# AIRQAP PRESS BRIEFING

Welcome & Introductions Steve Ross AirQAP Facilitator

# Background on AirQAP

• Created in 2002 as Supplemental Environmental Project • Diverse members: Environmental regulators (3); industry (7); state, county and municipal environmental groups (6); public health agency (1); business (1)

# AirQAP Mission

• Assess regional air quality

• Recommend steps to address air quality findings

• Inform public of findings

# AirQAP Activities

• Adopted health benchmarks • Created website (www.airqap.com) • Assessed three years of monitoring data • Provided monitoring data and other information on website and at press briefings • Urged NJ and PA DEPs to utilize SEPs as SOP to benefit local areas affected by environmental violations.

# Air Quality

Summary of AirQAP Findings & Conclusions Bud Allen, AirQAP Chairman

# AirQAP Program Overview
• Air Monitoring ran from 10/02 to 11/05
• Focused on SO2, fine particles, and 59 organic compounds
• Also collected meteorological data
• Five SO2 monitors: three in Belvidere/White Twp and two in Northampton County
• Two VOC monitors (in PA and NJ)
• One PM monitor in Belvidere
• All data available on AirQAP website

# Results of Three Years of Air

Monitoring • Sulfur Dioxide ( **SO 2**  

# )

- No exceedances of existing NAAQS

- 9 exceedances of EPA proposed 5 - minute guideline (on 5 days at one site) 

# • Fine Particulate Matter ( **PM** ) **2.5**



# - No exceedances of the NAAQS 

# • Volatile Organic Compounds (**VOCs** )

- 14 exceeded benchmark, all but one at levels typical of other NJ monitoring locations

- Almost all come from motor vehicle exhaust

- Chloroform exceeded benchmark more often than elsewhere in NJ

# Warren County Air Monitoring

Project

# Overview

• Supplemental Environmental Project funded by former Roche Vitamins

– Now DSM • Original focus was on 5 - min SO 2 

# concentrations • Expanded as a result of community meetings to include PM 2.5 

# , Hg, and Toxics (VOCs) • Additional funding supplied by PPL Corporation

# Overview (cont.)

• Monitoring Began in October of 2002 • All Data on Public Web Site www.airqap.com

### Liberty Twp. 

# Wa rren County 

# Sulfur **Dioxide Non -** **Attainment Ar** **eas in New Jersey** 

Harmony Twp. Wh ite Twp. Belvidere Town Liberty Twp.
Oxford Twp. Mansfield Twp.

# Parameters by Site

High School Demeter

Farm County

Complex SO 2 

# X X X PM 2.5 

# X VOC X Hg (wet) X Met X X

# Purpose of SO 2 

# Monitoring

• Evaluate draft EPA guidance on short- term (5 - minute) monitoring • Compare values to existing National Ambient Air Quality Standards • Report data relative to health benchmark adopted by the AIRQAP

# Air Quality Standards for SO2

**Annual Average**  • Primary

– 0.03 parts per million (ppm)

**24 -**  **Hour Average**  • Primary - 0.14 ppm** ** Health benchmark adopted by AIRQAP

# SO **2** 

# Concentrations at Demeter **Farm**

**100 =level**  **of SO2 24 hour National**  **Air Quality Standard** 

# SO **2** 

# Concentrations at Belvider**e High School** 

**100 =level**  **of SO2 24 hour National**  **Air Quality Standard** 

# SO **2** 

# Concentrations at **Wa rr** **en County Complex** 

# SO 2 

# Data Compared to 5 - min

Benchmark of 1600 ug/m 3 

# January 2003

– Oct 2005 Max (ug/m3) 2 ND 

# Max

(ug/m3) # of Times

>1600 High 866 743 0 School Demeter Farm 2,172 2,018 9 on 5 Days County Complex 981 932 0

# Industrial Processes 9% Transportation 5% Mi scellaneous <1% 

# National Summary **of 2002 SO**  **2** 

# Emissions by Source Category

Fuel Combusti on 86%

Source: USEPA National Air Quality E mi ssions Trends Report, 2003 Special Studies, September 2003

# Conclusions Regarding SO 2
• No exceedances of existing National Ambient Air Quality Standards were measured • The only exceedances of proposed 5 - minute guideline occurred at Demeter Farm site • Maximum 5 - minute values recorded at the Belvidere High School and County Administrative Complex monitoring sites were about 1⁄2 to 3⁄4 of the guideline • Highly sensitive individuals may be affected

