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Wet control device

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-030343

Any equipment that uses water as a means of collecting an air pollutant. Wet control devices include scrubbers, wet electrostatic precipitators, and electrified filter beds. Wet control devices do not include biofilters or other equipment that destroys or degrades HAP.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-030343
FieldEnvironment
SubjectEnvironmental technologies
References40 CFR 63.2292 (CFR 2013)
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-030343",
  "term": "Wet control device",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Wet Control Device",
  "definition": "Any equipment that uses water as a means of collecting an air pollutant. Wet control devices include scrubbers, wet electrostatic precipitators, and electrified filter beds. Wet control devices do not include biofilters or other equipment that destroys or degrades HAP.",
  "subject": "Environmental technologies",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 63.2292 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/wet-control-device/"
}

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