Contents

1 Air pollution 1
1.1 Pollutants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1.1 Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.1.2 Emission factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.2 Air pollution exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.3 Indoor air quality (IAQ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.4 Health eects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.4.1 Mortality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.4.2 Cardiovascular disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.4.3 Lung disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.4.4 Cancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.4.5 Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.4.6 Cleanareas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.4.7 Central nervous system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.5 Agricultural eects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.6 Historical disasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.7 Alternatives to creating air pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.8 Reduction eorts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.8.1 Control devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.9 Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.9.1 Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1.9.2 Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1.10 Hotspots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1.11 Cities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.12 National-scale air toxics assessments 1995-2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.13 Governing urban air pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.14 Atmospheric dispersion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.15 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1.16 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1.17 Further reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
1.18 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

2 Accidental release source terms 18

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2.1 Accidental release of pressurized gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

2.1.1 Ramskill's equation for non-choked mass ow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.2 Evaporation of non-boiling liquid pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.2.1 The U.S. Air Force method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.2.2 The U.S. EPA method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.2.3 Stiver and Mackay's method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.3 Evaporation of boiling cold liquid pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.4 Adiabatic ash of liqueed gas release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.5 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.6 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.7 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

3 Aerotoxic Association 21
3.1 Criticism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.2 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.3 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

4 Aerotoxic syndrome 22
4.1 Potential sources of contamination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.2 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.3 Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.4 Media coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4.5 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.6 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.7 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.8 Further reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.9 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

5 Air pollutant concentrations 27

5.1 Converting air pollutant concentrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
5.2 Correcting concentrations for altitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
5.3 Correcting concentrations for reference conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
5.3.1 Correcting to a dry basis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
5.3.2 Correcting to a reference oxygen content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
5.3.3 Correcting to a reference carbon dioxide content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
5.4 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

6 Outline of air pollution dispersion 30

6.1 Air pollution emission plumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
6.2 Air pollution dispersion models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
6.3 Air pollutant emission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
6.4 Characterization of atmospheric turbulence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
6.4.1 The Pasquill atmospheric stability classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
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6.4.2 Advanced methods of categorizing atmospheric turbulence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

6.5 Miscellaneous other terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
6.6 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
6.6.1 Air pollution dispersion models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
6.6.2 Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
6.7 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
6.8 Further reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
6.9 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

7 Air pollution sensor 35

7.1 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

8 Air quality guideline 38

8.1 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

9 Air Quality Health Index (Canada) 39

9.1 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
9.2 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
9.3 Formula Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
9.4 Calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
9.5 Alberta Calculation and Reporting Dierences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
9.6 Persons at risk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
9.7 Lifestyle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
9.8 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
9.9 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

10 Air quality index 42

10.1 Denition and usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
10.2 Indices by location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
10.2.1 Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
10.2.2 Hong Kong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
10.2.3 Mainland China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
10.2.4 India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
10.2.5 Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
10.2.6 Singapore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
10.2.7 South Korea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
10.2.8 United Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
10.2.9 Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
10.2.10 United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
10.3 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
10.4 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
10.5 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
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11 Air quality law 49

11.1 Air pollutant classication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
11.2 Air quality standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
11.3 Emission standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
11.4 Control technology requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
11.5 Bans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
11.6 Data collection and access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
11.7 Controversy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
11.8 Around the world . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
11.8.1 International law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
11.8.2 Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
11.8.3 China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
11.8.4 New Zealand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
11.8.5 United Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
11.8.6 United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
11.9 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
11.10External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

12 Air stagnation 54
12.1 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

13 Airlog 55
13.1 Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
13.2 Diculties in the IAQ audit process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
13.3 Elements of an IAQ audit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
13.4 Problems to overcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
13.5 Sources and use of data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
13.6 Legal framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
13.7 Economic impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
13.8 Outcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
13.9 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
13.10Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

14 Ambient air quality criteria 58

14.1 Specifying the Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
14.2 The Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
14.3 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

15 Arctic haze 59
15.1 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
15.2 Origin of pollutants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
15.3 Recent studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
15.4 Scientic predictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
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15.5 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

15.6 Footnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
15.7 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
15.8 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

16 Atmospheric dispersion modeling 62

16.1 Atmospheric layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
16.2 Gaussian air pollutant dispersion equation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
16.3 Briggs plume rise equations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
16.4 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
16.4.1 Atmospheric dispersion models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
16.4.2 Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
16.4.3 Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
16.5 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
16.6 Further reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
16.6.1 Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
16.6.2 Proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
16.6.3 Guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
16.7 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

17 Best available technology 69

17.1 European Union directives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
17.2 United States environmental law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
17.3 International conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
17.4 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
17.5 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
17.6 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

18 Beta attenuation monitoring 72

18.1 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
18.2 Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

19 Boulder Climate Action Plan 74

19.1 General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
19.2 Allocation and generation of fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
19.3 Incentive authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
19.4 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
19.5 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

20 Burn pit 76
20.1 Materials burned and combustion products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
20.2 Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
20.3 Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
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20.4 Health eects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

20.5 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
20.6 Further reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

21 CALPUFF 78
21.1 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
21.2 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
21.3 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
21.3.1 Further reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
21.4 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

22 CMAQ 80
22.1 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

23 Condensation particle counter 81

23.1 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

24 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution 83

24.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
24.2 Substances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
24.3 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
24.4 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
24.5 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

25 Criteria air contaminants 85

25.1 Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
25.2 Sections 108 and 109 of the U.S. Clean Air Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
25.3 Six Criteria Air Pollutants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
25.4 EPA Endangerment Findings/ Mass v. EPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
25.5 Petition to Add Seven Criteria Air Pollutants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
25.6 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
25.7 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
25.8 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

26 Critical load 89
26.1 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

27 Czech Hydrometeorological Institute 90

27.1 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
27.2 Air pollution dispersion modelling activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
27.3 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
27.4 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
27.5 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
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28 Decipol 92
28.1 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

29 Diesel exhaust 93
29.1 Denition and composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
29.1.1 Chemical classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
29.1.2 Specic chemicals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
29.1.3 Water vapor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
29.2 Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
29.2.1 International and federal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
29.2.2 Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
29.3 Health concerns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
29.3.1 General concerns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
29.3.2 Occupational health eects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
29.3.3 Concerns regarding particulates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
29.3.4 Specic eects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
29.3.5 Variation with engine conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
29.4 Other eects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
29.5 Remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
29.5.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
29.5.2 Selective non-catalytic reduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
29.5.3 Exhaust gas recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
29.5.4 Combined systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
29.5.5 Other remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
29.6 Further reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
29.7 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
29.8 References and notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
29.9 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

30 Dust abatement 100

30.1 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
30.2 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

31 Eects of the car on societies 101

31.1 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
31.2 Access and convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
31.3 Economic changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
31.3.1 Employment and consumption habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
31.3.2 Economic growth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
31.4 Trac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
31.5 Cultural changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
31.5.1 Changes to urban society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
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31.5.2 Advent of suburban society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

31.5.3 Cars in popular culture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
31.5.4 Cinema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
31.5.5 Cars as a hobby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
31.6 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
31.7 External and internal costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
31.7.1 Public or external costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
31.7.2 Private or internal costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
31.8 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
31.9 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
31.10External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

32 Emission standard 110

32.1 Regulated sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
32.2 Vehicle emission performance standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
32.3 America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
32.3.1 Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
32.3.2 United States of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
32.4 Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
32.4.1 European Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
32.4.2 UK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
32.4.3 Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
32.5 Asia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
32.5.1 China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
32.5.2 Hong Kong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
32.5.3 India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
32.5.4 Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
32.5.5 Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
32.6 Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
32.6.1 South Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
32.7 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
32.8 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
32.9 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

33 Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated Database 115

33.1 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
33.2 Data summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
33.3 Data use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
33.4 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
33.5 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
33.6 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
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34 Environmental impact of aviation 117

34.1 Climate change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
34.1.1 Mechanisms and Cumulative Eects of aviation on Climate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
34.1.2 Greenhouse gas emissions per passenger kilometre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
34.1.3 Total climate eects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
34.1.4 Future emission levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
34.1.5 Reducing air travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
34.1.6 Kyoto Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
34.1.7 Emissions trading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
34.1.8 Eects of climate change on aviation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
34.2 Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
34.3 Air quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
34.4 Radiation exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
34.5 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
34.6 Notes and references . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
34.7 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

35 Exhaust gas 128

35.1 Composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
35.2 Exhaust gas temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
35.3 Cold engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
35.4 Passenger car emissions summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
35.5 Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
35.5.1 Internal-combustion engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
35.5.2 Other types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
35.6 Main motor vehicle emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
35.6.1 NOx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
35.6.2 Volatile organic compounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
35.6.3 Ozone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
35.6.4 Carbon monoxide (CO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
35.6.5 Hazardous air pollutants (toxics) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
35.6.6 Particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
35.6.7 Carbon dioxide (CO2 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
35.6.8 Water vapor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
35.7 Pollution reduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
35.8 Health studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
35.9 Localised eects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
35.10See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
35.11References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
35.12External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

36 Flue gas 134

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36.1 Scrubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

36.2 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
36.3 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

37 Flue-gas desulfurization 136

37.1 Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
37.2 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
37.3 Sulfuric acid mist formation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
37.4 FGD chemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
37.4.1 Basic principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
37.4.2 Scrubbing with an alkali solid or solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
37.4.3 Scrubbing with sodium sulte solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
37.4.4 Gas phase oxidation followed by reaction with ammonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
37.5 Facts and statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
37.6 Alternative methods of reducing sulfur dioxide emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
37.7 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
37.8 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
37.9 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

38 Flue-gas emissions from fossil-fuel combustion 142

38.1 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
38.2 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
38.3 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

39 Flue-gas stack 144

39.1 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
39.2 Flue-gas stack draft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
39.3 Flue-gas ow-rate induced by the draft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
39.4 Stack design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
39.5 Other items of interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
39.6 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
39.7 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
39.8 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

40 Fugitive emissions 147

40.1 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
40.2 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
40.3 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

41 Gas are 149

41.1 Overall are system in industrial plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
41.2 Impacts of waste aring associated gas from oil drilling sites and other facilities . . . . . . . . . . . 150
41.3 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
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41.4 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

41.5 Further reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
41.6 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
41.7 Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

42 Geospatial Measurements of Air Pollution 153

42.1 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

43 Global Emissions InitiAtive 154

43.1 Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
43.2 Partnerships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
43.3 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
43.4 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

44 Haze 155
44.1 Air pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
44.1.1 International disputes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
44.2 Obscuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
44.3 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
44.4 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
44.5 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

45 1985 Helsinki Protocol on the Reduction of Sulphur Emissions 158

45.1 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
45.2 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
45.3 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

46 1-Hydroxypyrene 159
46.1 Relationship with smoking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
46.2 Pyrene degradation product by microorganisms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
46.3 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

47 Hypermobility (travel) 160

47.1 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
47.2 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

48 HYSPLIT 162
48.1 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

49 Indoor air pollution in developing nations 163

49.1 Health implications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
49.2 Interventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
49.2.1 Early interventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
49.2.2 Improved success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
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49.2.3 Successful interventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

49.3 Environmental impacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
49.3.1 Sustainable options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
49.3.2 Challenges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
49.4 Education interventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
49.5 Primary intervention for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
49.6 Kenya and modern energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
49.7 Further action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
49.8 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
49.9 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
49.10External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

50 Indoor air quality 169

50.1 Common pollutants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
50.1.1 Second-hand smoke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
50.1.2 Radon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
50.1.3 Molds and other allergens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
50.1.4 Carbon monoxide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
50.1.5 Volatile organic compounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
50.1.6 Legionella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
50.1.7 Other bacteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
50.1.8 Asbestos bers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
50.1.9 Carbon dioxide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
50.1.10 Ozone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
50.2 Prompt cognitive decits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
50.3 Eect of indoor plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
50.4 HVAC design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
50.5 Building ecology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
50.6 Institutional programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
50.7 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
50.8 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
50.9 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
50.10External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

51 Indoor bioaerosol 178

51.1 Sources and inuencing factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
51.1.1 Sources for indoor environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
51.1.2 Factors inuencing indoor bioaerosol generation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
51.2 Human health eects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
51.3 Sampling and detection methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
51.3.1 Bioaerosol sampling techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
51.3.2 Identication and quantication methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
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51.4 Concentration levels in dierent geographical regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

51.5 Approaches to control indoor bioaerosols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
51.6 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
51.7 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

52 Indoor Environmental Quality Global Alliance 183

52.1 Partners and governmental organisations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
52.2 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
52.3 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

53 International Union of Air Pollution Prevention and Environmental Protection Associations 185
53.1 Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
53.2 Governance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
53.3 Partners and Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
53.4 World Clean Air Congress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
53.5 Resolutions and Declarations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
53.6 Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
53.7 Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
53.8 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
53.9 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

54 Line source 188

54.1 Linear air pollution source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
54.2 Linear noise source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
54.3 Water pollution line source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
54.4 Light emission line source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
54.5 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
54.6 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
54.7 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

55 Liquid-to-gas ratio 191

55.1 Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
55.2 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
55.3 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

56 List of most polluted cities in the world by particulate matter concentration 193
56.1 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

57 Low-carbon emission 194

57.1 Low carbon fuel standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
57.2 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
57.3 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

58 Low-emission zone 195

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58.1 Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

58.1.1 Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
58.1.2 Sweden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
58.1.3 United Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
58.1.4 Netherlands, Denmark and Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
58.2 Elsewhere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
58.2.1 Hong Kong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
58.2.2 Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
58.2.3 Singapore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
58.3 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
58.4 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
58.5 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

59 Mist 198
59.1 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
59.2 Freezing mist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
59.3 Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
59.4 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
59.5 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

60 Mitigation of aviation's environmental impact 200

60.1 Methods of mitigating aviations CO2 emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
60.1.1 Aircraft eciency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
60.1.2 Route optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
60.1.3 Biofuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
60.1.4 Improved operating procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
60.1.5 Emission Trading Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
60.2 Methods of mitigating aviations non-CO 2 emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
60.2.1 Nitrogen oxides (NOX ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
60.2.2 Particulates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
60.2.3 Unburned hydrocarbons (UHC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
60.2.4 Contrails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
60.3 Methods of mitigating aviation's noise emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
60.3.1 Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
60.3.2 Improved operating procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
60.4 Carbon oset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
60.4.1 British Airways' scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
60.4.2 Continental Airlines' scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
60.5 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
60.6 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
60.7 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
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61 Mobile source air pollution 205

61.1 Broad classication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
61.1.1 Road sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
61.1.2 Non-road sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
61.2 Major regulated mobile source pollutants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
61.3 Laws and regulatory standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
61.4 U.S. enforcement agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
61.4.1 Federal agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
61.4.2 State-level agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
61.5 Enforcement mechanisms and policy instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
61.5.1 Labeling policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
61.5.2 Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
61.5.3 Tax credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
61.5.4 Voluntary programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
61.5.5 Subsidies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
61.5.6 Command and control: performance standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
61.5.7 Marketable allowances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
61.6 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
61.7 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

62 Multi-eect Protocol 212

62.1 Purpose and history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
62.2 Protocol contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
62.2.1 Protocol elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
62.2.2 Implementation and results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
62.3 Revisions of the Gothenburg Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
62.4 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
62.5 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

63 National Air Pollution Symposium 215

63.1 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

64 National Ambient Air Quality Objectives 216

64.1 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

65 New car smell 217

65.1 Chemical composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
65.2 Health hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
65.3 Reproduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
65.4 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

66 NIOSH air ltration rating 219

66.1 Plain surgical mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
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66.2 NIOSH N95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

66.3 NIOSH N99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
66.4 Gas mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
66.5 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

67 Nitrogen Oxide Protocol 220

67.1 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
67.2 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
67.3 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

68 Norwegian Institute for Air Research 221

68.1 Fields of work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
68.2 Companies and Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
68.3 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
68.4 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
68.5 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

69 Nowcast (Air Quality Index) 223

69.1 Calculation of the PM NowCast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
69.2 Calculation of the Ozone NowCast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
69.3 Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
69.4 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

70 Presidential Climate Action Plan 226

70.1 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
70.2 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
70.3 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

71 Organic molecular tracers 227

71.1 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
71.2 Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
71.3 Analytic use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
71.4 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
71.5 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

72 1994 Oslo Protocol on Further Reduction of Sulphur Emissions 229

72.1 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

73 Ozone Action Day 230

73.1 Surface ozone vs. the ozone layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
73.2 Sources of ground ozone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
73.3 Notication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
73.4 What can be done . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
73.5 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
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73.6 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

74 Particulates 232
74.1 Sources of atmospheric particulate matter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
74.2 Composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
74.3 Size distribution of particulates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
74.4 Deposition processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
74.5 Control technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
74.6 Climate eects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
74.6.1 Aerosol radiative eects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
74.6.2 Roles of dierent aerosol species . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
74.6.3 Instances of aerosol aecting climate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
74.7 Health eects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
74.7.1 Size, shape and solubility matter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
74.7.2 Health problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
74.8 Eects on vegetation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
74.9 Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
74.9.1 Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
74.9.2 Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
74.9.3 China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
74.9.4 European Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
74.9.5 Hong Kong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
74.9.6 Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
74.9.7 Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
74.9.8 South Korea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
74.9.9 Taiwan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
74.9.10 United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
74.10Aected areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
74.10.1 Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
74.10.2 China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
74.10.3 Ulaanbaatar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
74.11See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
74.12References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
74.13Further reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
74.14External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

75 Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles 245

75.1 Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
75.2 Criticisms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
75.3 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
75.4 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
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76 Passive smoking 247

76.1 Eects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
76.1.1 Risk to children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
76.2 Evidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
76.2.1 Risk level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
76.2.2 Biomarkers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
76.3 Pathophysiology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
76.4 Opinion of public health authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
76.5 Public opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
76.6 Controversy over harm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
76.6.1 Industry-funded studies and critiques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
76.6.2 Tobacco industry response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
76.6.3 US racketeering lawsuit against tobacco companies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
76.7 Smoke-free laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
76.7.1 Eects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
76.7.2 Public opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
76.7.3 Alternative forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
76.8 In animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
76.8.1 Observational studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
76.9 Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
76.10See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
76.11References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
76.12External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265

77 Photoinitiator 267
77.1 Reactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
77.2 Atmospheric photoinitiators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
77.2.1 Peroxides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
77.2.2 Nitrogen dioxide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
77.2.3 Molecular oxygen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
77.3 Commercial photoinitiators and uses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
77.3.1 AIBN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
77.3.2 Benzoyl peroxide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
77.3.3 Camphorquinone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
77.4 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
77.5 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
77.6 Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

78 Pollen count 270

78.1 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
78.2 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
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79 Pollutant Standards Index 271

79.1 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
79.2 Denition of the PSI used in Singapore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
79.2.1 Record values of the PSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
79.3 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
79.4 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272

80 POP Air Pollution Protocol 273

80.1 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
80.2 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
80.3 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

81 Portable optical air sensor 274

81.1 Air pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
81.2 Sol-gel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
81.3 Fluorescence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
81.4 Future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
81.5 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

82 Ramboll Environ 276

82.1 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
82.2 Operations and services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
82.2.1 Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
82.2.2 Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
82.2.3 Human health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
82.3 Notable projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
82.4 Awards and honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
82.5 Published articles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
82.6 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
82.7 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279

83 RIMPUFF 280
83.1 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
83.2 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
83.3 Further reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
83.4 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
83.5 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280

84 Roadway air dispersion modeling 281

84.1 How the model works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
84.2 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
84.3 The theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
84.4 Example applications of the model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
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84.5 More recent model renements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

84.6 Recent applications in legal cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
84.7 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
84.8 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
84.9 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284

85 Rolling coal 285

85.1 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
85.2 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

86 Sick building syndrome 287

86.1 Symptoms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
86.2 Psychological factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
86.3 Workplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
86.4 Causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
86.5 Prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
86.6 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
86.7 Sick Building Syndrome versus Building-Related Illness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
86.8 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
86.9 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
86.10Further reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290

87 TA Luft 292
87.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
87.2 AUSTAL2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
87.3 Further reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
87.4 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
87.5 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
87.6 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

88 Toxic hotspot 294

88.1 Soil contamination hotspots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
88.2 Air pollution hotspots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
88.2.1 West Oakland, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
88.2.2 Richmond, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
88.2.3 Wilmington, Los Angeles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
88.3 Groundwater contamination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
88.4 Radioactive contamination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
88.4.1 Pacic Proving Grounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
88.4.2 Nevada Test Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
88.4.3 Semipalatinsk Test Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
88.5 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
88.6 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
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89 Twomey eect 300

89.1 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
89.2 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
89.3 Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300

90 Urban dust dome 301

90.1 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301

91 Useful conversions and formulas for air dispersion modeling 302

91.1 Converting air pollutant concentrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
91.2 Correcting concentrations for altitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
91.3 Standard conditions for gas volumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
91.4 Windspeed conversion factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
91.5 Correcting for reference conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
91.5.1 Correcting to a dry basis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
91.5.2 Correcting to a reference oxygen content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
91.5.3 Correcting to a reference carbon dioxide content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
91.6 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
91.7 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
91.8 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304

92 Daniel A. Vallero 305

92.1 Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
92.2 Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
92.2.1 Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
92.3 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
92.4 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

93 Vapor intrusion 308

93.1 Denition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
93.2 Concerns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
93.3 Guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
93.4 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
93.5 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

94 Ventilation air methane thermal oxidizer 309

94.1 Principle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
94.2 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
94.3 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309

95 Volatile Organic Compounds Protocol 311

95.1 See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
95.2 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
95.3 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
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96 Wildland re emission 312

96.1 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

97 Working Environment (Air Pollution, Noise and Vibration) Convention, 1977 313
97.1 Ratications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
97.2 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
97.3 Text and image sources, contributors, and licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
97.3.1 Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
97.3.2 Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
97.3.3 Content license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
 Chapter 1

Air pollution

Bad air qualityand Air qualityredirect here. For 1.1 Pollutants

the obsolete medical theory, see Bad air. For the measure
of how polluted the air is, see Air quality index. For the
properties of air, see Qualities of air. Main articles: Pollutant and Greenhouse gas
Air pollution is the introduction of particulates,

Carbon
dioxide in Earth's atmosphere if half of global-warming
emissions* [3]* [4] are not absorbed.
(NASA simulation; 9 November 2015)

Air pollution from a fossil-fuel power station

Nitrogen
dioxide 2014 - global air quality levels
(released 14 December 2015).* [5]
biological molecules, or other harmful materials into
Earth's atmosphere, causing diseases, death to humans, An air pollutant is a substance in the air that can have
damage to other living organisms such as animals and adverse eects on humans and the ecosystem. The sub-
food crops, or the natural or built environment. Air pol- stance can be solid particles, liquid droplets, or gases. A
lution may come from anthropogenic or natural sources. pollutant can be of natural origin or man-made. Pollu-
tants are classied as primary or secondary. Primary pol-
The atmosphere is a complex natural gaseous system that lutants are usually produced from a process, such as ash
is essential to support life on planet Earth. from a volcanic eruption. Other examples include carbon
Indoor air pollution and urban air quality are listed as two monoxide gas from motor vehicle exhaust, or the sulfur
of the world's worst toxic pollution problems in the 2008 dioxide released from factories. Secondary pollutants are
Blacksmith Institute World's Worst Polluted Places re- not emitted directly. Rather, they form in the air when
port.* [1] According to the 2014 WHO report, air pollu- primary pollutants react or interact. Ground level ozone
tion in 2012 caused the deaths of around 7 million people is a prominent example of a secondary pollutant. Some
worldwide.* [2] pollutants may be both primary and secondary: they are

1
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both emitted directly and formed from other primary pol- nitrogen oxides. One of the most prominent air pol-
lutants. lutants, this reddish-brown toxic gas has a charac-
teristic sharp, biting odor.

