Appendix C: Summary of Hg Test Reports Reviewed for Consistency

Pass/Fail Facility ID Unit ID

Fuel 

Category

Combusto

r Design Test Date Run #

Method 

used (29 

or ?)

Particulate 

front half? 

y/n

 Sample 

time (min.)

Sample 

volume 

(dscf)

Sample 

volume 

(dscm)

Filter 

temperatu

re (avg. 

deg. f)

Reported 

Value 

(lb/Mmbt

u)

Firing rate 

(Mmbtu / 

hr)

Percent 

H2O (Bws)

CorrectedSUM of 

Hg Fractions Notes Actions Taken in EPA ICR Databases

PASS ARPotlatchForestWarren Wellons BoilerBiomass Dutch Oven/Pile Burner 40065 1 Method 29 y 240 208.754 5.9112494 247.8 < 0.000000548 318.42 21.06 4.4E+00

Ten minute stop in the run not explained in the report; believe that 

the filter had to be changed at this point due to blinding per lab 

report

PASS ARPotlatchForestWarren Wellons BoilerBiomass Dutch Oven/Pile Burner 40065 2 Method 29 y 240 220.995 6.2578756 246.25 < 0.000000546 304.04 20.23 3.3E+00 Filter combined with front half rinse?

PASS ARPotlatchForestWarren Wellons BoilerBiomass Dutch Oven/Pile Burner 40066 3 Method 29 y 240 217.503 6.1589933 247.9 < 0.00000053 321.69 21.47 3.4E+00 No HCl rinse necessary

PASS CACovantaDelano Unit 1 Biomass FB 4/21/2009 1 Method 29 y 120 100.827 2.8551 251 < 0.000000267 414 10.7 6.7E-01 Did not see duplicate analysis results

PASS CACovantaDelano Unit 1 Biomass FB 4/21/2009 2 Method 29 y 120 102.364 2.898623 245.25 < 0.000000294 427 11.5 7.7E-01

PASS CACovantaDelano Unit 1 Biomass FB 4/21/2009 3 Method 29 y 120 101.458 2.8729679 250.92 < 0.0000004 421 11.5 1.0E+00

PASS CTElectric Boat EMU 17 Light Liquid N/A 40043 1 Method 29 y 240 153.219 4.3386748 249.52 7.56E-08 7.28 10.6 4.1E-01 Could not find firing rate, so back calculated from PM data

PASS CTElectric Boat EMU 17 Light Liquid N/A 40044 3 Method 29 y 240 153.208 4.3383633 249.46 7.62E-08 6.59 10 3.8E-01 matrix spike duplicate is below limit

PASS CTElectric Boat EMU 17 Light Liquid N/A 40044 4 Method 29 y 240 151.403 4.2872515 249.17 7.68E-08 6.5 9.01 3.7E-01 Could not find firing rate, so back calculated from PM data

PASS FLCFRC252 Boiler #3 (McBurney) Wet BiomassStoker/SlopedGrate/Other 2/4/2003 1 Method 29 y 60 49.908 1.4132358 254.75 3.7E-07 74.85 13.21 4.3E-01 Fourth impinger (empty one) was not included in the sampling train

PASS FLCFRC252 Boiler #3 (McBurney) Wet BiomassStoker/SlopedGrate/Other 2/4/2003 2 Method 29 y 60 45.423 1.2862349 254.9 3.36E-07 69.15 10.22 7.6E-01 Post test leak check not noted on run 2, pre test leak check okay

PASS FLCFRC252 Boiler #3 (McBurney) Wet BiomassStoker/SlopedGrate/Other 2/4/2003 3 Method 29 y 60 44.795 1.2684519 255.05 3.97E-07 63.74 9.54 3.8E-01

It appears that front half was combined with the first set of 

impingers

PASS FLRayonierPerformance PB06 Biomass FB 8/14/2008 1 Method 29 n 120 80.598 2.2822791 250.92 < 2.39E-7 12.5 24.1 1.0E+00 Bark and TDF; hold in first run due to weather; no lab report

PASS FLRayonierPerformance PB06 Biomass FB 8/14/2008 2 Method 29 n 120 77.547 2.1958844 247.42 < 2.11E-7 12.09 23.4 9.5E-01 Post test leak check not noted on run 2, pre test leak check okay

PASS FLRayonierPerformance PB06 Biomass FB 39675 3 Method 29 n 120 67.32 1.9062883 251.83 < 1.50E-7 10.28 21.4 8.6E-01 Could not find firing rate, so back calculated

