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MEMORANDUM
TO: STACK TEST FILE – CLEAN HARBORS ARAGONITE, LLC
THROUGH: Harold Burge, Major Source Compliance Section Manager
FROM: Paul Morris, Environmental Scientist
DATE: October 29, 2024
SUBJECT: Source: Hazardous Waste Incinerator Stack
Location: 11600 North Aptus Road, Aragonite, Utah
Contact: William Simmons: 435-884-8351
Tester: Focus Environmental Inc.
Site ID #: 10725
FRS ID #: UT0000004904500048
Permit #: 4500048004, last revised November 23, 2021
Subject: Review of Pretest Protocol dated September 20, 2024
On September 24, 2024, Utah Division of Air Quality (DAQ) received a protocol for testing of Clean
Harbor Aragonite, LLC’s hazardous waste incinerator stack in Aragonite, Tooele County, Utah. A revised
protocol was received October 29, 2024 (email). Testing will be performed November 15, 2024, to
determine compliance with the Hg emission limits found in Title V permit Condition II.B.2.j.
PROTOCOL CONDITIONS:
1. RM 1 used to determine sample velocity traverses: OK
2. RM 2 used to determine stack gas velocity and volumetric flow rate: OK
3. RM 3A used to determine dry molecular weight of the gas stream: OK
4. RM 4 used to determine moisture content: OK
5. RM 101A used to determine Hg emissions: OK
DEVIATIONS: No deviations were noted.
CONCLUSION: The protocol appears acceptable.
RECOMMENDATION: Send attached protocol and test date confirmation notice.
ATTACHMENTS: Revised testing protocol received on October 29, 2024, and cover letter
received on September 24, 2024.
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MERCURY EMISSIONS TEST PLAN
CLEAN HARBORS ARAGONITE, LLC INCINERATOR
U.S. EPA ID NO. UTD981552177
SUBMITTED TO:
CLEAN HARBORS, ARAGONITE, LLC
11600 NORTH APTUS ROAD
ARAGONITE, UTAH 84029
OCTOBER 2024
REVISION 1
PROJECT NO. P-001591
PREPARED BY:
Focus Environmental, Inc.
4700 Papermill Drive
Knoxville, TN 37909
865.694.7517
Fax: 865.531.8854
www.focusenv.com
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Tables of Contents
1.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................ 1
1.1 TEST PURPOSE ....................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 SITE CONTACT ........................................................................................................................ 1
1.3 TEST RESPONSIBILITIES ....................................................................................................... 2
2.0 PLANNED TEST PROTOCOL ........................................................................................................... 3
2.1 CURRENT AND PREVIOUS MERCURY FEED RATE LIMITS ............................................... 3
2.2 MERCURY RETESTING OBJECTIVES ................................................................................... 3
2.3 TARGET OPERATING CONDITIONS ...................................................................................... 4
2.4 SAMPLING AND ANALYSES ................................................................................................... 4
2.4.1 Native Mercury Feed Rate Documentation .................................................................. 4
2.4.2 Spiked Mercury Feed Rate Documentation ................................................................. 4
2.4.3 Mercury Emissions ....................................................................................................... 5
3.0 TEST SCHEDULE AND REPORTING ............................................................................................. 14
List of Tables
Table 1. Clean Harbors Aragonite Incineration System Established Operating Parameter Limits .............. 6
Table 2. Mercury Feed Rate Extrapolation-2023 CPT ................................................................................. 9
Table 3. Mercury Emissions Test Target Operating Conditions ................................................................ 10
Table 4. Mercury Emission Test Sampling and Analysis ........................................................................... 12
Table 5. Mercury Emission Test Field Sample Collection and Analyses ................................................... 13
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List of Acronyms
ABC Afterburner Chamber
acfm Actual Cubic Feet per Minute
Aragonite Clean Harbors Aragonite, LLC
AWFCO Automatic Waste Feed Cutoff
BACT Best Achievable Control Technology
BTU British Thermal Unit
BO Control Board Operator
CAA Clean Air Act
CAAA Clean Air Act Amendments
CCB Continuing Calibration Blank
CCV Continuing Calibration Verification
CEM Continuous Emission Monitor
CfPT Confirmatory Performance Test