Carbon monoxide (CO) - CO is a colorless, odor-

less, toxic yet non-irritating gas. It is a product by
incomplete combustion of fuel such as natural gas,
coal or wood. Vehicular exhaust is a major source
of carbon monoxide.

Volatile organic compounds (VOC) - VOCs are a

well-known outdoor air pollutant. They are cate-
gorized as either methane (CH4 ) or non-methane
(NMVOCs). Methane is an extremely ecient
greenhouse gas which contributes to enhanced
global warming. Other hydrocarbon VOCs are also
Before ue-gas desulfurization was installed, the emissions from
signicant greenhouse gases because of their role in
this power plant in New Mexico contained excessive amounts of
sulfur dioxide.
creating ozone and prolonging the life of methane
in the atmosphere. This eect varies depending on
local air quality. The aromatic NMVOCs benzene,
toluene and xylene are suspected carcinogens and
3 may lead to leukemia with prolonged exposure. 1,3-
CH4 CO2 butadiene is another dangerous compound often as-
sociated with industrial use.
1 CFC
SOX Particulates, alternatively referred to as particulate
matter (PM), atmospheric particulate matter, or ne
particles, are tiny particles of solid or liquid sus-
5 4 PM
pended in a gas. In contrast, aerosol refers to com-
O3 bined particles and gas. Some particulates occur
naturally, originating from volcanoes, dust storms,
6 NOX 2 forest and grassland res, living vegetation, and sea
spray. Human activities, such as the burning of fos-
Schematic drawing, causes and eects of air pollution: (1) green- sil fuels in vehicles, power plants and various in-
house eect, (2) particulate contamination, (3) increased UV ra- dustrial processes also generate signicant amounts
diation, (4) acid rain, (5) increased ground level ozone concen- of aerosols. Averaged worldwide, anthropogenic
tration, (6) increased levels of nitrogen oxides. aerosols those made by human activities cur-
rently account for approximately 10 percent of our
Major primary pollutants produced by human activity in- atmosphere. Increased levels of ne particles in the
clude: air are linked to health hazards such as heart dis-
ease,* [6] altered lung function and lung cancer.
Sulfur oxides (SO) - particularly sulfur dioxide, a
chemical compound with the formula SO2 . SO2 Persistent free radicals connected to airborne
is produced by volcanoes and in various industrial ne particles are linked to cardiopulmonary dis-
processes. Coal and petroleum often contain sulfur ease.* [7]* [8]
compounds, and their combustion generates sulfur
dioxide. Further oxidation of SO2 , usually in the Toxic metals, such as lead and mercury, especially
presence of a catalyst such as NO2 , forms H2 SO4 , their compounds.
and thus acid rain.[2] This is one of the causes for
concern over the environmental impact of the use of Chlorouorocarbons (CFCs) - harmful to the ozone
these fuels as power sources. layer; emitted from products are currently banned
from use. These are gases which are released
Nitrogen oxides (NO) - Nitrogen oxides, particu- from air conditioners, refrigerators, aerosol sprays,
larly nitrogen dioxide, are expelled from high tem- etc. CFC's on being released into the air rises to
perature combustion, and are also produced during stratosphere. Here they come in contact with other
thunderstorms by electric discharge. They can be gases and damage the ozone layer. This allows
seen as a brown haze dome above or a plume down- harmful ultraviolet rays to reach the earth's surface.
wind of cities. Nitrogen dioxide is a chemical com- This can lead to skin cancer, disease to eye and can
pound with the formula NO2 . It is one of several even cause damage to plants.
1.1. POLLUTANTS 3

Ammonia (NH3 ) - emitted from agricultural pro- through chemical, biological, and photolytic processes.
cesses. Ammonia is a compound with the formula Because of this, they have been observed to persist in
NH3 . It is normally encountered as a gas with a the environment, to be capable of long-range transport,
characteristic pungent odor. Ammonia contributes bioaccumulate in human and animal tissue, biomagnify
signicantly to the nutritional needs of terrestrial or- in food chains, and to have potentially signicant impacts
ganisms by serving as a precursor to foodstus and on human health and the environment.
fertilizers. Ammonia, either directly or indirectly,
is also a building block for the synthesis of many
pharmaceuticals. Although in wide use, ammonia is 1.1.1 Sources
both caustic and hazardous. In the atmosphere, am-
monia reacts with oxides of nitrogen and sulfur to
form secondary particles.* [9]
Odours such as from garbage, sewage, and indus-
trial processes
Radioactive pollutants - produced by nuclear explo-
sions, nuclear events, war explosives, and natural
processes such as the radioactive decay of radon.

Secondary pollutants include:

This video provides an overview of a NASA study on the human
Particulates created from gaseous primary pollu- ngerprint on global air quality.
tants and compounds in photochemical smog. Smog
is a kind of air pollution. Classic smog results from
large amounts of coal burning in an area caused by a
mixture of smoke and sulfur dioxide. Modern smog
does not usually come from coal but from vehicular
and industrial emissions that are acted on in the at-
mosphere by ultraviolet light from the sun to form
secondary pollutants that also combine with the pri-
mary emissions to form photochemical smog.
Ground level ozone (O3 ) formed from NO and
VOCs. Ozone (O3 ) is a key constituent of the tro-
posphere. It is also an important constituent of cer-
tain regions of the stratosphere commonly known as
the Ozone layer. Photochemical and chemical re- Dust storm approaching Stratford, Texas.
actions involving it drive many of the chemical pro-
cesses that occur in the atmosphere by day and by
night. At abnormally high concentrations brought
about by human activities (largely the combustion
of fossil fuel), it is a pollutant, and a constituent of
smog.
Peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) - similarly formed from
NO and VOCs.

Minor air pollutants include:

A large number of minor hazardous air pollutants. Controlled burning of a eld outside of Statesboro, Georgia in
Some of these are regulated in USA under the Clean preparation for spring planting.
Air Act and in Europe under the Air Framework Di-
rective There are various locations, activities or factors which are
responsible for releasing pollutants into the atmosphere.
A variety of persistent organic pollutants, which can These sources can be classied into two major categories.
attach to particulates
Anthropogenic (man-made) sources:
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are organic com- These are mostly related to the burning of multiple types
pounds that are resistant to environmental degradation of fuel.
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Stationary sources include smoke stacks of power and willow are some examples of vegetation that
plants, manufacturing facilities (factories) and waste can produce abundant VOCs. The VOC production
incinerators, as well as furnaces and other types of from these species result in ozone levels up to eight
fuel-burning heating devices. In developing and times higher than the low-impact tree species.* [13]
poor countries, traditional biomass burning is the
major source of air pollutants; traditional biomass Volcanic activity, which produces sulfur, chlorine,
includes wood, crop waste and dung.* [10]* [11] and ash particulates

Mobile sources include motor vehicles, marine ves-

sels, and aircraft. 1.1.2 Emission factors
Controlled burn practices in agriculture and forest
management. Controlled or prescribed burning is Main article: AP 42 Compilation of Air Pollutant Emis-
a technique sometimes used in forest management, sion Factors
farming, prairie restoration or greenhouse gas abate- Air pollutant emission factors are reported representa-
ment. Fire is a natural part of both forest and grass-
land ecology and controlled re can be a tool for
foresters. Controlled burning stimulates the germi-
nation of some desirable forest trees, thus renewing
the forest.

Fumes from paint, hair spray, varnish, aerosol

sprays and other solvents

Waste deposition in landlls, which generate Beijing air on a 2005-day after rain (left) and a smoggy day
methane. Methane is highly ammable and may (right)
form explosive mixtures with air. Methane is also
an asphyxiant and may displace oxygen in an en- tive values that attempt to relate the quantity of a pollu-
closed space. Asphyxia or suocation may result if
tant released to the ambient air with an activity associated
the oxygen concentration is reduced to below 19.5%
with the release of that pollutant. These factors are usu-
by displacement. ally expressed as the weight of pollutant divided by a unit
weight, volume, distance, or duration of the activity emit-
Military resources, such as nuclear weapons, toxic
ting the pollutant (e.g., kilograms of particulate emitted
gases, germ warfare and rocketry
per tonne of coal burned). Such factors facilitate estima-
tion of emissions from various sources of air pollution. In
Natural sources: most cases, these factors are simply averages of all avail-
able data of acceptable quality, and are generally assumed
Dust from natural sources, usually large areas of to be representative of long-term averages.
land with little or no vegetation There are 12 compounds in the list of Persistent organic
Methane, emitted by the digestion of food by pollutants. Dioxins and furans are two of them and in-
animals, for example cattle tentionally created by combustion of organics, like open
burning of plastics. These compounds are also endocrine
Radon gas from radioactive decay within the Earth's disruptors and can mutate the human genes.
crust. Radon is a colorless, odorless, naturally oc-
The United States Environmental Protection Agency has
curring, radioactive noble gas that is formed from
published a compilation of air pollutant emission factors
the decay of radium. It is considered to be a health
for a multitude of industrial sources.* [14] The United
hazard. Radon gas from natural sources can accu-
Kingdom, Australia, Canada and many other coun-
mulate in buildings, especially in conned areas such
tries have published similar compilations, as well as the
as the basement and it is the second most frequent
European Environment Agency.* [15]* [16]* [17]* [18]
cause of lung cancer, after cigarette smoking.

Smoke and carbon monoxide from wildres

Vegetation, in some regions, emits environmen- 1.2 Air pollution exposure

tally signicant amounts of Volatile organic com-
pounds (VOCs) on warmer days. These VOCs re- Air pollution risk is a function of the hazard of the pol-
act with primary anthropogenic pollutantsspecif- lutant and the exposure to that pollutant. Air pollution
ically, NO, SO2 , and anthropogenic organic car- exposure can be expressed for an individual, for cer-
bon compounds to produce a seasonal haze of tain groups (e.g. neighborhoods or children living in a
secondary pollutants.* [12] Black gum, poplar, oak county), or for entire populations. For example, one may
1.4. HEALTH EFFECTS 5

want to calculate the exposure to a hazardous air pollu- and other chemical sprays indoors without proper venti-
tant for a geographic area, which includes the various lation.
microenvironments and age groups. This can be calcu- Carbon monoxide poisoning and fatalities are often
lated* [19] as an inhalation exposure. This would account caused by faulty vents and chimneys, or by the burn-
for daily exposure in various settings (e.g. dierent in- ing of charcoal indoors or in a conned space, such
door micro-environments and outdoor locations). The as a tent.* [21] Chronic carbon monoxide poisoning can
exposure needs to include dierent age and other de- result even from poorly-adjusted pilot lights. Traps
mographic groups, especially infants, children, pregnant are built into all domestic plumbing to keep sewer gas
women and other sensitive subpopulations. The exposure
and hydrogen sulde, out of interiors. Clothing emits
to an air pollutant must integrate the concentrations of the tetrachloroethylene, or other dry cleaning uids, for days
air pollutant with respect to the time spent in each setting
after dry cleaning.
and the respective inhalation rates for each subgroup for
each specic time that the subgroup is in the setting and Though its use has now been banned in many countries,
engaged in particular activities (playing, cooking, read- the extensive use of asbestos in industrial and domes-
ing, working, etc.). For example, a small child's inhala- tic environments in the past has left a potentially very
tion rate will be less than that of an adult. A child en- dangerous material in many localities. Asbestosis is a
gaged in vigorous exercise will have a higher respiration chronic inammatory medical condition aecting the tis-
rate than the same child in a sedentary activity. The daily sue of the lungs. It occurs after long-term, heavy ex-
exposure, then, needs to reect the time spent in each posure to asbestos from asbestos-containing materials in
micro-environmental setting and the type of activities in structures. Suerers have severe dyspnea (shortness of
these settings. The air pollutant concentration in each mi- breath) and are at an increased risk regarding several dif-
croactivity/microenvironmental setting is summed to in- ferent types of lung cancer. As clear explanations are not
dicate the exposure.* [19] always stressed in non-technical literature, care should be
taken to distinguish between several forms of relevant
diseases. According to the World Health Organisation
1.3 Indoor air quality (IAQ) (WHO), these may dened as; asbestosis, lung cancer,
and Peritoneal Mesothelioma (generally a very rare form
of cancer, when more widespread it is almost always as-
Main article: Indoor air quality sociated with prolonged exposure to asbestos).
A lack of ventilation indoors concentrates air pollu-
Biological sources of air pollution are also found indoors,
as gases and airborne particulates. Pets produce dander,
people produce dust from minute skin akes and decom-
posed hair, dust mites in bedding, carpeting and furni-
ture produce enzymes and micrometre-sized fecal drop-
pings, inhabitants emit methane, mold forms on walls and
generates mycotoxins and spores, air conditioning sys-
tems can incubate Legionnaires' disease and mold, and
houseplants, soil and surrounding gardens can produce
pollen, dust, and mold. Indoors, the lack of air circula-
tion allows these airborne pollutants to accumulate more
than they would otherwise occur in nature.

1.4 Health eects

Air quality monitoring, New Delhi, India.

tion where people often spend the majority of their See also: Neuroplastic eects of pollution
time. Radon (Rn) gas, a carcinogen, is exuded from
the Earth in certain locations and trapped inside houses. Air pollution is a signicant risk factor for a number of
Building materials including carpeting and plywood emit health conditions including respiratory infections, heart
formaldehyde (H2 CO) gas. Paint and solvents give o disease, COPD, stroke and lung cancer.* [2] The health
volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as they dry. Lead eects caused by air pollution may include diculty in
paint can degenerate into dust and be inhaled. Intentional breathing, wheezing, coughing, asthma and worsening of
air pollution is introduced with the use of air fresheners, existing respiratory and cardiac conditions. These ef-
incense, and other scented items. Controlled wood res fects can result in increased medication use, increased
in stoves and replaces can add signicant amounts of doctor or emergency room visits, more hospital admis-
smoke particulates into the air, inside and out.* [20] In- sions and premature death. The human health eects of
door pollution fatalities may be caused by using pesticides poor air quality are far reaching, but principally aect the
6 CHAPTER 1. AIR POLLUTION

body's respiratory system and the cardiovascular system. pulmonary and systemic inammation.* [35]
Individual reactions to air pollutants depend on the type
of pollutant a person is exposed to, the degree of expo-
sure, and the individual's health status and genetics.* [19]
The most common sources of air pollution include par-
ticulates, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, and sulphur dioxide. 1.4.2 Cardiovascular disease
Children aged less than ve years that live in developing
countries are the most vulnerable population in terms of
A 2007 review of evidence found ambient air pollution
total deaths attributable to indoor and outdoor air pollu-
exposure is a risk factor correlating with increased total
tion.* [22]
mortality from cardiovascular events (range: 12% to 14%
per 10 microg/m3 increase).* [36]
1.4.1 Mortality Air pollution is also emerging as a risk factor for stroke,
particularly in developing countries where pollutant lev-
It is estimated that some 7 million premature deaths may els are highest.* [37] A 2007 study found that in women,
be attributed to air pollution.* [2] India has the highest air pollution is not associated with hemorrhagic but with
death rate due to air pollution.* [23] India also has more ischemic stroke.* [38] Air pollution was also found to be
deaths from asthma than any other nation according to the associated with increased incidence and mortality from
World Health Organization. In December 2013 air pol- coronary stroke in a cohort study in 2011.* [39] Asso-
lution was estimated to kill 500,000 people in China each ciations are believed to be causal and eects may be
year.* [24] There is a correlation between pneumonia- mediated by vasoconstriction, low-grade inammation
related deaths and air pollution from motor vehicles.* [25] and atherosclerosis* [40] Other mechanisms such as au-
tonomic nervous system imbalance have also been sug-
Air pollution is estimated to reduce life expectancy by gested.* [41] * [42]
almost nine months across the European Union.* [26]
Causes of deaths include strokes, heart disease, COPD,
lung cancer, and lung infections.* [2]
The US EPA estimates that a proposed set of changes in
diesel engine technology (Tier 2) could result in 12,000 1.4.3 Lung disease
fewer premature mortalities, 15,000 fewer heart attacks,
6,000 fewer emergency room visits by children with Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) includes
asthma, and 8,900 fewer respiratory-related hospital ad- diseases such as chronic bronchitis and emphysema.* [43]
missions each year in the United States.* [27]
Research has demonstrated increased risk of developing
The US EPA estimates allowing a ground-level ozone asthma* [44] and COPD* [45] from increased exposure to
concentration of 65 parts per billion, would avert 1,700 trac-related air pollution. Additionally, air pollution
to 5,100 premature deaths nationwide in 2020 compared has been associated with increased hospitalization and
with the current 75-ppb standard. The agency projects the mortality from asthma and COPD.* [46]* [47]
stricter standard would also prevent an additional 26,000
cases of aggravated asthma, and more than a million cases A study conducted in 1960-1961 in the wake of the Great
of missed work or school.* [28]* [29] Smog of 1952 compared 293 London residents with
477 residents of Gloucester, Peterborough, and Norwich,
A new economic study of the health impacts and asso-
three towns with low reported death rates from chronic
ciated costs of air pollution in the Los Angeles Basin bronchitis. All subjects were male postal truck drivers
and San Joaquin Valley of Southern California shows that
aged 40 to 59. Compared to the subjects from the out-
more than 3,800 people die prematurely (approximately lying towns, the London subjects exhibited more severe
14 years earlier than normal) each year because air pollu- respiratory symptoms (including cough, phlegm, and dys-
tion levels violate federal standards. The number of an- pnea), reduced lung function (FEV and peak ow rate),
1
nual premature deaths is considerably higher than the fa- and increased sputum production and purulence. The dif-
talities related to auto collisions in the same area, which ferences were more pronounced for subjects aged 50 to
average fewer than 2,000 per year.* [30]* [31]* [32] 59. The study controlled for age and smoking habits, so
Diesel exhaust (DE) is a major contributor to concluded that air pollution was the most likely cause of
combustion-derived particulate matter air pollution. the observed dierences.* [48]
In several human experimental studies, using a well- It is believed that much like cystic brosis, by living in a
validated exposure chamber setup, DE has been linked more urban environment serious health hazards become
to acute vascular dysfunction and increased thrombus more apparent. Studies have shown that in urban areas
formation.* [33]* [34] patients suer mucus hypersecretion, lower levels of lung
The mechanisms linking air pollution to increased car- function, and more self-diagnosis of chronic bronchitis
diovascular mortality are uncertain, but probably include and emphysema.* [49]
1.4. HEALTH EFFECTS 7

the association was higher for non-smokers than smok-

ers.* [53] An additional Danish study, also in 2011, like-
wise noted evidence of possible associations between air
pollution and other forms of cancer, including cervical
cancer and brain cancer.* [54]
In December 2015, medical scientists reported that
cancer is overwhelmingly a result of environmental fac-
tors, and not largely down to bad luck.* [50] Maintaining a
healthy weight, eating a healthy diet, minimizing alcohol
and eliminating smoking reduces the risk of developing
the disease, according to the researchers.* [50]

1.4.5 Children
In the United States, despite the passage of the Clean Air
Act in 1970, in 2002 at least 146 million Americans were
living in non-attainment areasregions in which the con-
centration of certain air pollutants exceeded federal stan-
dards.* [55] These dangerous pollutants are known as the
criteria pollutants, and include ozone, particulate mat-
ter, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide,
and lead. Protective measures to ensure children's health
are being taken in cities such as New Delhi, India where
buses now use compressed natural gas to help eliminate
the pea-soupsmog.* [56] A recent study in Europe
has found that exposure to ultrane particles can increase
Cancer mainly the result of environmental factors.* [50] blood pressure in children.* [57]

1.4.6 Cleanareas
1.4.4 Cancer
Even in the areas with relatively low levels of air pollution,
A review of evidence regarding whether ambient air public health eects can be signicant and costly, since
pollution exposure is a risk factor for cancer in 2007 a large number of people breathe in such pollutants. A
found solid data to conclude that long-term exposure to 2005 scientic study for the British Columbia Lung As-
PM2.5 (ne particulates) increases the overall risk of sociation showed that a small improvement in air qual-
non-accidental mortality by 6% per a 10 microg/m3 in- ity (1% reduction of ambient PM2.5 and ozone concen-
crease. Exposure to PM2.5 was also associated with an trations) would produce $29 million in annual savings in
increased risk of mortality from lung cancer (range: 15% the Metro Vancouver region in 2010.* [58] This nding is
to 21% per 10 microg/m3 increase) and total cardiovas- based on health valuation of lethal (death) and sub-lethal
cular mortality (range: 12% to 14% per a 10 microg/m3 (illness) aects.
increase). The review further noted that living close to
busy trac appears to be associated with elevated risks
of these three outcomes --- increase in lung cancer deaths, 1.4.7 Central nervous system
cardiovascular deaths, and overall non-accidental deaths.
The reviewers also found suggestive evidence that ex- Data is accumulating that air pollution exposure also af-
posure to PM2.5 is positively associated with mortality fects the central nervous system.* [59]
from coronary heart diseases and exposure to SO2 in- In a June 2014 study conducted by researchers at the
creases mortality from lung cancer, but the data was in- University of Rochester Medical Center, published in
sucient to provide solid conclusions.* [51] Another in- the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, it was
vestigation showed that higher activity level increases de- discovered that early exposure to air pollution causes
position fraction of aerosol particles in human lung and the same damaging changes in the brain as autism and
recommended avoiding heavy activities like running in schizophrenia. The study also shows that air pollution
outdoor space at polluted areas.* [52] also aected short-term memory, learning ability, and
In 2011, a large Danish epidemiological study found an impulsivity. Lead researcher Professor Deborah Cory-
increased risk of lung cancer for patients who lived in ar- Slechta said that When we looked closely at the ven-
eas with high nitrogen oxide concentrations. In this study, tricles, we could see that the white matter that normally
8 CHAPTER 1. AIR POLLUTION

surrounds them hadn't fully developed. It appears that in- 1.7 Alternatives to creating air pol-
ammation had damaged those brain cells and prevented
that region of the brain from developing, and the ventri-
lution
cles simply expanded to ll the space. Our ndings add to
the growing body of evidence that air pollution may play There are now practical alternatives to the three princi-
a role in autism, as well as in other neurodevelopmental pal causes of air pollution. Combustion of fossil fuels for
disorders.Air pollution has a more signicant negative space heating can be replaced by using ground source heat
eect of males than on females.* [60]* [61]* [62] pumps and seasonal thermal energy storage.* [70] Elec-
tric power generation from burning fossil fuels can be re-
In 2015, experimental studies reported the detection of
placed by power generation from nuclear and renewables.
signicant episodic (situational) cognitive impairment
Motor vehicles driven by fossil fuels, a key factor in urban
from impurities in indoor air breathed by test subjects
air pollution, can be replaced by electric vehicles.
who were not informed about changes in the air quality.
Researchers at the Harvard University and SUNY Up-
state Medical University and Syracuse University mea-
sured the cognitive performance of 24 participants in 1.8 Reduction eorts
three dierent controlled laboratory atmospheres that
simulated those found in conventionaland green
There are various air pollution control technologies and
buildings, as well as green buildings with enhanced ven-
land-use planning strategies available to reduce air pollu-
tilation. Performance was evaluated objectively using
tion.* [71]* [72] At its most basic level, land-use planning
the widely used Strategic Management Simulation soft-
is likely to involve zoning and transport infrastructure
ware simulation tool, which is a well-validated assessment
planning. In most developed countries, land-use planning
test for executive decision-making in an unconstrained
is an important part of social policy, ensuring that land is
situation allowing initiative and improvisation. Signif-
used eciently for the benet of the wider economy and
icant decits were observed in the performance scores
population, as well as to protect the environment.
achieved in increasing concentrations of either volatile or-
ganic compounds (VOCs) or carbon dioxide, while keep- Because a large share of air pollution is caused by com-
ing other factors constant. The highest impurity levels bustion of fossil fuels such as coal and oil, the reduc-
reached are not uncommon in some classroom or oce tion of these fuels can reduce air pollution drastically.
environments.* [63]* [64] Most eective is the switch to clean power sources such
as wind power, solar power, hydro power which don't
cause air pollution.* [73] Eorts to reduce pollution from
1.5 Agricultural eects mobile sources includes primary regulation (many devel-
oping countries have permissive regulations), expanding
regulation to new sources (such as cruise and transport
In India in 2014, it was reported that air pollution by black ships, farm equipment, and small gas-powered equipment
carbon and ground level ozone had cut crop yields in the such as string trimmers, chainsaws, and snowmobiles), in-
most aected areas by almost half in 2010 when com- creased fuel eciency (such as through the use of hybrid
pared to 1980 levels.* [65] vehicles), conversion to cleaner fuels or conversion to
electric vehicles.
Titanium dioxide has been researched for its ability to
1.6 Historical disasters reduce air pollution. Ultraviolet light will release free
electrons from material, thereby creating free radicals,
The world's worst short-term civilian pollution crisis was which break up VOCs and NOx gases. One form is
the 1984 Bhopal Disaster in India.* [66] Leaked industrial superhydrophilic.* [74]
vapours from the Union Carbide factory, belonging to
Union Carbide, Inc., U.S.A. (later bought by Dow Chem- In 2014, Prof. Tony Ryan and Prof. Simon Armitage
ical Company), killed at least 3787 people and injured of University of Sheeld prepared a 10 meter by 20
anywhere from 150,000 to 600,000. The United King- meter-sized poster coated with microscopic, pollution-
dom suered its worst air pollution event when the De- eating nanoparticles of titanium dioxide. Placed on a
cember 4 Great Smog of 1952 formed over London. In building, this giant poster can *absorb the toxic emission
six days more than 4,000 died and more recent estimates from around 20 cars each day. [75]
put the gure at nearer 12,000.* [67] An accidental leak of A very eective means to reduce air pollution is the
anthrax spores from a biological warfare laboratory in the transition to renewable energy. According to a study pub-
former USSR in 1979 near Sverdlovsk is believed to have lished in Energy and Environmental Science in 2015 the
caused at least 64 deaths.* [68] The worst single incident switch to 100% renewable energy in the United States
of air pollution to occur in the US occurred in Donora, would eliminate about 62,000 premature mortalities per
Pennsylvania in late October, 1948, when 20 people died year and about 42,000 in 2050, if no biomass were used.
and over 7,000 were injured.* [69] This would save about $600 billion in health costs a year
1.9. REGULATIONS 9

due to reduced air pollution in 2050, or about 3.6% of Exhaust gas recirculation
the 2014 U.S. gross domestic product.* [73] Catalytic converter (also for VOC control)