PASS FLRayonierPerformance PB06 Biomass FB 8/18/2008 1 Method 29 n 120 78.359 2.2188777 235.88 < 3.48E-7 11.34 23.5 1.3E+00 Bark, Sludge, and TDF; no lab report

PASS FLRayonierPerformance PB06 Biomass FB 8/18/2008 2 Method 29 n 120 77.714 2.2006133 239.42 < 3.15E-7 11.49 23.5 1.3E+00 Could not find firing rate, so back calculated

PASS FLRayonierPerformance PB06 Biomass FB 8/18/2008 3 Method 29 n 120 76.063 2.1538623 242.54 < 1.89E-7 11.28 22.3 1.2E+00

Post test leak check not noted; mid point leak check noted, so this 

may have been an error in data placement. Pre and mid okay.

PASS FLRayonierPerformance PB06 Biomass FB 9/10/2008 1 Method 29 n 120 76.412 2.1637448 245.67 < 2.13E-7 11.26 21.7 9.6E-01 Bark and Sludge; no lab report

PASS FLRayonierPerformance PB06 Biomass FB 39722 2 Method 29 n 120 70.516 1.9967889 245.5 < 1.86E-7 10.66 20.7 8.5E-01 Could not find firing rate, so back calculated

PASS FLRayonierPerformance PB06 Biomass FB 39722 3 Method 29 n 120 72.781 2.0609265 247.88 < 3.61E-7 10.56 24.4 1.4E+00 post test pitot leak check not noted. Initial good.

FAIL GAGPMadisonPly 800 Wood Waste Boiler Wet BiomassStoker/SlopedGrate/Other 6/19/2003 1 Method 29 y 120 0 <6.432E-7 14.2 0.0E+00 Boiler grates were raked during Run 1

FAIL GAGPMadisonPly 800 Wood Waste Boiler Wet BiomassStoker/SlopedGrate/Other 6/19/2003 2 Method 29 y 120 0 <5.211E-7 13.8 0.0E+00 No data in the report to support this test

FAIL GAGPMadisonPly 800 Wood Waste Boiler Wet BiomassStoker/SlopedGrate/Other 6/19/2003 3 Method 29 y 120 0 <5.737E-7 15.1 0.0E+00

FAIL GAGPMadisonPly 800 Wood Waste Boiler Wet BiomassStoker/SlopedGrate/Other 6/19/2003 1 Ontario Hydroy 120 0 6.808E-07 15.7 0.0E+00 Boiler grates were raked during Run 1

FAIL GAGPMadisonPly 800 Wood Waste Boiler Wet BiomassStoker/SlopedGrate/Other 6/19/2003 2 Ontario Hydroy 120 0 7.39E-07 14.9 0.0E+00 No data in the report to support this test

FAIL GAGPMadisonPly 800 Wood Waste Boiler Wet BiomassStoker/SlopedGrate/Other 6/19/2003 3 Ontario Hydroy 120 0 6.302E-07 16.3 0.0E+00

PASS GAGPMadisonPly 800 Wood Waste Boiler Wet BiomassStoker/SlopedGrate/Other 8/11/2009 1 Ontario Hydron 240 176.217 4.9899051 252.88 5.7E-07 286.39 12.8 2.6E+00 grates raked during test

PASS GAGPMadisonPly 800 Wood Waste Boiler Wet BiomassStoker/SlopedGrate/Other 40037 2 Ontario Hydron 240 171.561 4.8580619 249.81 4.7E-07 274.63 14.7 2.2E+00 Test paused due to weather; grates raked during test

PASS GAGPMadisonPly 800 Wood Waste Boiler Wet BiomassStoker/SlopedGrate/Other 40037 3 Ontario Hydron 240 172.454 4.8833489 250.31 4.5E-07 274.9 15.1 2.3E+00 Could not find firing rate, so back calculated

PASS GAInternationalPaperAugustaMills PB3A Wet BiomassStoker/SlopedGrate/Other 8/10/2007 1 29 Y 120 62.864 1.7801086 242 4.5E-07 15 1.7E+00

PASS GAInternationalPaperAugustaMills PB3A Wet BiomassStoker/SlopedGrate/Other 8/10/2007 2 29 Y 120 70.654 2.0006966 245 6.68E-07 16 2.0E+00

The testing is sound, but the calculations are based on results that 

do not take into account data reported BDL 

PASS GAInternationalPaperAugustaMills PB3A Wet BiomassStoker/SlopedGrate/Other 8/10/2007 3 29 Y 120 68.063 1.9273277 244 5.53E-07 16 1.7E+00

Detected data plus sum of detection limits should be the reported 

value.

