AIR QUALITY INTERVENTION REQUIREMENTS EXTERNAL TO THE PROCESSING PLANT

摘要

Air quality external to the poultry processing plant is impacted by many factors. The primary concern of the plant is to create an environment that contributes to meeting USDA requirements and producing wholesome products. Over the years, many processing plants that were once considered to be located outside of town have found that the city is now their neighbor. Newer plants often consider the city their first choice when siting the facility because of the availability of services that the city can provide. In either case, the plant doesn't want to become a public nuisance. Federal Air Quality requirements continue to tighten with respect to the products of combustion from boilers and particulate emissions. The processing plant, therefore, finds that it needs to balance its processing needs with being a "good neighbor" within the community and, at the same time, control regulated emissions to be a "good corporate citizen" by complying with emission limits for regulated pollutants. Potential issues include odors from processing and rendering, particulate emissions and emissions from combustion sources. This overview will describe the typical sources that processing plants must deal with and what measures should be considered in being proactive (intervention) to minimize their impact.