# PM 2.5 

# Concentrations At Belvidere High School

# Number of Days from 11/2002 - 10/2005 with 24 - Hour PM 2.5 

# Concentrations > 40 μg/m 3



# #Days Bel vi dere 9 Ca md en 11 El iz abeth 17 Fo rt L ee 31 New Br unsw ic k 8

# EPA’s Proposed Standards For

Fine Particulates

• Annual Average Standard

– 15 micrograms per cubic meter



# • 24 - Hour Average Standard

– 35 micrograms per cubic meter

# Fine Particle Lev**els Compared to An**  **nual Health Standard**

10 12 14 16 18 20**M i** **c r** **o g** **r a** **m s** **p e** **r c** **u b** **i c** **m e** **t e** **r** 

## Health Standard = 15 micrograms per cubic meter

0 2 4 6 8 10 Atlantic City Cam den Lab Chester Elizabeth Lab Elizabeth Site

Fort Lee Gibbstown Jersey City Morristown Newark Lab Newark Site New Brunswick

Paterson Pennsauk en Phillipsburg Rahway To ms Ri ver Tre nton Union City Wa sh. Crossing Belvidere**M i** **c r** **o g** **r a** **m s** **p e** **r c** **u b** **i c** **m e** **t e** **r**

# Fine Particle Lev**els Compared to**

**Proposed 24-Hour A**

**ve rage Health Standard** 

25 30 35 40 45 50**M i** **c r** **o g** **r a** **m s** **p e** **r c** **u b** **i c** **m e** **t e** **r (** **u g** **/ m** **3 )**  

## Proposed standard = 35 micrograms per cubic meter

0 5 10 15 20 25 Atlantic City Cam den Lab Chester Elizabeth Lab Elizabeth Site

Fort Lee Gibbstown Jersey City Morristown Newark Lab Newark Site New Brunswick

Paterson Pennsauk en Phillipsburg Rahway To ms Ri ver Tre nton Union City Wa sh. Crossing Belvidere**M i** **c r** **o g** **r a** **m s** **p e** **r c** **u b** **i c** **m e** **t e** **r (** **u g** **/ m** **3 )** 

# Particulate Matter Sources

• Primary particles - are emitted directly from a source, such as construction sites, unpaved roads, fields, smokestacks or fires.

• Secondary particles - form in the atmosphere from chemicals such as sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and VOCs, that are emitted from sources like power plants, industries and motor vehicles. Secondary particles, make up most of the fine particle pollution in the country.

# Composition of Fine Particles **Chester, New Jersey**  **2003**

**Sulfate Nitrate**  **11% Elemental carbon**  **3% Sodium**  **1%**

**41%**

**Organic carbon 30%**  **Ammonium 14%** 

# Conclusions Regarding PM 2.5


# • No exceedances of the National Ambient Air Standard • Occasional concentrations in the “Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups” range • Similar to other non -urban sites in the state • Large scale influences seem to dominate over local sources

# Belvider**e High School**  **All VO**  **C Data** 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 VOC N ame CA S

Number Be nc hmark a Minimum Det ec tion Limit (MDL) Tota l

Number Tak en To Dat e Tot al

Num ber Ov er MDL Av

erage ToD at e Highes t

ToD at e Lowes t

To Da te 1 1,1 - D ic hloroet hane 75343 0.600 0.160 81 1 ND 0.242 0. 242 2 1,1,1 - T

ric hl oroet hane 71556 1000. 000 0.245 81 27 ND 21. 720 0. 109 3 1,1,2 - T

ric hl oroet hane 79005 0.063 0.224 81 0 ND ND ND 4 1,1,2,2 - T

et rac hloroet hane 79345 0.017 0.390 81 1 ND 0.412 0. 412 5 1,1-Dichloroethene 75354 200. 000 0.164 81 1 ND 0.238 0. 238 6 1,2 - D ic hloroet hane 107062 0.038 0.180 81 0 ND ND ND 7 1,2 - D ic hloropropane 78875 0.100 0.186 81 0 ND ND ND 8 1,2,4-T

