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| Continuous Emissions
Monitor of Dioxins |
| The objective of this project is to
develop a laboratory instrument which can provide continuous monitoring of
the emission levels of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and
polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) generated by incineration equipment
at DOE sites. Once developed this instrument will be used to
systematically study the emission levels of key dioxins and furans that
contribute to Toxic Equivalence (TEQ). This information, combined with
mechanistic modeling studies being undertaken elsewhere, will lead to the
design specifications for a real-time, autonomous dioxin Continuous
Emissions Monitor (CEM) that can be used for compliance monitoring at DOE
incinerators. |
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Developers:
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SRI International, Inc., Menlo Park, CA OST
Industry Programs | |
Applications:
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Potential applications involving chemical sensing
at ultra-trace levels can be divided into several categories.
Examples of military, national security, and, private sector uses of
this technology include: chemical weapons (CW) detection; explosives
and UXO detection; land mine clearance; demil facility monitoring;
base closure and site restoration; nonproliferation monitoring of CW
production; counter-terrorism involving chemical agents; CW
precursor chemicals; narcotics interdiction; explosives and
contraband; monitoring and control of toxic emissions, such as
dioxins and furans; PCB and PAH detection; soil contamination
monitoring; insecticide and herbicide detection and identification;
waste incinerator permitting and compliance
monitoring. | |
Benefits:
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A real-time CEM will provide immediate feedback on
how variations in waste treatment operating parameters affect dioxin
formation and/or destruction, thus allowing more accurate
correlations and much more comprehensive data analysis. An
instrument capable of making these types of measurements would also
be valuable to DOE as new waste treatment processes are evaluated
and readied for permitting/public
acceptance. | |
Status:
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This project was started in July,
1998 | |
Milestones:
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FY 01
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| IT - ITSR Publication;
PR - Peer Review; DP - Deployment; AI -
Available for Implementation; DM - Demonstration; BST
- Bench-Scale Testing; | |
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| 9/19/02 |
Industry and University
Programs |
OST Ref #:
2305 | |
