Air Pollution Control Technology Series Training Tool

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The Control Technology Series is a self instructional training tool. The training tool is designed to provide a basic overview to those unfamiliar with a variety of air pollution control technologies. The series is broken down into different types of equipment such as:

• wet scrubbers
  
• carbon adsorption
  
• incineration
  
• condensation
  
• electrostatic precipiators.

Some of the topics covered in the modules are:

• What the different types of devices are
  
• How they work
  
• How to tell if they are working correctly
  
• Causes of decreased performance
  
• Performance monitoring

Although this training tool is not intended as complete training in the inspection of these devices, it will provide a basic understanding of the different types of devices used.

The series consists of the following topics:

Electrostatic Precipitators

• Incineration
  
• Carbon Adsorption
  
• Wet Scrubbers
  
• Condensation
  
• Absorbers