ric hlorobenz ene 120821 200. 000 0.801 81 2 ND 0.296 0. 074 9 1,2,4-T

rimethylbenz ene 95636 * 0.257 81 46 ND 1.617 0. 049 10 1,2-Dibromoet hane 106934 0.005 0.331 81 0 ND ND ND 11 1,3,5-T

rimethylbenz ene 108678 * 0.213 81 32 ND 0.588 0. 045 12 1,3-Butadiene 106990 0.033 0.128 81 9 ND 0.594 0. 022 13 Acetonitrile 75058 60. 000 0.063 81 14 ND 3.507 0. 217 14 Acetyle ne 74862 * 0.061 81 79 0. 876 3.520 0. 171 15 Acr

ylo nitrile 107131 0.015 0.068 81 1 ND 0.507 0. 507 16 Be nz ene 71432 0.130 0.136 81 80 0. 834 4.102 0. 085 17 Br

omochloromethane 74975 * 0.198 81 1 ND 0.264 0. 264 18 Br

omodichloromethane 75274 * 0.275 81 1 ND 0.401 0. 401 19 Br

omof orm 75252 0.909 0.394 81 4 ND 0.894 0. 207 20 Br

omomethane 74839 5.000 0.162 81 13 ND 0.388 0. 078 21 Carbon Tetr

ac hl oride 56235 0.067 0.283 81 70 0. 595 1.480 0. 189 22 Chlorobenz ene 108907 1000. 000 0.162 81 1 ND 0.277 0. 277 23 Chloroet hane 75003 10000. 000 0.094 81 12 ND 0.714 0. 026 24 Chloroform 67663 0.043 0.239 81 27 ND 2.247 0. 088 25 Chloromet hane 74873 0.556 0.104 81 79 1. 153 1.673 0. 449 26 Chloromet hy lb enz ene 100447 * 0.211 81 1 ND 0.206 0. 206 27 Chloroprene 126998 7.000 0.122 81 1 ND 4.109 4. 109 28 ci s - 1, 3 - Dic hloropropene 10061015 0.250 0.187 81 0 ND ND ND 29 ci s- 1, 2-Dic hl oroet hy le ne 156592 * 0.120 81 0 ND ND ND 30 Dibromoc hloromet hane 124481 * 0.295 81 2 ND 1.923 0. 509 31 Dic hlorodif

luorom et hane 75718 200. 000 0.139 81 79 2. 951 5.335 1. 383 32 Dic hlorot et rafluoroet hane 1320372 * 0.175 81 8 ND 0.489 0. 140 33 Eth yl Acr

yl at e 140885 2.000 0.213 81 0 ND ND ND 34 Eth yl te rt -Butyl Eth er 637923 * 0.194 81 0 ND ND ND 35 Eth ylb enz ene 100414 1000. 000 0.227 81 56 ND 1.689 0. 130 36 Hex achloro-1,3-Butadiene 87683 0.046 2.303 81 3 ND 0.533 0. 107 37 m -

D ichlorobenz ene 541731 * 0.302 81 2 ND 0.300 0. 200 38 m,p-X

ylene 108383 100. 000 0.235 81 74 0. 750 3.897 0. 168 39 Meth anol 67561 4000. 000 0.655 81 1 ND 0.307 0. 307 40 Meth yl Eth yl Keto ne 78933 1000. 000 0.080 81 41 ND 14. 259 0. 133 41 Meth yl I so butyl Keto ne 108101 80. 000 0.353 81 10 ND 2.446 0. 136 42 Meth yl Methacrylate 80626 700. 000 0.216 81 0 ND ND ND 43 Meth yl te rt -B ut yl Eth er 1634044 4.000 0.134 81 29 ND 2.118 0. 215 44 Meth ylene C hloride 75092 2.100 0.188 81 49 ND 2.741 0. 104 45 N-Oc ta ne 111659 * 0.270 81 19 ND 1.116 0. 047 46 o - Dic hlorobenz ene 95501 200. 000 0.357 81 1 ND 0.300 0. 300 47 o - X

ylene 95476 100. 000 0.234 81 58 ND 1.819 0. 087 48 p - Dic hlorobenz ene 106467 0.091 0.286 81 6 ND 0.360 0. 060 49 Pr

