RE: Additional documents for RTR 

Penny Lassiter to: Higgins, Cortney 03/23/2011 05:52 PM

Cc: Ann Johnson, Mary Kissell

Cortney,

Per our call today, I am providing you the 5 references identified in the literature search, along with links 

to the actual documents. The literature search was conducted to review articles discussing the potential 

formation of dioxins and furans when halogenated compounds are sent to a combustion device. I do not 

believe this information is needed to support the final rule since we are now planning to promulgate limits 

for HCl at the MACT floor, and I plan to strike reference to this memo conducting the literature search 

from the response in the RTC document. Thanks.

1. Gullett, Brian (EPA) and Seeker, Randy (EER Corporation), Chlorinated Dioxin and Furan Formation 

Control and Monitoring, Presentation at ICCR Meeting, September 17, 1997

http://www.airquality.utah.gov/Permits/wes/Research97.pdf

2. McKay,Gordon, Dioxin Characterisation, Formation and Minimisation During

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Incineration: Review. Chemical Engineering Journal 86 (2002) 343–368

http://www.seas.columbia.edu/earth/wtert/sofos/mckay_dioxin-formation_2002.pdf

3. Wikstrom, E., Lofvenius, G., Rappe, C., Marklund, S. 1996. Influence of level and form of chlorine on 

the formation of chlorinated dioxins, dibenzofurans, and benzenes during combustion of an artificial fuel 

in a laboratory reactor. Environ. Sci. Technol. 30(5): 1637-1644. 

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1021/es9506364

4. Bruce, K.R.; Beach, L.O.; Gullet, R.K. (1991). The role of gas-phase Cl2 in the formation of 

PCDD/PCDF during waste combustion. Waste Management 11:97-102.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=MiamiImageURL&_imagekey=B6VFR-4915XD9-6-1&_cdi=60

17&_user=14684&_pii=0956053X9190086K&_check=y&_origin=gateway&_coverDate=12%2F31%2F19

91&view=c&wchp=dGLbVzb-zSkzV&md5=03b477c480dbe8fa710a2df839b7f85f&ie=/sdarticle.pdf

5. EPA publication: Draft Dioxin Reassessment, Draft Exposure and Human Health Reassessment of 

2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-Dioxin (TCDD) and Related Compounds, Chapter 2, Mechanisms of 

Formation of Dioxin-like Compounds During combustion of Organic Material, 2003, 

http://www.epa.gov/ncea/pdfs/dioxin/nas-review/pdfs/part1_vol1/dioxin_pt1_vol1_ch02_dec2003.pdf

Penny Lassiter

Group Leader

Refining and Chemicals Group (D205-01)

Sector Policies and Programs Division

Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards

U.S. EPA

Research Triangle Park, NC 27711

(919) 541-5396
"Higgins, Cortney" Hi Penny, Can you also send us the following do... 03/23/2011 12:38:07 PM

From: "Higgins, Cortney" <Cortney_Higgins@omb.eop.gov>

To: Penny Lassiter/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA

Cc: Ken Hustvedt/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, Mary Kissell/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, Ann 

Johnson/DC/USEPA/US@EPA

Date: 03/23/2011 12:38 PM

Subject: RE: Additional documents for RTR

Hi Penny,

Can you also send us the following document:

Review of Halogenated Stream Definition  ‐ DRAFT

Cited in the following statement from the RTC document:

A literature review documented in a memo available in the docket for this action ,“Review of

Halogenated Stream Definition  ‐ DRAFT,” discusses the evidence that dioxins and furans are formed

when chlorine is combusted.

Thanks,

Cortney

From: Higgins, Cortney 

Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 11:52 AM

To: Lassiter.Penny@epamail.epa.gov

Cc: Hustvedt.Ken@epamail.epa.gov; Kissell.Mary@epamail.epa.gov; Johnson.Ann@epamail.epa.gov

Subject: Additional documents for RTR

Hi Penny,

Can you please send me the cost and emissions memos for the RTR package, along with the redline for

the risk assessment document?

Thanks,

Cortney

________________________________________________

Cortney Higgins

Policy Analyst

OMB/OIRA/NRE

202.395.7856

chiggins@omb.eop.gov