissions monitoring," or CEM. The numbers shown on our data pages are hourly averages.

An air pollution control retrofit at this facility reduces nitrogen oxide emissions up to 500 tons a year.

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The Resource Recovery Facility must comply with the requirements of Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) Permit # 24-031-01718, as well as Federal standards. Under this air quality permit, the following limits must not be exceeded:

*Annual source testing emission standard, not a CEM standard

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Resource Recovery Facility

Operating Indication:

Furnace Roof Temperature 1100 to1600 °F, which corresponds approximately to furnace temperatures of 1800 to 2300 °F, respectively. When a unit is shut down, it takes hours for the temperature to decrease to ambient levels.

Last edited: 8/20/2010