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Alameda County Waste Management Authority

Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR)

Sunol.net

Save Our Sunol (SOS)

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Article: "Health and Safety at Composting Sites"

American Biotech - the environmentally sound solution for organic waste recycling

Compost Alert.com    

Article: Effects of bioaerosol polluted outdoor air on airways of residents: a cross sectional study (Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2003)
 

South Coast Air Quality Management District has adopted several relevant rules. Summaries are provided below, with links to PDF files. You may also download all 4 items as one document.

RULE 1133 -- COMPOSTING AND RELATED OPERATIONS – GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS (Adopted January 10, 2003)

This rule sets forth administrative requirements for existing and new chipping and grinding activities and composting operations. The purpose of this rule is to create an emissions-related informational database on composting and related operations through a registration process.

RULE 1133.1 -- CHIPPING AND GRINDING ACTIVITIES (Adopted January 10, 2003)

The purpose of this rule is to prevent inadvertent decomposition occurring during chipping and grinding activities.

RULE 1133.2 -- EMISSION REDUCTIONS FROM CO-COMPOSTING OPERATIONS (Adopted January 10, 2003)

The purpose of this rule is to reduce volatile organic compounds (VOC) and ammonia (NH3) emissions from co-composting operations.

RULE 1133 -- COMPOSTING AND RELATED OPERATIONS – GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS (Adopted January 10, 2003)

This rule sets forth administrative requirements for existing and new chipping and grinding activities and composting operations. The purpose of this rule is to create an emissions-related informational database on composting and related operations through a registration process.