Dioxin Testing of Harrisburg Incinerator

Dioxin measured in nanograms per dry square cubic meter (ng/dscm)
DateBoiler Unit 1Boiler Unit 2
June 19941157 
July 1996 7074
November 1997321 
September 1997 588
1999  
May 20011775.4271141.693
Sep/Oct 20012000no test
December 2001see belowno test

May 2001 Tests (the numbers above reflect the averages)
 total TCDD and PCDF
in ng/dscm @ 7% O and 0.000145 lbs/hr
TEFs - 2378 TCDD equivalents
 Unit 1Unit 2Unit 1Unit 2
5/23/20011683.821100.9637.4523.68
5/23/20011560.561093.0131.1824.26
5/24/20012081.91231.1141.9527.82
AVG:1775.42671141.693336.8625.25


December 2001 tests on Unit 1 were done in steps as equipment was installed.
Water spray only: 3700 ng/dscm
Water spray plus carbon injection @ 21 pounds per hour: 300 ng/dscm
Water spray plus carbon injection @ 42 pounds per hour: 127 ng/dscm