AQ_F_0100010_20160622_ST_RvwMemo

Alamance County
DIVISION OF AIR QUALITY
Technical Services Section
June 22, 2016
MEMORANDUM
To: Lisa Edwards,P.E.,Winston-Salem Regional Office
From: Gregg O'Neal,P.E., Stationary Source Compliance Branch(SSCB) 910
Subject: Stericycle Inc.,Haw River, Alamance County,North Carolina
Facility No. 0100010,Air Permit No. 05896T24, Tracking No. 2015-041 ST
Emissions Test for Metals on Medical Waste Incinerators ID No. ESO1 and ES02
Perfonned on April 28 through May 1,2015 by TRC Environmental Corporation
The subject test report has been reviewed. The sources tested are two dual chamber,natural gas-fired
hospital,medical, and infectious waste incinerators Unit 1 and Unit 2(Source ID ESO1 and ES02).
Incinerators ESO1 and ES02 are each controlled respectively in series by: selective non-catalytic reduction
(SNCR)system with ammonia or urea injection(ID No. CD07 and CD08),packed bed scrubber and
associated quench column(ID No. CDO1 and CD02),with venturi scrubber(ID No. CD03 and CD04),
and sulfur impregnated carbon bed(ID No. CD05 and CD06).
Emissions testing was conducted for filterable and condensible particulate matter(PM),visible emissions
(VE), carbon monoxide(CO),nitrogen oxide(NOX),hydrogen chloride(HCl), hydrogen fluoride(HF),
and chlorine(C12)on both incinerators ESO1 and ES02. Additional testing was conducted on incinerator
ES02 for arsenic(As),beryllium(Be), cadmium(Cd), lead(Pb), manganese(Mn),mercury(Hg),nickel
(Ni),hexavalent chromium(Cr VI),polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins(PCDD), and polychlorinated
dibenzofurans(PCDF). The test period results for incinerators ESO1 and ES02 are acceptable for
comparison to the applicable emissions standards.
Incinerators ESO1 and ES02 are subject to 15A NCAC 2D .1206,Hospital, Medical and Infectious Waste
Incinerators; 15A NCAC 2D .1100, Control of Toxic Air Pollutants; 40 CFR 60 Subpart Ce,Emission
Guidelines and Compliance Times for Hospital/Medical/Infectious Incinerators; 40 CFR 60 Subpart Ec,
Standards of PerformanceforUospitallMedicallInfectious Incinerators for Which Construction is
Commenced After June 20, 1996, and 40 CFR 62 Subpart HHH,Federal Plan Requirements for
Hospital/Medical/Infectious Incinerators Constructed on or Before June 20, 1996.
The maximum charge rates of incinerators ESO1 and ES02 are 2,092.0 and 2,093.1 pounds per hour
(lb/hr),respectively. During the test period incinerators ESO1 and ES02 each operated at an approximate
charge rate of 1,900 lb/hr.
Permit Section 2 Condition 2.2.A limits toxic air pollutants under 15A NCAC 2D .1100. These limits are
for the emissions from both incinerators combined. Stericycle did not test both units simultaneously. The
air permit allows that one incinerator's test results be doubled for comparison to the toxic emissions limit.
Thus, the tabulated ES02 arsenic(As),beryllium(Be), cadmium(Cd),manganese(Mn),mercury(Hg),
nickel (Ni),hexavalent chromium(Cr VI), Hexachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin(Total-HxCDD)and
Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin(Total-TCDD)results listed were doubled for comparison with the permit
limit.
If you have any questions,please contact me at(919)707-8415 or g`reg .og neal&ncdenr.gov.

Lisa Edwards,P.E.,Winston-Salem Regional Office
June 22, 2016
Page 2 (Stericycle ESO1 &ES02, Testing Conducted April 28 through May 1, 2015-Haw River, NC)
Table: Incinerators ESO1 and ES02 Testing Results
lkegulated Test 8mp18rie
)Pollutant 1lfethod .TestDatl _ lr;ablPftul_ation Emisslenumits, A„ skRxsull;_,_mod y.
ES01
Filterable PM 5
15A NCAC 2D- - -----.1206 25-mg/dscm- ------a 9.04 mg/dsem A Yes
05-01-15 ---- -- - ----- --- ----------
N/A N/A 0.131lb,,hr N/A
Condensible PM 202 N/A N/A 0.007 lb/hr N/A
Total PM 5/202 N/A N/A 0.138 lb/hr N/A
Nitrogen Dioxide 7E 140 ppmv' 132.3 ppmv' Yes
Visible Emissions 9 6%opacity 0%opacity' Yes
05-01-15 15A NCAC 2D.1206
Co 10 11 ppmv' <0.17 ppmv Yes
Hydrogen chloride 26A 6.6 ppmv' 0.11 ppmv' Yes
ES02
15A NCAC 2D_.1206 25 mg/dscm a 7.5 mg/dscm Yes
Filterable PM 5 ------ ----- --------------------- ---- ----------
N/A N/A 0.101lb/hr N/A
Condensible PM 202 04-29-15 NiA N/A 0.020 lb/hr N/A
Total Plot 5/202 N/A N/A 0.121 lb/hr N/A
?Nitrogen Dioxide 7E 140 ppmv 122.4 ppmv' Yes
Visible Emissions 9 04-29-15 6%opacity 0%opacity' Yes
Co 10 11 ppmv' <0.16 ppmv' Yes
Hydrogen chloride 26A 6.6 ppmv a 0.33 ppmv' Yes
Lead 15A NCAC 2D.1206 0.036 mg/dscm T 0.0197 mg/dscm a Yes
Cadmium 29 04-29-15 0.0092 mg/dscm' <0.000410 mg/dscm a Yes
Mercury 0.018 mg'dscm r <0.00863 mg/dscm a Yes
Dioxins/furans 23 04-28-15 9.3 ng/dsem(total)a or 0.0642 ng'dsem(total)e Yes
0.054 ng/dscm TEQ' 0.00113 ng.idscm TEQ"
ES01 and ES02 Combined Emissions Results
Hydrogen Chloride 2.216.,bour 0.00911 lb/br Yes
24.00 lb/day; <0.0281 lb/day
Hydrogen Fluoride 26A OS-01-15 i 15A NCAC 2D.1100 1.00 lb/hour <0.00117 lb/hr
Yes
04-29-15 I
Chlorine 24.00lb/day; <0.0261lb/day` yes
1.00 lb/hour <0.00108 lb/hr
ES02 Emissions Results(Note:In order to compare to the facility wide limits the tabulated ES02 test results have been doubled)
Mercury 3.82 lb/day' <0.0005541b/day` Yes
Arsenic 2.673 lb/year` <0.165 Ib/vear` Yes
Cadmium 29 63.91 lb/year` <0.0955 lb/year` Yes
Beryllium 04-30-15 47.64 lb/year` <0.0330 lb/year` Yes
Nickel 12.00 lb/day' 0.00300 lb/day` Yes
Manganese 15A;NCAC 2D.1100 8.22 lb/hour <0.0000529 lb/hour Yes
Chromium VI 0061 a 0.9641b/year` 0.0670 lb/year` Yes
Hexachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin 0.8831 lb/year° 0.00242 lb/vr` Yes
Total-HXCDD
23 04-28-I5
Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin 0.0349 lb/year` 0.00113 lb/yr` Yes
Total-TCDD
a Corrected to 7%oxygen on a dry standard basis.
n Highest six-minute average
`.Assumes 24 hours of operation per day and 8,760 hours of operation per year
cc: Central Files, Alamance County
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