PASS HIPuuneneSugarMill Boiler 1 Biomass Suspension/Grate 5/28/2006 1 29 Y 180 98.787 2.7973337 254 4.12E-07 393.20388 1.1E+00

PASS HIPuuneneSugarMill Boiler 1 Biomass Suspension/Grate 5/28/2006 2 29 Y 180 95.978 2.7177917 243 3.36E-07 401.78571 8.6E-01

Boiler 1 and Boiler2 share a common outlet, and thus common 

results. Not much Hg in begasse.

PASS HIPuuneneSugarMill Boiler 1 Biomass Suspension/Grate 5/28/2006 3 29 Y 180 118.402 3.3527681 268 5.29E-07 347.82609 1.5E+00 Results reported at detection level in an appropriate manner. 

PASS HIPuuneneSugarMill Boiler 2 Biomass Suspension/Grate 5/28/2006 1 29 Y 180 98.787 2.7973337 254 4.12E-07 393.20388 1.1E+00

PASS HIPuuneneSugarMill Boiler 2 Biomass Suspension/Grate 5/28/2006 2 29 Y 180 95.978 2.7177917 243 3.36E-07 401.78571 8.6E-01

Boiler 1 and Boiler2 share a common outlet, and thus common 

results. Not much Hg in begasse.

PASS HIPuuneneSugarMill Boiler 2 Biomass Suspension/Grate 5/28/2006 3 29 Y 180 118.402 3.3527681 268 5.29E-07 347.82609 1.5E+00 Results reported at detection level in an appropriate manner. 

PASS ILCornProductsInt B10 Coal FB 1/23/2007 1 29 Y 120 69.38 1.964621 249 1.92E-07 1515.625 7.84 1.6E+00

PASS ILCornProductsInt B10 Coal FB 1/23/2007 2 29 Y 120 70.43 1.9943536 251 1.89E-07 1529.1005 8.02 1.6E+00

Results reported at the highest single component detection limit. 

Sum of all detection limits should be the reported value.

PASS ILCornProductsInt B10 Coal FB 1/23/2007 3 29 Y 120 70.11 1.9852922 248 1.9E-07 1526.3158 7.99 1.6E+00

PASS ILCornProductsInt B10 Coal FB 4/8/2008 1 29 Y 120 74.8 2.1180981 251 3.96E-08 1580.8081 8.87 1.6E+00

There is no explaination why detection on R1 filter is 5x better than 

other tests. This data is suspect, and I think should be reported 

much higher.

PASS ILCornProductsInt B10 Coal FB 4/8/2008 2 29 Y 120 72.48 2.0524031 254 1.84E-07 1559.7826 9.68 1.7E+00

Results reported at the highest single component detection limit. 

Sum of all detection limits should be the reported value.

PASS ILCornProductsInt B10 Coal FB 4/8/2008 3 29 Y 120 73.06 2.0688269 253 1.82E-07 1582.4176 8.58 1.6E+00

PASS ILPolyOne B1 Coal FB 11/14/2006 1 29 Y 120 85.115 2.4101861 2.19E-07 107.76256 6.7 5.4E-01

PASS ILPolyOne B1 Coal FB 11/14/2006 2 29 Y 120 83.675 2.3694099 2.28E-07 103.07018 8 5.6E-01 Results reported at detection level in an appropriate manner. 

PASS ILPolyOne B1 Coal FB 11/14/2006 3 29 Y 120 87.072 2.4656021 2.17E-07 106.45161 6.8 4.4E-01

Not sure what is going on here...looks like data was reported at a 

nominal DL value, but DL for this run was lower than the others.

PASS INTateLyleSagamore 31B1 Coal PC 9/1/2009 1 29 Y 240 161.58 4.5754318 251 4.06E-07 216.74877 8.42 3.1E+00

PASS INTateLyleSagamore 31B1 Coal PC 9/1/2009 2 29 Y 240 139.34 3.9456657 249 4.49E-07 181.06904 8.79 3.1E+00

BDL results not included in reported emissions. Emissions should be 

higher by approx. 30%

PASS INTateLyleSagamore 31B1 Coal PC 9/1/2009 3 29 Y 240 133.63 3.7839766 250 4.41E-07 165.98639 8.59 2.9E+00

FAIL KYNewPage-Wickliffe B09 CONDINTION 1 Wet BiomassStoker/SlopedGrate/Other 9/28/2005 1 29 y 120 84.796 2.4011531 318 4.50E-07 273 0.166 8.3E-01

