A new chapter of the Operations, Fuels and Product Issues Good Practice Series on Refinery air emissions management is now available. This document describes ‘good practices’ and strategies that can be used in petroleum refineries to manage emissions of air pollutants, and includes a special section on how to identify odour sources. Many of the techniques may also be applicable to chemical plants and petroleum distribution facilities which have similar equipment and operations.

This document will assist plant personnel in identifying techniques which may be used to optimize the management of air emissions and to select appropriate techniques for further site evaluation.

• Refinery air emissions management