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
cfm Cubic Feet per Minute
CO Carbon Monoxide
CO2 Carbon Dioxide
CPT Comprehensive Performance Test
CPMS Continuous Parameter Monitoring System
CMS Continuous Monitoring System
CVAAS Cold Vapor Atomic Absorption System
cP Centipoise
DCS Distributed Control System
dscfm Dry Standard Cubic Feet per Minute
DOT Department of Transportation
DRE Destruction Removal Efficiency
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
HAP Hazardous Air Pollutants
HCl Hydrogen Chloride
HCl/Cl2 Hydrogen Chloride/Chlorine
HCE Hexachloroethane
HP Horsepower
HRA Hourly Rolling Average
HWC Hazardous Waste Combustor
ICB Initial Calibration Blank
ICV Initial Calibration Verification
Inwc Inches water column
LCS Laboratory Control Samples
MACT Maximum Achievable Control Technology
MCB Monochlorobenzene
MDL Method Detection Limit
NBS National Bureau of Standards
NESHAP National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
NOx Nitrogen Oxides
O2 Oxygen
OPL Operating Parameter Limit(s)
PI Plant Information System
PCB Polychlorinated Biphenyl
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PM Particulate Matter
POHC Principal Organic Hazardous Constituent
ppmv Parts per million, by volume
PVC Polyvinyl chloride
QA Quality Assurance
QAO Quality Assurance Officer
QAPP Quality Assurance Project Plan
QC Quality Control
RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
RPD Relative Percent Difference
RSD Relative Standard Deviation
SO2 Sulfur Dioxide
SOP Standard Operating Procedure
Subpart EEE National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Hazardous
Waste Combustors
THC Total Hydrocarbon
TSCA Toxic Substances Control Act
UDAQ Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air Quality
UDEQ Utah Department of Environmental Quality
UDWMRC Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Waste Management and
Radiation Control
WAP Waste Analysis Plan
w.c. Water column
WESP Wet Electrostatic Precipitator
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CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify, based on information and belief formed after reasonable inquiry, that the
statements and information in this document are true, accurate, and complete.
____________________________ ___________________
Signature Date
William L. Simmons
Facility General Manager
Clean Harbors Aragonite/Clive Incinerators
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1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 TEST PURPOSE
Clean Harbors Aragonite, LLC (Clean Harbors) conducted a comprehensive performance test (CPT) of the
rotary kiln incinerator system located at the Aragonite, Utah site May 2-4, 2023. The CPT was conducted
to demonstrate compliance with the performance and emissions requirements of 40 CFR 63, Subpart EEE
– National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) from Hazardous Waste Combustors
(HWC), a.k.a., the HWC Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) rule. The CPT data were used
to establish operating parameter limits (OPLs) to assure continuing compliant operation. The established
OPLs included a mercury feed rate limit. This mercury feed rate limit, lower than the previous limit based
on the October 2017 CPT, hinders treatment of certain customer waste streams and is generally limiting
daily incinerator operations. Clean Harbors has concluded retesting of mercury emissions is necessary to
establish a higher mercury feed rate limit. Based on test results, a revised Notification of Compliance (NOC)
will be submitted to the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air Quality (UDAQ)
establishing a new higher mercury feed rate limit and associated mercury emission related OPLs. The
supplemental mercury emissions test operating data will be reconciled with the current OPLs established
by the May 2023 CPT in accordance with 40 CFR 63.1209(i):
(i) When an operating parameter is applicable to multiple standards. Paragraphs (j) through (p)
of this section require you to establish limits on operating parameters based on comprehensive
performance testing to ensure you maintain compliance with the emission standards of this
subpart. For several parameters, you must establish a limit for the parameter to ensure
compliance with more than one emission standard. An example is a limit on minimum combustion
chamber temperature to ensure compliance with both the DRE standard of paragraph (j) of this
section and the dioxin/furan standard of paragraph (k) of this section. If the performance tests for
such standards are not performed simultaneously, the most stringent limit for a parameter derived
from independent performance tests applies.