opy lene 115071 3000. 000 0.063 81 79 0. 786 4.839 0. 137 50 Styr

ene 100425 1.750 0.202 81 26 ND 0.424 0. 042 51 tert-Amyl Methyl Ether 994058 * 0.262 81 1 ND 0.345 0. 345 52 Tet rac hloroet hy lene 127184 0.169 0.277 81 20 ND 0.949 0. 068 53 Tol uene 108883 400. 000 0.181 81 81 2. 262 21. 056 0. 301 54 tr ans -1 ,2-D ichloroethylene 156605 * 0.217 81 1 ND 0.397 0. 397 55 tr ans -1 ,3-D ichloropropene 10061026 0.250 0.304 81 2 ND 0.478 0. 453 56 Tri ch lor

oet hy lene 79016 0.500 0.212 81 10 ND 1.124 0. 161 57 Tri ch lor

of luoromet hane 75694 700. 000 0.149 81 77 1. 673 2.851 0. 671 58 Tri ch lor

otrif luoroet hane 26523648 * 0.227 81 74 0. 782 1.602 0. 305 59 Viny l C hloride 75014 0.110 0.127 81 4 ND 0.129 0. 026 a Click here f

or a full discussion of Benc hmark s f or Volatile OrganicCompounds

# Data with **Compounds Never**  **Detected Removed**  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 VOC N ame CA S

Num ber Be nc hmark a Minimum Det ec tion Limit (M DL) Tota l

Num ber Ta ke n To Dat e Tota l

Num ber Ov er MD L Av

erage ToD at e Hi ghes t

ToD at e Lowes t

ToD at e 1 1, 1 - Di ch loroet hane 75343 0. 600 0. 160 81 1 ND 0. 242 0. 242 2 1, 1, 1 - Tric hloroet hane 71556 1000. 000 0. 245 81 27 ND 21. 720 0. 109 3 1, 1, 2, 2 - Te tr

ac hloroet hane 79345 0. 017 0. 390 81 1 ND 0. 412 0. 412 4 1, 1-Di ch loroet hene 75354 200. 000 0. 164 81 1 ND 0. 238 0. 238 5 1, 2, 4-T

ri ch lo robenz ene 120821 200. 000 0. 801 81 2 ND 0. 296 0. 074 6 1, 2, 4-T

ri methylbenzene 95636 * 0. 257 81 46 ND 1. 617 0. 049 7 1, 3, 5-T

ri methylbenzene 108678 * 0. 213 81 32 ND 0. 588 0. 045 8 1, 3-B ut adiene 106990 0. 033 0. 128 81 9 ND 0. 594 0. 022 9 Aceto nit rile 75058 60. 000 0. 063 81 14 ND 3. 507 0. 217 10 Acetyle ne 74862 * 0. 061 81 79 0. 876 3. 520 0. 171 11 Acr

ylo ni trile 107131 0. 015 0. 068 81 1 ND 0. 507 0. 507 12 Be nz ene 71432 0. 130 0. 136 81 80 0. 834 4. 102 0. 085 13 Br

om oc hloromet hane 74975 * 0. 198 81 1 ND 0. 264 0. 264 14 Br

om odichloromethane 75274 * 0. 275 81 1 ND 0. 401 0. 401 15 Br

om oform 75252 0. 909 0. 394 81 4 ND 0. 894 0. 207 16 Br

om ometh ane 74839 5. 000 0. 162 81 13 ND 0. 388 0. 078 17 Carbon Tetr

ac hloride 56235 0. 067 0. 283 81 70 0. 595 1. 480 0. 189 18 Chl orobenz ene 108907 1000. 000 0. 162 81 1 ND 0. 277 0. 277 19 Chl oroet hane 75003 10000. 000 0. 094 81 12 ND 0. 714 0. 026 20 Chl orof

orm 67663 0. 043 0. 239 81 27 ND 2. 247 0. 088 21 Chl oromet hane 74873 0. 556 0. 104 81 79 1. 153 1. 673 0. 449 22 Chl oromet hy lb enz ene 100447 * 0. 211 81 1 ND 0. 206 0. 206 23 Chl oroprene 126998 7. 000 0. 122 81 1 ND 4. 109 4. 109 24 Dibromochloromet hane 124481 * 0. 295 81 2 ND 1. 923 0. 509 25 Dic hlorodifluoromet hane 75718 200. 000 0. 139 81 79 2. 951 5. 335 1. 383 26 Dic hlorot et rafluoroet hane 1320372 * 0. 175 81 8 ND 0. 489 0. 140 27 Ethylb enz ene 100414 1000. 000 0. 227 81 56 ND 1. 689 0. 130 28 Hex ac hl oro-1, 3-B ut adi ene 87683 0. 046 2. 303 81 3 ND 0. 533 0. 107 29 m -

