AP 42, Fifth Edition, Volume I Chapter 2: Solid Waste Disposal

2.0 Introduction to Solid Waste Disposal (pdf) (12.14 KB)
 
2.1 Refuse Combustion

• Refuse Combustion Final Section (pdf) (357.94 KB)
• Refuse Combustion Background Document (pdf) (292.96 KB)  (120 pp, 300 K)
• AP-42 2.1 Related Information

 
2.2 Sewage Sludge Incineration

• AP-42 2.2 Final Section - May 2023 (pdf) (1.15 MB)

 
2.3 Medical Waste Incineration

• Medical Waste Incineration Final Section (pdf) (580.65 KB)  (30 pp, 595 K)
• Medical Waste Incineration Background Document (pdf) (556.76 KB)  (217 pp, 570 K)

 
2.4 Municipal Solid Waste Landfills

• AP-42 2.4 Final Section - May 2025 (pdf) (666.71 KB)
• Landfill Air Emissions Estimation model (LandGEM)
  • LandGEM is an automated estimation tool with a Microsoft Excel interface that can be used to estimate emission rates for total landfill gas, methane, carbon dioxide, nonmethane organic compounds, and individual air pollutants from municipal solid waste landfills.

 
2.5 Open Burning

• Open Burning Final Section (pdf) (59.29 KB)
• Open Burning Background Document (pdf) (48.25 KB)

 
2.6 Automobile Body Incineration

• Automobile Body Incineration (pdf) (14.31 KB)

 
2.7 Conical Burners

• Conical Burners Final Section (pdf) (16.22 KB)
• Conical Burners Background Document (pdf) (23.07 KB)

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