This test plan delineates the incinerator system operational targets, sampling and analyses, and test data
reduction and reporting. This test plan is being submitted at least 60 days prior to the planned test date of
November 15, 2024.
1.2 SITE CONTACT
Questions and comments regarding this test plan should be addressed to:
Mr. Kenneth Banks
Senior Environmental Compliance Manager
Clean Harbors Aragonite, LLC
(435) 884-8233
E-mail: banks.kenneth@cleanharbors.com.
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The facility mailing address is:
Clean Harbors Aragonite LLC
P.O. Box 1379
Grantsville, Utah 84029
The facility physical address is:
Clean Harbors Aragonite LLC
11600 North Aptus Road
Grantsville, Utah 84029
1.3 TEST RESPONSIBILITIES
Alliance Technical Group, LLC (Alliance) out of the West Valley City, Utah office will provide emissions
sampling services. The emissions samples will be analyzed by the Eurofins Environment Testing
(Eurofins), Knoxville, Tennessee laboratory. Focus Environmental, Inc. (Focus) will be responsible for
coordination and overall management of the test program.
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2.0 PLANNED TEST PROTOCOL
2.1 CURRENT AND PREVIOUS MERCURY FEED RATE LIMITS
The current OPLs from the August 2, 2023 Notification of Compliance (NOC) are summarized in Table 1.
(Note: Table 1 is the same as Table 3 from the August 2, 2023 NOC.) The current mercury feed rate limit
established by the May 2023 CPT is 0.615 lb/hr. As presented in Table 2, this value is based on an average
CPT feed rate 0.122 lb/hr extrapolated to the emission standard of 130 ug/dscm @ 7% O2. (Note: Table
2 is an excerpt of Table 4 from the August 2, 2023 NOC.) The previous mercury feed rate was 1.29 lb/hr
similarly derived based on the October 2017 CPT data.
2.2 MERCURY RETESTING OBJECTIVES
Clean Harbors plans to conduct testing to establish a higher mercury feed rate limit. Testing will be
conducted as three (3) test runs feeding customer waste and spiking mercury to the waste feed. The test
data will be used to establish a new mercury feed rate limit and 40 CFR 63.1209(i) reconciled values for
the following mercury emissions related OPLs:
Maximum Stack Flow Rate 40 CFR 63.1209(l)(2)
Minimum Activated Carbon Feed Rate 40 CFR 63.1209(l)(3)
Minimum First Stage Scrubber Flow Rate 40 CFR 63.1209(l)(2)
Minimum First Stage Scrubber Flow Rate 40 CFR 63.1209(l)(2)
Minimum TMT-15 Feed Rate [mercury emissions control additive not specifically addressed
by 40 CFR 63.1209(l)]
Minimum First Stage Scrubber Differential Pressure 40 CFR 63.1209(l)(2)
Minimum Second Stage Scrubber Differential Pressure 40 CFR 63.1209(l)(2)
The following additional mercury emissions related OPLs are set based on manufacturer’s specifications
independent of test operating conditions and will not be changed by the planned testing:
Minimum Activated Carbon Carrier Fluid Flow Rate 40 CFR 63.1209(l)(3)
Minimum Low Energy Scrubber Differential Pressure 40 CFR 63.1209(l)(2)
Minimum Low Energy Scrubber Liquid Feed Pressure 40 CFR 63.1209(l)(2)
The new mercury feed rate limit will be established based on extrapolation of the test demonstrated feed
rate and resulting emissions using the following equation:
𝐹𝑅ு ൌ 𝐹𝑅்௦௧ ൈ 𝐸𝑆
𝐸𝐶்௦௧
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where:
FRHg = Maximum allowable feed rate limit of mercury
FRTest = Feed rate of mercury demonstrated during the test
ES = HWC NESHAP emissions standard for mercury,
ECTest = Emissions concentration of mercury demonstrated during the
test
2.3 TARGET OPERATING CONDITIONS
The mercury test target operating conditions are summarized in Table 3. Test targets are proposed for the
mercury emissions related OPLs. No targets are proposed for OPLs that are not mercury emissions related.
