Hazardous Waste Management - HW Combustion

Flashcards focused on vocabulary related to hazardous waste combustion and management.

Controlled burning of hazardous waste substances in a confined area.

HW Combustion

Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities that manage hazardous waste.

TSDFs

A measure of the effectiveness of waste incineration, indicating the percentage of hazardous constituents destroyed or removed.

Destruction and Removal Efficiency (DRE)

A type of furnace used in hazardous waste incineration where waste is exposed to high temperatures for efficient combustion.

Rotary Kiln

Thermal destruction of hazardous waste mainly using controlled flame combustion.

Incineration

Fine particles that may be emitted from the combustion process and can be captured by air pollution control devices.

Fly Ash

The primary solid by-product collected at the bottom of the combustion chamber during waste incineration.

Bottom Ash

A system used to limit the emissions released into the atmosphere from waste incineration.

Air Pollution Control System (APCS)

EPA standards enforced to ensure hazardous waste combustion devices use technology to significantly reduce emissions.

Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT)

An emission-testing process carried out to ensure incinerators meet environmental standards for pollutants.

Trial Burn

Toxic compounds that can be produced during incomplete combustion, requiring stringent control measures.

Dioxins and Furans

An air pollution control device that removes particulate matter from flue gases using electrical charges.

Electrostatic Precipitator

Gaseous compounds produced from the reaction of sulfur with oxygen, generally monitored in incinerator emissions.

Sulfur Oxides (SOx)

Gases produced from the reaction of nitrogen and oxygen during combustion, which are regulated pollutants.

Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)

EPA regulation that stipulates residues resulting from the treatment of hazardous waste remain classified as hazardous.

Derived-From Rule

Specific organic compounds that are monitored during incineration to assess destruction efficiency.

Principal Organic Hazardous Constituents (POHCs)

Waste that poses substantial or potential threats to public health or the environment.

Hazardous Waste

Regulatory thresholds that define the maximum allowable emissions released from a facility.

Emission Limitations

Facilities specifically designed to dispose of regulated medical waste.

Medical Waste Incinerators (MWIs)

A product of incomplete combustion that can be harmful to human health, requiring monitoring.

Carbon Monoxide (CO)