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Air Pollution Technology Branch (APTB) is part of EPA's National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL), Air Pollution Prevention and Control Division (APPCD), and is located at Research Triangle Park, NC.

Fundamental and applied combustion research has been conducted by APTB and its predecessors since EPA's beginning, and we have been instrumental in the development and successful application of flue gas desulfurization systems on utility power plants. Studies include evaluation of on-line gas chromatographs (GCs) for monitoring of waste incinerator emissions and chemical and physical characterization of PM 2.5 from combustion sources.

APTB applies its expertise in pollution formation and control to objectively evaluate control technologies for stationary sources of air pollution. Its unique in-house skills and facilities provide rapid response and long-term support for the Office of Research and Development's (ORD) scientific mission, Agency policy formulation, Program office regulatory development, and state and regional office implementation.

Open Burning of Household Waste in Barrels

Backyard burning of household waste in barrels is a common waste disposal practice for which pollutant emissions have not been well characterized. This study measured the emissions of several pollutants, including polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans, from burning mixtures designed to simulate waste generated by a "recycling" and a "nonrecycling" family in a 55 gallon burn barrel at the EPA's Open Burning Test Facility. This paper focuses on the emissions and formation of these pollutants for different test burns.The article can be purchased by following the link below.

Article: ES990465T
Title: Emissions of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans from the Open Burning of Household Waste in Barrels Exiting EPA

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