Targets for the mercury emissions related OPLs are at or above the current limits for maximums and at or
below current minimums. To conduct testing will require deactivating automatic waste cutoffs (AWFCO)
for OPLs that may be exceeded during testing. Request to do so is in accordance with 40 CFR
63.1207(h)(1):
(h) Operating conditions during subsequent testing. (1) Current operating parameter limits
established under §63.1209 are waived during subsequent comprehensive performance testing.
Approval of this test plan by UDAQ will constitute approval to bypass AWFCO limits accordingly during
ramp up to test conditions, shakedown operation, and through completion of testing.
2.4 SAMPLING AND ANALYSES
Table 4 summarizes sampling and analyses to be performed during testing.
2.4.1 Native Mercury Feed Rate Documentation
The native mercury feed rate will be documented based on the customer supplied analysis data and on-
site laboratory waste analyses as programmed into, tracked, and recorded by the incinerator’s data
acquisition system (DAS). The native mercury feed rate is expected to be substantially less than the spiked
mercury feed rate.
2.4.2 Spiked Mercury Feed Rate Documentation
The HWC MACT mercury feed rate limit is a total mercury feed limit. Mercury spiking materials will be
prepared as pre-weighed packages (Ziplock® bags or comparable) of mercury (II) oxide [HgO]. This is the
same chemical and method used to spike mercury during the May 2023 CPT. The mercury spikes will be
placed on (piggy backed on) packages or containers of customer waste and fed at regular intervals. The
spiked mercury feed rate will be based on the waste package or container drop times, prepared bag
weights, and supplier’s chemical assay.
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2.4.3 Mercury Emissions
The HWC MACT mercury emissions standard is a total mercury emissions limit. Mercury emissions are
the only emissions being measured during the proposed test program; no other metals emissions are being
measured. Mercury emissions will be measured iso-kinetically using EPA Method 101A. Method 101A is
a total mercury emissions measurement method. Emissions will be sampled for 120 minutes during each
test run. The Method 101A field samples to be collected and analyses to be performed are summarized in
Table 5.
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Table 1. Clean Harbors Aragonite Incineration System Established Operating Parameter Limits
Parameter Limit
Units
Previous
2018
NOC
Limit
Test
Run 1
Test
Run 2
Test
Run 3
Test
Run 4
2023 NOC
Established
Limit
Limit
Unit
Basis
Limit Basis Applies To:
Maximum Kiln Total Waste
Feed Rate
lb/hr, HRA 24,198 27,589 27,518 27,896 26,293 27,236 Max
HRA
2023 CPT Runs 2-4 DRE, DF
Maximum Kiln Pumpable
Waste Feed Rate
lb/hr, HRA 6,528 6,615 6,712 6,725 6,994 6,810 Max
HRA
