Pollution Control Handbook for Oil and Gas Engineering

Abbreviations

ACFM Actual cubic feet per minute ACH Air changes per hour (air exchanges per hour) ACT Alternative Control Technology Guideline APCD Air Pollution Control Device AFR Air to Fuel Ratio AFS AIRS Facility Subsystem AICHE American Society of Chemical Engineers AIRS Aerometric Information Retrieval System ALAPCO Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officials AMS American Meteorological Society ANSI American National Standards Institute APA Air Pathway Analysis API American Petroleum Institute APTI Air Pollution Training Institute AQI Air Quality Index ASD Activated Sludge Diffusion ASTM American Society of Testing Materials ASQ American Society for Quality ASU Air Separation Unit ATS Allowance Tracking System ATSDR Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry BACM Best Available Control Measure BACT Best Available Control Technology BAMM Best Available Monitoring Methods BART Best Available Retrofit Technology Barg Bar, gauge (unit of pressure) BTEX Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and p-Xylene bhp Brake Horsepower BLEVE Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion BOPs Blow Out Preventers Btu British thermal unit CAA Clean Air Act CalEPA California Environmental Protection Agency CAPs Criteria Air Pollutants CAS Chemical Abstract Services CASRN Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number CBM Coal Bed Methane CCS Carbon Capture and Storage (or Sequestration) CD-ROM compact disc read-only memory CE Control Efficiency CEM Continuous Emissions Monitoring CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act CERR Consolidated Emissions Reporting Rule CFC Chlorofluorocarbon CFR Code of Federal Regulations CHIEF Clearinghouse for Inventories and Emission Factors CHP Combined Heat and Power CIP Cleaning-In-Place CMS Continuous Monitoring System CO Carbon Monoxide CO2 Carbon Dioxide COH Coefficient of Haze COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease CTC Control Technology Center CTG Control Techniques Guideline DARS Data Attribute Rating System dB Decibels DCF Discounted Cash Flow DECIM Defense Corporate Information Management DIAL Differential Absorption Lidar DNAPL Dense non-aqueous-phase liquid DoD Department of Defense DOE Department of Energy DOT U.S. Department of Transportation DRE Destruction Reduction (or Removal) Efficiency EA Environmental assessment EBRT Empty-bed residence time EC European Commission ECBM Enhanced Coal-Bed Methane Recovery EF Emission Factor EIIP Emission Inventory Improvement Program EIS Environmental Impact Statement EMIS Environmental Management Information System EMS Environmental Management System EOR Enhanced Oil Recovery EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPC Engineering Procurement Construction EPCRA Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act ETS Emissions Tracking System EUA EU Emission Allowances FAME Fatty Acid Methyl Ester FIP Federal Implementation Plan FIPS Federal Information Processing System FOG Fat, Oil and Grease FR Federal Register FS Feasibility study GAC Granular Activated Carbon GDU Glycol Dehydration Units GHGs Greenhouse Gases HAP Hazardous air pollutant HCFC Hydrochlorofluorocarbon HEPA High Efficiency Particulate Air HQ Hazard Quotient HRSG Heat Recovery Steam Generator HVAC Heating, ventilation and air conditioning IARC International Agency for Cancer ID Identification IDLH Immediately Dangerous to Life & Health IEA International Energy Agency IEC International Electrotechnical Commission IGCC Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle IMO International Maritime Organization ISO International Organization for Standardization IUPAC International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry LAER Lowest achievable emission rate lb Pound LCA Life cycle assessment LCCA Life cycle costing analysis LCR Lifetime cancer risk LDAR Leak Detection and Repair LEL Lower explosive limit LSFO Limestone Forced Oxidation LNAPL Light non-aqueous-phase liquid LNG Liquefied Natural gas LTO Low Temperature Oxidation MACT Maximum achievable control technology MARAD U.S. Maritime Administration MBRs Membrane bioreactors MERV Minimum efficiency reporting value MIE Minimum Ignition Energy MSDS Material safety data sheets MWC Municipal waste combustors NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standard NAICS North American Industrial Classification System NATICH National Air Toxics Information Clearinghouse NCP National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency...