| An Air Emissions Permit is required by the Kentucky commonwealth and federal governments currently to ensure that emissions of atmospheric pollutants are controlled to the maximum extent possible. The general requirements for an Air Permit Application include a list of annual emission amounts of regulated substances used by a company. For example, toluene at 0.5 tons per year emissions. In a typical preparation procedure, all the MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) ingredients are entered into tables, and then manually checked against the regulated lists to find the matching compounds. The regulated substances and their calculated emission amounts are then typed onto the permit application forms. This can be a tedious and time-consuming procedure, especially when there are a great number of compounds used. To address these shortcomings, the Air Permit Application Program (APAP) was developed to aid in preparing Air Permit Applications for the Jefferson County Air Pollution Control District. The user inputs general information about a company, its formulation, usually all the MSDS ingredients it uses, and other relevant information. The APAP then produces a list of regulated substances and the total actual emissions for each regulated ingredient for the applicant's plant location.; In a case study, data for Alpha Manufacturing Co., Inc. (alias) of Louisville, Kentucky were entered into APAP which produced a report of regulated substances and their annual emission quantities. Then a report of the plant's total emissions was produced. The results reproduced information in the open literature. |
