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ARCHIVED - Response to Comments on Revision of "Thermal Power Generation Emissions - National Guidelines for New Stationary Sources", issued under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, May 1993

Glossary

BACT - Best Available Control Technology
BAT - Best Available Technology
CASA - Clean Air Strategic Alliance
CCME - Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment
CEM - Continuous Emission Monitor
CEPA - Canadian Environmental Protection Act
CO2 - Carbon Dioxide
CWS - Canada-wide Standard
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
FGD - Flue Gas Desulphurization
GJ/MWh - GigaJoules/MegaWatt-hour
LAER - Lowest Achievable Emission Rate
MACT - Maximum Achievable Control Technology
MERS - Multi-Pollutant Emission Reduction Strategies
mg/MWh - milligrams/MegaWatt-hour
NAC - National Advisory Committee
NGCC - Natural Gas Combined Cycle
ng/J - nanograms/Joule
NOx - Oxides of Nitrogen
NPRI - National Pollutant Release Inventory
NSPS - New Source Performance Standards
NSR - New Source Review
PEMS - Predictive Emission Monitoring System
PM - Particulate Matter
ppm - Parts Per Million
SCR - Selective Catalytic Reduction
SO2 - Sulphur Dioxide
SO3 - Sulphur Trioxide
TSP - Total Suspended Particulate
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