VOC abatement
1.8.1 Control devices
Adsorption systems, using activated carbon,
The following items are commonly used as pollution con- such as Fluidized Bed Concentrator
trol devices in industry and transportation. They can ei- Flares
ther destroy contaminants or remove them from an ex-
Thermal oxidizers
haust stream before it is emitted into the atmosphere.
Catalytic converters
Particulate control Biolters
Mechanical collectors (dust cyclones, multicy- Absorption (scrubbing)
clones) Cryogenic condensers
Electrostatic precipitators An electrostatic Vapor recovery systems
precipitator (ESP), or electrostatic air cleaner
is a particulate collection device that removes Acid Gas/SO2 control
particles from a owing gas (such as air), using
Wet scrubbers
the force of an induced electrostatic charge.
Electrostatic precipitators are highly ecient Dry scrubbers
ltration devices that minimally impede the Flue-gas desulfurization
ow of gases through the device, and can eas-
ily remove ne particulates such as dust and Mercury control
smoke from the air stream.
Sorbent Injection Technology
Baghouses Designed to handle heavy dust
Electro-Catalytic Oxidation (ECO)
loads, a dust collector consists of a blower, dust
lter, a lter-cleaning system, and a dust re- K-Fuel
ceptacle or dust removal system (distinguished
Dioxin and furan control
from air cleaners which utilize disposable l-
ters to remove the dust). Miscellaneous associated equipment
Particulate scrubbers Wet scrubber is a form
Source capturing systems
of pollution control technology. The term de-
scribes a variety of devices that use pollu- Continuous emissions monitoring systems
tants from a furnace ue gas or from other gas (CEMS)
streams. In a wet scrubber, the polluted gas
stream is brought into contact with the scrub-
bing liquid, by spraying it with the liquid, by 1.9 Regulations
forcing it through a pool of liquid, or by some
other contact method, so as to remove the pol-
lutants.
Scrubbers
Bae spray scrubber
Cyclonic spray scrubber
Ejector venturi scrubber
Mechanically aided scrubber
Spray tower
Wet scrubber
NOx control
Low NOx burners
Selective catalytic reduction (SCR) Smog in Cairo

Selective non-catalytic reduction (SNCR) Main article: Air quality law

NOx scrubbers
10 CHAPTER 1. AIR POLLUTION

In general, there are two types of air quality standards. The AQHI does not measure the eects of odour, pollen,
The rst class of standards (such as the U.S. National Am- dust, heat or humidity.
bient Air Quality Standards and E.U. Air Quality Direc-
tive) set maximum atmospheric concentrations for spe-
cic pollutants. Environmental agencies enact regula- 1.9.2 Germany
tions which are intended to result in attainment of these
target levels. The second class (such as the North Ameri- TA Luft is the German air quality regulation.
can Air Quality Index) take the form of a scale with vari-
ous thresholds, which is used to communicate to the pub-
lic the relative risk of outdoor activity. The scale may or 1.10 Hotspots
may not distinguish between dierent pollutants.
Main article: Toxic Hotspots
1.9.1 Canada
Air pollution hotspots are areas where air pollution emis-
In Canada, air pollution and associated health risks are sions expose individuals to increased negative health ef-
measured with the Air Quality Health Index or (AQHI). fects.* [78] They are particularly common in highly popu-
It is a health protection tool used to make decisions to lated, urban areas, where there may be a combination of
reduce short-term exposure to air pollution by adjusting stationary sources (e.g. industrial facilities) and mobile
activity levels during increased levels of air pollution. sources (e.g. cars and trucks) of pollution. Emissions
from these sources can cause respiratory disease, child-
The Air Quality Health Index or AQHIis a fed- hood asthma, cancer, and other health problems. Fine
eral program jointly coordinated by Health Canada and
particulate matter such as diesel soot, which contributes
Environment Canada. However, the AQHI program to more than 3.2 million premature deaths around the
would not be possible without the commitment and sup- world each year, is a signicant problem. It is very small
port of the provinces, municipalities and NGOs. From and can lodge itself within the lungs and enter the blood-
air quality monitoring to health risk communication and stream. Diesel soot is concentrated in densely populated
community engagement, local partners are responsible areas, and one in six people in the U.S. live near a diesel
for the vast majority of work related to AQHI implemen- pollution hot spot.* [79]
tation. The AQHI provides a number from 1 to 10+ to
indicate the level of health risk associated with local air While air pollution hotspots aect a variety of popu-
quality. Occasionally, when the amount of air pollution is lations, some groups are more likely to be located in
abnormally high, the number may exceed 10. The AQHI hotspots. Previous studies have shown disparities in ex-
provides a local air quality current value as well as a lo- posure to pollution by race and/or income. Hazardous
cal air quality maximums forecast for today, tonight and land uses (toxic storage and disposal facilities, manu-
tomorrow and provides associated health advice. facturing facilities, major roadways) tend to be located
where property values and income levels are low. Low
As it is now known that even low levels of air pollution socioeconomic status can be a proxy for other kinds of
can trigger discomfort for the sensitive population, the
social vulnerability, including race, a lack of ability to in-
index has been developed as a continuum: The higher uence regulation and a lack of ability to move to neigh-
the number, the greater the health risk and need to take
borhoods with less environmental pollution. These com-
precautions. The index describes the level of health risk munities bear a disproportionate burden of environmen-
associated with this number as 'low', 'moderate', 'high' or
tal pollution and are more likely to face health risks such
'very high', and suggests steps that can be taken to reduce as cancer or asthma.* [80]
exposure.* [76]
Studies show that patterns in race and income disparities
The measurement is based on the observed relationship of not only indicate a higher exposure to pollution but also
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2 ), ground-level Ozone (O3 ) and higher risk of adverse health outcomes.* [81] Communi-
particulates (PM2.5 ) with mortality, from an analysis of ties characterized by low socioeconomic status and racial
several Canadian cities. Signicantly, all three of these minorities can be more vulnerable to cumulative adverse
pollutants can pose health risks, even at low levels of ex- health impacts resulting from elevated exposure to pol-
posure, especially among those with pre-existing health lutants than more privileged communities.* [81] Blacks
problems. and Latinos generally face more pollution than whites and
When developing the AQHI, Health Canada's original Asians, and low-income communities bear a higher bur-
analysis of health eects included ve major air pollu- den of risk than auent ones.* [80] Racial discrepancies
tants: particulates, ozone, and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), are particularly distinct in suburban areas of the US South
as well as sulfur dioxide (SO2 ), and carbon monoxide and metropolitan areas of the US West.* [82] Residents in
(CO). The latter two pollutants provided little informa- public housing, who are generally low-income and cannot
tion in predicting health eects and were removed from move to healthier neighborhoods, are highly aected by
the AQHI formulation. nearby reneries and chemical plants.* [83]
 1.13. GOVERNING URBAN AIR POLLUTION 11

1.11 Cities the risk of cancer and other serious health eects from
breathing (inhaling) air toxics in order to inform both na-
tional and more localized eorts to identify and prioritize
air toxics, emission source types and locations which are
of greatest potential concern in terms of contributing to
population risk. This in turn helps air pollution experts
focus limited analytical resources on areas and or pop-
ulations where the potential for health risks are highest.
Assessments include estimates of cancer and non-cancer
health eects based on chronic exposure from outdoor
sources, including assessments of non-cancer health ef-
fects for Diesel Particulate Matter. Assessments provide
a snapshot of the outdoor air quality and the risks to hu-
Nitrogen dioxide concentrations as measured from satellite 2002- man health that would result if air toxic emissions levels
2004
remained unchanged.* [87]

1.13 Governing urban air pollution

In Europe, Council Directive 96/62/EC on ambient air
quality assessment and management provides a common
strategy against which member states canset objectives
for ambient air quality in order to avoid, prevent or reduce
harmful eects on human health and the environment . . .
Deaths from air pollution in 2004 and improve air quality where it is unsatisfactory.* [89]
On 25 July 2008 in the case Dieter Janecek v Freistaat
Air pollution is usually concentrated in densely popu- Bayern CURIA, the European Court of Justice ruled that
lated metropolitan areas, especially in developing coun- under this directive* [89] citizens have the right to require
tries where environmental regulations are relatively lax national authorities to implement a short term action plan
or nonexistent.* [84] However, even populated areas in that aims to maintain or achieve compliance to air quality
developed countries attain unhealthy levels of pollution, limit values.* [90]
with Los Angeles and Rome being two examples.* [85] This important case law appears to conrm the role of
Between 2002 and 2011 the incidence of lung cancer in the EC as centralised regulator to European nation-states
Beijing near doubled. While smoking remains the lead- as regards air pollution control. It places a supranational
ing cause of lung cancer in China, the number of smokers legal obligation on the UK to protect its citizens from
is falling while lung cancer rates are rising.* [86] dangerous levels of air pollution, furthermore supersed-
ing national interests with those of the citizen.
In 2010, the European Commission (EC) threatened the
1.12 National-scale air toxics as- UK with legal action against the successive breaching of
sessments 1995-2005 PM10 limit values.* [91] The UK government has identi-
ed that if nes are imposed, they could cost the nation
upwards of 300 million per year.* [92]
The national-scale air toxics assessment(NATA) is an
evaluation of air toxics by the U.S. EPA. EPA has In March 2011, the Greater London Built-up Area re-
furnished four assessments that characterize nationwide mains the only UK region in breach of the EC's limit val-
chronic cancer risk estimates and noncancer hazards from ues, and has been given 3 months to implement an emer-
inhaling air toxics. The lates was from 2005, and made gency action plan aimed at meeting the EU Air Quality
publicly available in early 2011. Directive.* [93] The City of London has dangerous levels
EPA developed the NATA as a state-of-the-science of PM10 concentrations, estimated to cause 3000 deaths
screening tool for State/Local/Tribal Agencies to priori- per year within the city.* [94] As well as the threat of
tize pollutants, emission sources and locations of interest EU nes, in 2010 it was threatened with legal action for
for further study, in order to gain a better understanding scrapping the western congestion charge zone, which is
of the risks. NATA assessments do not incorporate re- claimed to have led to an increase in air pollution lev-
ned information about emission sources, but rather, use els.* [95]
general information about sources to develop estimates In response to these charges, Boris Johnson, Mayor of
of risks which are more likely to overestimate impacts London, has criticised the current need for European
than underestimate them. NATA provides estimates of cities to communicate with Europe through their nation
12 CHAPTER 1. AIR POLLUTION

state's central government, arguing that in futureA great

city like Londonshould be permitted to bypass its gov-
ernment and deal directly with the European Commission
regarding its air quality action plan.* [93]
This can be interpreted as recognition that cities can
transcend the traditional national government organisa-
tional hierarchy and develop solutions to air pollution
using global governance networks, for example through
transnational relations. Transnational relations include
but are not exclusive to national governments and inter-
governmental organisations,* [96] allowing sub-national
actors including cities and regions to partake in air pol-
lution control as independent actors.
Particularly promising at present are global city partner-
ships.* [97] These can be built into networks, for exam- Visualization of a buoyant Gaussian air pollution dispersion
ple the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, of which plume as used in many atmospheric dispersion models.* [99]
London is a member. The C40 is a public 'non-state'
network of the world's leading cities that aims to curb
their greenhouse emissions.* [97] The C40 has been iden-
tied as 'governance from the middle' and is an alterna-
tive to intergovernmental policy.* [98] It has the potential
to improve urban air quality as participating cities ex-
change information, learn from best practices and conse-
quently mitigate carbon dioxide emissions independently
from national government decisions.* [97] A criticism has been extensively validated and calibrated with exper-
of the C40 network is that its exclusive nature limits in- imental data for all sorts of atmospheric conditions.
uence to participating cities and risks drawing resources The roadway air dispersion model was developed start-
away from less powerful city and regional actors. ing in the late 1950s and early 1960s in response to re-
quirements of the National Environmental Policy Act and
the U.S. Department of Transportation (then known as
1.14 Atmospheric dispersion the Federal Highway Administration) to understand im-
pacts of proposed new highways upon air quality, espe-
Main article: Atmospheric dispersion modeling cially in urban areas. Several research groups were ac-
tive in this model development, among which were: the
Environmental Research and Technology (ERT) group
The basic technology for analyzing air pollution is in Lexington, Massachusetts, the ESL Inc. group in
through the use of a variety of mathematical models for Sunnyvale, California and the California Air Resources
predicting the transport of air pollutants in the lower at- Board group in Sacramento, California. The research of
mosphere. The principal methodologies are: the ESL group received a boost with a contract award
from the United States Environmental Protection Agency
Point source dispersion, used for industrial sources to validate a line source model using sulfur hexauoride
Line source dispersion, used for airport and roadway as a tracer gas. This program was successful in validating
air dispersion modeling the line source model developed by ESL Inc. Some of
the earliest uses of the model were in court cases involv-
Area source dispersion, used for forest res or ing highway air pollution; the Arlington, Virginia portion
duststorms of Interstate 66 and the New Jersey Turnpike widening
Photochemical models, used to analyze reactive pol- project through East Brunswick, New Jersey.
lutants that form smog Area source models were developed in 1971 through
1974 by the ERT and ESL groups, but addressed a
The point source problem is the best understood, since it smaller fraction of total air pollution emissions, so that
involves simpler mathematics and has been studied for their use and need was not as widespread as the line
a long period of time, dating back to about the year source model, which enjoyed hundreds of dierent ap-
1900. It uses a Gaussian dispersion model for contin- plications as early as the 1970s. Similarly photochemical
uous buoyant pollution plumes to predict the air pollu- models were developed primarily in the 1960s and 70s,
tion isopleths, with consideration given to wind veloc- but their use was more specialized and for regional needs,
ity, stack height, emission rate and stability class (a mea- such as understanding smog formation in Los Angeles,
sure of atmospheric turbulence).* [99]* [100] This model California.
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Chapter 2

Accidental release source terms

Accidental release source terms are the mathematical

( )(k+1)/(k1)
equations that quantify the ow rate at which accidental
releases of air pollutants into the ambient environment Q = CA kP 2
k+1
can occur at industrial facilities such as petroleum rener-
ies, petrochemical plants, natural gas processing plants, or this equivalent form:
oil and gas transportation pipelines, chemical plants, and ( )( )(k+1)/(k1)
many other industrial activities. Governmental regula- kM 2
Q = CAP ZRT k+1
tions in many countries require that the probability of
such accidental releases be analyzed and their quantita- For the above equations, it is important to note that al-
tive impact upon the environment and human health be though the gas velocity reaches a maximum and be-
determined so that mitigating steps can be planned and comes choked, the mass ow rate is not choked. The
implemented. mass ow rate can still be increased if the source pressure
There are a number of mathematical calculation meth- is increased.
ods for determining the ow rate at which gaseous and Whenever the ratio of the absolute source pressure to
liquid pollutants might be released from various types of the absolute downstream ambient pressure is less than
accidents. Such calculational methods are referred to as [ ( k + 1 ) 2 ]* k ( k - 1 ), then the gas velocity is
source terms, and this article on accidental release source non-choked (i.e., sub-sonic) and the equation for mass
terms explains some of the calculation methods used for ow rate is:
determining the mass ow rate at which gaseous pollu-
tants may be accidentally released. v
u ( )[ ( )2/k ( )(k+1)/k ]
u
Q = CAt2P k
k1
PA
P PA
P

2.1 Accidental release of pressur-

or this equivalent form:
ized gas v
u( )( )[ ( )2/k ( )(k+1)/k ]
u
Q = CAP t 2M k PA
PA
When gas stored under pressure in a closed vessel is dis- ZRT k1 P P

charged to the atmosphere through a hole or other open-

ing, the gas velocity through that opening may be choked The above equations calculate the initial instantaneous
(i.e., it has attained a maximum) or it may be non-choked. mass ow rate for the pressure and temperature exist-
ing in the source vessel when a release rst occurs. The
Choked velocity, also referred to as sonic velocity, occurs initial instantaneous ow rate from a leak in a pressur-
when the ratio of the absolute source pressure to the ab- ized gas system or vessel is much higher than the aver-
solute downstream pressure is equal to or greater than [(k age ow rate during the overall release period because
+ 1) 2 ]* k(k - 1 ), where k is the specic heat ra- the pressure and ow rate decrease with time as the sys-
tio of the discharged gas (sometimes called the isentropic tem or vessel empties. Calculating the ow rate versus
expansion factor and sometimes denoted as ). time since the initiation of the leak is much more com-
For many gases, k ranges from about 1.09 to about 1.41, plicated, but more accurate. Two equivalent methods for
and therefore [(k + 1) 2 ]* k(k - 1 ) ranges from 1.7 to performing such calculations are presented and compared
about 1.9, which means that choked velocity usually oc- at www.air-dispersion.com/feature2.html.
curs when the absolute source vessel pressure is at least The technical literature can be very confusing because
1.7 to 1.9 times as high as the absolute downstream am- many authors fail to explain whether they are using the
bient atmospheric pressure. universal gas law constant R which applies to any ideal gas
When the gas velocity is choked, the equation for the or whether they are using the gas law constant Rs which
mass ow rate in SI metric units is:* [1]* [2]* [3]* [4] only applies to a specic individual gas. The relationship

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2.2. EVAPORATION OF NON-BOILING LIQUID POOL 19

between the two constants is Rs = R/M. 2.2.1 The U.S. Air Force method
Notes:
The following equations are for predicting the rate at
which liquid evaporates from the surface of a pool of
liquid which is at or near the ambient temperature.
The above equations are for a real gas. The equations were derived from eld tests performed
by the U.S. Air Force with pools of liquid hydrazine. * [2]
For an ideal gas, Z = 1 and is the ideal gas density.

1 kilomole (kmol) = 1000 moles = 1000 gram-moles E = (4.161 105 ) u0.75 TF M (PS /PH )
= kilogram-mole.
If T P = 0 C or less, then T F = 1.0
If T P > 0 C, then T F = 1.0 + 0.0043 T P 2
2.1.1 Ramskill's equation for non-choked
mass ow PH = 760e65.3319(7245.2/TA )(8.22 ln Ta )+(0.0061557 TA )

P.K. Ramskill's equation * [5]* [6] for the non-choked

ow of an ideal gas is shown below as equation (1): 2.2.2 The U.S. EPA method
v [
u ( )(k1)/k) ] The following equations are for predicting the rate at
u which liquid evaporates from the surface of a pool of
(1) Q = C A A t
2P
1
k
k1
PA
P
liquid which is at or near the ambient temperature.
The equations were developed by the United States
The gas density, A , in Ramskill's equation is the ideal Environmental Protection Agency using units which
gas density at the downstream conditions of temperature were a mixture of metric usage and United States
*
and pressure and it is dened in equation (2) using the usage. [3] The non-metric units have been converted to
ideal gas law: metric units for this presentation.

