Environmental monitoring plan for the Dow Syngas Project. Quarterly report for the third quarter, July 1 through September 30, 1991

The Energy Security Act of 1980 established a program to provide financial assistance to private industry in the construction and operation of commercial-scale synthetic fuels plants. The Dow Syngas Project design has a high-temperature entrained-flow slagging type gasifier, which began operation in 1987. Dow agreed to comply with existing environmental regulations and to develop an Environmental Monitoring Plan (EMP) incorporating supplemental monitoring in areas of potential environmental and health concern, relative to synthetic fuels facilities. The two phases of monitoring in the EMP will test parameters of interest for air, water and solid waste and to establish a data base of information useful in resolving environmental uncertainties relative to replication of synthetic fuels plants. The report includes test data for 1395 samples taken during the third quarter. Continuous monitoring of various sources were performed as usual. Quarterly leak detection monitoring was performed, involving 291 potential emission points tested for carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide, and ammonia. Ambient ground water monitoring of the current solid waste and hazardous waste landfills was performed during this quarter, as well as background monitoring of the new hazardous waste landfill. EMP Health and Safety monitoring data also are included