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<br />lEE .'Environmental Info. <br /> <br />/tP <br /> <br />http://www.ieeco.com/environ2.htm <br /> <br />of flue gas emitted. Sometimes the limit is given as the total amount of <br />pollutant emitted. <br /> <br />- Maximl!m USife <br />The number of cremations per year, hours per year or total weight of <br />remains per year may be limited. <br /> <br />- Operator Certification Certification and training of cremator operators is on <br />the increase. Although operator certification is not uncommon in the more <br />sophisticated incinerator industry, crematories have been exempt from this <br />requirement. Several states now require that cremator operators be trained <br />by an approved manufacturer or qualified training company using a <br />program that has been pre-approved by the state. Some states allow <br />managers who have completed the training process to train new <br />employees; however, other states require all potential operators to be <br />trained by the original training company. In many states, cremation <br />equipment may not be operated by anyone except certified operators. The <br />training certificate is needed to show compliance with the certification <br />requirement. <br /> <br />Permit Compliance <br /> <br />It is necessary to demonstrate compliance with every permit condition. <br />Demonstrating compliance means proving that the facility is meeting the <br />condition. The permit will list the required methods of showing compliance. <br />Common compliance methods may include the following: <br /> <br />Monitoring <br /> <br />- Monitoring refers to the measurement of a process variable (temperature, <br />opacity, CO, 02), and its display on a digital (LED text) or analog (dial with <br />indicating needle) device. Monitoring is used to show compliance with an <br />emission limit or a process control requirement. Monitoring can also provide <br />information to the operator for use and action. <br /> <br />- Recording <br /> <br />Recording generally incorporates monitoring: it measures a process <br />variable and shows the resulting value on a digital or analog display. In <br />addition, the information is recorded. Color-coded pens are used if more <br />than one process variable or level is recorded on the same chart. Two <br />charts often used are a circular chart (a paper disc) and a strip chart (a roll <br />of paper). More sophisticated devices can be cabled directly to a computer <br />and printer and the data printed out for review. Recording is necessary <br />when the environmental authority wants proof of continuous compliance <br />with the requirement. <br /> <br />- Stack Emissions Testing <br /> <br />In certain locations, stack emissions testing is required upon installation for <br />every cremator to show compliance with emissions limits. Stack emissions <br />testing is the process of measuring the actual pollutant output of a cremator <br />under real operating conditions. This involves laboratory technicians coming <br />to the site and inserting sampling or suction probes into the stack to <br />withdraw certain amounts of the exhaust gases during cremator operation. <br />This is accomplished with a vacuum pump that pulls samples out of the <br />stack, through special cooling coils, and through a filter pad. Particulate or <br />solid matter are picked up on the fdter pads, where they are weighed with <br />very sensjt~ to determine the exact amount of the cremator is <br />exhausting. <br /> <br />60f9 <br /> <br />8/11018:04 AM <br />