D ich lo robenz ene 541731 * 0. 302 81 2 ND 0. 300 0. 200 30 m,p-X

yl ene 108383 100. 000 0. 235 81 74 0. 750 3. 897 0. 168 31 Metha nol 67561 4000. 000 0. 655 81 1 ND 0. 307 0. 307 32 Methyl Ethyl Keto ne 78933 1000. 000 0. 080 81 41 ND 14. 259 0. 133 33 Methyl I so butyl Keto ne 108101 80. 000 0. 353 81 10 ND 2. 446 0. 136 34 Methyl ter

t- Butyl Ether 1634044 4. 000 0. 134 81 29 ND 2. 118 0. 215 35 Methylene C hloride 75092 2. 100 0. 188 81 49 ND 2. 741 0. 104 36 N-Oc ta ne 111659 * 0. 270 81 19 ND 1. 116 0. 047 37 o - Di ch lo robenz ene 95501 200. 000 0. 357 81 1 ND 0. 300 0. 300 38 o - Xy lene 95476 100. 000 0. 234 81 58 ND 1. 819 0. 087 39 p - Di ch lo robenz ene 106467 0. 091 0. 286 81 6 ND 0. 360 0. 060 40 Pr

opy le ne 115071 3000. 000 0. 063 81 79 0. 786 4. 839 0. 137 41 Styr

ene 100425 1. 750 0. 202 81 26 ND 0. 424 0. 042 42 te rt -A myl Meth yl Eth er 994058 * 0. 262 81 1 ND 0. 345 0. 345 43 Te tr

ac hloroet hy lene 127184 0. 169 0. 277 81 20 ND 0. 949 0. 068 44 To lu ene 108883 400. 000 0. 181 81 81 2. 262 21. 056 0. 301 45 tr ans -1 ,2-D ic hloroet hy le ne 156605 * 0. 217 81 1 ND 0. 397 0. 397 46 tr ans -1 ,3-D ic hloropropene 10061026 0. 250 0. 304 81 2 ND 0. 478 0. 453 47 Trich loroet hy lene 79016 0. 500 0. 212 81 10 ND 1. 124 0. 161 48 Trich lorofluoromet hane 75694 700. 000 0. 149 81 77 1. 673 2. 851 0. 671 49 Trich lorot ri fl uoroet hane 26523648 * 0. 227 81 74 0. 782 1. 602 0. 305 50 Vi ny l C hloride 75014 0. 110 0. 127 81 4 ND 0. 129 0. 026 a Clic k h ere for a fu ll d iscu ssio n of Benc hmark s f or Volatile OrganicCompounds

# Data **Wi th One or**  **Mor e**  **Va lue**  **Above the Long Te**  **rm Benchmark** 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



# VO C Na me CA S

Num ber Be nc hm ark a 

# Min imu m Det ec ti on Limit (M DL) Tota l

Num ber Ta ke n To Dat e Tota l

Nu mb er Ov er MD L Av

erage ToD at e Hi ghes t

ToD at e Lowes t

ToD at e 1 1, 1, 2, 2 - Tetr

ac hl oroet hane 79345 0. 017 0. 390 81 1 ND 0. 412 0. 412 2 1, 3-B ut adi ene 106990 0. 033 0. 128 81 9 ND 0. 594 0. 022 3 Ac ry lo ni trile 107131 0. 015 0. 068 81 1 ND 0. 507 0. 507 4 Be nz ene 71432 0. 130 0. 136 81 80 0. 834 4. 102 0. 085 5 Ca rbon Te tr

ac hl orid e 56235 0. 067 0. 283 81 70 0. 595 1. 480 0. 189 6 Ch lo rof

orm 67663 0. 043 0. 239 81 27 ND 2. 247 0. 088 7 Ch lo rom et hane 74873 0. 556 0. 104 81 79 1. 153 1. 673 0. 449 8 Hexa ch lo ro-1, 3-B ut adi ene 87683 0. 046 2. 303 81 3 ND 0. 533 0. 107 9 Meth yl ene Chl ori de 75092 2. 100 0. 188 81 49 ND 2. 741 0. 104 10 p - Di ch lor

