Integrated Pollution Control System for Shreveport, Louisiana, Municipal Incinerator
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An existing municipal waste incinerator with recipro cating grate system was renovated as necessary to improve overall performance and to comply with air and water emissions regulations. The goal of the project was to use the latest technology in a manner which provided the best match between hardware and available resources while meeting a number of system requirements. This paper contains a discussion of the design considerations and describes how the major pieces of equipment were used to satisfy design objectives.
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