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Fumigation Emissions Controls
Source Test
Independent 3rd party Confirmation

 

Guadalupe Cooling of Nipomo, CA has a Value Recovery Methyl Bromide Emissions Control System installed at their facility.

As a condition of their permit, the State of California requires a "source test" to independently confirm - under strict sampling protocols - that efficacy of the emissions control process.

Below is data from two officially sanctioned source tests conducted in May 2013 and October 2014. If you would like s copy of these source tests please contact the San Luis Obispo Air Pollution Control District at   (805) 781-5912.   E-mail: info@slocleanair.org

 

Source Test No. 1 Summary:

May 2013 at Guadalupe Cooling

Vendor:  World Resources

   

Destruction and Removal Efficiency (DRE%)

     
     

Adsorption

24-May

98.9%

 

26-May

99.7%

 

28-May

99.5%

 

Avg

99.4%

     
     

Desorption

23-May

92.4%

 

25-May

91.4%

 

27-May

91.0%

 

Avg

91.6%

     

Overall:

May 24-25

91.9%

 

May 26-27

93.5%

     
 

Avg

92.7%

 

Source Test No. 2 Summary:

Oct 2014 at Guadalupe Cooling

Vendor:  AirXTesting

   

Destruction and Removal Efficiency (DRE%)

     
     

Adsorption

Oct6

99.7%

 

Oct7

99.9%

 

Oct8

100.0%

 

Avg

99.9%

     
     

Desorption

Oct6

94.3%

 

Oct7

98.2%

 

Oct8

94.3%

 

Avg

95.6%

     

Overall:

Oct6

94.0%

 

Oct7

98.1%

 

Oct 8

94.3%

 

Avg

94.5%

Equipment set-up for source test No. 1 in October 2013 at Guadalupe Cooling.