Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-19-729b
(a)(1) The owner or operator of a "hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerator," or HMIWI, subject to these HMIWI regulations shall not cause or permit emissions from the HMIWI to exceed a visible contaminant emission greater than 10 percent opacity during a six-minute block average, measured as specified in 40 C.F.R. 60.56c as adopted in K.A.R. 28-19-729g.
(2) The owner or operator of any HMIWI subject to these regulations shall not cause or permit emissions from the HMIWI of any pollutants to exceed the emission limits listed in Table 1 of this regulation, measured as specified in 40 C.F.R. 60.56c, as adopted in K.A.R. 28-19-729g.
| Table 1 Emission Limits for HMIWI | |||||
| Pollutant | Units | Emission Limits (7% oxygen, dry basis) | |||
| HMIWI Size | |||||
| Small Rural | Small | Medium | Large | ||
| Particulate Matter (PM) | Milligrams per dry standard cubic meter (mg/dscm) | 197 | 115 | 69 | 34 |
| Carbon Monoxide (CO) | Parts per million by volume (ppmv) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| Dioxins/furans | Nanograms per dscm total dioxins/furans, or Nanograms per dscm TEQ* | 800 total 15 TEQ | 125 total 2.3 TEQ | 125 total 2.3 TEQ | 125 total 2.3 TEQ |
| Hydrogen Chloride (HCL) | ppmv, or percent (%) reduction | 3,100 ppmv | 100 ppmv 93% | 100 ppmv 93% | 100 ppmv 93% |
| Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) | ppmv | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
| Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) | ppmv | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 |
| Lead (Pb) | mg/dscm, or percent (%) reduction | 10 mg/dscm | 1.2 mg/dscm 70% | 1.2 mg/dscm 70% | 1.2mg/dscm 70% |
| Cadmium (Cd) | mg/dscm, or percent (%) reduction | 4 mg/dscm | 0.16 mg/dscm 65% | 0.16 mg/dscm 65% | 0.16 mg/dscm 65% |
| Mercury (Hg) | mg/dscm, or percent (%) reduction | 7.5 mg/dscm | 0.55 mg/dscm 85% | 0.55 mg/dscm 85% | 0.55 mg/dscm 85% |
| * TEQ is used to abbreviate "Toxic Equivalent." See 40 CFR 60.51c as adopted in K.A.R. 28-19-729a. |
(Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 1998 Supp. 65-3005; effective May 5, 2000.)