NET WASTE REDUCTION ANALYSIS APPLIED TO AIR-POLLUTION CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES

Post-combustion air pollution control technologies were evaluated to d etermine total waste produced by the operation of these systems. A con tinuum of air pollution control technology choices providing increasin g levels of control is presented and the quantity of waste produced by each air pollution control option has been calculated. In addition, t his analysis accounts for waste produced indirectly by the generation of energy required for operation of the control technologies. This typ e of analysis can be used to select optimal control levels and to demo nstrate why a goal of zero air emissions may not be environmentally de sirable.