E = 0.1288AP M u
0.667 0.78
(2) A = M PA
T NB The constant used here
R TA
is 0.284 from the mixed unit formula/2.205 lb/kg. The
82.05 become 1.0 = (ft/m)^2 x mmHg/kPa.
Since the downstream temperature TA is not known, the
isentropic expansion equation below * [7] is used to de- The U.S. EPA also dened the pool depth as 0.01 m
termine TA in terms of the known upstream temperature (i.e., 1 cm) so that the surface area of the pool liquid
T: could be calculated as:
( )(k1)/k
(3) TTA = PPA
A = (pool volume, in m)/(0.01)
Combining equations (2) and (3) results in equation
(4) which denes A in terms of the known upstream
temperature T: Notes:

M P (k1)/k
(4) A = 1/k
1 kPa = 0.0102 kgf/cm = 0.01 bar
R T PA

Using equation (4) with Ramskill's equation (1) to de- mol = mole
termine non-choked mass ow rates for ideal gases gives
identical results to the results obtained using the non- atm = atmosphere
choked ow equation presented in the previous section
above.
2.2.3 Stiver and Mackay's method
The following equations are for predicting the rate at
2.2 Evaporation of non-boiling liq- which liquid evaporates from the surface of a pool of
uid pool liquid which is at or near the ambient temperature. The
equations were developed by Warren Stiver and Dennis
Three dierent methods of calculating the rate of evap- Mackay of the Chemical *
Engineering Department at the
oration from a non-boiling liquid pool are presented in University of Toronto. [8]
this section. The results obtained by the three methods
M
are somewhat dierent. E = kPRTA
 20 CHAPTER 2. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE SOURCE TERMS

2.3 Evaporation of boiling cold liq- Kahler, J.P., Curry, R.C. and Kandler, R.A.,Calculating
Toxic Corridors Air Force Weather Service, AWS TR-
uid pool 80/003, 1980.
Handbook of Chemical Hazard Analysis, Appendix B
The following equation is for predicting the rate at which Scroll down to page 391 of 520 PDF pages.
liquid evaporates from the surface of a pool of cold liquid
[3] Risk Management Program Guidance For Osite Con-
(i.e., at a liquid temperature of about 0 C or less). * [2] sequence Analysis U.S. EPA publication EPA-550-B-
99-009, April 1999. (See derivations of equations D-1
E = (0.0001 M )(7.7026 and D-7 in Appendix D)
0.0288 B) e(0.0077 B)0.1376 [4]Methods For The Calculation Of Physical Eects Due
To Releases Of Hazardous Substances (Liquids and
Gases)", PGS2 CPR 14E, Chapter 2, The Netherlands
2.4 Adiabatic ash of liqueed gas Organization Of Applied Scientic Research, The Hague,
2005. PGS2 CPR 14E
release
[5] CACHE Newsletter No.48, Spring 1999 Gierer, C. and
Hyatt, N.,Using Source Term Analysis Software for Cal-
Liqueed gases such as ammonia or chlorine are often
culating Fluid Flow Release Rates Dyadem International
stored in cylinders or vessels at ambient temperatures and Ltd.
pressures well above atmospheric pressure. When such
a liqueed gas is released into the ambient atmosphere, [6] Ramskill, P.K. (1986), Discharge Rate Calculation Meth-
the resultant reduction of pressure causes some of the ods for Use In Plant Safety Assessments, Safety and Re-
liqueed gas to vaporize immediately. This is known as liability Directory, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Au-
adiabatic ashing and the following equation, derived thority
from a simple heat balance, is used to predict how much [7] Isentropic Compression or Expansion
of the liqueed gas is vaporized.
[8] Stiver, W. and Mackay, D., A Spill Hazard Ranking Sys-
HsL HaL tem For Chemicals, Environment Canada First Technical
X = 100 HaV HaL Spills Seminar, Toronto, Canada, 1993.
If the enthalpy data required for the above equation is
unavailable, then the following equation may be used.
2.7 External links
X = 100 cp (Ts Tb )/H
Ramskill's equations are presented and cited in this
pdf le (use search function to nd Ramskill).
2.5 See also More release source terms are available in the fea-
ture articles at www.air-dispersion.com
Choked ow
Choked ow of gases
Orice plate
Development of source emission models
Flash evaporation

2.6 References
[1] Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook, Sixth Edition,
McGraw-Hill Co., 1984.

[2] Handbook of Chemical Hazard Analysis Procedures, Ap-

pendix B, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S.
Dept. of Transportation, and U.S. Environmental Protec-
tion Agency, 1989. Also provides the references below:
Clewell, H.J., A Simple Method For Estimating the Source
Strength Of Spills Of Toxic Liquids, Energy Systems Lab-
oratory, ESL-TR-83-03, 1983.
Ille, G. and Springer, C., The Evaporation And Dis-
persion Of Hydrazine Propellants From Ground Spill, En-
vironmental Engineering Development Oce, CEEDO
712-78-30, 1978.
 Chapter 3

Aerotoxic Association

The Aerotoxic Association was founded on 18 June evidence was independently reviewed by the Aerospace
2007, at the British Houses of Parliament by former BAe Medical Association, the US National Academy of Sci-
146 Training Captain John Hoyte,* [1] to raise public ences and the Australian CASA Expert Panel. All con-
awareness about the ill health allegedly caused after ex- cluded there is insucient consistency to establish a med-
posure to airliner cabin air that he claimed been contam- ical syndrome and theaerotoxic syndromeis not recog-
inated to toxic levels, by engine oil leaking into the bleed nised in aviation medicine.* [6]
air system, which pressurizes all jet aircraft, with the ex-
ception of the Boeing 787.
In addition to providing help and support to aircrew and 3.2 References
passengers, the Aerotoxic Association promotes known
technical solutions, such as toxic air detectors, and cam- [1] http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/health/ex_pilot_from_
paigns for changes in regulations to improve the quality norwich_claims_aircraft_fumes_ended_his_career_1_
of cabin air on airliners. 3615901

The phrase Aerotoxic Syndrome was rst coined by [2] http://aerotoxic.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/icoh_

Chris Winder and Jean-Christophe Balouet in 2000, to 2000_paper5-1.pdf
describe the ill health allegedly caused by exposure to air
[3] Hale MA, Al-Sear JA (September 2009). Preliminary
which they claimed had been contaminated by jet engine report on aerotoxic syndrome (AS) and the need for diag-
oil.* [2] As of 2013 this syndrome is not recognized in nostic neurophysiological tests. Am J Electroneurodiag-
medicine.* [3]* [4] nostic Technol 49 (3): 26079. PMID 19891417.

[4] Bagshaw, Michael (July 2013). Cabin Air Quality: A

review of current aviation medical understanding(PDF).
3.1 Criticism Aerospace Medical Association. Retrieved 2014-09-28.

[5] Bagshaw Report

In contrast to the claims of the Aerotoxic Association
Studies such as the European CabinAir project have [6] Bagshaw, Prof Michael, King s College London and Cran-
shown that normally the levels of chemical and biolog- eld University, UK (July 2013). Cabin Air Quality: A
review of current aviation medical understanding(PDF).
ical contaminants in aircraft are less than in many work
Retrieved 2014-09-28.
environments such as oce buildings.
That report examined all exposures dating back to 1943
which showed that all documented exposures were to high 3.3 External links
concentrations, greatly in excess of the amount present in
jet engine oil. He also noted that studies in Canada and
Aerotoxic Association website
the USA were unable to detect TCP in the cabin during
ight. Prof Bagshaw notes that the symptoms arelargely
the same as those reported by participants in all phase I
drug trials, and are similar to the symptoms experienced
by patients suering from chronic fatigue syndrome, gulf
war syndrome, Lyme disease, chronic stress and chronic
hyperventilation.* [5]
A syndrome is a symptom complex, consistent and com-
mon to a given condition. Suerers of the aerotoxic
syndromedescribe a wide range of inconsistent symp-
toms and signs with much individual variability. The

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Chapter 4

Aerotoxic syndrome

Aerotoxic syndrome is a phrase coined by Chris Winder

and Jean-Christophe Balouet in 2000, to describe their
claims of short- and long-term ill-health eects caused
by breathing airliner cabin air which was alleged to have
been contaminated to toxic levels (exceeding known,
parts per million, safe levels) with atomized engine oils
or other chemicals.* [1] Repeated investigations of such
claims have failed to document cabin air has ever con-
tained contaminants which exceeded known safe levels.
An assessment by the UK's House of Lords Science and
Technology Committee found that claims of health ef-
fects were unsubstantiated.* [2] An update in 2008 found
no signicant new evidence.* [3] As of 2013 this syn-
drome is not recognized in medicine.* [4]* [5]

4.1 Potential sources of contami-

nation

Modern jetliners have an environmental control system

(ECS) that manages the ow of cabin air. Outside air en-
ters the engines and is compressed in the forward section,
prior to the combustion section, ensuring no combustion Cabin Pressure and Bleed Air Control Panels on a Boeing 737-
products can enter the cabin. A portion of that com- 800
pressed bleed air is used to pressurize the cabin. The ECS
then recirculates some of that cabin air through HEPA l- Engine or auxiliary power unit (APU) oil leaks
ters, while the rest is directed to outow valves, ensuring
there is a constant supply of fresh, clean air coming into Engine or APU bay leaks
the cabin pressurization system at all times.* [6]
Underoor hydraulic leaks.
In rare instances, it is possible for contaminants to enter
the cabin through that air-supply system. Substances used Ingestion of deicing uid into APU inlet.
in the maintenance and treatment of aircraft, including
aviation engine oil, hydraulic uid, cleaning compounds Periodic maintenance task that is required to clean
and de-icing uids, can contaminate the ECS. While the forward galley oven.
ground and ight crews, as well as passengers them-
selves can be sources of contaminants such as pesticides, Inappropriate or excessive use of dry ice by caterers.
"...bioeuents, viruses, bacteria, allergens, and fungal
spores,* [2]* [6] they have not been implicated as con- Toilet uid spillage, leakage and also unapproved
*
taminants related to the alleged aerotoxic syndrome. [6] mixing of dierent disinfectant uids within the toi-
let.
According to an information leaet from the UK-based
Committee on Toxicology (COT) possible sources of Leakage of the rain repellent system, or rain repel-
poor-quality cabin air include:* [7] lent contamination within the cabin or ightdeck.

22
4.3. RESEARCH 23

Spillage within baggage bays. GJEAK were aected by contamination of the air sup-
ply, as a result of oil leakage from the auxiliary power
Items stowed in overhead baggage bins. unit (APU) cooling fan seal into the APU air stream, and
into the ECS system ducting. This contamination allowed
fumes to develop, a proportion of which entered the cabin
and cockpit air supply.* [10]* (p56)
The report noted that both captain and rst ocer had
visited the forward toilet before the onset of their symp-
toms.* [10]* (p3) Four years before the G-JEAK inci-
dent, another operator reported overuse of a disinfec-
tant (formaldehyde) for the toilets and to clean the galley
oor and that inhalation of the fumes from that chemi-
cal, would produce similar symptoms reported by both
the captain and rst ocer of G-JEAK. The CAA no-
tied UK Operators at that time (CAA ref. 10A/380/15,
dated 2 August 1996) of this potential hazard, as the mis-
An Airbus A-320 being de-iced before take-o use of this agent was apparently widespread.* [10]* (p31)

Jet engines require synthetic oils for lubrication. These

oils contain ingredients such as tricresyl phosphate (TCP 4.3 Research
or TOCP), an organophosphate, which can be toxic to hu-
mans in quantities much larger than are found in aviation In 1986, the United States Congress commissioned a re-
engine oil. * [2] port by the National Research Council (NRC) into cabin
Engine bearing seals are installed to ensure that criti- air quality.* [6] The report recommended a ban on smok-
cal engine bearings are continuously lubricated, and to ing on aircraft in order to improve air quality, which was
prevent engine oil from leaking into the compressed air brought into eect by the FAA soon after.* [11]
stream. If a bearing seal fails and begins to leak, depend-Research commissioned by the UK government's
ing on the location of the seal, some amount of engine oil Department for Transport (DfT) and published in 2000
may be released into the compressed air stream. Oil leaks found no link to long term health. The UK Parliament's
may be detected by an odour akin to hot frying-pan fume, Select Committee on Science and Technology concluded
or, in more serious cases, by smoke in the cabin.* [2] Thisin its response to the many complaints received from a
is known in the industry as a fume event.* [8] number of witnesses, particularly the Organophosphate
Information Network, BALPA, and the International
Association of Flight Attendants, expressing concerns
about the risk of tricresyl phosphate (TCP or TOCP)
4.2 History poisoning for cabin occupants, particularly for crew who
might be subjected to repeated exposure in some aircraft
A year long Australian Senate Investigation in 2000 re- types, as a result of oil leaking into the cabin air supply.
ceived evidence of some successful applications for * [2]
workerscompensationfor illness which the applicants
attributed to fumes on the BAe 146. Approximately 20 This question - including the potential ef-
crew members describe oil fumes leaking into the aircraft fects on aircrew from any long-term exposure
cabin. That investigative committee concludedthe issue - has been looked at in much greater detail
of fume contaminants should also be considered a safety by a Committee of the Australian Senate in-
issue with regard to the ability of cabin crew to properly quiring into particular allegations of such con-
supervise the evacuation of an aircraft and the ability of tamination in the BAe 146. Although its Re-
passengers to take part in an evacuation.* [9] port[58] referred extensively to cabin air qual-
On 5 November 2000, both the captain and rst of- ity and chemical contamination in the aircraft,
cer of a Jersey European Airways BAe 146 be- and recommended that the engine lubricating
came unwell while landing at Birmingham Interna- oil used (a Mobil product) be subjected to a
tional Airport.* [10]* (p1) Both became nauseous, and further hazardous chemical review, it made no
the captain experienced double vision and had di- specic points about TCP or TOCP that have
culty judging height, but managed to land the aircraft given us additional concerns[59]. The absence
safely.* [10]* (pp34) Both pilots were taken to a hospital of conrmed cases of TOCP poisoning from
but no cause for their illness was found.* [10]* (p1) The cabin air and the very low levels of TOCP
incident investigation report concluded that There is that would be found in even the highly unlikely
circumstantial evidence to suggest that the ight crew on worst case of contamination from oil leaking
 24 CHAPTER 4. AEROTOXIC SYNDROME

into the air supply lead us to conclude that the to (sometimes severely disabling) illness from
concerns about signicant risk to the health of environmental exposures that are perceived as
airline passengers and crew are not substanti- hazardous.* [14]
ated.* [2]

In 2009 the UK House of Commons Library service to 4.4 Media coverage

Members of Parliament summarized the research into a
relationship between the [engine oil chemical] leaks and In a 2006 article in Aviation Today, Simon Ben-
these health symptomsas inconclusive, citing prob- nett* [Notes 1] found that media coverage of contami-
lems with identifying the exact chemical that might be nated cabin air has been sensationalized, with distortions
entering the air supply and therefore identifying what im- of facts. He cited headlines such asYou are being gassed
pact it may have on healthand reports of problems when you travel by air,and Death in the Airand a
with fumes and/or health symptoms not being reported sub-title of Every day, planes ying in and out of Lon-
correctly.* [12] don City Airport are slowly killing us.Bennett noted that
According to a 2008 report by Michael Bagshaw, Avia- the article with the latter subtitle stated in its body that the
tion Medicine Director at King's College London, there Department of the Environment, Transport and the Re-
have been no peer-reviewed recorded cases of neurolog- gions (DETR) found that oil seal failures occur only once
ical harm in humans following TCP exposure.* [13] He in every 22,000 ights.* [15]
pointed to an unpublished report from the Medical Toxi- The Sunday Sun in an article entitled Flight Fumes
cology Unit at Guy's Hospital in 2001 which looked at all
Warning, cited the industry pressure group AOPIS
exposures dating back to 1943 that showed that all docu-in saying that passengers jetting o to their holidays
mented exposures were to high concentrations greatly in were unknowingly exposed to deadly chemicals, and that
excess of the amount present in jet oil. brain damage could result if they breathed the toxic
*
In his 2013 paper,Cabin Air Quality: A review of cur- fumes. [15] The Sun also cited the UK Civil Aviation Au-
rent aviation medical understanding,Bagshaw noted fur- thority nding that leakage into aircraft cabins is a very
ther: rare event occurring only if there is a fault with an air-
craft.* [15]
A German study in 2013 of 332 crew mem- When the results of a clinical audit of thecognitive func-
bers who had reported fume/odour during their tioning of aircrew exposed to contaminated airwere sub-
last ight, failed to detect metabolites of TCP mitted by Sarah Mackenzie Ross to the UK government's
in urine samples. The authors concluded that Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer
health complaints could not be linked to TCP Products and the Environment (COT),* [16] some media
exposure in cabin air. used it to write articles that were sensational and mis-
leading.* [15] Dagbladet.no, wrote that the Ross report
A syndrome is a symptom complex, consistent "... adds weight to the hypothesis that compounds resem-
and common to a given condition. Suerers of bling nerve gas in cabin and ight deck air have caused ir-
theaerotoxic syndrome describe a wide range reparable neurological damage to aircrew,,* [15] though
of inconsistent symptoms and signs with much the report itself stated that:
individual variability. "[T]he evidence available to us in this audit does not en-
able us to draw rm conclusions regarding a causal link
The evidence was independently reviewed by the with exposure to contaminated air.Additionally,
Aerospace Medical Association, the US National
Academy of Sciences and the Australian Civil Aviation The report was aclinical audit of aircrew seen
Safety Authority (CASA) Expert Panel. All concluded for clinical purposes,and was not a valid re-
there is insucient consistency to establish a medical search study.
syndrome, and the aerotoxic syndromeis not
recognised in aviation medicine.* [5]
The "'aircrew seen for clinical purposes' were
The 'nocebo eect' was among the conclusions published in fact a self-selecting sample of pilots.Mean-
in a 2013 COT (Committee on Toxicity) position paper: ing that they all came from a group that already
believed they had been damaged by contami-
The acute illness which has occurred in re- nated air.
lation to perceived episodes of contamination
might reect a toxic eect of one or more That self-selected sample groupwas not com-
chemicals, but it could also have occurred pared to a control group.Ross herself said
through nocebo eects. There is strong sci- The conclusions that can be drawn from these
entic evidence that nocebo eects can lead ndings have limitations.
4.8. FURTHER READING 25

She further stated: The author ... makes no [7] http://cot.food.gov.uk/sites/default/files/cot/

attempt to ascribe causality. cotpospapcabin.pdf

[8] Helen Muir (2007-11-21). Cabin Air Sampling Study

The report's conclusions were ambiguous: Functionality Test (PDF). Craneld University via
There was no evidence of ... intellectual de- Department for Transport. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
cline, language or perceptual decits .... In-
deed pilots were intact on the vast majority of [9] Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia (2000),
tests. However, there was evidence of under- Air Safety and Cabin Air Quality in the BAe 146 Air-
craft: Report by the Senate Rural and Regional Aairs and
functioning on tests associated with psychomo-
Transport References Committee (PDF), Commonwealth
tor speed, executive functioning and attention of Australia, ISBN 0-642-71093-7, retrieved 2012-05-09
....
[10] Air Accidents Investigation Branch Report on the inci-
dent to BAe 146, G-JEAK during the descent into Birm-
And nally, "[T]he evidence available to us in
ingham Airport on 5 November 2000 (PDF).
this audit does not enable us to draw rm con-
clusions regarding a causal link with exposure [11] United States National Research Council (1986). The Air-
to contaminated air.* [15] liner Cabin Environment: Air Quality and safety. National
Academic Press. ISBN 0-309-03690-9.

[12] Louise Smith (25 June 2009). Cabin Air Quality

4.5 See also (PDF). Information to Members of Parliament. House of
Commons Library. pp. 114.
Sick building syndrome
[13] Michael Bagshaw (2008-11-29). The Aerotoxic
Syndrome"" (PDF). European Society of Aerospace
Medicine.
4.6 Notes
[14] David Coggon (November 2013). CABIN AIR QUAL-
ITY THE COT INVOLVEMENT AND FINDINGS
[1] Bennett is director of the Scarman Centre's distance- (PDF) (Report). aerotoxic.org. Retrieved 2015-02-02.
learning MSc in Risk, Crisis and Disaster Management,
with a PhD in sociology from Brunel University, London. [15] Simon A. Bennett (2006-08-26). Through a Glass
Darkly. Aviation Today. Retrieved 2010-04-30.

[16] Victoria Gill (2006-09-27). Defra Leaves Organophos-

4.7 References phate Study Hanging in the Balance. Royal Society of
Chemistry.
[1] 2000 paper5-1 (PDF), aerotoxic.org, January 2014

[2] Select Committee on Science and Technology (15

November 2000). Chapter 4: Elements Of Healthy
4.8 Further reading
Cabin Air. Science and Technology - Fifth Report (Re-
port). House of Lords. Retrieved 5 July 2010. Work is Related to Disease, What Establishes Evi-
dence for a Causal Relation? Jos Verbeek, National
[3] Lord Alec Broers Broers, Air Travel and Health: An Up- Institutes of Health, PMC3440459, June, 2012
date, Report with Evidence, 1st Report of Session 2007-08,
The Stationery Oce, Great Britain: Parliament: House Martin B. Hocking; Diana Hocking (2005). Air
of Lords: Science and Technology Committee, ISBN 0- Quality in Airplane Cabins and Similar Enclosed
10-401178-5 Spaces. Springer Science & Business. ISBN 3-540-
[4] Hale MA, Al-Sear JA (September 2009). Preliminary 25019-0.
report on aerotoxic syndrome (AS) and the need for diag-
Interests and the shaping of an occupational health
nostic neurophysiological tests. Am J Electroneurodiag-
nostic Technol 49 (3): 26079. PMID 19891417. and safety controversy: the BAe 146 case Nickolas
Vakas, University of Wollongong, Australia, 2007
[5] Bagshaw, Michael (July 2013). Cabin Air Quality: A
review of current aviation medical understanding(PDF). John Hoyte (2014). Aerotoxic Syndrome. Pilot Press
Aerospace Medical Association. Retrieved 2014-09-28. (London). ISBN 978-0-9929508-0-4.

[6] National Research Council (U.S.), Committee on Air

Quality in Passenger Cabins of Commercial Aircraft (6
December 2001). The Airliner Cabin Environment and
4.9 External links
the Health of Passengers and Crew. National Academies
Press. p. 5. ISBN 0-309-08289-7. Aerotoxic Association - Ocial Webpage
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German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident In-

vestigation StudyFume EventsFour Safety Rec-
ommendations. Bundesstelle fr Flugunfallunter-
suchung (BFU). May 7, 2014. Retrieved January 8,
2015.
Chapter 5

Air pollutant concentrations

Air pollutant concentrations, as measured or as calcu-

lated by air pollution dispersion modeling,* [1] must of-
ten be converted or corrected to be expressed as required
by the regulations issued by various governmental agen-
cies. Regulations that dene and limit the concentration
of pollutants in the ambient air or in gaseous emissions to
the ambient air are issued by various national and state (or
provincial) environmental protection and occupational
health and safety agencies.
Such regulations involve a number of dierent expres- Nitrogen
sions of concentration. Some express the concentrations dioxide 2014 - global air quality levels
as ppmv (parts per million by volume) and some express (released 14 December 2015).* [4]
the concentrations as mg/m3 (milligrams per cubic me-
ter), while others require adjusting or correcting the con-
centrations to reference conditions of moisture content,
oxygen content or carbon dioxide content. This arti-
cle presents methods for converting concentrations from
5.1 Converting air pollutant con-
ppmv to mg/m3 (and vice versa) and for correcting the centrations
concentrations to the required reference conditions.
All of the concentrations and concentration corrections in The conversion equations depend on the temperature at
this article apply only to air and other gases. They are not which the conversion is wanted (usually about 20 to 25
applicable for liquids. C). At an ambient sea level atmospheric pressure of 1
atm (101.325 kPa or 1.01325 bar), the general equation
is:

(0.08205 T )
ppmv = mg/m3
M
and for the reverse conversion:

M
mg/m3 = ppmv
Carbon (0.08205 T)
dioxide in Earth's atmosphere if half of global-warming Notes:
emissions* [2]* [3] are not absorbed.
(NASA simulation; 9 November 2015) 1 atm = absolute pressure of 101.325 kPa or
1.01325 bar
mol = gram mole and kmol = 1000 gram moles
Pollution regulations in the United States typically
reference their pollutant limits to an ambient tem-
perature of 20 to 25 C as noted above. In most
other nations, the reference ambient temperature for
pollutant limits may be 0 C or other values.