Test run ignored from analyses; remaining two runs for the test 

were not ignored

PASS KYNewPage-Wickliffe B09 CONDINTION 1 Wet BiomassStoker/SlopedGrate/Other 9/28/2005 2 29 y 120 91.306 2.5854956 321 7.50E-07 316 0.163 1.7E+00

PASS KYNewPage-Wickliffe B09 CONDINTION 1 Wet BiomassStoker/SlopedGrate/Other 9/28/2005 3 29 y 120 97.028 2.7475244 330 6.00E-07 385 0.186 8.9E-01

PASS KYNewPage-Wickliffe B09 CONDINTION 2 Wet BiomassStoker/SlopedGrate/Other 9/28/2005 1 29 y 120 94.26 2.6691434 333 6.30E-07 410 0.207 1.9E+00

PASS KYNewPage-Wickliffe B09 CONDINTION 2 Wet BiomassStoker/SlopedGrate/Other 9/28/2005 2 29 y 120 86.917 2.461213 327 4.70E-07 354 0.199 1.2E+00

PASS KYNewPage-Wickliffe B09 CONDINTION 2 Wet BiomassStoker/SlopedGrate/Other 9/28/2005 3 29 y 120 91.778 2.5988611 328 5.90E-07 353 0.174 1.5E+00

FAIL MEBoralexStratton Boiler #1 Wet BiomassStoker/SlopedGrate/Other 10/20/2009 1 29 N 240 168.8 4.7798792 3.42E-07 0.0E+00

FAIL MEBoralexStratton Boiler #1 Wet BiomassStoker/SlopedGrate/Other 10/20/2009 2 29 N 240 169.22 4.7917723 2.41E-07 0.0E+00

FAIL MEBoralexStratton Boiler #1 Wet BiomassStoker/SlopedGrate/Other 10/20/2009 3 29 N 240 168.75 4.7784634 3.17E-07 0.0E+00

PASS MSGPNewAugusta AA-015 Power Boiler Dry BiomassStoker/SlopedGrate/Other 7/12/2006 1 29 Y 90 68.96 1.9527279 1.47E-06 395 At saturation 3.1E+00

PASS MSGPNewAugusta AA-015 Power Boiler Dry BiomassStoker/SlopedGrate/Other 7/12/2006 2 29 Y 90 55.59 1.574132 9.84E-07 438 At saturation 1.9E+00

PASS MSGPNewAugusta AA-015 Power Boiler Dry BiomassStoker/SlopedGrate/Other 7/12/2006 3 29 Y 90 61.31 1.7361042 8.34E-07 477 At saturation 1.7E+00

PASS MSGPNewAugusta AA-015 Power Boiler Dry BiomassStoker/SlopedGrate/Other 9/22/2010 2 29 Y 240 139.834 3.9596542 99.75 5.39E-07 0.18 2.1E+00

PASS MSGPNewAugusta AA-015 Power Boiler Dry BiomassStoker/SlopedGrate/Other 9/22/2010 3 29 Y 240 136.646 3.8693802 91.2 4.82E-07 0.18 1.9E+00

PASS MSGPNewAugusta AA-015 Power Boiler Dry BiomassStoker/SlopedGrate/Other 9/22/2010 4 29 Y 240 127.831 3.6197674 108.9 4.38E-07 0.18 1.7E+00

PASS MSGPNewAugusta AA-015 Power Boiler Dry BiomassStoker/SlopedGrate/Other 9/28/2010 1 29 Y 300 137.153 3.8837368 92.3 6.61E-07 0.14 1.7E+00

PASS MSGPNewAugusta AA-015 Power Boiler Dry BiomassStoker/SlopedGrate/Other 9/28/2010 2 29 Y 240 169.443 4.7980869 88.7 6.88E-07 0.132 2.3E+00

PASS MSGPNewAugusta AA-015 Power Boiler Dry BiomassStoker/SlopedGrate/Other 9/28/2010 3 29 Y 240 126.858 3.5922151 82.5 4.66E-07 0.149 1.4E+00

PASS NDCargillWestFargo Foster Wheeler Boiler (EU43) Biomass FB 8/25/2009 1 29 y 240 126.485 3.581653 93.1 1.01E-07 32.9 0.074 1.5E+00

PASS NDCargillWestFargo Foster Wheeler Boiler (EU43) Biomass FB 8/25/2009 2 29 y 240 134.933 3.8208735 85.9 1.48E-07 32.97 0.076 1.5E+00

PASS NDCargillWestFargo Foster Wheeler Boiler (EU43) Biomass FB 8/25/2009 3 29 y 240 138.135 3.9115439 79.5 6.30E-08 33.18 0.077 1.5E+00

