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EP A Cod e Numbe r Dat e on-strea m Capacit y - Ton e o f 37 % HCHO/Yr . Averag e Productio n- Ton s o f 377 . HCHO/Yr . Rang e i nProductio n- 1 o f Max . Emission s t o Atmospher e Strea m Flo v- lbs./hr . Flo vCharacteristi c- Contlnuou ao rIntermitten t i f Intermitten t- hrs/yr . Compositio n- Tons/To no f 37 % HCH

O Formaldehyd e Methano l Methy l Format e Di-methy l Ethe r Methyla l Oxyge n Nitroge n Carbo nMonoxid e Carbo nDioxid e

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Wate r Hydroge n

• Sampl e Ta p Locatio n Dat e o rFrequenc y o f Samplin g Typ e o f Analysi s Odo rProble m Ven tStack s Flo v- SCF

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Incinerato r Catalo gI . D . No . Tota l Hydrocarbo nEmission s - Ton/To nHCH O (377. ) Tota l Particulat e 6 , Aeroso l Emission s - Ton/To nHCH O (377. ) Tota l N0 X- Ton/To nHCH O (37% ) Tota l SOj

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EP A Cod e No . Dat e on-stream Capacit y

- Ton s o f 377 . HCHO/Yr . Averag e Productio n- Ton s o f 377 . HCHO/Yr . Rang e I nProductio n- % o f Max . Emission s t o Atmospher e Stream Flo v - lbs./hr . Flo v Characteristi c - Continuou s o r Intermitten t i f Intermitten t - hrs./yr . Compositio n- Tons/To no f 377 . HCH O Formaldehyd e Methanol ' Methy l Format e Di-methy l Ethe r Methyla l Oxyge n Nitroge n Carbo nMonoxid e Carbo nDioxid e Methan e Wate r Hydroge n Sampl e Ta pLocatio n Dat e o r Frequenc y o f Samplin g Typ e o f Analysi s Odo r Proble m Vent ' Stack s Flo v - SCF M

pe r stac k Numbe r Heigh t - Fee t (elev . @ tip ) Diamete r - Inche s Exi t Ga s Temperatur e - F ° Emissio nContro l Device s Typ e - Wate r Scrubbe r

Incinerato r Catalo g I . D . No . Tots l Hydrocarbo nEmission s - Ton/To nHCH O (377. ) Tota l Particulat e & Aeroso l Emission s - Ton/To nHCH O (377. ) Tota l N0 X- Ton/To nHCH O (377. ) Tota l SO , - Ton/To nHCHO (377. ) Tota l C O - Ton/To nHCH O (37% ) FORMALDEHYD E VI A SILVE R

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O Averag e Productio n- Ton s o f 37 % HCH

O ° Rang e i nProductio n- % o f Max . Emission s t o Atmospher e Strea m Flo v- lbs./hr . Flo vCharacteristi c- Continuou s o rIntermitten t i f Intermitten t- hrs./yr . Compositio n- Tons/To no f 37 % HCH

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M pe rstac k Numbe r Heigh t- Fee t(elev . @ tip ) Diamete r- Inche s Exi tGa s Temperatur e - F ° Emissio nContro l Device s Typ e - Wate rScrubbe r

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O Averag e Productio n- Ton s o f 37 % HCH

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M pe rstac k Numbe r Heigh t. - Fee t(elev . @ tip ) Diamete r- Inche s Exi tGa s Temperatur e - F ° Emissio nContro l Device s Typ e - Wate rScrubbe r

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O Tota l SO , Emission s - Ton/To n o f 377 . HCH

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> Formaldehyd e * Methano l Methy l Format e ' Dl-methy l Ethe r Methyla l Oxyge n Nitroge n Carbo n Monoxid e Carbo nDioxid e Methan e Wate r Hydroge n Sampl e Tap Locatio n Dat e o rFrequenc y o f Samplin g Typ e o f Analysi s Odo rProble m Ven tStack s Flo v- SCF

M pe rstac k Numbe r Heigh t- Fee t(elev . @ tip ) Diamete r- Inche s Exi tGa s Temperatur e - F ° Emissio nContro l Device s Typ e - Wate rScrubbe r

Incinerato r Catalo gI . D . Numbe r Tota l Hydrocarbo nEmission s - Ton/To nHCH O (377. ) Tota l Particulat e & Aeroso l Emission s - Ton/To nHCH O (377. ) Tota l N0 „ - Ton/To n HCH O (37% ) Tota l 30 x- Ton/Tor . KCH O (37% ) Tota l C

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