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28 CHAPTER 5. AIR POLLUTANT CONCENTRATIONS

Although ppmv and mg/m3 have been used for the C h = 260 [ { 288 - (6.5)(2.8) } / 288]* 5.2558
examples in all of the following sections, concentra- = 260 0.71 = 185 mg/m3
tions such as ppbv (i.e., parts per billion by volume),
volume percent, mole percent and many others may Note:
also be used for gaseous pollutants.
The above equation for the decrease of air pollu-
Particulate matter (PM) in the atmospheric air or in
tion concentrations with increasing altitude is appli-
any other gas cannot be expressed in terms of ppmv,
cable only for about the rst 10 km of altitude in
ppbv, volume percent or mole percent. PM is most
the troposphere (the lowest atmospheric layer) and
usually (but not always) expressed as mg/m3 of air
is estimated to have a maximum error of about 3
or other gas at a specied temperature and pressure.
percent. However, 10 km of altitude is sucient
For gases, volume percent = mole percent for most purposes involving air pollutant concentra-
tions.
1 volume percent = 10,000 ppmv (i.e., parts per mil-
lion by volume) with a million being dened as 106 .
Care must be taken with the concentrations ex- 5.3 Correcting concentrations for
pressed as ppbv to dierentiate between the British reference conditions
billion which is 1012 and the USA billion which is
109 (also referred to as the long scale and short scale
billion, respectively). Many environmental protection agencies have issued reg-
ulations that limit the concentration of pollutants in
gaseous emissions and dene the reference conditions ap-
plicable to those concentration limits. For example, such
5.2 Correcting concentrations for a regulation might limit the concentration of NOx to 55
altitude ppmv in a dry combustion exhaust gas (at a specied ref-
erence temperature and pressure) corrected to 3 volume
Air pollutant concentrations expressed as mass per unit percent O2 in the dry gas. As another example, a reg-
volume of atmospheric air (e.g., mg/m3 , g/m3 , etc.) at ulation might limit the 3
concentration of total particulate
sea level will decrease with increasing altitude. The con- matter to 200 mg/m of an emitted gas (at a specied ref-
centration decrease is directly proportional to the pres- erence temperature and pressure) corrected to a dry basis
sure decrease with increasing altitude. Some govern- and further corrected to 12 volume percent CO2 in the
mental regulatory jurisdictions require industrial sources dry gas.
of air pollution to comply with sea level standards cor-
Environmental agencies in the USA often use the terms
dscforscfdto denote astandardcubic foot of dry
rected for altitude. In other words, industrial air pollu-
gas. Likewise, they often use the termsdscmorscmd
tion sources located at altitudes well above sea level must
to denote a standardcubic meter of gas. Since there
comply with signicantly more stringent air quality stan-
dards than sources located at sea level (since it is more
is no universally accepted set ofstandardtemperature
dicult to comply with lower standards). For example, and pressure, such usage can be and is very confusing. It
New Mexico's Department of the Environment has a reg- is strongly recommended that the reference temperature
ulation with such a requirement.* [5]* [6] and pressure always be clearly specied when stating gas
The change of atmospheric pressure with altitude (<20 volumes or gas ow rates.
km) can be obtained from this equation:* [7]
5.3.1 Correcting to a dry basis
( )5.2558
288 6.5h If a gaseous emission sample is analyzed and found to
Ph = P
288 contain water vapor and a pollutant concentration of say
40 ppmv, then 40 ppmv should be designated as thewet
Given an air pollutant concentration at sea-level atmo-
basispollutant concentration. The following equation
spheric pressure, the concentration at higher altitudes can
can be used to correct the measured wet basiscon-
be obtained from this equation:
centration to a "dry basis" concentration:

( )5.2558
288 6.5h Cwet basis
Ch = C Cdry basis =
288 1w
As an example, given an air pollutant concentration of As an example, a wet basis concentration of 40 ppmv in
260 mg/m3 at sea level, calculate the equivalent pollutant a gas having 10 volume percent water vapor would have
concentration at an altitude of 2800 meters: a:
5.4. REFERENCES 29

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Greenhouse Gas Levels Hit Record, Report Says. New
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[4] Cole, Steve; Gray, Ellen (14 December 2015). New
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Air Quality. NASA. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
(20.9 reference volume % O2 ) [5] Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement
Cr = Cm
(20.9 measured volume % O2 ) (EIS) for Stockpile Stewardship and Management(See
section 03.05 of the EIS which involves the Los Alamos
As an example, a measured NOx concentration of 45
National Laboratory in New Mexico)
ppmv in a dry gas having 5 volume % O2 is:
[6] Air Quality Impact Analysis (Developed for the United
45 ( 20.9 - 3 ) ( 20.9 - 5 ) = 50.7 ppmv of States Bureau of Land Management, Socorro Field Oce,
NOx New Mexico)

[7] United States Department of Defense MIL-STD-810F, 1

when corrected to a dry gas having a specied reference
January 2000. (See: Annex A, page 520.2A5 )
O2 content of 3 volume %.
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dation Systems for Volatile Organic Compounds (1st ed.).
CRC Press. ISBN 1-56670-410-3.
The measured gas concentration C m must rst be
corrected to a dry basis before using the above equa-
tion.

5.3.3 Correcting to a reference carbon

dioxide content
The following equation can be used to correct a measured
pollutant concentration in an emitted gas (containing a
measured CO2 content) to an equivalent pollutant con-
centration in an emitted gas containing a specied refer-
ence amount of CO2 :* [8]

(reference volume % CO2 )

Cr = Cm
(measured volume % CO2 )
As an example, a measured particulates concentration of
200 mg/m3 in a dry gas that has a measured 8 volume %
CO2 is:

200 ( 12 8 ) = 300 mg/m3

when corrected to a dry gas having a specied reference

CO2 content of 12 volume %.

5.4 References
This article incorporates material from the Citizendium ar-
ticle "Air pollutant concentrations", which is licensed un-
der the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Un-
ported License but not under the GFDL.
Chapter 6

Outline of air pollution dispersion

The following outline is presented as an overview and top- of air pollution emission plumes:
ical guide to air pollution dispersion:
Air pollution dispersion distribution of air pollution Buoyant plumes Plumes which are lighter than
into the atmosphere. Air pollution is the introduction of air because they are at a higher temperature and
particulates, biological molecules, or other harmful ma- lower density than the ambient air which surrounds
terials into Earth's atmosphere, causing disease, death to them, or because they are at about the same temper-
humans, damage to other living organisms such as food ature as the ambient air but have a lower molecular
crops, or the natural or built environment. Air pollution weight and hence lower density than the ambient air.
may come from anthropogenic or natural sources. Dis- For example, the emissions from the ue gas stacks
persion refers to what happens to the pollution during of industrial furnaces are buoyant because they are
and after its introduction; understanding this may help in considerably warmer and less dense than the ambi-
identifying and controlling it. Air pollution dispersion has ent air. As another example, an emission plume of
become the focus of environmental conservationists and methane gas at ambient air temperatures is buoyant
governmental environmental protection agencies (local, because methane has a lower molecular weight than
state, province and national) of many countries (which the ambient air.
have adopted and used much of the terminology of this
Dense gas plumes Plumes which are heavier than
eld in their laws and regulations) regarding air pollution
air because they have a higher density than the sur-
control.
rounding ambient air. A plume may have a higher
density than air because it has a higher molecular
weight than air (for example, a plume of carbon
6.1 Air pollution emission plumes dioxide). A plume may also have a higher den-
sity than air if the plume is at a much lower tem-
perature than the air. For example, a plume of
z Plume evaporated gaseous methane from an accidental re-
centerline
lease of liqueed natural gas (LNG) may be as cold
Pollutant
concentration as 161 C.
proles
Passive or neutral plumes Plumes which are nei-
Wind x ther lighter or heavier than air.
He at x3

He at x2
6.2 Air pollution dispersion models
He at x1
+y Hs
Hs = Actual stack height
He = Eective stack height There are ve types of air pollution dispersion models, as
= pollutant release height well as some hybrids of the ve types:* [1]
-y = Hs + h
h = plume rise
Box model The box model is the simplest of the
Visualization of a buoyant Gaussian air pollutant dispersion model types.* [2] It assumes the airshed (i.e., a given
plume volume of atmospheric air in a geographical region)
is in the shape of a box. It also assumes that the
Air pollution emission plume ow of pollutant in the air pollutants inside the box are homogeneously dis-
form of vapor or smoke released into the air. Plumes are tributed and uses that assumption to estimate the av-
of considerable importance in the atmospheric dispersion erage pollutant concentrations anywhere within the
modelling of air pollution. There are three primary types airshed. Although useful, this model is very limited

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6.3. AIR POLLUTANT EMISSION 31

in its ability to accurately predict dispersion of air 6.3 Air pollutant emission
pollutants over an airshed because the assumption
of homogeneous pollutant distribution is much too
simple.
Gaussian model The Gaussian model is perhaps
the oldest (circa 1936) * [3] and perhaps the most
commonly used model type. It assumes that the
air pollutant dispersion has a Gaussian distribution,
meaning that the pollutant distribution has a normal
probability distribution. Gaussian models are most
often used for predicting the dispersion of continu-
ous, buoyant air pollution plumes originating from
ground-level or elevated sources. Gaussian mod-
els may also be used for predicting the dispersion
of non-continuous air pollution plumes (called pu
models). The primary algorithm used in Gaussian
modeling is the Generalized Dispersion Equation For
A Continuous Point-Source Plume.* [4]* [5]
Lagrangian model a Lagrangian dispersion
model mathematically follows pollution plume
parcels (also called particles) as the parcels move in
the atmosphere and they model the motion of the
parcels as a random walk process. The Lagrangian
model then calculates the air pollution dispersion
by computing the statistics of the trajectories of a
large number of the pollution plume parcels. A
Lagrangian model uses a moving frame of refer- Air pollution emission source
ence* [6] as the parcels move from their initial lo-
cation. It is said that an observer of a Lagrangian
model follows along with the plume. Types of air pollutant emission sources named for
their characteristics
Eulerian model an Eulerian dispersions model is
similar to a Lagrangian model in that it also tracks Sources, by shape there are four basic shapes
the movement of a large number of pollution plume which an emission source may have. They are:
parcels as they move from their initial location. The Point source single, identiable source
most important dierence between the two mod- of air pollutant emissions (for example,
els is that the Eulerian model uses a xed three- the emissions from a combustion furnace
dimensional Cartesian grid* [6] as a frame of refer- ue gas stack). Point sources are also
ence rather than a moving frame of reference. It is characterized as being either elevated or
said that an observer of an Eulerian model watches at ground-level. A point source has no
the plume go by. geometric dimensions.
Dense gas model Dense gas models are models Line source one-dimensional source of
that simulate the dispersion of dense gas pollution air pollutant emissions (for example, the
plumes (i.e., pollution plumes that are heavier than emissions from the vehicular trac on a
air). The three most commonly used dense gas mod- roadway).
els are: Area source two-dimensional source of
diuse air pollutant emissions (for exam-
The DEGADIS model developed by Dr. Jerry ple, the emissions from a forest re, a
Havens and Dr. Tom Spicer at the University landll or the evaporated vapors from a
of Arkansas under commission by the US large spill of volatile liquid).
Coast Guard and US EPA.* [7]
Volume source three-dimensional
The SLAB model developed by the Lawrence source of diuse air pollutant emis-
Livermore National Laboratory funded by the sions. Essentially, it is an area source
US Department of Energy, the US Air Force with a third (height) dimension (for
and the American Petroleum Institute.* [8] example, the fugitive gaseous emissions
The HEGADAS model developed by Shell from piping anges, valves and other
Oil's research division.* [9] equipment at various heights within
32 CHAPTER 6. OUTLINE OF AIR POLLUTION DISPERSION

industrial facilities such as oil reneries and class F the most stable or least turbulent class. Table
and petrochemical plants). Another 1 lists the six classes and Table 2 provides the meteoro-
example would be the emissions from an logical conditions that dene each class.
automobile paint shop with multiple roof
vents or multiple open windows.
Table 1: The Pasquill stability classes
Sources, by motion
Stationary source ue gas stacks are ex- Table 2: Meteorological conditions that dene the
amples of stationary sources Pasquill stability classes
Mobile source buses are examples of
mobile sources Data availability
Sources, by urbanization level whether the Historical stability class data known as the Stability
source is within a city or not is relevant in that Array (STAR) data, for sites within the USA can be
urban areas constitute a so-called heat island purchased from the National Climatic Data Center
and the heat rising from an urban area causes (NCDC).* [11]
the atmosphere above an urban area to be more
turbulent than the atmosphere above a rural
area 6.4.2 Advanced methods of categorizing
Urban source emission is in an urban atmospheric turbulence
area
Rural source emission is in a rural area Advanced air pollution dispersion models they do not
categorize atmospheric turbulence by using the simple
Sources, by elevation meteorological parameters commonly used in dening
Surface or ground-level source the six Pasquill classes as shown in Table 2 above.
Near surface source The more advanced models use some form of Monin-
Elevated source Obukhov similarity theory. Some examples include:
Sources, by duration
AERMOD* [12] US EPA's most advanced model,
Pu or intermittent source short term no longer uses the Pasquill stability classes to cate-
sources (for example, many accidental gorize atmospheric turbulence. Instead, it uses the
emission releases are short term pus) surface roughness length and the Monin-Obukhov
Continuous source long term source length.
(for example, most ue gas stack emis-
sions are continuous) ADMS 4,* [13] United Kingdom's most ad-
vanced model, uses the Monin-Obukhov length, the
boundary layer height and the windspeed to catego-
rize the atmospheric turbulence.
6.4 Characterization of atmo-
spheric turbulence
6.5 Miscellaneous other terminol-
Eect of turbulence on dispersion turbulence increases
the entrainment and mixing of unpolluted air into the
ogy
plume and thereby acts to reduce the concentration of
pollutants in the plume (i.e., enhances the plume disper- (Work on this section is continuously
sion). It is therefore important to categorize the amount in progress)
of atmospheric turbulence present at any given time...
Building eects or downwash: When an air pol-
lution plume ows over nearby buildings or other
6.4.1 The Pasquill atmospheric stability structures, turbulent eddies are formed in the down-
classes wind side of the building. Those eddies cause a
plume from a stack source located within about ve
Pasquill atmospheric stability classes oldest and, for times the height of a nearby building or structure to
a great many years, the most commonly used method be forced down to the ground much sooner than it
of categorizing the amount of atmospheric turbulence would if a building or structure were not present.
present was the method developed by Pasquill in The eect can greatly increase the resulting near-by
1961.* [10] He categorized the atmospheric turbulence ground-level pollutant concentrations downstream
into six stability classes named A, B, C, D, E and F with of the building or structure. If the pollutants in
class A being the most unstable or most turbulent class, the plume are subject to depletion by contact with
6.6. SEE ALSO 33

the ground (particulates, for example), the concen- is known as the mixing height. Any air pollution
tration increase just downstream of the building or plume dispersing beneath an inversion aloft will be
structure will decrease the concentrations further limited in vertical mixing to that which occurs be-
downstream. neath the bottom of the inversion aloft (sometimes
called the lid). Even if the pollution plume pene-
Deposition of the pollution plume components to trates the inversion, it will not undergo any further
the underlying surface can be dened as either dry signicant vertical mixing. As for a pollution plume
or wet deposition: passing completely through an inversion layer aloft,
that rarely occurs unless the pollution plume's source
Dry deposition is the removal of gaseous or
stack is very tall and the inversion lid is fairly low.
particulate material from the pollution plume
by contact with the ground surface or vege-
tation (or even water surfaces) through trans-
fer processes such as absorption and gravita- 6.6 See also
tional sedimentation. This may be calculated
by means of a deposition velocity, which is re- 6.6.1 Air pollution dispersion models
lated to the resistance of the underlying surface
to the transfer. ADMS 3 (Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling Sys-
tem) advanced atmospheric pollution dispersion
Wet deposition is the removal of pollution
model for calculating concentrations of atmospheric
plume components by the action of rain. The
pollutants emitted both continuously from point,
wet deposition of radionuclides in a pollution
line, volume and area sources, or intermittently from
plume by a burst of rain often forms so called
point sources.
hot spots of radioactivity on the underlying sur-
face. AUSTAL

Inversion layers:* [5] Normally, the air near the AERMOD

Earth's surface is warmer than the air above it be- CANARY (By Quest)
cause the atmosphere is heated from below as so-
lar radiation warms the Earth's surface, which in CALPUFF
turn then warms the layer of the atmosphere di-
DISPERSION21
rectly above it. Thus, the atmospheric temperature
normally decreases with increasing altitude. How- FLACS
ever, under certain meteorological conditions, atmo-
ISC3
spheric layers may form in which the temperature
increases with increasing altitude. Such layers are MERCURE
called inversion layers. When such a layer forms
at the Earth's surface, it is called a surface inver- NAME (dispersion model)
sion. When an inversion layer forms at some dis- PANACHE
tance above the earth, it is called an inversion aloft
(sometimes referred to as a capping inversion). The PHAST
air within an inversion aloft is very stable with very PUFF-PLUME
little vertical motion. Any rising parcel of air within
the inversion soon expands, thereby adiabatically SIRANE
cooling to a lower temperature than the surrounding
air and the parcel stops rising. Any sinking parcel
soon compresses adiabatically to a higher temper- 6.6.2 Others
ature than the surrounding air and the parcel stops
Bibliography of atmospheric dispersion modeling
sinking. Thus, any air pollution plume that enters an
inversion aloft will undergo very little vertical mix- AP 42 Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Fac-
ing unless it has sucient momentum to completely tors
pass through the inversion aloft. That is one reason
Atmospheric dispersion modeling
why an inversion aloft is sometimes called a capping
inversion. Roadway air dispersion modeling
Mixing height:* [5] When an inversion aloft is Useful conversions and formulas for air dispersion
formed, the atmospheric layer between the Earth's modeling
surface and the bottom of the inversion aloft is
List of atmospheric dispersion models
known as the mixing layer and the distance between
the Earth's surface and the bottom of inversion aloft Yamartino method
34 CHAPTER 6. OUTLINE OF AIR POLLUTION DISPERSION

6.7 References
[1] List of atmospheric dispersion models

[2] Air Pollution Dispersion: Ventilation Factor by Dr. Nolan

Atkins, Lyndon State College

[3] Bosanquet, C.H. and Pearson, J.L. (1936).The spread of

smoke and gases from chimney, Trans. Faraday Soc.,
32:1249.

[4] Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling

[5] Beychok, Milton R. (2005). Fundamentals Of Stack Gas

Dispersion (4th ed.). author-published. ISBN 0-9644588-
0-2. (Chapter 8, page 124)

[6] Features of Dispersion Models publication of the

European Union Joint Research Centre (JRC)

[7] DEGADIS Technical Manual and User's Guide (US

EPA's download website)

[8] UCRL-MA-105607, User's Manual For Slab: An Atmo-

spheric Dispersion Model For Denser-Than-Air Releases,
Donald Ermak, June 1990.

[9] HEGADIS Technical Reference Manual

[10] Pasquill, F. (1961). The estimation of the dispersion of

windborne material, The Meteorological Magazine, vol
90, No. 1063, pp 33-49.

[11] NCDC website for ordering stability array data

[12] AERMOD:Description of Model Formulation

[13] ADMS 4 Description of the model by the developers,

Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants.

6.8 Further reading

Turner, D.B. (1994). Workbook of atmospheric dis-
persion estimates: an introduction to dispersion mod-
eling (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 1-56670-023-X.
www.crcpress.com
Beychok, Milton R. (2005). Fundamentals of Stack
Gas Dispersion (4th ed.). author-published. ISBN
0-9644588-0-2. www.air-dispersion.com

6.9 External links

Air pollution dispersion modeling terminology A
Citizendium article
EPA's Preferred/Recommended Models (on the US
EPA's website)
The Model Documententation System (MDS) of the
European Topic Centre on Air and Climate Change
(part of the European Environment Agency)
Chapter 7

Air pollution sensor

Air pollution sensors are devices that detect and moni- to excess toxins and pollution in the air.
tor the presence of air pollution in the surrounding area.
These catastrophic events lead to major cities controlling
They can be used for both indoor and outdoor environ- and measuring atmospheric pollutions. This revolution
ments. These sensors can be built at home, or bought
changed the way we see and understand the environment
from certain manufactures. Although there are various today. Technology was developed by governments to cre-
types of air pollution sensors, and some are specialized
ate air pollution sensors in order to measure the toxins
in certain aspects, the majority focuses on ve compo- in the environment. With further scientic research and
nents: ozone, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, sulfur
advancements in technology, people are more concerned
dioxide, and nitrous oxide. The sensors were very ex- and conscious with the air the breath. Technology has
pensive in the past, but with technological advancements made air pollution sensors more readily available and af-
these sensors are becoming more aordable and more fordable for personal use.
widespread throughout the population. These sensors can
help serve many purposes and help bring attention to en- Health:
vironmental issues beyond the scope of the human eye. Scientic evidence has indicated that indoor air pollution
The EPA maintains a repository of air quality data can be worse than outdoor pollutants in large and indus-
through the Air Quality System (AQS), where it stores trialized cities. Many products and chemicals used inside
data from over 10,000 monitors in the United States.* [1] the home, for cooking and heating, and for appliances
and home dcor are primary sources of indoor air pollu-
While use of these sensors was expensive in the past, tants.* [7] Everything we use in the home contributes to
the 2010s saw a recent trend towards the development
the pollution, and can possibly degrade the environment.
of cheaper portable air-quality sensors that can be worn Air pollution is responsible for 7 million premature deaths
by individuals to monitor local air quality levels.* [2]* [3]
around the world each year.* [8] When pollutants enter
These sensors, can then, in turn, help measure the spa- the body through our respiratory system, they can be ab-
tiotemporal coverage and variety of chemical species, and sorbed in the blood and travel throughout the body, and
empower individuals and communities to better under- can directly damage the heart and other vital organs.* [9]
stand their exposure environments and risks from air pol-
lution.* [4] Health Canadas research conrms that poor air quality
is hazardous to human health and as the population ages
A research group led by William Griswold at UCSD more Canadians are at risk. Young children are at risk be-
handed out portable air pollution sensors to 16 com- cause on a per-body-weight basis, they tend to inhale rel-
muters, and found urban valleyswhere buildings atively more air than adults, and their immature defence
trapped pollution. The group also found that passengers systems make them more susceptible to air pollution.* [8]
in buses have higher exposures compared to those in au- The elderly are also at risk due to their weaker lungs,
tomobiles.* [5] heart, and defence systems. The elderly also tend to have
History: undiagnosed respiratory or cardiovascular health condi-
tions.* [8] People participating in strenuous work or sport-
In December 1952, Londons Great Smog - led to the
deaths of thousands of people. This event became one of ing activities outdoors breathe more deeply and rapidly
than their sedentary counterparts.* [8] This increases the
the great turning points in our environmental history be-
cause it brought about a radical re-think in pollution con- risk of these individuals developing air pollution related
trol across the United Kingdom. This event further lead diseases. Due to its aging and expanding population, *
the
to the Clean Air Act, which may have had consequences number of Canadians aected grows each year. [10] It is
even more far reaching than it originally intended.* [6] estimated that tens of thousands of Canadians die prema-
This act led to the change in fuel sources, and energy used turely each year due to acute air pollution and that high
by industries. Many citizens in major cities across the summer temperatures lead to increased illnesses, *
hospi-
world suered some type of health related problems due talization and deaths among older adults. [11]

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36 CHAPTER 7. AIR POLLUTION SENSOR

Signicance/Society: able device. They currently have 2 models in the market

Air pollution sensors can help people control their envi- and both can be connected with smartphone apps.
ronments to a certain extent and increase awareness of the http://www.tzoa.com/#homepage
pollutants around them. If people are more aware of the Future Movement:
contents of the environment, they can change their rou-
tines and habits in order to be less eected by air pollu- The human race is now becoming more conscious about
tion. This can help increase the quality of life and overall their health, lifestyle, and ecological footprint. With
health of people at risk. For example, if one bedroom has more studies and knowledge about our ecosystems, we
more pollutants than another the room with less pollutants are taking prevented measures in order to develop more
would be more suitable for infants or the elderly, and any- sustainable ways of living. Having portable and aord-
one else that is at risk. Having the ability to monitor and able air pollution sensors allows us to be aware of how
record air pollution can help shape our daily activities and much pollution exists within our communities and neigh-
routines. For example, when planning outdoor activities borhoods. Through technological advancements this data
one might want to go for a run early morning or a par- is now measurable, recordable, and shared across the
ticular time in the day where the pollution rating is not World Wide Web. This collection of data can help bring
so high. We may pick our transportation routes based on about change to our environmental policies. It can track
the air pollution rating. Since we often cannot see or de- areas of the city that carry higher pollution and risks. This
tect any slight changes to our environment these sensors can allow further studies to be conducted and new solu-
can provide a signicant amount of information. The air tions to be proposed to mitigate these risks. These sen-
particles are so small, but can have adverse eects on our sors can also help people guide people with respiratory
overall health. and health conditions.
Major Brands & Manufactures:
There are various brands and designs of air pollution sen-
sors available today. There are specic indoor and out-
7.1 References
door sensors, as well as universal sensors. The average
price range is about $200 (US) and it depends on what [1] TTN AIRS AQS. Epa.gov. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
make and model you choose to go with.
[2] Environmental science: Pollution patrol : Nature News
AirCasting is one of the popular brands today. Its most & Comment. Nature.com. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
popular model is the AirBeam, which is a palm-sized
monitor that measures ne particulate matter (PM2.5) in [3] Experimenting at Home With Air Quality Monitors.
the air. The AirCasting system has an android app avail- The New York Times. April 15, 2015. Retrieved May 29,
2015.
able, which connects to its monitors and allows you to
share and record data on the go. These mobile sensors [4] Air Pollution Monitoring for Communities. Epa.gov.
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Casting also gives you the blueprints, and a list of mate-
rials and where you can get them from to allow citizens [5] Microsampling Air Pollution. The New York Times.
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high-resolution readings of nitrogen dioxide and carbon
[7] Kim, S. & Paulos, E. (April 2010). inAir:
monoxide concentrations outside their home. A small Sharing indoor air quality measurements and visual-
electronic sensing system plugs into a USB and sends data izations. Earth, Wind, Flyer. 81-84. (PDF).
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eggs across the world.
[8] Canada, Government of Canada, Environment and Cli-
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Environments and Consumer Safety Branch, Safe Envi-
https://www.specksensor.com/ ronments Directorate, Water, Air and Climate Change
TZOA is another popular brand which uses internal sen- Bureau, Air Quality Programs Division, Policy, Plan-
ning and Coordination. Cardiovascular Eects of Air
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Pollution - Environmental & Workplace Health - Health
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[11] Suzuki, David. The impact of green space on heat and

air pollution in urban communities (PDF).
Chapter 8

Air quality guideline

Air quality guideline is an annual mean concentration

guideline for particulate matter from the World Health
Organization. It stipulates that P2.5 concentration of 10 is
the lowest level at which total, cardiopulmonary and lung
cancer mortality have been shown to increase with more
than 95% condence in response to long-term exposure
to PM2.5.