2023 CPT Runs 2-4 DRE, DF
Maximum Afterburner
Waste Feed Rate
lb/hr, HRA 8,544 9,730 10,046 9,972 10,796 10,271 Max
HRA
2023 CPT Runs 2-4 DRE, DF
Maximum Stack Flow Rate acfm,
HRA
77,174 65,385 66,336 68,692 65,706 66,804 Max
HRA
Lesser 2023 CPT Runs
1-3 or Runs 2-4
DRE, DF,
PM, LVM,
SVM, Hg,
HCl
Minimum Kiln Exit Gas
Temperature
deg F,
HRA
1,824 1,767 1,782 1,772 1,794 1,783 Average 2023 CPT Runs 2-4 DRE, DF
Minimum Afterburner Exit
Gas Temperature
deg F,
HRA
2,026 1,869 1,985 1,951 1,981 1,972 Average 2023 CPT Runs 2-4 DRE, DF
Maximum Baghouse Inlet
Temperature
deg F,
HRA
385 395 396 396 397 396 Average Lesser 2023 CPT Runs
1-3 or Runs 2-4
DF, LVM,
SVM
Minimum Activated Carbon
Feed Rate
lb/hr, HRA 26.2 23.2 24.0 23.6 23.6 23.8 Average Greater 2023 CPT Runs
1-3 or Runs 2-4
DF, Hg
Maximum Ash Feed Rate lb/hr,
THRA
NA 14,670 14,141 13,776 13,736 NA NA NA; AMA Waiver PM
Maximum
Chlorine/Chloride Feed
Rate
lb/hr,
THRA
1,775 1,465 1,485 1,577 1,905 1,509 Average Lesser 2023 CPT Runs
1-3 or Runs 2-4
HCl, LVM,
SVM
Maximum Total LVM (As,
Be, Cr) Feed Rate
lb/hr,
THRA
964 19.0 26.1 28.4 NA 448 Average 2023 CPT Runs 1-3
Extrapolated to Emission
Standard; See Table 4
LVM
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Table 1. Incineration System Established Operating Parameter Limits (continued)
Parameter Limit
Units
Previous
2018
NOC
Limit
Test
Run 1
Test
Run 2
Test
Run 3
Test
Run 4
2023 NOC
Established
Limit
Limit
Unit
Basis
Limit Basis Applies To:
Maximum Pumpable LVM
(As, Be, Cr) Feed Rate
lb/hr,
THRA
964 18.6 25.6 27.9 NA 440 Average 2023 CPT Runs 1-3
Extrapolated to Emission
Standard; See Tables 2-3
thru 2-6 & Table 4
LVM
Maximum SVM (Pb, Cd)
Feed Rate
lb/hr,
THRA
4,370 41.7 26.3 28.8 NA 2,295 Average 2023 CPT Runs 1-3
Extrapolated to Emission
Standard; See Table 4
SVM
Maximum Mercury (Hg)
Feed Rate
lb/hr,
THRA
1.29 0.157 0.101 0.108 NA 0.615 Average 2023 CPT Runs 1-3
Extrapolated to Emission
Standard; See Table 4
Hg
Minimum First Stage
Scrubber Flow Rate
gpm,
HRA
1,907 1,873 1,876 1,870 1,860 1,873 Average Greater 2023 CPT Runs
1-3 or Runs 2-4
PM, HCl,
Metals
Minimum First Stage
Scrubber Feed pH
pH, HRA 5.99 4.82 4.97 4.98 5.02 4.92 Average 2023 CPT Runs 2-4 HCl
Minimum Second Stage
Scrubber Flow Rate
gpm,
HRA
1,972 1,872 1,868 1,869 1,839 1,870 Average Greater 2023 CPT Runs
1-3 or Runs 2-4
PM, HCl,
Metals
Minimum Second Stage
Scrubber Inlet Feed pH
pH, HRA 6.25 6.69 6.00 6.00 6.75 6.23 Average 2023 CPT Runs 2-4 HCl
Minimum TMT-15 Feed
Rate
lb/hr,
HRA
2.59 2.33 2.29 2.27 2.32 2.30 Average 2023 CPT Runs 1-3 Hg
Minimum Kiln Seal
Pressure, PIT-1012A
inwc, Inst. 0.2 0.62 0.61 0.57 0.60 0.2 NA Alternative Monitoring
Application (AMA) Waiver
Fugitives
Minimum Kiln Seal
Pressure, PIT-1012B
inwc, Inst. 0.2 0.39 0.40 0.36 0.41 0.2 NA AMA Waiver
Fugitives
Minimum Activated Carbon
Carrier Fluid Flow Rate
