Appendix B-5: Summary of Estimated Emission Reductions for Existing Units

Table B-5a: Baseline Emissions Table B-5b: Emission Reductions (Recommended Option)

Fuel Subcategory Pollutant

Baseline 

Emissions (tpy) Fuel Subcategory Pollutant Emission Reductions (tpy) 

 Hg Emission Reductions 

(tpy) - Upper Bound 

Biomass/Bio-Based Solid Hg 0.67 Gas 1 Hg 0.01 0.01

504 Boilers PM-filterable 43,142 10,883 Boilers PM-filterable 118

HCl 2,541 HCl 21

CO 314,685 CO 687

Dioxin/Furans (TEQ) 4.62E-06 Dioxin/Furans (TEQ) -

THC 17,615 THC 149

VOC 10,110 VOC 85

HF 60 HF 112

SO2 38,822 SO2 196

PM2.5 30,475 PM2.5 118

Total Metals* 354 Total Metals* 1

Coal/Fossil Solid Hg 2.55 Gas 1 - Metal Furnace Hg 7.06E-04 7.06E-04

601 Boilers PM-filterable 27,273 698 Boilers PM-filterable 3

HCl 46,830 HCl 4.18E-01

CO 134,903 CO 283

Dioxin/Furans (TEQ) 3.19E-05 Dioxin/Furans (TEQ) -

THC 9,129 THC 41

VOC 5,240 VOC 23

HF 1,517 HF 1

SO2 810,975 SO2 4

PM2.5 13,113 PM2.5 3

Total Metals* 379 Total Metals* 1.87E-02

Gas 1 Hg 0.87 Limited Use Hg 2.21E-04 2.21E-04

10,883 Boilers PM-filterable 11,760 479 Boilers PM-filterable 2

HCl 2,063 HCl 1

CO 68,694 CO 8

Dioxin/Furans (TEQ) 8.11E-06 Dioxin/Furans (TEQ) -

THC 14,872 THC 1

VOC 8,536 VOC 1

HF 11,222 HF 3.84E-01

SO2 19,599 SO2 21

PM2.5 11,760 PM2.5 1

Total Metals* 85 Total Metals* 4.46E-01

Gas 1 - Metal Furnace Hg 0.07 Liquid Hg 0.04 0.31

698 Boilers PM-filterable 299 777 Boilers PM-filterable 6,240

HCl 42 HCl 2,039

CO 28,287 CO 13,086

Dioxin/Furans (TEQ) 2.80E-06 Dioxin/Furans (TEQ) -

THC 4,059 THC 3,162

VOC 2,330 VOC 1,815

HF 62 HF 58

SO2 420 SO2 83,063

PM2.5 299 PM2.5 2,725

Total Metals* 2 Total Metals* 1,905

Limited Use Hg 0.02 Non-Continental Liquid Hg 1.34E-03 0.01

479 Boilers PM-filterable 212 44 Boilers PM-filterable 29

HCl 81 HCl 158

CO 763 CO 623

Dioxin/Furans (TEQ) 5.43E-08 Dioxin/Furans (TEQ) -

THC 107 THC 295

VOC 62 VOC 169

HF 38 HF 9

SO2 2,105 SO2 14,629

PM2.5 110 PM2.5 3

Total Metals* 45 Total Metals* 4

Liquid Hg 1.22 Process Gas Hg 4.59E-03 3.81E-03

777 Boilers PM-filterable 14,623 125 Boilers PM-filterable 11

HCl 2,337 HCl 4

CO 14,709 CO 1,852

Dioxin/Furans (TEQ) 1.88E-06 Dioxin/Furans (TEQ) -

THC 4,388 THC 240

VOC 2,518 VOC 138

HF 72 HF 0

SO2 106,792 SO2 462

PM2.5 7,535 PM2.5 11

Total Metals* 3,069 Total Metals* 0

Non-Continental Liquid Hg 0.13 Solid Hg 0.44 1.43

44 Boilers PM-filterable 2,860 1,105 Boilers PM-filterable 34,830

HCl 202 HCl 34,815

CO 1,111 CO 170,082