8.1 References
WHO - WHO Air quality guidelines for particulate
matter, ozone, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide -
Page 11

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Chapter 9

Air Quality Health Index (Canada)

This article is about the air pollution index used in air quality monitoring to health risk communication and
Canada. For air pollution indices in general, see Air community engagement, local partners are responsible
quality index. for the vast majority of work related to AQHI implemen-
tation.
The AQHI is being rolled out across Canada and replac-
For the Air Quality Health Index issued by Hong
ing the AQI as the public face of air quality information.
Kong's Environmental Protection Department,
see Air Quality Health Index (Hong Kong). Originally launched as a pilot project in the British
Columbia Interior and Nova Scotia in 2005, it is currently
Warning: Page using Template:Infobox organization implemented in 79 locations across Canada.* [2]
with unknown parameter chief1_position(this
message is shown only in preview).
9.2 Overview
The Air Quality Health Index or (AQHI) is a scale de-
signed in Canada to help understand the impact of air The Air Quality Health Index provides a number from 1
quality on health. It is a health protection tool used to to 10+ to indicate the level of health risk associated with
make decisions to reduce short-term exposure to air pol- local air quality. Occasionally, when the amount of air
lution by adjusting activity levels during increased levels pollution is abnormally high, the number may exceed 10.
of air pollution. The Air Quality Health Index also pro- The AQHI provides a local air quality current value as
vides advice on how to improve air quality by proposing well as a local air quality maximums forecast for today,
behavioral change to reduce the environmental footprint. tonight and tomorrow and provides associated health ad-
This index pays particular attention to people who are vice.
sensitive to air pollution. It provides them with advice
As it is now known that even low levels of air pollution
on how to protect their health during air quality levels as-
can trigger discomfort for the sensitive population, the
sociated with low, moderate, high and very high health
index has been developed as a continuum: The higher
risks.* [1]
the number, the greater the health risk and need to take
precautions. The index describes the level of health risk
associated with this number as low, moderate,
9.1 History highor very high, and suggests steps that can be
taken to reduce exposure.* [1]
Air quality in Canada has been historically been reported * [3]
by the USA's Air Quality Index in various provinces. Sig-
nicantly, AQI values reect air quality management ob-
jectives, which are based on the lowest achievable emis-
sions rate, and not exclusively concern for human health. 9.3 Formula Inputs
The AQHI was created with a dierent goal - to report on
the specic health risks posed by air pollution. As such, The formulation of the national AQHI is based on the
the AQHI represents a paradigm shift in communicating observed relationship of nitrogen dioxide (NO2 ), ground-
air quality information to the public. level ozone (O3 ) and ne particulate matter (PM2.5 ) with
The Air Quality Health Index or AQHIis a fed- mortality from an analysis of several Canadian cities. Sig-
eral program jointly coordinated by Health Canada and nicantly, all three of these pollutants can pose health
Environment Canada. However, the AQHI program risks, even at low levels of exposure, especially *
among
would not be possible without the commitment and sup- those with pre-existing health problems. [4]
port of the provinces, municipalities and NGOs. From When developing the AQHI, Health Canadas original

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analysis of health eects included ve major air pollu-In order to meet these needs, the individual pollutant
tants: airborne particulate matter, ozone, and nitrogenconcentrations are compared to Albertas Ambient Air
dioxide (NO2 ), as well as sulphur dioxide (SO2 ), and Quality Objectives (AAQOs). The national AQHI is
carbon monoxide (CO). The latter two pollutants pro- used most of the time; however, if hourly air pollutant
vided little information in predicting health eects and
concentrations are higher than Albertas AAQOs, the
were removed from the AQHI formulation. AQHI value is replaced (overridden) with the appropri-
The AQHI does not measure the eects of odour, pollen, ate Highor Very Highrisk value. This can occur
dust, heat or humidity. for the following pollutants (when they exceed the noted
concentrations):

80 micrograms per cubic metre for ne particulate

9.4 Calculation matter
82 parts per billion for ozone
The national AQHI is based on three-hour average con-
centrations of ground-level ozone (O3 ), nitrogen dioxide 159 parts per billion for nitrogen dioxide
(NO2 ), and ne particulate matter (PM2.5). O3 and NO2
are measured in parts per billion (ppb) while PM2.5 is 172 parts per billion for sulphur dioxide
measured in micrograms per cubic metre (ug/m3 ).
13 parts per million for carbon monoxide
The AQHI is calculated on a community basis (each com-
munity may have one or more monitoring stations). 1 part per million for hydrogen sulphide and total
reduced sulphur* [5]
First, the average concentration of the 3 substances (O3 ,
NO2 , PM2.5) is calculated at each station within a com-
In Alberta, special community messaging is used when
munity for the 3 preceding hours. This is considered valid
the level of specic pollutants is higher than specied
only if at least 2 out of 3 hours are available at the station.
odour or visibility thresholds but the AQHI is rated as
If more than 1 of the preceding 3 hours is missing the sta-
Lowor Moderaterisk. This messaging is used for
tion average is set to Not Available. This part of the
the following pollutants (when they exceed the noted con-
process results in threestation parameter averagesfor
centrations):
each station.
Second, the 3 hour community averagefor each pa- 25 micrograms per cubic metre for ne particulate
rameter is calculated from the 3 hour substance averages matter (based on visibility)
at the available stations. If no stations are available for
a parameter, that parameter is set to Not Available. 100 parts per billion for sulphur dioxide (based on
This part of the process results in 3 community parameter odour)
averages.
10 parts per billion for hydrogen sulphide or total
Third, if all three community parameter averages are reduced sulphur (based on odour)* [5]
available, a community AQHI is calculated. The formula
is: This odour/visibility messaging appears as below:
AQHI = ( 10.4 ) [(e
1000 0.000537O3
1) + Alberta has developed its own AQHI website at http://
(e0.000871N O2 1) + (e0.000487P M2.5 1)] airquality.alberta.ca.
The result is then rounded to the nearest positive integer;
a calculation less than 0.5 is rounded up to 1.
9.6 Persons at risk

9.5 Alberta Calculation and Re- The AQHI is aimed towards two populations: 1. The
generalpopulation; and 2. Theat-riskpopulations.
porting Dierences The later consists of children, the elderly and people with
existing respiratory or cardiovascular conditions, such as
Alberta has modied AQHI reporting to better suit the those with asthma, and people suering from diabetes,
needs of the Province. Because of Alberta's energy based heart disease or lung disease.
economy other are also considered when reporting the Children are more vulnerable to air pollution: they have
AQHI. less-developed respiratory and defense systems. Because
Alberta also has rapidly changingair quality conditions of their size, they inhale more air per kilogram of body
quite often (for example during wildre season) so, Al- weight than adults. Their elevated metabolic rate and
bertas AQHI needs to be more responsive than the na- young defense systems make them more susceptible to
tional AQHI, which is based on a three-hour average. air pollution.
9.9. EXTERNAL LINKS 41

Seniors are also at a higher risk because of the weaken- [4] A new multipollutant, no-threshold a... [J Air
ing of the heart, lungs and immune system and increased Waste Manag Assoc. 2008] - PubMed - NCBI.
likelihood of health problems such as heart and lung dis- Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. 2013-03-25. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
ease. [5] How is AQHI Reporting Enhanced in Alberta? Al-
Exposure to air pollutants can cause a range of symp- berta Environment and Sustainable Resource Develop-
toms. People with lung or heart disease may experience ment. Environment.alberta.ca. 2011-06-14. Retrieved
increased frequency and/or severity of symptoms, and 2013-07-23.
increased medication requirements. It is recommended [6] Environment Canada - Air - Are you at risk?". Ec.gc.ca.
that those susceptive should take greater precautions.* [6] 2013-07-16. Retrieved 2013-07-23.

[7] http://www.theweathernetwork.com/airquality/whatis/
9.7 Lifestyle
Environment Canada recommends looking for outdoor 9.9 External links
air quality by checking the AQHI in your community be-
fore heading o to work or play as well as to use the fore- http://www.airhealth.ca
casts to plan activities, whether over the next hour or the
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/air/out-ext/effe/
next day. Seniors, parents, those with asthma, and people
health_effects-effets_sante-eng.php
suering from diabetes, heart or lung disease, can use the
AQHI to assess the immediate risk air pollution poses on http://www.toronto.ca/health/airquality/aqhi/
their health and take steps to lessen that risk. The AQHI index.htm AQHI Available in 13 Languages
is also recommended for healthy, t and active people to
consult to decide when it is best to exercise or work out- http://mirtchovski.com/code/AQHI.html Flash
door. AQHI Widget
The best way for someone to use the AQHI is to regularly http://www.theweathernetwork.com/airquality/
check the current index value, to pay attention to personal whatis
symptoms and self-calibrate to the reported current AQHI
value. For example, if symptoms are experienced when http://airquality.alberta.ca Alberta Air Quality
the index is a 6, then precaution should be taken when the Health Index
index is at a 6 or higher by following the corresponding AQHI video
health messages. Then, when an individual knows what
number triggers health symptoms, to get in the habit of Be Air Aware
checking the maximum forecast to plan activities ahead
of time. Twitter
The AQHI is easily accessible via the web: At http:
//www.airhealth.ca and http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/ https://twitter.com/environmentca {English}
canada_e.html and The Weather Network.* [7] It is re-
ported throughout the day on The Weather Network https://twitter.com/environnementca {French}
channel as well as the weather and trac reports on lo-
cal media.The AQHI is also available for download as
a desktop widget for Windows and Mac, and iPhone
app, http://mirtchovski.com/code/AQHI.html. There
are several news feeds and blogs dedicated to the
AQHI: http://www.ec.gc.ca/cas-aqhi/default.asp?lang=
En&n=C7B2359F-1.

9.8 References
[1] Environment Canada - Air - About the Air Quality
Health Index. Ec.gc.ca. 2013-07-16. Retrieved 2013-
07-23.
[2] Environment Canada - Air - National Map. Ec.gc.ca.
2013-07-16. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
[3] Environment Canada - Air - AQHI categories and expla-
nations. Ec.gc.ca. 2013-07-16. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
Chapter 10

Air quality index

An air quality index (AQI) is a number used by

government agencies * [1] to communicate to the public
how polluted the air currently is or how polluted it is fore-
cast to become.* [2]* [3] As the AQI increases, an increas-
ingly large percentage of the population is likely to ex-
perience increasingly severe adverse health eects. Dif-
ferent countries have their own air quality indices, corre-
sponding to dierent national air quality standards. Some
of these are the Air Quality Health Index (Canada), the
Air Pollution Index (Malaysia), and the Pollutant Stan-
dards Index (Singapore).

Wildres give rise to an elevated AQI in parts of Greece

Smog builds up under an inversion in Almaty, Kazakhstan result-

ing in a high AQI

10.1 Denition and usage

Computation of the AQI requires an air pollutant concen-
tration over a specied averaging period, obtained from
an air monitor or model. Taken together, concentration
and time represent the dose of the air pollutant. Health An air quality measurement station in Edinburgh, Scotland
eects corresponding to a given dose are established by
epidemiological research.* [4] Air pollutants vary in po-
tency, and the function used to convert from air pollutant
an upwind forest re) or from a lack of dilution of air
concentration to AQI varies by pollutant. Air quality in-pollutants. Stagnant air, often caused by an anticyclone,
dex values are typically grouped into ranges. Each range temperature inversion, or low wind speeds lets air pol-
lution remain in a local area, leading to high concentra-
is assigned a descriptor, a color code, and a standardized
public health advisory. tions of pollutants, chemical reactions between air con-
*
The AQI can increase due to an increase of air emissions taminants and hazy conditions. [5]
(for example, during rush hour trac or when there is On a day when the AQI is predicted to be elevated due to

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10.2. INDICES BY LOCATION 43

Most air contaminants do not have an associated AQI.

Many countries monitor ground-level ozone, particulates,
sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide,
and calculate air quality indices for these pollutants.* [10]
The denition of the AQI in a particular nation reects
the discourse surrounding the development of national air
quality standards in that nation.* [11] A website allow-
ing government agencies anywhere in the world to sub-
mit their real-time air monitoring data for display using
a common denition of the air quality index has recently
become available.* [12]

Signboard in Gulfton, Houston indicating an ozone watch 10.2 Indices by location

ne particle pollution, an agency or public health organi- 10.2.1 Canada

zation might:
Main article: Air Quality Health Index (Canada)
advise sensitive groups, such as the elderly, children,
and those with respiratory or cardiovascular prob- Air quality in Canada has been reported for many years
lems to avoid outdoor exertion.* [6] with provincial Air Quality Indices (AQIs). Signicantly,
AQI values reect air quality management objectives,
declare an action day to encourage voluntary which are based on the lowest achievable emissions rate,
measures to reduce air emissions, such as using pub- and not exclusively concern for human health. The Air
lic transportation.* [7] Quality Health Index or (AQHI) is a scale designed to
help understand the impact of air quality on health. It
recommend the use of masks to keep ne particles
* is a health protection tool used to make decisions to re-
from entering the lungs [8]
duce short-term exposure to air pollution by adjusting ac-
tivity levels during increased levels of air pollution. The
Air Quality Health Index also provides advice on how to
improve air quality by proposing behavioural change to
reduce the environmental footprint. This index pays par-
ticular attention to people who are sensitive to air pollu-
tion. It provides them with advice on how to protect their
health during air quality levels associated with low, mod-
erate, high and very high health risks.
The Air Quality Health Index provides a number from
1 to 10+ to indicate the level of health risk associated
with local air quality. On occasion, when the amount of
air pollution is abnormally high, the number may exceed
10. The AQHI provides a local air quality current value
as well as a local air quality maximums forecast for today,
tonight, and tomorrow, and provides associated health ad-
vice.* [13]

Woman wearing an air pollution mask in Beijing, China 10.2.2 Hong Kong

On the 30th December 2013 Hong Kong replaced the Air

During a period of very poor air quality, such as an air Pollution Index with a new index called the Air Quality
pollution episode, when the AQI indicates that acute ex- Health Index.* [14] This index is on a scale of 1 to 10+
posure may cause signicant harm to the public health, and considers four air pollutants: ozone; nitrogen dioxide;
agencies may invoke emergency plans that allow them sulphur dioxide and particulate matter (including PM10
to order major emitters (such as coal burning indus- and PM2.5). For any given hour the AQHI is calculated
tries) to curtail emissions until the hazardous conditions from the sum of the percentage excess risk of daily hospi-
abate.* [9] tal admissions attributable to the 3-hour moving average
 44 CHAPTER 10. AIR QUALITY INDEX

concentrations of these four pollutants. The AQHIs are troduce the culture of cleanliness.* [18] Institutional and
grouped into ve AQHI health risk categories with health infrastructural measures are being undertaken in order to
advice provided:* [15] ensure that the mandate of cleanliness is fullled across
Each of the health risk categories has advice with it. At the country and the Ministry of Environment, Forests &
the low and moderate levels the public are advised that Climate Change proposed to discuss the issues concerned
they can continue normal activities. For the high cate- regarding quality of air with the Ministry of Human Re-
gory, children, the elderly and people with heart or res- source Development in order to include this issue as part
piratory illnesses are advising to reduce outdoor physical of the sensitisation programme in the course curriculum.
exertion. Above this (very high or serious) the general While the earlier measuring index was limited to three in-
public are also advised to reduce or avoid outdoor physi- dicators, the current measurement index had been made
cal exertion. quite comprehensive by the addition of ve additional pa-
rameters. Under the current measurement of air quality
there are 8 parameters . The initiatives undertaken by
10.2.3 Mainland China the Ministry recently aimed at balancing environment and
conservation and development as air pollution has been a
China's Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) is matter of environmental and health concerns, particularly
responsible for measuring the level of air pollution in in urban areas.* [19]
China. As of 1 January 2013, MEP monitors daily pol-
The Central Pollution Control Board along with State Pol-
lution level in 163 of its major cities. The API level is
lution Control Boards has been operating National Air
based on the level of 6 atmospheric pollutants, namely
Monitoring Program (NAMP) covering 240 cities of the
sulfur dioxide (SO2 ), nitrogen dioxide (NO2 ), suspended
country. In addition, continuous monitoring systems that
particulates smaller than 10 m in aerodynamic diam-
provide data on near real-time basis are also installed in
eter (PM10 ), suspended particulates smaller than 2.5
a few cities. They provide information on air quality in
m in aerodynamic diameter (PM2.5 )carbon monoxide
public domain in simple linguistic terms that is easily
(CO), and ozone (O3 ) measured at the monitoring sta-
understood by a common person.* [20] Air Quality In-
tions throughout each city.* [16]
dex (AQI) is one such tool for eective dissemination
AQI Mechanics of air quality information to people. As such an Expert
An individual score (IAQI) is assigned to the level of each Group comprising medical professionals, air quality ex-
pollutant and the nal AQI is the highest of those 6 scores. perts, academia, advocacy groups, and SPCBs was con-
The pollutants can be measured quite dierently. PM2.5 stituted and a technical study was awarded to IIT Kanpur.
PM10 concentration are measured as average per 24h. IIT Kanpur and the Expert Group recommended an AQI
SO2 , NO2 , O3 , CO are measured as average per hour. scheme in 2014.* [21]
The nal API value is calculated per hour according to a
There are six AQI categories, namely Good, Satisfac-
formula published by the MEP.* [17]
tory, Moderately polluted, Poor, Very Poor, and Se-
The scale for each pollutant is non-linear, as is the nal vere. The proposed AQI will consider eight pollu-
AQI score. Thus an AQI of 100 does not mean twice the tants (PM10 , PM2.5 , NO2 , SO2 , CO, O3 , NH3 , and
pollution of AQI at 50, nor does it mean twice as harmful. Pb) for which short-term (up to 24-hourly averaging pe-
While an AQI of 50 from day 1 to 182 and AQI of 100 riod) National Ambient Air Quality Standards are pre-
from day 183 to 365 does provide an annual average of scribed.* [22] Based on the measured ambient concentra-
75, it does not mean the pollution is acceptable even if the tions, corresponding standards and likely health impact, a
benchmark of 100 is deemed safe. This is because the sub-index is calculated for each of these pollutants. The
benchmark is a 24-hour target. The annual average must worst sub-index reects overall AQI. Associated likely
match against the annual target. It is entirely possible to health impacts for dierent AQI categories and pollu-
have safe air every day of the year but still fail the annual tants have been also been suggested, with primary inputs
pollution benchmark.* [16] from the medical expert members of the group. The AQI
AQI and Health Implications (HJ 663-2012) [16] * values and corresponding ambient concentrations (health
breakpoints) as well as associated likely health impacts
for the identied eight pollutants are as follows:
10.2.4 India

The Minister for Environment, Forests & Climate 10.2.5 Mexico

Change Shri Prakash Javadekar launched The National
Air Quality Index (AQI) in New Delhi on 17 September Main article: ndice Metropolitano de la Calidad del Aire
2014 under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. It is outlined as
One Number- One Colour-One Description for the com- The air quality in Mexico City is reported in IMECAs.
mon man to judge the air quality within his vicinity. The The IMECA is calculated using the measurements of av-
index constitutes part of the Governments mission to in- erage times of the chemicals ozone (O3 ), sulphur dioxide
10.2. INDICES BY LOCATION 45

(SO2 ), nitrogen dioxide (NO2 ), carbon monoxide (CO) 10.2.9 Europe

and particles smaller than 10 micrometers (PM10 ).
To present the air quality situation in European cities in
a comparable and easily understandable way, all detailed
measurements are transformed into a single relative g-
10.2.6 Singapore ure: the Common Air Quality Index (or CAQI) Three
dierent indices have been developed by Citeair to enable
the comparison of three dierent time scale:.* [30]* [31]
Singapore uses the Pollutant Standards Index to report on
its air quality,* [23] with details of the calculation simi-
lar but not identical to that used in Malaysia and Hong An hourly index, which describes the air quality
Kong* [24] The PSI chart below is grouped by index val- today, based on hourly values and updated every
ues and descriptors, according to the National Environ- hours,
ment Agency.* [25]
A daily index, which stands for the general air qual-
ity situation of yesterday, based on daily values and
updated once a day,
10.2.7 South Korea
An annual index, which represents the city's general
The Ministry of Environment of South Korea uses the air quality conditions throughout the year and com-
Comprehensive Air-quality Index (CAI) to describe the pare to European air quality norms. This index is
ambient air quality based on the health risks of air pollu- based on the pollutants year average compare to an-
tion. The index aims to help the public easily understand nual limit values, and updated once a year.
the air quality and protect people's health. The CAI is
on a scale from 0 to 500, which is divided into six cate- However, the proposed indices and the supporting com-
gories. The higher the CAI value, the greater the level of mon web site www.airqualitynow.eu are designed to give
air pollution. Of values of the ve air pollutants, the high- a dynamic picture of the air quality situation in each city
est is the CAI value. The index also has associated health but not for compliance checking.* [31]
eects and a colour representation of the categories as
shown below.* [26]
The N Seoul Tower on Namsan Mountain in central The hourly and daily common indices
Seoul, South Korea, is illuminated in blue, from sunset
to 23:00 and 22:00 in winter, on days where the air qual- These indices have 5 levels using a scale from 0 (very low)
ity in Seoul is 45 or less. During the spring of 2012, the to > 100 (very high), it is a relative measure of the amount
Tower was lit up for 52 days, which is four days more than of air pollution. They are based on 3 pollutants of major
in 2011.* [27] concern in Europe: PM10, NO2, O3 and will be able to
take into account to 3 additional pollutants (CO, PM2.5
and SO2) where data are also available.
The calculation of the index is based on a review of a
10.2.8 United Kingdom number of existing air quality indices, and it reects EU
alert threshold levels or daily limit values as much as pos-
The most commonly used air quality index in the sible. In order to make cities more comparable, inde-
UK is the Daily Air Quality Index recommended by pendent of the nature of their monitoring network two
the Committee on Medical Eects of Air Pollutants situations are dened:
(COMEAP).* [28] This index has ten points, which are
further grouped into 4 bands: low, moderate, high and Background, representing the general situation of
very high. Each of the bands comes with advice for at- the given agglomeration (based on urban back-
risk groups and the general population.* [29] ground monitoring sites),
The index is based on the concentrations of 5 pollutants.
The index is calculated from the concentrations of the Roadside, being representative of city streets with a
following pollutants: Ozone, Nitrogen Dioxide, Sulphur lot of trac, (based on roadside monitoring stations)
Dioxide, PM2.5 (particles with an aerodynamic diameter
less than 2.5 m) and PM10. The breakpoints between
index values are dened for each pollutant separately and The indices values are updated hourly (for those cities that
the overall index is dened as the maximum value of the supply hourly data) and yesterdays daily indices are pre-
index. Dierent averaging periods are used for dierent sented.* [31]
pollutants.* [29] Common air quality index legend:
46 CHAPTER 10. AIR QUALITY INDEX

The common annual air quality index eects information. The Air Quality Index is adjusted
periodically to reect these changes.
The common annual air quality index provides a general
overview of the air quality situation in a given city all the
year through and regarding to the European norms. Computing the AQI

It is also calculated both for background and trac con- The air quality index is a piecewise linear function of the
ditions but its principle of calculation is dierent from pollutant concentration. At the boundary between AQI
the hourly and daily indices. It is presented as a distance categories, there is a discontinuous jump of one AQI unit.
to a target index, this target being derived from the EU To convert from concentration to AQI this equation is
directives (annual air quality standards and objectives): used:* [32]
I I
I = Chigh low
(C Clow ) + Ilow
If the index is higher than 1: for one or more pollu- high Clow

tants the limit values are not met. where:

If the index is below 1: on average the limit values
I = the (Air Quality) index,
are met.
C = the pollutant concentration,
The annual index is aimed at better taking into account Clow = the concentration breakpoint that is
long term exposure to air pollution based on distance to C,
the target set by the EU annual norms, those norms being Chigh = the concentration breakpoint that is
linked most of the time to recommendations and health C,
protection set up by World Health Organisation.* [31]
Ilow = the index breakpoint corresponding to
Clow ,
10.2.10 United States Ihigh = the index breakpoint corresponding to
Chigh .