obenz ene 106467 0. 091 0. 286 81 6 ND 0. 360 0. 060 11 Tetr

ac hl oroet hy le ne 127184 0. 169 0. 277 81 20 ND 0. 949 0. 068 12 tr ans -1 ,3-D ic hl oropropene 10061026 0. 250 0. 304 81 2 ND 0. 478 0. 453 13 Tric hloroet hy le ne 79016 0. 500 0. 212 81 10 ND 1. 124 0. 161 14 Vin yl C hl ori de 75014 0. 110 0. 127 81 4 ND 0. 129 0. 026

# Chloroform Concentrations at Belv **idere and NJDEP Sites 2002-2005**

1.5 2.0 2.5**C o** **n c** **e n** **t r** **a t** **i o** **n (** **u g** **/ m** **3 )**  

## Camden Chester Elizabeth New Brunswick Belvidere



# 0.0 0.5 1.0

05/24/02 12/10/02 06/28/03 01/14/04 08/01/04 02/17/05 09/05/05 03/24/06**C o** **n c** **e n** **t r** **a t** **i o** **n (** **u g** **/ m** **3 )** 

# Estimated A **ir Toxics Emissions (tons/y r) for New** **Jersey , by**  **County Based on U.S.EPA** **'s 1999 A ir Toxics Inventory** 

5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000**T o** **n s** **/ Y** **e a** **r** 

## Non-road mobile sources On-road mobile sources Area & other sources Major point sources



# 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 Atlantic Bergen Burlington Camden Cape May Cumberland Essex

Gloucester Hudson Hunterdon Mercer

Middlesex Monmouth Morris Ocean

Passaic Salem

Somerset Sussex Union

Warren 

# County**T o** **n s** **/ Y** **e a** **r**

# Conclusions Regarding VOC

Monitoring

• 14 compounds (out of 59 measured) had 1 value or more over the Long Term benchmark • Most VOC’s in range of other sites • Chloroform occurs at higher concentrations, more often than other sites

# General Monitoring Conclusions

• Overall program met its goals • SO 2 

# monitoring did not show violations of air quality standards, but there were some high 5 - min concentrations • PM 2.5 

# shows regional signal and can be “Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups” at times • Chloroform concentrations higher than at other NJ sites • No obvious correlations with other VOC’s

# AirQAP Findings & Recommendations BUD ALLEN, AIRQAP CHAIR

# Major Findings

• Industrial facilities have improved environmental performance and need to do more • Mobile sources are now the main problem • Lawmakers and regulators are tightening requirements, and need to do more • Citizens and consumers must do more if air quality is to be improved soon • Citizen oversight has been key and must continue

– important role for AirQAP

# AIRQAP RECOMMENDATIONS

• Local Industry Improvements
• New Actions by Lawmakers and Regulators
• What Residents Can Do

# Industry Has Worked to Improve

Air Quality
• Atlantic States • BASF • Buzzi Unicem • DSM/RVI • ESSROC • Keystone • PPL

# Atlantic States Cast Iron Pipe • New State - of

- the - Art Mercury Reduction Baghouse

- Eliminated 40 lbs/year of Hg emissions

- Reduced CO by about 50%

- Reduced other metals by 50% to 75% 

# • Implementing Fugitive Emission Reduction Projects in 2006

- Slag conveyor

- Waste bunker enclosure

- Trough covers

- Casting mold spigot modifications

# BASF
• Voluntarily installed thermal oxidizer in 1994 to reduce VOC emissions (95% destruction). Prevented 45,000 pounds per year of VOC emissions in 2005
• Voluntary plans to connect filling machine to thermal oxidizer in 2006. Will prevent 1,000 pounds per year of VOC emissions.

• Substituted non - VOC solvents into products to replace VOC solvents. Replaced over 900,000 pounds of VOC solvent use in 2005.