Dioxin/Furans (TEQ) 4.55E-07 Dioxin/Furans (TEQ) -

THC 718 THC 4,334

VOC 412 VOC 2,487

HF 11 HF 860

SO2 18,772 SO2 460,055

PM2.5 343 PM2.5 21,987

Total Metals* 352 Total Metals* 271

Process Gas Hg 0.46 TOTAL Hg 0.50 1.77

125 Boilers PM-filterable 1,130 14,111 Boilers PM-filterable 41,233

HCl 131 HCl 37,037

CO 2,085 CO 186,621

Dioxin/Furans (TEQ) 3.91E-07 Dioxin/Furans (TEQ) -

THC 291 THC 8,221

VOC 167 VOC 4,719

HF 9 HF 1,041

SO2 18,593 SO2 558,430

PM2.5 1,130 PM2.5 24,848

Total Metals* 7 Total Metals* 2,181

TOTAL Hg 5.99

14,111 Boilers PM-filterable 101,299 *Total Metals includes: 

HCl 54,227

CO 565,237

Dioxin/Furans (TEQ) 5.02E-05

THC 51,179

VOC 29,375

HF 12,993

SO2 1,016,077

PM2.5 64,765

Total Metals* 4,294

*Total Metals includes: 

antimony, arsenic, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, lead, manganese, nickel, and selenium

antimony, arsenic, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, lead, manganese, nickel, and selenium
Table B-5c: Emission Reductions (Alternative Option)

Fuel Subcategory Pollutant Emission Reductions (tpy) 

Gas 1 Hg 0.01

10,883 Boilers PM-filterable 118

HCl 21

CO 687

Dioxin/Furans (TEQ) -

THC 149

VOC 85

HF 112

SO2 196

PM2.5 118

Total Metals* 1

Gas 1 - Metal Furnace Hg 7.06E-04

698 Boilers PM-filterable 3

HCl 4.18E-01

CO 283

Dioxin/Furans (TEQ) -

THC 41

VOC 23

HF 1

SO2 4

PM2.5 3

Total Metals* 0

Limited Use Hg 2.21E-04

479 Boilers PM-filterable 2

HCl 1

CO 8

Dioxin/Furans (TEQ) -

THC 1

VOC 1

HF 3.84E-01

SO2 21

PM2.5 1

Total Metals* 0

Liquid Hg 0.04

777 Boilers PM-filterable 12,721

HCl 2,039

CO 13,086

Dioxin/Furans (TEQ) -

THC 3,162

VOC 1,815

HF 58

SO2 83,063

PM2.5 6,792

Total Metals* 2,239

Non-Continental Liquid Hg 1.34E-03

44 Boilers PM-filterable 2,574

HCl 158

CO 623

Dioxin/Furans (TEQ) -

THC 295

VOC 169

HF 9

SO2 14,629

PM2.5 309

Total Metals* 291

Process Gas Hg 4.59E-03

125 Boilers PM-filterable 577

HCl 4

CO 1,852

Dioxin/Furans (TEQ) -

THC 240

VOC 138

HF 0

SO2 462

PM2.5 577

Total Metals* 4

Solid Hg 0.44

1,105 Boilers PM-filterable 41,069

HCl 34,815

CO 170,082

Dioxin/Furans (TEQ) -

THC 4,334

VOC 2,487

HF 860

SO2 460,055

PM2.5 25,605

Total Metals* 290

TOTAL Hg 0.50

14,111 Boilers PM-filterable 57,063

HCl 37,037

CO 186,621

Dioxin/Furans (TEQ) -

THC 8,221

VOC 4,719

HF 1,041

SO2 558,430

PM2.5 33,404

Total Metals* 2,825

*Total Metals includes: 

antimony, arsenic, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, lead, manganese, nickel, and selenium