MEETING EPA STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS-WASTE BURNING

Compliance with emissions standards, EPA, regulation 40 CFR, Part 260, prompted Kalama Chemical Inc., Kalama, WA, to rewamp its boiler and industrial furnace systems (BIF). Improvements such as single loop digital controllers connected in a serial communication network helped the company become the first operation in the Pacific Northwest to certify compliance under the RCRA BIF regulations burning its own hazardous waste.