# Dba fka 

# Buzzi Unicem USA **Stockertow n**  **Facility Fka**  

# Hercules Cement Co . **Env ironmental Control Improv** **ements**

**New M**  **ain Baghouse**  **Calcium Hy** **droxide To** **Control SO2**

**Am monia Hy** **droxide T o Control NOx**  **New M**  **ain Baghouse**  **Fabric Filter**  **To Control**  **Particulate**

**Proprietary**

**Information & May** 

**N ot Be**  **Duplicated or Used w/o Consent of BU USA**

# DSM/RVI

• **Methanol**

- Process changes to generate less methanol and 85% efficient water scrubber to remove vapors in 2001

- Ended the methanol -producing fermentation process in 10/02

• **Chloroform & Toluene** 

- Installed a new Vitamin C Chloroform decanter in 2001

- Upgraded a Vitamin C Toluene wastewater stripper in 2003

- Leak Detection and Repair Program in Spring 2003 to control vapor/liquid leaks

- Collected and controlled process vapors with two new thermal oxidizers in Spring 2003

- Reduced chloroform

emissions from

3,000 lbs. in 2003 to 1,900 lbs. in 2005

- Ended Vitamin C production in September 2005 and removed all chloroform and toluene by December 2000

- Voluntarily extended VOC/chloroform s ampling into Spring 2006

# ESSROC

• Modernized plant by expanding ability to burn fuels in the preheater
• Replaced electrostatic precipitators with modern baghouse dust collection
• Started up 1.7 mile conveyor to transport limestone from quarry to kiln, eliminating pollution and traffic associated with trucking

# Keystone Cement

• $165 million upgrade of East Allen Township plant • Switch from a "wet process" to a "dry process," which involves building a new kiln • Reduce its per-unit energy usage while maintaining strict limits on air emissions

# PPL’s Martins Creek Plant

• Reduced annual sulfur dioxide emissions by more than 6,000 tons, or about 25 percent, since 2000.
• Reductions result from voluntary agreement by PPL in 2004 to reduce permit limits for sulfur dioxide emissions.
• Burning lower- sulfur coal and oil to help meet those lower limits.
• Wi ll further reduce sulfur dioxide emissions by shutting down the two coal - fired generating units at the Martins Creek plant in the fall of 2007.

# What Industry Can Do

• Major industrial facilities have done a lot • Smaller facilities must do more • Stakeholder oversight has been crucial in Stakeholder oversight has been crucial achieving improvements • AirQAP should continue providing such oversight

# New **US, NJ and PA Air Pollution Control Programs & Regulations** 
 Additional Coal Fired Power Plant Emission Regulations  Mercury Control Programs  Diesel Engine Particulate Control Programs & Regulations  Diesel Fuel Sulfur Content Regulations  Controls on Gas Cans  Further Regulation of Paints and Coatings

# Estimated A **ir Toxics Emissions (tons/y r) for Warren County** **, New Jersey**  **Based on U.S.EPA 's 1999 A**  **ir Toxics Inventory**

543 239
Major Emissions Area and Other Emissions

324 595 Onroad Mobile Emissions Nonroad Mobile Em issions

# What Residents Can Do to **Reduce Air Pollution** 

# Purchasing **a new vehicle**

• **Consider Hybrid** **- Electric**  **Vehicles**

- NJ has Clean Fuel Vehicle Rebates for Local Governments, State Colleges and Boards of Education

- Federal Income Tax Deduction for Purchase of Hybrid- Electric Vehicles

# Drive **Less**

• Car pooling • Walking or riding a bike • Shopping by phone, Internet or mail • Riding public transit • Telecommuting

# When You Do Drive

• Combine tasks into one trip • Accelerate gradually • Obey the speed limit • Use cruise control where possible • Keep your car maintained and inspected on time • Don’t top off at the gas pumps • Keep your tires properly inflated

# At Home and At Work

• Conserve electricity • Participate in energy conservation programs • Buy fuel - efficient motorized equipment • Avoid spilling gas • Properly dispose of household paints, solvents, and pesticides • Tightly seal containers of toxic cleaners, chemicals, solvents, and garden chemicals • Reduce waste and recycle • Use wood stoves and fireplaces wisely and sparingly • Properly dispose of refrigeration & air conditioning equipment • Quit Smoking !

# Get Involved in Local Efforts

**to Improve Air Quality** • Become informed about the issue • Let people know you care • Speak up at local public hearings • Let your elected officials know how you feel • Learn about local efforts and issues • Talk to your state environmental agency to find out what it ’ s doing in your area • Work with a local community group that ’ s working to improve air quality • Report problems to your state agency or the EPA regional office near you

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# Conclusion 

# Cleaner Air Is Up to Everyone