acfm, Inst. 80 61.02 63.03 62.18 63.83 80 NA Mfr. Spec. DF, Hg
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Table 1. Incineration System Established Operating Parameter Limits (continued)
Parameter Limit
Units
Previous
2018
NOC
Limit
Test
Run 1
Test
Run 2
Test
Run 3
Test
Run 4
2023 NOC
Established
Limit
Limit
Unit
Basis
Limit Basis Applies To:
Minimum First Stage
Scrubber Differential
Pressure
inwc,
HRA
0.5 5.88 5.23 5.26 4.91 0.5 NA Mfr. Spec. PM, HCl,
Metals
Minimum Second Stage
Scrubber Differential
Pressure
inwc,
HRA
0.5 1.86 1.94 2.10 1.89 0.5 NA Mfr. Spec. PM, HCl,
Metals
Minimum Baghouse
Pressure Drop
inwc, Inst. 1.8 4.75 4.82 4.73 4.86 1.8 NA Mfr. Spec. PM
Maximum Stack Gas HC
Concentration
ppmdv @
7% O2
HRA
10 2.40 1.65 1.99 1.25 10 NA By Rule HC
Maximum Stack Gas CO
Concentration
ppmdv @
7% O2
HRA
100 0.28 0.29 0.30 0.25 100 NA By Rule CO
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Table 2. Mercury Feed Rate Extrapolation-2023 CPT
Parameter Units Test Run 1 Test Run 2 Test Run 3 Average
Mercury Feed Rate Extrapolation
Total Mercury lb/hr 0.157 0.101 0.108 0.122
Mercury Emission
Concentration
ug/dscm @
7% O2
35 14 43 31
Mercury Emission Standard ug/dscm @
7% O2
130
Mercury Extrapolation to
MACT Limit
lb/hr 0.584 0.935 0.325 0.615
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Table 3. Mercury Emissions Test Target Operating Conditions
Parameter Units Current
Limit
Test
Target Target Basis Associated Standard
Maximum Kiln Total Waste Feed
Rate
lb/hr, HRA 27,236 NA NA; not a mercury emissions
related OPL
DRE, DF
Maximum Kiln Pumpable Waste
Feed Rate
lb/hr, HRA 6,810 NA NA; not a mercury emissions
related OPL
DRE, DF
Maximum Afterburner Waste
Feed Rate
lb/hr, HRA 10,271 NA NA; not a mercury emissions
related OPL
DRE, DF
Maximum Stack Flow Rate acfm, HRA 66,804 >66,804 At or slightly higher than the 2023
CPT-established limit
DRE, DF, PM, LVM,
SVM, Hg, HCl
Minimum Kiln Exit Gas
Temperature
deg F, HRA 1,783 NA NA; not a mercury emissions
related OPL
DRE, DF
Minimum Afterburner Exit Gas
Temperature
deg F, HRA 1,972 NA NA; not a mercury emissions
related OPL
DRE, DF
Maximum Baghouse Inlet
Temperature
deg F 396 >396 At or slightly lower than the 2023
CPT-established limit
DF, LVM, SVM
Minimum Activated Carbon Feed
Rate
lb/hr 23.8 <23.8 At or slightly lower than the 2023
CPT-established limit
DF, Hg
Maximum Ash Feed Rate lb/hr, HRA NA NA NA; not a mercury emissions
related OPL
PM
Maximum Chlorine/Chloride Feed
Rate
lb/hr, HRA 1,509 NA NA; not a mercury emissions
related OPL
HCl, LVM, SVM
Maximum Mercury (Hg) Feed
Rate
lb/hr 0.615 0.150
(Note 1)
Target spiking rate; final limit will
be extrapolated to the emissions
standard
Hg
Minimum First Stage Scrubber
Flow Rate
gpm 1,907 <1,907 At or slightly lower than the 2023
CPT-established limit
PM, HCl, LVM, SVM,
Hg
Minimum First Stage Scrubber
Feed pH