EPA's table of breakpoints is:* [33]* [34]* [35]

Suppose a monitor records a 24-hour average ne parti-
cle (PM2.5 ) concentration of 12.0 micrograms per cubic
meter. The equation above results in an AQI of:

50 0
(12.0 0) + 0 = 50
12.0 0
corresponding to air quality in the Goodrange. To
convert an air pollutant concentration to an AQI, EPA
has developed a calculator.* [36]

PM2.5 24-Hour AQI Loop, Courtesy US EPA If multiple pollutants are measured at a monitoring site,
then the largest or dominantAQI value is reported
The United States Environmental Protection Agency for the location. The ozone AQI between 100 and 300
is computed by selecting the larger of the AQI calculated
(EPA) has developed an Air Quality Index that is used
to report air quality. This AQI is divided into six cate- with a 1-hour ozone value and the AQI computed with
gories indicating increasing levels of health concern. An the 8-hour ozone value.
AQI value over 300 represents hazardous air quality and 8-hour ozone averages do not dene AQI values greater
below 50 the air quality is good.* [10] than 300; AQI values of 301 or greater are calculated with
The AQI is based on the ve criteriapollutants regu- 1-hour ozone concentrations. 1-hour SO2 values do not
lated under the Clean Air Act: ground-level ozone, partic- dene higher AQI values greater than 200. AQI values
ulate matter, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitro- of 201 or greater are calculated with 24-hour SO2 con-
gen dioxide. The EPA has established National Ambient centrations.
Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for each of these pol- Real time monitoring data from continuous monitors are
lutants in order to protect public health. An AQI value typically available as 1-hour averages. However, compu-
of 100 generally corresponds to the level of the NAAQS tation of the AQI for some pollutants requires averaging
for the pollutant.* [10] The Clean Air Act (USA) (1990) over multiple hours of data. (For example, calculation of
requires EPA to review its National Ambient Air Qual- the ozone AQI requires computation of an 8-hour aver-
ity Standards every ve years to reect evolving health age and computation of the PM2.5 or PM10 AQI requires
10.3. SEE ALSO 47

a 24-hour average.) To accurately reect the current air achieved the public policy objectives and led to the fu-
quality, the multi-hour average used for the AQI compu- ture development of improved indices and their routine
tation should be centered on the current time, but as con- application.
centrations of future hours are unknown and are dicult
to estimate accurately, EPA uses surrogate concentrations
to estimate these multi-hour averages. For reporting the 10.3 See also
PM2.5 , PM10 and ozone air quality indices, this surrogate
concentration is called the NowCast. The Nowcast is a
particular type of weighted average that provides more Air pollution
weight to the most recent air quality data when air pollu- Indoor air quality
tion levels are changing. * [37]* [38]

Public Availability of the AQI 10.4 References

Real time monitoring data and forecasts of air quality [1] International Air Quality. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
that are color-coded in terms of the air quality index are
available from EPA's AirNow web site.* [39] Historical [2] National Weather Service Corporate Image Web Team.
air monitoring data including AQI charts and maps are NOAA's National Weather Service/Environmental Pro-
available at EPA's AirData website.* [40] tection Agency - United States Air Quality Forecast Guid-
ance. Retrieved 20 August 2015.

History of the AQI [3] https://www.gmes-atmosphere.eu/services/raq/raq_nrt/

[4] Step 2 - Dose-Response Assessment. Retrieved 20

The AQI made its debut in 1968, when the National Air August 2015.
Pollution Control Administration undertook an initiative
to develop an air quality index and to apply the methodol- [5] Myanmar government (2007). Haze. Archived from
ogy to Metropolitan Statistical Areas. The impetus was to the original on 27 January 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-11.
draw public attention to the issue of air pollution and in-
[6]Air Quality Index - American Lung Association. Amer-
directly push responsible local public ocials to take ac-
ican Lung Association. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
tion to control sources of pollution and enhance air quality
within their jurisdictions. [7] Spare the Air - Summer Spare the Air. Retrieved 20
Jack Fensterstock, the head of the National Inventory of August 2015.
Air Pollution Emissions and Control Branch, was tasked [8] FAQ: Use of masks and availability of masks. Re-
to lead the development of the methodology and to com- trieved 20 August 2015.
pile the air quality and emissions data necessary to test
and calibrate resultant indices.* [41] [9] http://cleanairinitiative.org/portal/sites/default/files/
presentations/1_en_air_pollution_emergency_response_
The initial iteration of the air quality index used standard- system_-_us_experience_1.pdf
ized ambient pollutant concentrations to yield individual
pollutant indices. These indices were then weighted and [10] Air Quality Index (AQI) - A Guide to Air Quality and
summed to form a single total air quality index. The over- Your Health. US EPA. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 8
all methodology could use concentrations that are taken August 2012.
from ambient monitoring data or are predicted by means
[11] Jay Timmons (13 August 2014). The EPA's Latest
of a diusion model. The concentrations were then con-
Threat to Economic Growth. WSJ. Retrieved 20 Au-
verted into a standard statistical distribution with a preset
gust 2015.
mean and standard deviation. The resultant individual
pollutant indices are assumed to be equally weighted, al- [12] World Air Quality Index. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
though values other than unity can be used. Likewise, the
index can incorporate any number of pollutants although [13] Environment Canada - Air - AQHI categories and expla-
it was only used to combine SOx, CO, and TSP because nations. Ec.gc.ca. 2008-04-16. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
of a lack of available data for other pollutants. [14] Hsu, Angel.Chinas new Air Quality Index: How does
While the methodology was designed to be robust, the it measure up?". Retrieved 8 February 2014.
practical application for all metropolitan areas proved to
[15] Air Quality Health Index. Government of the Hong
be inconsistent due to the paucity of ambient air qual-
Kong Special Administrative Region. Retrieved 9 Febru-
ity monitoring data, lack of agreement on weighting fac- ary 2014.
tors, and non-uniformity of air quality standards across
geographical and political boundaries. Despite these is- [16] Focus on urban air quality daily. Archived from the
sues, the publication of lists ranking metropolitan areas original on 2004-10-25.
48 CHAPTER 10. AIR QUALITY INDEX

[17] People's Republic of China Ministry of Environmental [38] How are your ozone maps calculated?". Retrieved 20
Protection Standard: Technical Regulation on Ambient August 2015.
Air Quality Index (Chinese PDF)" (PDF).
[39] AirNow. Retrieved 9 August 2012..
[18] Rama Lakshmi (17 October 2014). India launches its
own Air Quality Index. Can its numbers be trusted?". [40] AirData - US Environmental Protection Agency. Re-
Washington Post. Retrieved 20 August 2015. trieved 20 August 2015.

[19] National Air Quality Index (AQI) launched by the [41] J.C Fensterstock et al., " The Development and Utilization
Environment Minister AQI is a huge initiative under of an Air Quality Index,Paper No. 69-73, presented
Swachh Bharat". Retrieved 20 August 2015. at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Air Pollution Control
Administration, June 1969.
[20] India launches index to measure air quality.
timesondia-economictimes. Retrieved 20 August 2015.

[21] http://home.iitk.ac.in/~{}mukesh/indian%20air% 10.5 External links

20quality.html
CAQI in Europe- AirqualityNow website
[22] "::: Central Pollution Control Board :::". Retrieved 20 Au-
gust 2015. CAI at Airkorea.or.kr - website of South Korea En-
[23] MEWR - Key Environment Statistics - Clean Air.
vironmental Management Corp.
App.mewr.gov.sg. 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2011-11-11. AQI at airnow.gov - cross-agency U.S. Government
[24] .National Environment Agency - Calculation of PSI site
(PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-15.
New Mexico Air Quality and API data - Example
[25] National Environment Agency. App2.nea.gov.sg. Re- of how New Mexico Environment Department pub-
trieved 2011-11-11. lishes their Air Quality and API data.
[26] What's CAI. Air Korea. Retrieved 25 October 2015. AQI at Meteorological Service of Canada
[27] Improved Air Quality Reected in N Seoul Tower. The UK Air Quality Archive
Chosun Ilbo. 18 May 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
API at JAS (Malaysian Department of Environ-
[28] COMEAP. Review of the UK Air Quality Index. ment)
COMEAP website.
API at Hong Kong - Environmental Protection De-
[29] Daily Air Quality Index. Air UK Website. Defra.
partment of the Government of the Hong Kong Spe-
[30] Garcia, Javier; Colosio, Jolle (2002). Air-quality indices cial Administrative Region
: elaboration, uses and international comparisons. Presses
des MINES. ISBN 2-911762-36-3. San Francisco Bay Area Spare-the-Air - AQI expla-
nation
[31] Indices denition. Air quality. Retrieved 9 August
2012. Malaysia Air Pollution Index

[32] http://www.epa.gov/airnow/ AQI in Thailand

aqi-technical-assistance-document-dec2013.pdf
Unocial PM25 AQI in Hanoi, Vietnam
[33] David Mintz (February 2009). Technical Assistance Doc-
ument for the Reporting of Daily Air Quality the Air Qual-
ity Index (AQI) (PDF). North Carolina: US EPA Oce of
Air Quality Planning and Standards. EPA-454/B-09-001.
Retrieved 9 August 2012.

[34] Revised Air Quality Standards For Particle Pollution And

Updates To The Air Quality Index (AQI) (PDF). North
Carolina: US EPA Oce of Air Quality Planning and
Standards. 2013.

[35] http://www3.epa.gov/airquality/ozonepollution/pdfs/
20151001fr.pdf

[36] AQI Calculator: Concentration to AQI. Retrieved 9

August 2012.

[37] AirNow API Documentation. Retrieved 20 August

2015.
Chapter 11

Air quality law

Air quality laws govern the emission of air pollutants ally are expressed as levels of specic air pollutants that
into the atmosphere. A specialized subset of air qual- are deemed acceptable in ambient air, and are most of-
ity laws regulate the quality of air inside buildings. Air ten designed to reduce or eliminate the human health ef-
quality laws are often designed specically to protect fects of air pollution, although secondary eects such as
human health by limiting or eliminating airborne pollu- crop and building damage may also be considered.* [5]
tant concentrations. Other initiatives are designed to ad- Determining appropriate air quality standards generally
dress broader ecological problems, such as limitations on requires up-to-date scientic data on the health eects
chemicals that aect the ozone layer, and emissions trad- of the pollutant under review, with specic information
ing programs to address acid rain or climate change. Reg- on exposure times and sensitive populations. It also gen-
ulatory eorts include identifying and categorizing air erally requires periodic or continuous monitoring of air
pollutants, setting limits on acceptable emissions levels, quality.
and dictating necessary or appropriate mitigation tech- As an example, the United States Environmental Pro-
nologies. tection Agency has developed the National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS)* [6] NAAQS set attainment
thresholds for sulfur dioxide, particulate matter (PM10
11.1 Air pollutant classication and PM2.5 ), carbon monoxide, ozone, nitrogen oxides
NO, and lead (Pb) in outdoor air throughout the United
Air quality regulation must identify the substances and States. Another set of standards, for indoor air in employ-
energies which qualify as "pollution" for purposes of ment settings, is administered by the U.S. Occupational
*
further control. While specic labels vary from juris- Safety and Health Administration. [7]
diction to jurisdiction, there is broad consensus among A distinction may be made between mandatory and as-
many governments regarding what constitutes air pol- pirational air quality standards. For example, U.S. state
lution. For example, the United States Clean Air Act governments must work toward achieving NAAQS, but
identies ozone, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, are not forced to meet them. On the other hand, employ-
nitrogen oxides (NO), sulfur dioxide (SO2 ), and lead ers may be required immediately to rectify any violation
(Pb) as criteriapollutants requiring nationwide regu- of OSHA workplace air quality standards.
lation.* [1] EPA has also identied over 180 compounds
it has classied ashazardouspollutants requiring strict
control.* [2] Other compounds have been identied as
air pollutants due to their adverse impact on the envi-
11.3 Emission standards
ronment (e.g., CFCs as agents of ozone depletion), and
on human health (e.g., asbestos in indoor air).* [3] A Main article: Emission standard
broader conception of air pollution may also incorporate
noise, light, and radiation. The United States has recently Emission standards are the legal requirements govern-
seen controversy over whether carbon dioxide (CO2 ) and ing air pollutants released into the atmosphere. Emis-
other greenhouse gases should be classied as air pollu- sion standards set quantitative limits on the permissible
tants.* [4] amount of specic air pollutants that may be released
from specic sources over specic timeframes. They are
generally designed to achieve air quality standards and to
11.2 Air quality standards protect human health.
Numerous methods exist for determining appropriate
Air quality standards are legal standards or requirements emissions standards, and dierent regulatory approaches
governing concentrations of air pollutants in breathed may be taken depending on the source, industry, and
air, both outdoors and indoors. Such standards gener- air pollutant under review.<See generally, U.S. EPA

49
50 CHAPTER 11. AIR QUALITY LAW

Emissions] page. Specic limits may be set by reference nology (RACT) (existing sources), Lowest Achievable
to and within the connes of more general air quality Emissions Rate (LAER) (used for major new sources in
standards. Specic sources may be regulated by means non-attainment areas), and Maximum Achievable Con-
of performance standards, meaning numerical limits on trol Technology (MACT) standards.
the emission of a specic pollutant from that source cat-
egory. Regulators may also mandate the adoption and
use of specic control technologies, often with reference
to feasibility, availability, and cost. Still other standards
11.5 Bans
may be set using performance as a benchmark - for exam-
ple, requiring all of a specic type of facility to meet the Air quality laws may take the form of bans. While ar-
emissions limits achieved by the best performing facility guably a class of emissions control law (where the emis-
of the group. All of these methods may be modied by sion limit is set to zero), bans dier in that they may reg-
incorporating emissions averaging, market mechanisms ulate activity other than the emission of a pollutant itself,
such as emissions trading, and other alternatives. even though the ultimate goal is to eliminate the emission
of the pollutant.
For example, all of these approaches are used in the
United States.* [8] The United States Environmental Pro- A common example is a burn ban.* [12] Residential and
tection Agency (responsible for air quality regulation at commercial burning of wood materials may be restricted
a national level under the U.S. Clean Air Act, utilizes during times of poor air quality, eliminating the imme-
performance standards under the New Source Perfor- diate emission of particulate matter and requiring use
mance Standard (NSPS) program. Technology require- of non-polluting heating methods. A more signicant
ments are set under RACT (Reasonably Available Con- example is the widespread ban on the manufacture of
trol Technology), BACT (Best Available Control Tech- dichlorodiuoromethane (Freon)), formerly the standard
nology), and LAER (Lowest Achievable Emission Rate) refrigerant in automobile air conditioning systems. This
standards.* [9] Flexibility alternatives are implemented in substance, often released into the atmosphere uninten-
U.S. programs to eliminate acid rain, protect the ozone tionally as a result of refrigerant system leaks, was de-
layer, achieve permitting standards, and reduce green- termined to have a signicant ozone depletion potential,
house gas emissions.* [10] and its widespread use to pose a signicant threat to the
Earth's ozone layer. Its manufacture was prohibited as
part of a suite of restrictions adopted internationally in the
Montreal Protocol to the Vienna Convention for the Pro-
11.4 Control technology require- tection of the Ozone Layer. Still another example is the
ban on use of asbestos in building construction materi-
ments als, to eliminate future exposure to carcinogenic asbestos
bers when the building materials are disturbed.
In place of or in combination with air quality standards
and emission control standards, governments may choose
to reduce air pollution by requiring regulated parties to
adopt emissions control technologies (i.e., technology 11.6 Data collection and access
that reduces or eliminates emissions). Such devices in-
clude but are not limited to are stacks, incinerators, Air quality laws may impose substantial requirements for
catalytic combustion reactors, selective catalytic reduc- collecting, storing, submitting, and providing access to
tion reactors, electrostatic precipitators, baghouses, wet technical data for various purposes, including regulatory
scrubbers, cyclones, thermal oxidizers, Venturi scrub- enforcement, public health programs, and policy devel-
bers, carbon adsorbers, and biolters. opment.
The selection of emissions control technology may be Data collection processes may include monitoring am-
the subject of complex regulation that may balance mul- bient air for the presence of pollutants, directly mon-
tiple conicting considerations and interests, including itoring emissions sources, or collecting other quantita-
economic cost, availability, feasibility, and eective- tive information from which air quality information may
ness.* [11] The various weight given to each factor may be deduced. For example, local agencies may employ a
ultimately determine the technology selected. The out- particulate matter sampler to determine ambient air qual-
come of an analysis seeking a technology that all play- ity in a locality over time. Fossil power plants may re-
ers in an industry can aord could be dierent from quired to monitor emissions at a ue-gas stack to deter-
an analysis seeking to require all players to adopt the mine quantities of relevant pollutants emitted. Automo-
most eective technology yet developed, regardless of bile manufacturers may be required to collect data regard-
cost. For example, the United States Clean Air Act con- ing car sales, which, when combined with technical spec-
tains several control technology requirements, including ications regarding fuel consumption and eciency, may
Best Available Control Technology (BACT) (used in New be used to estimate total vehicle emissions. In each case,
Source Review), Reasonably Available Control Tech- data collection may be short- or long-term, and at varying
11.8. AROUND THE WORLD 51

frequency (e.g., hourly, daily). Criticisms of EPA's methodologies in reaching these and
*
Air quality laws may include detailed requirements for similar numbers are publicly available. [17]
recording, storing, and submitting relevant information,
generally with the ultimate goal of standardizing data
practices in order to facilitate data access and manip- 11.8 Around the world
ulation at a later time.* [13] Precise requirements may
be very dicult to determine without technical train-
ing and may change over time in response to, for exam- 11.8.1 International law
ple, changes in law, changes in policy, changes in avail-
able technology, and changes in industry practice. Such International law includes agreements related to trans-
requirements may be developed at a national level and national air quality, including greenhouse gas emissions:
reect consensus or compromise between government
agencies, regulated industry, and public interest groups. Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pol-
Once air quality data are collected and submitted, some lution (LRTAP), Geneva, 1979.
air quality laws may require government agencies or pri-
Environmental Protection: Aircraft Engine Emis-
vate parties to provide the public with access to the in-
sions, Annex 16, vol. 2 to the Chicago Convention
formation - whether the raw data alone, or via tools to
on International Civil Aviation, Montreal, 1981.
make the data more useful, accessible, and understand-
able. Where public access mandates are general, it may
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UN-
be left to the collecting agency to decide whether and to
FCCC), New York, 1992, including the Kyoto Pro-
what extent the data is to be centralized and organized.
tocol, 1997, and the Paris Agreement, 2015.
For example, the United States Environmental Protec-
tion Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin- Georgia Basin-Puget Sound International Air-
istration, National Park Service, and tribal, state, and lo- shed Strategy, Vancouver, Statement of Intent,
cal agencies coordinate to produce an online mapping 2002.* [18]
and data access tool called AirNow, which provides real-
time public access to U.S. air quality index information, Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone
searchable by location. Layer, Vienna, 1985, including the Montreal Pro-
Once data are collected and published, they may be used tocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer,
as inputs in mathematical models and forecasts. For Montreal 1987.
example, atmospheric dispersion modeling may be em-
ployed to examine the potential impact of new regulatory U.S.-Canada Air Quality Agreement (bilateral U.S.-
requirements on existing populations or geographic areas. Canadian agreement on acid rain), 1986
Such models in turn could drive changes in data collection
and reporting requirements.
11.8.2 Canada

With some industry-specic exceptions, Canadian air

11.7 Controversy pollution regulation was traditionally handled at the
provincial level.* [19] However, under the authority of
Proponents of air quality law argue that they have caused the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, the
or contributed to major reductions in air pollution, with country has recently enacted a national program called
concomitant human health and environmental benets, the Canadian Air Quality Management System (AQMS).
even in the face of large-scale economic growth and in- The program includes ve main regulatory mechanisms:
creases in motor vehicle use.* [14] On the other hand, the Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards (CAAQS);
controversy may arise over the estimated cost of addi- Base Level Industrial Emission Requirements (BLIERs)
tional regulatory standards.* [15] (emissions controls and technology); management of lo-
Arguments over cost, however, cut both ways. For ex- cal air quality through the management of Local Air
ample, the estimates that the benets of reducing ne Zones; management of regional air quality through the
particle and ground level ozone pollution under the 1990 management of Regional Airsheds; and collaboration to
Clean Air Act amendments will reach approximately $2 reduce mobile source emissions.* [20]
trillion in 2020 while saving 230,000 people from early The Canadian government has also made eorts to pass
death in that year alone.According to the same report, legislation related to the country's greenhouse gas emis-
2010 alone the reduction of ozone and particulate mat- sions. It has passed laws related to fuel economy in
ter in the atmosphere prevented more than 160,000 cases passenger vehicles and light trucks, heavy-duty vehicles,
of premature mortality, 130,000 heart attacks, 13 mil- renewable fuels, and the energy and transportation sec-
lion lost work days and 1.7 million asthma attacks.* [16] tors.* [21]
52 CHAPTER 11. AIR QUALITY LAW

11.8.3 China menting federal programs or lling in locally important

gaps in federal programs.
China, with severe air pollution in mega-cities and indus-
trial centers, particularly in the north, has adapted the
Airborne Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan 11.9 References
which aims for a 25% reduction in air pollution by 2017
from 2012 levels. Funded by $277 billion from the cen-
[1] U.S. EPA, What Are the Six Common Air Pollutants?
tral government, the action plan targets PM 2.5 particu-
lates which aect human health.* [22] [2] U.S. EPA, Original list of hazardous air pollutants.

[3] U.S. EPA, Air Pollutants.

11.8.4 New Zealand [4] See Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency.

New Zealand passed its Clean Air Act 1972 in response [5] See generally U.S. EPA, Air Quality.
to growing concerns over industrial and urban air pol-
lution.* [23] That Act classied sources, imposed per- [6] See U.S. EPA NAAQS.
mitting requirements, and created a process for deter-
[7] See U.S. OSHA, Indoor Air Quality.
mining requisite control technology. Local authorities
were authorized to regulate smaller polluters. Within the [8] See generally, U.S. EPA, Setting Emissions Standards
Christchurch Clean Air Zone, burn bans and other mea- Based on Technology Performance, Building Flexibility
sures were eected to control smog. with Accountability into Clean Air Programs, and linked
materials.
The Clean Air Act 1972 was replaced by the Resource
Management Act 1991. The act did not set air qual- [9] See U.S. EPA, Emissions page.
ity standards, but did provide for national guidance to
be developed. This resulted in the promulgation of [10] See U.S. EPA, EPA's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduc-
New Zealand's National Environmental Standards for Air tions.
*
Quality in 2004 with subsequent amendments. [24] [11] See, for example, U.S. EPA's Industrial Boiler process and
linked materials.

