Ethylene Oxide Update #59: May 9, 2024
May 9, 2024
- Quarter 1 stack monitoring and fugitive emissions results received by IEPA; Vantage within permitted emission cap
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) has updated its website to include the 2024 Q1 data related to Vantage’s permit. The results indicate Vantage has released 13.28 pounds (12.07% of permitted annual total) of EtO cumulatively year-to-date, of which 12.69 pounds (21.15% of permitted annual total) were fugitive emissions. Public Act 101-0023 and Vantage’s Construction Permit limit the facility to 110 pounds of emissions annually of which no more than 60 pounds can be fugitive emissions. The Q1 submission noted one leaking connector on March 7, 2023. The connector was repaired (tightened) March 7, 2024 with follow-up monitoring the same day.
The first quarter report is now available on the IEPA website here: https://epa.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/epa/topics/community-relations/sites/ethylene-oxide/documents/construction-permit-19100015-q1-24.pdf
Past reports can be found here: https://epa.illinois.gov/topics/community-relations/sites/ethylene-oxide.html