pH, HRA 5.99 NA NA; not a mercury emissions
related OPL
HCl
Minimum Second Stage Scrubber
Flow Rate
gpm 1,972 <1,972 At or slightly lower than the 2023
CPT-established limit
PM, HCl, LVM, SVM,
Hg
Minimum Second Stage Scrubber
Inlet Feed pH
pH, HRA 6.25 NA NA; not a mercury emissions
related OPL
HCl
Minimum TMT-15 Feed Rate lb/hr 2.59 <2.59 At or slightly lower than the 2023
CPT-established limit
Hg
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Table 3. Mercury Emissions Test Target Operating Conditions (continued)
Parameter Units Current
Limit
Test
Target Target Basis Associated Standard
Minimum Kiln Seal Pressures inwc, Inst. 0.2 <0.2 AMA Waiver
Fugitives
Minimum Activated Carbon
Carrier Fluid Flow Rate
acfm, Inst. 80 >80 Mfr. Spec.; not set based on test
conditions
DF, Hg
Minimum First Stage Scrubber
Differential Pressure
inwc, HRA 0.5 >0.5 Mfr. Spec.; not set based on test
conditions
PM, HCl, LVM, SVM,
Hg
Minimum Second Stage Scrubber
Differential Pressure
inwc, HRA 0.5 >0.5 Mfr. Spec.; not set based on test
conditions
PM, HCl, LVM, SVM,
Hg
Minimum Baghouse Pressure
Drop
inwc, Inst. 1.8 >1.8 Mfr. Spec.; not set based on test
conditions
PM
Maximum Stack Gas HC
Concentration
ppmdv @ 7%
O2 HRA
10 <10 By Rule HC
Maximum Stack Gas CO
Concentration
ppmdv @ 7%
O2 HRA
100 <100 By Rule CO
Notes:
1. The target mercury spiking rate is 0.15 lb/hr (68 g/hr). Packets will be prepared to provide 0.0375 lbs (~17 grams) net mercury per packet and
fed at four (4) packets per hour.
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Table 4. Mercury Emission Test Sampling and Analysis
Sample
Name
Sampling
Location/
Access
Sampling
Equipment
Sampling
Reference
Method 1
Sample Size/Frequency
Analytical
Parameters
Analytical Reference Method 1
Packaged
Wastes
NA NA NA NA Mercury (Hg) Customer provided data
Bulk Solid
Feeds
Rolloffs Six-point
Grab/
Composite
Sampling
Facility
Feedstream
Analysis Plan
(FAP)
Composite sample of each
rolloff used consisting of six (6)
total grab samples collected
and analyzed prior to feeding:
four (4) grab samples
(one sample from each
of the four corners of
rolloff), and
two (2) grab samples
from the middle of the
rolloff
Mercury (Hg) SW846 Methods 7471B
Bulked
Liquid
Feeds
Bulk Liquid
Tanks
Sample
Tap
Facility
Feedstream
Analysis Plan
(FAP)
Single grab sample collected
and analyzed prior to feeding
Mercury (Hg) SW846 Methods 7470A
Stack Gas Isokinetic
Port
Method
101A
40 CFR 60; App
A, Method 101A
120 minutes during each test
run with a sampled volume of
1.5-2.0 dry standard cubic
meters. 2, 3
Mercury (Hg) SW846 Methods 7470A
Notes:
1 Reference Method Sources:
“SW846" refers to Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Third Edition, November 1986, and Updates.
“EPA Method" refers to New Source Performance Standards, Test Methods and Procedures, Appendix A, 40 CFR 60.
