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Officials of Ingram Barge Company and the Mississippi River Corridor - Tennessee (MRCT) today announced the results of an air emissions reduction program for towboats operating on the Mississippi River.
Funding for this effort was awarded to MRCT by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as part of the Clean Diesel Emerging Technologies Program.
Ingram participated in the program by retrofitting six towboats with diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) units and closed crank case emission control system. The device fits inside the exhaust system of a towboat engine and reduces the amount of pollution resulting from burning diesel fuel. The DOC units were manufactured by Environmental Solutions Worldwide Inc., a retrofit technology provider. Testing of the units was performed by Emisstar, an energy and emissions consultancy.
Mississippi River Corridor - Tennessee is a non-profit organization that works on economic development and land and wildlife preservation in the six West Tennessee counties that border the Mississippi River.
Today, an Ingram towboat, the Motor Vessel Patricia I. Hart, which is equipped with the new DOC system, was available for public inspection at Mud Island River Park at 101 North Island Drive.
Representatives from the project partners reported significant reductions in particulates, carbon monoxide, and hydrocarbons from exhaust emissions from the retrofitted vessels. Emissions testing has shown that the new DOC systems exhibited average particulate matter reductions of more than 40 percent and carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon reductions of more than 60 percent.
Complete story at:
http://www.marinelog.com/DOCS/NEWSMMIX/2010sep00240.html
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