PASS NYBlackRiverGen E00001, E00002, E00003 Coal FB 8/18/2009 4 ASTM D 6784-02 n 120 93.621 2.651049 261 2.72E-08 7.9 9.2E-02

PASS NYBlackRiverGen E00001, E00002, E00003 Coal FB 8/18/2009 5 ASTM D 6784-02 n 120 77.728 2.2010098 268 3.54E-08 7.7 1.0E-01

PASS NYBlackRiverGen E00001, E00002, E00003 Coal FB 8/18/2009 6 ASTM D 6784-02 n 120 88.341 2.5015362 257 2.53E-09 7 8.0E-03

PASS TNBowaterNewsprint Bubbling Fluidized Bed Boiler Biomass FB 10/6/2005 1N 29 y 60 44.229 1.2524246 252.2 0.0000003 639 0.232 8.5E-01

no fuel rate documentation; no moisture calcs or documentation; 

few blank values

PASS TNBowaterNewsprint Bubbling Fluidized Bed Boiler Biomass FB 10/6/2005 2N 29 y 60 44.634 1.2638929 251.4 0.0000004 639 0.256 9.4E-01

PASS TNBowaterNewsprint Bubbling Fluidized Bed Boiler Biomass FB 10/6/2005 3N 29 y 60 41.309 1.1697395 251.4 0.0000003 639 0.254 7.5E-01

PASS TNBowaterNewsprint Bubbling Fluidized Bed Boiler Biomass FB 10/6/2005 1S 29 y 60 32.963 0.9334073 253.6 0.0000003 639 0.207 9.1E-01

PASS TNBowaterNewsprint Bubbling Fluidized Bed Boiler Biomass FB 10/6/2005 2S 29 y 60 31.301 0.8863448 255.3 0.0000004 639 0.234 9.1E-01 .03 RDL

PASS TNBowaterNewsprint Bubbling Fluidized Bed Boiler Biomass FB 10/6/2005 3S 29 y 60 45.924 1.3004216 253.8 0.0000003 640 0.25 8.3E-01

PASS TNCargillMemphis Stoker Boiler 8001 Bituminous Coal Stoker/SlopedGrate/Other 40030 1 29 n 266 169.383 4.7963879 none recorded 4.1E-07 469.7 6.7 1.8E+00 report has 26 minute time discrepancy regarding runtime

FAIL TNCargillMemphis Stoker Boiler 8001 Bituminous Coal Stoker/SlopedGrate/Other 40031 2 29 runs 2 and 3 lack traverses on one axis

FAIL TNCargillMemphis Stoker Boiler 8001 Bituminous Coal Stoker/SlopedGrate/Other 40031 3 29 runs 2 and 3 lack traverses on one axis

PASS TNMilanArmyAmmunitionPlant D88L-1, Source #27-0010-86 Light Liquid (#2 fuel oil) N/A 11/17/2009 1 29 216 169.188 4.7908661 247.6 7.7E-08 5.7 0.091 5.0E-01

PASS TNMilanArmyAmmunitionPlant D88L-1, Source #27-0010-86 Light Liquid (#2 fuel oil) N/A 2 29 216 170.974 4.84144 243.8 6.5E-08 5.9 0.087 4.3E-01

PASS TNMilanArmyAmmunitionPlant D88L-1, Source #27-0010-86 Light Liquid (#2 fuel oil) N/A 3 29 216 171.329 4.8514924 244.2 7E-08 5.9 0.091 4.3E-01

Test ignored from all analyses since all test runs are flagged as 

failures

Test ignored from all analyses since all test runs are flagged as 

failures

Test ignored from all analyses since all test runs are flagged as 

failures

Test ignored from all analyses since two test runs are flagged as 

failures

These three units all go to one stack and are not distiguished 

between in the testing. I would recommend to not use this as it is 3 

separate boilers. There was only distinguishing between ParticleRun 1 had a smaller diameter nozzle used, hence the smaller 

volume with more sampling time

This report needs to be looked into more if we want to use it as the 

reported values are less than the sum of the MDL values in some 

cases.

Replaced values BD as 0. The MMBTU data was averaged from a 

CMS monitoring steam. 

NO LAB REPORT DATA FOR Hg!!!!!

There was no indication that an HCl rinse was preformed but the 

value in that column was reported in the lab report under the 3C 

data tag. 

The KMnO4 portion of the Run 3 sample was broken during 

shipment. The Run 2 MnO4-1 and 3C analytical values were used to 

calculate the total value. There was no indication that an HCl rinse 

was preformed but the value in that column was reported in the lab