Resource Recovery Facility: Emissions Data

Opacity | Carbon monoxide | Hydrogen chloride | Sulfur dioxide | Nitrogen oxides | Health effects

Health Effects

High concentrations of pollutants in the environment have the potential to cause adverse health effects to humans. However, the state-of-the-art air pollution control (APC) system at the Resource Recovery Facility removes more than 90% of acid gases (sulfur dioxide (SO₂) and hydrogen chloride (HCl)) from the flue gas. Good combustion control produces minimum levels of carbon monoxide (CO) and dioxins. Ammonia injection removes up to 50% of nitrogen oxides (NOx). Therefore, the ground-level concentrations of all the gases discussed above are much lower than the levels that could cause potential health effects to people.

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This page last updated: September 23, 2008

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