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Tests show ethanol plant in compliance for emissions

By STACY VOGEL ( Contact ) Thursday, November 5, 2009 - 4:40 a.m.

Results of a recent emissions test could show that United Ethanol is in compliance with all air emission standards.

But a Department of Natural Resources official said the plant remains out of compliance on some record-keeping issues, though the plant disputes that point.

The plant tested emissions from a boiler, fermentation scrubber and vent gas scrubber in August and September. The fermentation and vent gas scrubbers failed emission testing in February, and the boiler had tested over the limit for particulate matter in earlier testing.

This time, all results met compliance standards, according to information the plant recently sent to the DNR and released publicly Tuesday.

The DNR still has to review the results, said Brian Barbieur, air management engineer.

For a full story, read Thursday's Janesville Gazette, read online in the Gazette’s E-Edition or check back at GazetteXtra.com.

partarican1
Nov 5, 2009 at 1:25 p.m.
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Bunbun-my lawnmower, weedwhacker, and chainsaw work fine with 10% ethanol fuels. Do you have old or under-used equipment? My weedwhacker is 20+ years, but my mower and chainsaw are less than 3 years old. I always buy my fuel at either Arndt's in Milton or KwikTrip. At Arndt's, you can have 100% gasoline or the 10% ethanol blend.

BunBun
Nov 5, 2009 at 12:33 p.m.
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they can complain about what everyone else is, the fact that this crap will kill my lawnmower and chain saw unless I search out gas that has no ethanol in it.

Inyafaze
Nov 5, 2009 at 8:43 a.m.
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That is a shock.. What did they shut production donw for the test? They had a ton of violations...

localboysince1968
Nov 5, 2009 at 8:36 a.m.
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That stinks. What are the people of Milton going to complain about now?

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