1.2.1 - Bituminous and Sub-bituminous Coal Combustion
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What is an emission factor?
💡 Hint: Think about how emissions relate to fuel usage.
Name one pollutant produced by coal combustion.
💡 Hint: Consider commonly monitored air pollutants.
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What does an emission factor represent?
💡 Hint: Think about how pollution is related to how much fuel is used.
True or False: All emissions can be easily measured without monitoring.
💡 Hint: Consider the challenges with unmeasured emissions.
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If a stoker-fired boiler combusts 500 tons of coal in a day, and the emission factor for SOx is 39 pounds per ton, calculate the total SOx emissions in pounds and convert it to tons.
💡 Hint: Recall the conversion factor between pounds and tons.
Discuss the implications of not monitoring unknown emissions in a manufacturing facility using coal. How might this affect environmental health and compliance?
💡 Hint: Think about community health and legal responsibilities.
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