Emissions Control & Environmental Compliance Flashcards
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Under the Clean Air Act, which threshold triggers a food processing facility to obtain a Title V Operating Permit?
Answer: 100 tons/year of any regulated pollutant
Title V permits are required when a facility emits 100 tons/year or more of any regulated air pollutant.
Which document serves as the primary record linking an emission unit to its applicable air quality regulations during a compliance audit?
Answer: Facility Operating Permit
The facility operating permit identifies each emission unit, its limits, and the specific regulations that apply.
A food plant uses an ammonia refrigeration system. Under EPA's Risk Management Program (RMP), what quantity of ammonia on-site triggers RMP applicability?
Answer: 10,000 lbs
Ammonia has an RMP threshold quantity of 10,000 lbs, above which facilities must develop and submit an RMP plan.
During an environmental audit, an auditor finds refrigerant purchase records exceed refrigerant recovered from a system. What violation does this most likely indicate?
Answer: Unpermitted refrigerant venting under Section 608 of the CAA
A purchase-to-recovery discrepancy indicates potential venting, which is prohibited under CAA Section 608 for ozone-depleting and substitute refrigerants.
What is the primary purpose of a Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) program in a food manufacturing facility?
Answer: Reduce fugitive VOC emissions from equipment components
LDAR programs use Method 21 monitoring to detect and repair fugitive VOC leaks from valves, pumps, and connectors.
Which EPA method is the standard reference for measuring particulate matter emissions from stationary sources during stack testing?
Answer: Method 5
EPA Method 5 is the reference method for determining particulate matter emissions from stationary sources.
A facility's air permit requires continuous emissions monitoring (CEMS). How often must CEMS data be recorded to satisfy federal requirements?
Answer: Every hour
CEMS must record data at least once per hour to generate hourly averages used for compliance determination.