Verification testing of air pollution control technology. Report for September 1997--February 1998

The paper describes EPA`s Air Pollution Control Technology (APCT) program, 1 of 12 pilot programs for EPA`s Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) program, to verify the performance of innovative technical solutions to problems that threaten human health or the environment. EPA created the ETV program to accelerate the entrance of new or improved environmental technologies into the domestic and international marketplace. The Research Triangle Institute (RTI) is EPA`s cooperating partner, or Verification Organization (VO), for the APCT pilot and is responsible for organizing and developing the pilot for verification testing of APCTs. The pilot verifies the performance of commercial-ready technologies used to control air pollutant emissions. The primary emphasis of the pilot is in technologies for controlling particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, nitrogen oxides, and hazardous air pollutants.