Stack Emissions
Stack emissions come out of the smoke stack after the incineration process.
Stack emissions are those gases and solids that come out of the smoke stack after the incineration process. Incinerators can be designed to accept wastes of any physical form, including gases, liquids, solids, sludges, and slurries. Incineration is primarily for the treatment of wastes that contain organic compounds. Wastes with a wide range of chemical and physical characteristics are considered suitable for burning. Most of these wastes are by-products of industrial manufacturing and chemical production processes, or result from the clean-up of contaminated sites.
There is a great deal of controversy about the content of incinerator stack emissions. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) supports incineration as a waste management tool and claims that these emissions are not dangerous. In an official publication, the EPA has stated: "Incinerator emission gases are composed primarily of two harmless inorganic compounds, carbon dioxide and water. The type and quantity of other compounds depends on the composition of the wastes, the completeness of the combustion process, and the air pollution control equipment with which the incinerator is equipped. These compounds include organic and inorganic compounds contained in the original waste and organic and inorganic compounds created during combustion."
Stack Emission Measurements
Mobile Stack Emission Measurements, supporting your emission control programs with accurate and reliable ISO 17025 monitoring services.
Monitoring stack emissions or other manufacturing facility emissions, plays an important role in effective emission control programs.
Stack emission control programs can only be effective only if emissions are controlled at the source which requires highly accurate monitoring schedule. The surveillance program must also be able to monitor a wide range of emission components.
Our stack emission monitoring team have served the petrochemical, fine chemical, agrochemical, polymer, pulp and paper, pharmaceutical and chemical-using industries for many years, delivering accurate and reliable stack emission sampling and testing programs for production and combustion processes.
Intertek experts have executed numerous emission monitoring projects all over the globe, including Europe, Russia, Asia, Africa and Americas. We operate to the highest quality standards with superb support from our logistic teams.
