Large Eyeglass Manufacturer

L&A prepared an emissions inventory for a lens manufacturing plant. Several air emission sources were identified and it was necessary to prepare an air emissions inventory to determine if air permit were required. A mass balance approach based on plant knowledge was used to estimate the air emissions from the plant. Based on the plant processes, the potential air emissions were determined to be below 10 pounds per day from the various processes, which are exempt from air permitting requirements. L&A also prepared an emissions inventory for a pilot plant operation located in Georgia to support regulatory exemptions from air permitting. A mass balance approach based on plant production information from the Ohio plant was used to predict the air emissions. L&A prepared the RCRA Tank Certification and Contingency Plan for a new eyeglass lens manufacturing plant. This new state-of-the-art plant generated one characteristically corrosive waste stream from cleaning the finished lenses. The corrosive waste stream was placed in a compatible tank and temporally stored for offsite treatment and disposal. A RCRA Tank Certification and Contingency Plan was required to operate the tank. This company was a Large Quantity Generator (LQG) and a Contingency Plan was required to handle the waste stream. L&A inspected the plant operation and prepared a Contingency Plan for this installation.

 


 

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