Concentration and size of trace metal emissions from a power plant, a steel plant, and a cotton gin

An in-stack Cascade impactor is used to determine the size distribution of particles from a coal-fired power plant, a steel plant, and a cotton gin before and after passing through emission control systems. The concentration and particle size sharply decrease after the particulates pass through the...

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Published in:Environmental science & technology 1975-07, Vol.9 (7), p.643-647
Main Authors: Lee, Robert E, Crist, Howard L, Riley, Allan E, MacLeod, Kathryn E
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:An in-stack Cascade impactor is used to determine the size distribution of particles from a coal-fired power plant, a steel plant, and a cotton gin before and after passing through emission control systems. The concentration and particle size sharply decrease after the particulates pass through the control systems. Pronounced metal concentration and particle size relationships are found in the power plant and steel plant samples. The particle removal efficiency of the baghouse and electrostatic precipitator control devices in the study is at least 98% for submicrometer-sized particles.
ISSN:0013-936X
1520-5851
DOI:10.1021/es60105a012