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Analysis <br /> Air quality issues related to the Recycling Projects <br /> include odors and dust generation from the processing of solid <br /> waste, and emissions from vehicle traffic to the site. <br /> Processing of the incoming solid waste takes place on the <br /> tipping floor within the Recycling Center Building. The <br /> ventilation system for the building exhausts odors to the <br /> outside. Due to the building's location in the center of the <br /> NCRCSL site, offsite odor problems are not anticipated. Odor <br /> problems themselves are infrequent due to proper operating <br /> procedures. This involves timely transfer of the sorted solid <br /> waste from the roll-off boxes to the working face of the <br /> landfill for disposal and proper covering of the waste material. <br /> Dust (particulate matter) is an air quality concern because <br /> particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of 10 microns or <br /> less (PM-10) are unhealthy particulates and can be suspended in <br /> the air for prolonged periods of time. The Recycling Center <br /> Building ventilation system has been designed to remove and <br /> filter particulate matter generated by the sorting process. The <br /> potential for dust generated by vehicles entering and leaving <br /> the site has been eliminated by paving the main access drive <br /> from Harney Lane and the secondary access drives to and from the <br /> Recycling Center Building. <br /> The Recycling Project will generate few, if any, vehicle <br /> trips over those generated by the NCRCSL facility itself (refer <br /> to section on Traffic and Circulation) . Due to the relatively <br /> low number of vehicles associated with the existing landfill <br /> operation and the rural setting in which it is located, only <br /> minute changes in local air quality from vehicle emissions are <br /> anticipated. The project will contribute a very small <br /> incremental increase in vehicle emissions within the air basin. <br /> Mitigation Measures <br /> 1. Proper ventilation should be verified at the Recycling <br /> Center Building in order to protect workers and the public <br /> from odors and dust. <br /> 2 . The main access drive and secondary drives to and from the <br /> Recycling Center Building should be adequately maintained <br /> for proper circulation. <br /> C. Noise <br /> Setting and Analysis <br /> The project site is located in a quiet rural area. Daytime <br /> noise levels associated with the NCRCSL facility include traffic <br /> 12 <br />