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MEMORANDU

M SUBJECT : Additio no f F-factor s fo r Municipa l Waste s t o Metho d1 9
FROM : Lor i T . Lay , Tes t Suppor t Sectio nt- Ti

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Emissio nMeasuremen t Branch , ESE D(MD-19 ) TO : Wal t Stevenson , Regulations Developmen t Sectio n

Standard s Developmen t Branch , ESE D(MD-13 )
I nreferenc e t o m

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23 , 1987 , regardin gth e revisio n o f Metho d19 , I hav e researche dth e possibilit y o f addin gadditiona l F-factor s fo r municipa l wastes . Dat a wer e analyze dfro m th e followin gtests : (1 ) Municipa l Incinerator s Test s at Chicag o Soli dWast e Disposa l System i nMay 1973 ; (2 ) St . Loui s Unio nElectri c i nAugus t 1974 ; an d(3 ) Dad e County , Florid a inOctobe r 1975 . Th e F c an

dF j factor s wer e calculate dfro m fue l analysi s dat a accordin g t o th e equation s i nMetho d19 . Th e F « factor s wer e als o calculate dfo r comparison . Th e value s ar e show ni nTabl e 1 . Th e recommende dF-factor s ar e th e midpoin t value s o f th e tes t average s whic har e show ni nTabl e 2 . Th e midpoin t F c facto r i s 182 0 dscf/10 6 Bt u(0.488 0 x10~ 7 dscm/J ) wit ha rang e o f + 6 percen t t o - 5 percent . Th e midpoin t F ^ facto r fo r th e waste s i s 957 0 dscf/10 6 Btu(2.57 0 x10~ 7 dscm/J ) wit ha rang e o f + 4 percen t t o - 3 percent . Th e midpoin t F 0 valu e i s 1.10 0 wit ha rang e o f + 5 percen t t o - 7 percent . Th e rang e fo r th e value s wa s base do nal l individua l dat a points . Th e value s hav e bee nrounde dof f t o be consisten t wit h Metho d19 . Th e Florid a dat a ar e no t include di nth e tabl e becaus e n o informatio n wa s availabl e t o determin e th e F c an dF< j value s fo r th e wastes . I n addition , ther e wa s a nanalytica l equipmen t deficiency . However , th e averag e F 0 valu e (1.10 ) fo r th e Florid a test s fel l withi nth e rang e o f th e othe r two test s whic hindicate dtha t th e natur e o f th e municipa l wast e wa s similia r t o th e other two .P. 3

Th e F c an

dF ^ factor s liste dinTabl e 1 ar e consisten t fo r bot hth e Chicag o andth e St . Loui s tests , andi t appear s tha t th e F-factor s wil l no t be appreciabl y

different inothe r part s o f th e country ; therefore , th e midpoin t value s show

nabov e may

b e liste di nTabl e 19- 1 o f Metho d1 9 t o b e use di nth e calculatio no f emissio nrate s from municipa l incinerators . Attachmen tP. 4

Tabl e 1
. F-FACTOR S FO R MUNICIPA L INCINERATO R TEST S
Chicag o Dat a 

### Ru n 

### 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 Chicag o Averag e F c (dscf/10 C Btu )
180 7 182 5 179 5 178 5 177 6 178 8 184 0 182 0 176 9 183 6
180 4 F d (dscf/10 C Btu )
931 0 949 0 943 9 936 2 928 3 952 3 949 3 930 8 925 3 960 2
940 6c 1.07 7 1.08 6 1.09 9 1.09 6 1.09 2 1.11 3 1.07 8 1.06 9 1.09 3 1.09 3
1.09 0



### 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0
St
. Loui s Averag e Midpoin t St
. Lo i

183 6 189 8 182 1 187 3 185 1 180 0 182 0 184 7 178 3 190 3 184 3 192 7 172 7 179 1 177 6 177 8 178 8 176 2 191 8 182 8
182 9
181 7 lis Dat a

974 5 987 3 971 2 982 4 977 3 966 9 971 0 976 6 963 4 988 0 975 7 993 3 951 8 964 9 962 3 962 4 964 3 961 0 991 6 970 4
972 8
956 7 1.10 9 1.08 7 1.11 5 1.09 6 1.10 3 1.12 3 1.11 5 1.10 5 1.12 9 1.08 5 1.10 6 1.07 7 1.15 2 1.12 6 1.13 2 1.13 1 1.12 7 1.14 0 1.08 0 1.11 0
1.11 2
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### Tabl e 2 . RECOMMENDE DF-FACTOR S FO RMUNICIPAL WASTE S

Recommende d Valu e 

### F c F d 

### F o 181 7
956 7
1.10 1 Hig

hValu e (dscf/10 6 Btu )
192 7 993 3
1.15 2 Lo w Valu e (dscf/10 6 Btu )
172 7 928 3
1.09 3 % Differenc e fro m th e Midpoin t HighLo

w +6% 

### +4 % +5 % -5 %

-3 % -7%