2 The exact volume of gas sampled will depend on the isokinetic sampling rate.
3 Isokinetic sampling trains include:
Analysis of oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations to determine stack gas molecular weight (EPA Method 3A)
Performing stack gas velocity, pressure and temperature profile measurements for each sampling location (EPA Method 2)
Determining the moisture content of the stack gas for each sampling train sample (EPA Method 4)
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Table 5. Mercury Emission Test Field Sample Collection and Analyses
Analysis Sample Matrix
Field
Samples
Reference
Preparation
Method
Reference Analytical
Method
QC
Analysis
QC
Analysis
Frequency
QC
Analyses
Total
Analyses Test QC
Mercury by
Method 101A
Method 101A front
half: filter, and nitric
acid probe and front
half filter holder rinses
3 1-
blank
train
Method 101A CVAA (SW-846
Method 7470A)
PDS One per
test
1 4
Method 101A
4%KMnO4/10%H2SO4
impinger contents and
rinses
3 1-
blank
train
Method 101A CVAA (SW-846
Method 7470A)
PDS One per
test
1 4
Method 101A
4%KMnO4/10%H2SO4
8N HCl rinses
3 1-
blank
train
Method 101A CVAA (SW-846
Method 7470A)
PDS One per
test
1 4
Method 101A filter
reagent blank
1 Method 101A CVAA (SW-846
Method 7470A)
Reagent
Blank
Only
analyze if
required
1 1
Method 101A
4%KMnO4/10%H2SO4
reagent blank
1 Method 101A CVAA (SW-846
Method 7470A)
Reagent
Blank
Only
analyze if
required
1 1
Method 101A 8N HCl
reagent blank
1 Method 101A CVAA (SW-846
Method 7470A)
Reagent
Blank
Only
analyze if
required
1 1
Analytical System QC NA NA NA CVAA (SW-846
Method 7470A)
LCS One per
batch/
matrix
specific
1 1
Serial
dilution
One per
batch/
matrix
specific
1 1
Method
blank
One per
batch/
matrix
specific
1 1
TOTAL 18
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3.0 TEST SCHEDULE AND REPORTING
The mercury emissions test is scheduled for Friday, November 15, 2024. Clean Harbors anticipates that
the test will be performed in a single day over a period of approximately ten (10) hours. This includes one
1.5 hours of operation at test target conditions including mercury spiking (system conditioning), three 2-
hour sampling runs, plus time for port changes and turnaround time between test runs. If there is a waste
feed interruption, the following guidelines will be followed:
Emissions sampling will be stopped as quickly as possible after the interruption.
If the interruption is less than five minutes, there will be no line out period, and testing will
recommence as soon as possible.
If the interruption is between five and 20 minutes, there will be a 15-minute line out period, and
then sampling will recommence.
If the interruption is between 20 and 60 minutes, there will be a 30-minute line out period and
sampling will recommence.
If the interruption exceeds 60 minutes, there will be a one-hour line out period.
The test report results will be submitted to the following agencies within 60 days after completion of the field
test program:
Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air Quality (UDAQ); and
Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Waste Management and Radiation
Control (UDWMRC).
The report will include summaries of the test results, discussions of any instances where the test plan or
any specified methods were not followed, discussion of the impact of any deviations on the test results or
determinations.
The spiked mercury feed rate will be calculated as described previously in Section 2.4.2. For the purposes
of calculating the native mercury feed rates, zero will be used where waste feed analysis results are
reported as not present at detectable levels. For the purposes of calculating mercury emissions, the
reporting limit will be used where analysis results are reported as not present at detectable levels.
The test report will include:
Test Program Summary
Results Overview
Process Operating Conditions
Results of Sample Analyses
Example Calculations
Established Operating Parameter Limits.
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Appendices will provide process operating data, mercury feed rate data, mercury emissions data, field data
sheets, sampling equipment calibration data, and analytical data reports. In addition, example calculations
will be provided for “derived” quantities and OPLs. An updated NOC as required by 40 CFR §63.9 (h) and
40 CFR 63.1207(j)(1) will be submitted with the test report.