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Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
Surface mining operations in Colorado, including sand and gravel pits, borrow pits, and quarries, as well as concrete batching operations and hot mix asphalt plants, release air pollutants that are regulated by the Air Pollution Control Division (Division) at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. This document provides an overview of the air pollution reporting and permitting requirements that apply to these operations.
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
On April 28, 2009 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) amended the requirements for stack testing and opacity observations for the Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Industry. These requirements, known by this industry as OOO standards, will affect facilities that commenced construction modification, or reconstruction after April 22, 2008. This guide is organized in two parts: Part I -Who is Subject to Subpart OOO? and Part II - What are the Old...
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Pub. Date
[1972]
Description
Air pollution is a matter of concern everywhere, but at high altitudes it may have more significance because of the difficulty that some people have breathing rarefied air. Much of the construction in Western states is above the 6,000 foot level, and highways have been constructed above the 14,000 foot level. The results of tests for carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides and particulates at construction sites in Colorado are presented in...
Pub. Date
2007.
Description
This guidance document is intended to provide direction to contractors, consultants and property owners and operators who are involved in soil disturbing activities in areas with known or suspected asbestos-contaminated soil, or where asbestos-contaminated soil is discovered. The guidance is meant to assist in compliance with the Solid Waste Regulations, and where applicable, Air Quality Control Commission Regulation No. 8, Part B (5 CCR 1001-10,...
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
Solid waste landfills release air pollutants that are regulated by the Air Pollution Control Division. As the waste in a landfill decomposes, it breaks down to form landfill gases (LFGs), such as Methane (CH4 ), Carbon Dioxide (CO2), and non-methane organic compounds (NMOC). Landfills also can produce smog causing volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and air toxics, pollutants known or suspected of causing cancer and other serious health effects. Particulate...
