w Managed $800,000 demonstration of low-cost retrofit technologies for meeting emission performance standards for waste-to-energy incinerators equipped with electrostatic precipitators (Phase I and Phase II).

w Published the document, Hazardous Waste Incineration, sponsored by ASME and cosponsored by EPA, A&WMA, and AIChE. This is a comprehensive report on the state-of-the-knowledge on hazardous waste incineration, including objective descriptions of technology, performance, risks, regulatory issues and public concerns.

w Managed $1.2 million ASME/U.S. Bureau of Mines Investigative Program, Vitrification of Residue (ASH) from Municipal Waste Combustion Systems.

w Managed a $90,000 study on Reference Method Accuracy and Precision (ReMAP) and published results from Phase 1, "Precision of Manual Air Emission Measurements." 

w Published reports on:  

• The Relationship between Chlorine in Waste Streams and Dioxin Emissions from Waste Combustor Stacks.
• Assessment of Factors Affecting Boiler Tube Lifetime in Waste-Fired Steam Generators - New Opportunities for Research and Technology Development. 
• An Evaluation of the Cost of Incinerating Wastes Containing PVC.

w Sponsored an Ash Research Workshop jointly with U.S. EPA in Cincinnati, Ohio and published a white paper, Research Needs for Municipal Waste Combustor Residue Management. 

w Initiator and participant with the International Energy Agency and others on a comprehensive international report on combustion ash management, processing and utilization.  

w Initiated the development of a training course for operators of medical waste incinerators.  

w Initiated a study for determining performance or energy from waste using the energy output-loss (boiler calorimeter) method leading to the formation of an ASME Performance Test Code (PTC34).

w Reviewed and provided comments on:  

• EPA draft document - Guidance on Trial Burn Reporting and Setting Permit Conditions.
• EPA draft document - Location and Estimating Air Emissions from Municipal Waste Combustors.  
• EPA proposed Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Incinerators and Burning of Hazardous Wastes in Boilers and Industrial Furnaces.  
• EPA proposed Emissions Guidelines: Municipal Waste Combustors.
• Standard for New Stationary Sources: Municipal Waste Combustors. 
• EPA proposed Guidance on Trial Burn Reporting and Setting Permit Conditions.
• Vinyl Institute study - PVC Impact on Medical and Municipal Waste Combustion.

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