Environmental Standards for Coal Conversion Processes. Volume I: Most Stringent, Federal, and Selected State Regulations

摘要

The report synopsizes existing and proposed environmental standards as a guide for evaluating the efficiency of available and developing technology for controlling liquid, gaseous, and solid wastes from coal conversion processes. Within the U.S., the Federal (including EPA) standards and guidelines for air, water, and solid wastes were gathered, together with standards for 22 states (selected for their potential in installing coal conversion facilities) and two regional commissions. Because environmental effects can cross national borders, standards and guidelines for Mexico, the Dominion of Canada, two Canadian provinces, and the International Joint Commission of U.S. and Canada were synopsized and added to the U.S. standards. All standards and guidelines were compared; from them the most stringent standards were summarized.