American Petroleum Institute

MANUAL ON DISPOSAL OF REFINERY WASTES VOLUME ON ATMOSPHERIC EMISSIONS AND VOLUME ON LIQUID WASTES
 N PUBL 931

Annotation

The manual consists of separate chapters dealing with the full range of refinery air emissions including those (such as light, odor, and·· noise) that affect human senses. Residential areas in the immediate vicinities of petroleum refineries are the prime receptors of any atmospheric fallout originating within the refinery fenceline. Therefore aesthetic responses are extremely - important for community acceptance of local industry.

Each chapter was developed to be of practical value to the environmental engineer with emphasis placed on the process design of air pollution control systems. For the sake of maintaining a tight, comprehensive presentation of each topic, informational needs over and beyond the basics have been relegated to appendixes or to a bibliography at the end of each chapter. The manual explains how to:

1. Conduct surveys of refinery atmospheric emissions.

2. Predict ground level concentrations of contaminants.

3. Relate ground level concentrations to individual point sources.

4. Apply remedial engineering. solutions.

The manual also includes chapters on:

1. Regulations and control strategies for air quality management used by the three levels of government (Federal, state, and local), as well as other legal aspects.

2. Atmospheric dispersion and meteorological effects.

3. Smog and atmospheric chemistry.

Purpose