11.8.5 United Kingdom [12] See, e.g., Puget Sound Air Resources Board Burn Bans.

[13] See, for example Massachusetts EPA Air Permit & Re-
In response to the Great Smog of 1952, the British Parlia-
porting Toolkit Forms.
ment introduced the Clean Air Act 1956. This act legis-
lated for zones where smokeless fuels had to be burnt and [14] See Union of Concerned Scientists, The Clean Air Act.
relocated power stations to rural areas. The Clean Air Act
1968* [25] introduced the use of tall chimneys to disperse [15] See, e.g., W. Koch, Obama, EPA sued for nixing tougher
air pollution for industries burning coal, liquid or gaseous ozone rules (USA Today).
*
fuels. [26] The Clean Air Act was updated in 1993 and [16] Enesta Jones (03/01/2011). EPA Report Under-
can be reviewed online legislation Clean Air Act 1993. scores Clean Air Acts Successful Public Health Protec-
The biggest domestic impact comes from Part III, Smoke tions/Landmark law saved 160,000 lives in 2010 alone.
Control Areas, which are designated by local authorities EPA.gov. Retrieved 22 March 2012. Check date values
and can vary by street in large towns. in: |date= (help)

[17] See generally EPA air quality dockets at www.regulations.

11.8.6 United States gov.

[18] Georgia Basin-Puget Sound International Airshed Strat-

Main article: Clean Air Act (United States) egy, Vancouver, Statement of Intent, 2002.
See also: United States environmental law
[19] See Environmental Law in Canada, Blakes Lawyers
(2012).
The primary law regulating air quality in the United States
is the U.S. Clean Air Act. The law was initially enacted [20] Overview available at Newfoundland Labrador Depart-
as the Air Pollution Control Act of 1955. Amendments ment of Environment and Conservation.
in 1967 and 1970 (the framework for today's U.S. Clean
Air Act) imposed national air quality requirements, and [21] See [www.climatechange.gc.ca Canada's Action on Cli-
mate Change].
placed administrative responsibility with the newly cre-
ated Environmental Protection Agency. Major amend- [22] Airborne Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan
ments followed in 1977 and 1990. State and local gov- (2013-17)". China.org.cn. August 16, 2013. Retrieved
ernments have enacted similar legislation, either imple- December 10, 2014.
11.10. EXTERNAL LINKS 53

[23] Historical information in this section adapted from The

State of New Zealands Environment 1997, Chapter 6.

[24] See About the NES.

[25] Watership Down author Richard Adams mentions his role

in the Clean Air Act 1968

[26] United Kingdom's Clean Air Acts

American Jurisprudence, 2d: Pollution Control

11.10 External links

Protection of the atmosphere -- Bibliographies on
the topics of the International Law Commission (no.
14 in the list) (UNOG Library)

EPA Oce of Air and Radiation

EPA Plain English Guide to the Clean Air Act

Primer on Clean Air Act and Climate Change

Chapter 12

Air stagnation

Air stagnation is a phenomenon which occurs when an

air mass remains over an area for an extended period.
Due to light winds and lack of precipitation, pollutants
cannot be cleared from the air, either gaseous (like ozone)
or particulate (like soot or dust). Subsidence produced
directly under the subtropical ridge can lead to a buildup
of particulates in urban areas under the ridge, leading to
widespread haze.* [1] If the low level relative humidity
rises towards 100 percent overnight, fog can form.* [2] In
the United States, the National Weather Service issues an
Air Stagnation Advisory when these conditions are likely
to occur.* [3]

12.1 References
[1] Myanmar government (2007). Haze. Retrieved on 2007-
02-11.

[2] Robert Tardif (2002). Fog characteristics. University

Corporation for Atmospheric Research. Retrieved on
2007-02-11.

[3] National Weather Service glossary. Air Stagnation. Re-

trieved on 2008-05-31.

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Chapter 13

Airlog

AIRLOG is a European Union FP7 project that was 13.2 Diculties in the IAQ audit
scheduled to run from 1 February 2012 to 31 Jan-
uary 2014.* [1] The aim of AIRLOG was to develop
process
technology that would assist auditors of indoor air quality
(IAQ) and educate the public about IAQ.* [2] AIRLOG AIRLOG proposed to make a web-based audit manage-
was to also create an integrated platform for IAQ audit ment platform that would make audits less expensive,
management.* [3] As such, the project was to provide best more accurate and easier to understand. The platform
practice digital guide for the European Union.* [4] would include a Decision Support System that would
utilise previously entered data to determine actions in im-
proving IAQ that would eventually become best practice.
The platform would also take into consideration the need
13.1 Background for sustainable building design, ecient use of energy and
other green elements.* [3]
Air pollution is of concern in Europe because it may im- An audit of IAQ is not a simple process for a num-
pair health and damage the environment.* [5] Long term ber of reasons. The assessment must include measures
exposure to air polluted with ne particles in Europe, es- of factors such as inecient heating and air condition-
pecially that from proximity to trac, is associated with ing, growth of mould in moist areas, and the presence of
deaths from natural causes and low birth weight (but not volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from cleaning agents
necessarily with non-malignant respiratory deaths).* [6] and objects such as new furniture. The IAQ audit may en-
In the EU, it is estimated to cost the healthcare system counter unknown variables that inuence its cost, time,
1 million euros per year (nine percent of the EU Gross and accuracy. In addition, each building is dierent in
Domestic Product (GDP). and 2.2 million disability- size, conguration, and exposure to air pollutants. The
adjusted life years (DALYs) are lost due to poor indoor creation of an accurate IAQ audit must come from the
air quality; it is estimated that 30% of those who spend combined eorts of engineers, chemists, health profes-
a majority of their time within EU buildings suer from sionals, architects, building managers, maintenance per-
Sick Building Syndrome (SBS). sonnel, building owners and consumers. IAQ auditors
need to be trained and accredited in order to give a build-
Although, from a global perspective, harmful indoor air ing an ocial certication.
pollution is caused by cooking and heating with solid fu-
els on open res or traditional stoves, especially in poorly
ventilated rooms,* [7] indoor air pollutants may also come
from heating and cooling equipment, electronic appli- 13.3 Elements of an IAQ audit
ances, cleaning products, air fresheners, insecticides, and
construction materials. An IAC audit can be divided into two parts. One part is
Accurately determining risk associated with exposure to about the level of comfort experienced in a building and
indoor air pollution and controlling indoor air quality with the other is about measures of IAQ. Levels of comfort
regulatory instruments is dicult. Audits of Indoor Air in a building are determined by factors such as temper-
Quality (IAQ) may assist in lessening risk to the health ature, humidity, air velocity, air renewal, and ventilation
of people, help to improve productivity and support the pressure. The second part, the IAQ, is determined by
use energy eciency equipment and methods in build- factors such as inorganic toxic gases, VOCs, particulate
ings. To meet these goals, the European Commission's matter (PM10), electromagnetic elds and radiation, and
(EC) Scientic Committee on Health and Environmental microbiological contaminants (fungi and bacteria such as
Risks (SCHER) ruled that the EU should conduct a com- Legionella).
prehensive review of existing data on pollutants of indoor The audit is taken in steps. An initial assessment in-
air and begin recording data in a database. volves the collecting of information about the building

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and its ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC); its criti- centres through the adoption of good practices
cal points; and its possible sources of contamination. This to manage the quality of indoor air; specic
is done through visual inspection. Then, there is the stan- measures on indoor air quality, to establish
dardised measurement and analysis of factors such as cer- a high level of health protection and internal
tain chemicals and microbes. This is done by collecting security, in particular...regarding construction
samples for laboratory analysis. A third step is research- products, to propose measures to increase en-
ing possible corrective actions. ergy eciency of buildings and for the secu-
rity and safety of chemicals used in equipment
and furnishings; and minimum requirements
13.4 Problems to overcome for newly constructed buildings, to ensure ade-
quate indoor air quality.
AIRLOG aimed to create software to assist eld engi-
The resolution recommended that the EC encour-
neers in audits of IAQ in buildings in the EU. It also
age member states to improve IAQ through tax and
aimed to develop an integrated management platform that
other nancial concessions and to reduce exposure to
could become more eective as data was entered. Thus,
electromagnetic radiation in ocial buildings. Action 12
testing of IAQ in an individual building would be aligned
of the EU Environment and Health Action Plan 2004
with the monitoring of IAQ across the EU.
2012 called for the development of ways to address fac-
The problems in IAQ auditing that were to be overcome tors aecting IAQ such as moisture, mould, building ma-
included: inecient planning of audits, overdue reports, terials, consumer products, and indoor activities. Special
incompleteness, lack of transparency in reporting audit focus would be placed on the IAQ of buildings used by
progress and slow accumulation of results for monitor- people most at risk, the young, the sick and the elderly,
ing. They also included: risk of errors due to manual for example schools and health centres.
data entry, the generation of unreliable alerts, bulk data
loss from Excel les and paper-based documents, delay
or failure to implement the necessary corrective actions, 13.7 Economic impact
and non-standardized auditing practices by building type,
use and state. In addition, AIRLOG was challenged with
considering the ecient use of energy * [8] and the train- In June 2010, an EU conference,Product Policy and In-
ing of IAQ experts in standard methodologies. door Air Quality, concluded that attention to IAQ would
improve work performance, reduce absenteeism and re-
duce need for medical care and therefore have economic
impact. Furthermore, the standardised testing, certica-
13.5 Sources and use of data tion and labelling of indoor products that gave VOC emis-
sions would facilitate international trade and reduce trade
AIRLOG aimed to integrate a number of data sources. barriers within the 28 EU member states.
These included: measurements from sensors; laboratory
analysis; maintenance reports from building managers;
and governmental and legislative decisions. AIRLOG 13.8 Outcome
planned to manage these sources of data using a platform
based on Web 3.0. The platform would use articial in-
telligence to automatically learn and propose actions for 13.9 References
mitigation and control through the use of a risk simulation
tool. [1] AIRLOG IAQ AIRLOG website. EU. Accessed 22
February 2014.

[2] AIRLOG. Facebook page. Accessed 22 February

13.6 Legal framework 2014.

[3] AIRLOG European Union website.]

In its resolution of 4 September 2008, relating to the mid-
term review of the European Agency for Health and Ac- [4] AIRLOG. AIRLOG project website. Accessed 23
tion Plan 20042010 (2007/2252 (INI)), the European February 2013.
parliament called on the EC to propose directives to ad-
[5] Air pollution. European Environment Agency. Ac-
dress the following: cessed 20 February 2014.

[6] Beelen R et al ESCAPE. Lancet 6 December 2013.

Special attention to those vulnerable groups
pii: S0140 - 6736(13) 62158-3. doi 10.1016/S0140-
most susceptible to pollutants, by introducing
6736(13)62158-3. PMID 24332274.
measures to reduce exposure to indoor envi-
ronmental contaminants in schools and health [7] Indoor air pollution. WHO website 2014.
13.10. NOTES 57

[8] THADE report. Efanet website.

13.10 Notes
CEN standard TC 264 - WG 9: Quality assurance
of automated measuring systems

CEN standard TC 264 - WG 26: Indoor air emis-

sions of building materials.
Decree law 78/2006: National energy certica-
tion system and indoor air quality in buildings.
(Portugal)

International Society of Indoor Air Quality (ISIAQ-

NL) and Eco-Counselling Europe. (Netherlands)

New Jersey Indoor air quality standard: NJAC

12:100-13, 2007.
Chapter 14

Ambient air quality criteria

Ambient air quality criteria or standards are concen- tional Finance Corp (IFC) has their own criteria but
trations of pollutants in the air (usually outdoor air but they are a copy of those specied by the WHO. It is
sometimes indoor air) specied for a variety of reasons important to check the reference as not all the related
including for the protection of human health, buildings, caveats/controlling parameters of the criterion can be put
crops, vegetation, ecosystems, as well as for planning and in the table. Also some criteria require certain specic
other purposes. There is no internationally accepted de- ways of monitoring to demonstrate compliance.
nition but usuallystandardshave some legal or enforce-
ment aspect, whereas guidelinesmay not be backed
by laws. Criteria/criterioncan be used as a generic 14.3 References
term to cover standards and guidelines.
Various organisations have proposed criteria e.g. WHO, [1] http://www.who.int/phe/health_topics/outdoorair/
EU, US EPA and they are often similar - but not always, outdoorair_aqg/en/
even if they are proposed for the same purpose (e.g. the
[2] Supreme Council for Environment and Natural Re-
protection of human health). sources, Executive Bye-law for the Environment Protec-
tion Law Issued via the Decree Law No. 30 for the Year
2002, Annex 3
14.1 Specifying the Criteria
Important for any numerical standard is to ensure that
averaging period, unit, and statistical measure are given
(e.g. 98th percentile of hourlry means measured over a
calendar year in micrograms per cubic metre (g/m3 )).
Without all of these three aspects the criterion is confus-
ing and meaningless. Criteria can be set in dierent units
(e.g. g/m3 , parts per billion by volume (ppbv), parts per
billion by mass (ppb(mass)), parts per million (ppm)) and
it is possible to convert between all of these units if you
know the molecular mass of the pollutant and the temper-
ature at which you want to convert. Dierent tempera-
tures are used throughout the world and so it is important
to state the temperature of conversion (if relevant). Most
pollutants have ambient criteria in the parts per billion
(ppb)/g/m3 range. Some have smaller units (e.g. diox-
ins are often in pico grams /m3 ); others have larger units
(e.g. carbon monoxide (CO) in mg/m3 ). Particle pollu-
tion (e.g. PM10 , PM1.0 ) is specied in units of mass (e.g.
g/m3 ) and not in units of volume (ppmv).

14.2 The Criteria

Below is a list of available criteria around the world.
There is a lot of cross referencing (e.g. the Interna-

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Chapter 15

Arctic haze

ity can drop to one tenth that of normally clear sky. At

this time it was unknown whether the haze was natural or
was formed by pollutants.
In 1972, Glenn Shaw of the Geophysical Institute at the
University of Alaska attributed this smog to transbound-
ary anthropogenic pollution, whereby the Arctic is the
recipient of contaminants whose sources are thousands
of miles away. Further research continues with the aim
of understanding the impact of this pollution on global
warming.* [5]

Long-range pollution pathways to the Arctic

Arctic haze is the phenomenon of a visible reddish- 15.2 Origin of pollutants

brown springtime haze in the atmosphere at high latitudes
in the Arctic due to anthropogenic air pollution. A ma- The pollutants are commonly thought to originate from
jor distinguishing factor of Arctic haze is the ability of coal-burning in northern mid-latitudes, especially in Asia.
its chemical ingredients to persist in the atmosphere for The aerosols contain about 90% sulfur and the rest is
an extended period of time compared to other pollutants. carbon, which makes the haze reddish in color. This
Due to limited amounts of snow, rain, or turbulent air to pollution is helping the Arctic warm up faster than any
displace pollutants from the polar air mass in spring, Arc- other region, although increases in greenhouse gases are
tic haze can linger for more than a month in the northern the main driver of this climatic change.* [6]
atmosphere.
Sulfur aerosols in the atmosphere aect cloud formation,
leading to localized cooling eects over industrialized re-
gions due to increased reection of sunlight, which masks
15.1 History the opposite eect of trapped warmth beneath the cloud
cover. During the Arctic winter, however, there is no
Arctic haze was rst noticed in 1750 when the Industrial sunlight to reect. In the absence of this cooling eect,
Revolution began. Explorers and whalers could not g- the dominant eect of changes to Arctic clouds is an in-
ure out where the foggy layer was coming from. "Poo- creased trapping of infrared radiation from the surface.
jok" was the term the Inuit used for it.* [1] Another hint Ship emissions, mercury, aluminium, vanadium,
towards clarifying this issue was relayed in notes approx- manganese, and aerosol and ozone pollutants are many
imately a century ago by Norwegian explorer Fridtjof examples of the pollution that is aecting this atmo-
Nansen. After trekking through the Arctic he found dark sphere, but the smoke from forest res is not a signicant
stains on the ice.* [2] The termArctic hazewas coined contributor.* [7] Some of those pollutants gure among
in 1956 by J. Murray Mitchell, a US Air Force ocer environmental eects of coal burning. Carbon dioxide
stationed in Alaska,* [3] to describe an unusual reduc- from factories and cars also contribute to the pollution
tion in visibility observed by North American weather that warms the Arctic a couple of degrees during the
reconnaissance planes. From his investigations, Mitchell so-called episodes.* [8] Dierent pollutants actually
thought the haze had come from industrial areas in Eu- represent dierent colors of haze. Dr. Shaw discovered
rope and China. He went on to become an eminent in 1976 that the yellowish haze is from dust storms
climatologist.* [4] The haze is seasonal, reaching a peak in China and Mongolia. The particles were carried
in late winter and spring. When an aircraft is within a polwards by unusual air currents. The trapped particles
layer of Arctic haze, pilots report that horizontal visibil- were dark gray the next year he took a sample. That was

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caused by a heavy amount of industrial pollutants.* [2] [3] Rozell, Ned. Arctic Haze: An Uninvited Spring Guest
* . 2 April 1996. Geographical Institute, University of
Home res in India also contribute. [9] Alaska Fairbanks. 1 May 2007..

[4] McFadden, Robert D. (8 October 1990). J. Murray

15.3 Recent studies Mitchell, Climatologist Who Foresaw Warming Peril, 62
- Page 2. New York Times. Retrieved 7 February 2012.

According to Tim Garrett, an assistant professor of me- [5] Contaminating the Arctic. Content.scholastic.com.
teorology at the University of Utah involved in the study 1995-01-15. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
of Arctic haze at the university, mid-latitude cities con-
tribute pollution to the Arctic, and it mixes with thin [6] Law, Kathy S.; Stohl, Andreas (2007-03-16). Law,
clouds, allowing them to trap heat more easily. Gar- Kathy S. and Andreas Stohl. Arctic Air Pollution: Ori-
ret's study found that during the dark Arctic winter, when gins and Impacts. ''Science'' 16 March 2007. Sci-
there is no precipitation to wash out pollution, the eects encemag.org. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
are strongest, because pollutants can warm the environ-
[7]Previously some scientists had speculated that the sooty
ment up to three degrees Fahrenheit.* [10] carbon in the arctic air was the product of natural forest
res, rather than industrial combustion. But a clever ap-
plication of carbon isotope dating rules out that possibil-
15.4 Scientic predictions ity,observes John Harte, The Green Fuse: an ecological
odyssey 1993:19; fossil fuels are comparatively depleted
in rare heavy carbon, which decays slowly to nitrogen, so
European climatologists predicted in 2009 that by the end that wildre carbon is identiable by its carbon ngerprint.
of the 21st century, the temperature of the Arctic region
is expected to rise 3 Celsius on an average day.* [11] [8] Garrett, Tim. Pollutant Haze is Heating up the Arctic. 10
In that same article, National Geographic quoted the co- May 2006. Earth Observatory. Due to low deposition
author of the study, Andreas Stohl, of the Norwegian rates, these pollutants are not yet having adverse eects
Institute for Air Research, Previous climate models on people or animals. Earth Observatory News
have suggested that the Arctic's summer sea ice may
[9] Lean, Georey (3 April 2005). Home Fires In India
completely disappear by 2040 if warming continues un-
Melting Arctic Icecap. The Independent (London).
abated.
[10] Study: The Haze is Heating Up the Arctic. 10 May 2006.
United Press International.
15.5 See also
[11] Summary report of " Arctic Climate Feedbacks: Global
ImplicationsSeptember 2009. Wwf.panda.org. 2009-
Bioamplication 09-02. Retrieved 2013-10-11.

Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pol-

lution
15.7 References
Global distillation

Kyoto Protocol Connelly, Joel. Pictures of Arctic are Hard to

Argue With. 13 November 2006. Seattle Post-
Montreal Protocol Intelligencer.

Ozone depletion Rozell, Ned. Arctic Haze: An Uninvited Spring

Guest. 2 April 1996. Geographical Institute, Uni-
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollu- versity of Alaska Fairbanks. 1 May 2007
tants
Study: The Haze is Heating Up the Arctic. 10 May
2006. United Press International.
15.6 Footnotes
Garrett, Tim. Pollutant Haze is Heating up the Arctic.
[1] Garrett, Tim. Pollutant Haze is Heating up the Arctic. 10
10 May 2006. Earth Observatory.
May 2006. Earth Observatory. Earth Observatory News
Contaminating the Arctic. 1 January 1999. Scholas-
[2] Soroos, Marvin. ''The odyssey of Arctic haze: toward a tic.
global atmosphere regime''. December, 1992. ''Environ-
ment Magazine''.. Findarticles.com. Retrieved 2013- Gorrie, Peter. Grim prognosis for Earth. 3 January
10-11. 2007. Toronto Star.
15.8. EXTERNAL LINKS 61

15.8 External links

What is Arctic Haze?
Chapter 16

Atmospheric dispersion modeling

Dispersion models are important to governmental agen-

cies tasked with protecting and managing the ambient air
quality. The models are typically employed to determine
whether existing or proposed new industrial facilities are
or will be in compliance with the National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS) in the United States and
other nations. The models also serve to assist in the de-
sign of eective control strategies to reduce emissions of
harmful air pollutants. During the late 1960s, the Air Pol-
lution Control Oce of the U.S. EPA initiated research
projects that would lead to the development of models for
the use by urban and transportation planners.* [1] A ma-
jor and signicant application of a roadway dispersion
model that resulted from such research was applied to the
Spadina Expressway of Canada in 1971.
Air dispersion models are also used by public safety
responders and emergency management personnel for
emergency planning of accidental chemical releases.
Models are used to determine the consequences of acci-
dental releases of hazardous or toxic materials, Acciden-
tal releases may result in res, spills or explosions that in-
volve hazardous materials, such as chemicals or radionu-
clides. The results of dispersion modeling, using worst
case accidental release source terms and meteorological
Industrial air pollution source conditions, can provide an estimate of location impacted
areas, ambient concentrations, and be used to determine
protective actions appropriate in the event a release oc-
Atmospheric dispersion modeling is the mathematical curs. Appropriate protective actions may include evacu-
simulation of how air pollutants disperse in the ambient ation or shelter in place for persons in the downwind di-
atmosphere. It is performed with computer programs that rection. At industrial facilities, this type of consequence
solve the mathematical equations and algorithms which assessment or emergency planning is required under the
simulate the pollutant dispersion. The dispersion models Clean Air Act (United States) (CAA) codied in Part 68
are used to estimate the downwind ambient concentration of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
of air pollutants or toxins emitted from sources such as
The dispersion models vary depending on the mathemat-
industrial plants, vehicular trac or accidental chemical
ics used to develop the model, but all require the input of
releases. They can also be used to predict future concen-
data that may include:
trations under specic scenarios (i.e. changes in emission
sources). Therefore they are the dominant type of model
Meteorological conditions such as wind speed and
used in air quality policy making. They are most use-
direction, the amount of atmospheric turbulence (as
ful for pollutants that are dispersed over large distances
characterized by what is called the stability class
and that may react in the atmosphere. For pollutants that
), the ambient air temperature, the height to the bot-
have a very high spatio-temporal variability (i.e have very
tom of any inversion aloft that may be present, cloud
steep distance to source decay such as black carbon) and
cover and solar radiation.
for epidemiological studies statistical land-use regression
models are also used. Source term (the concentration or quantity of toxins

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16.2. GAUSSIAN AIR POLLUTANT DISPERSION EQUATION 63

in emission or accidental release source terms) and The ABL is of the most important with respect to the
temperature of the material emission, transport and dispersion of airborne pollutants.
The part of the ABL between the Earth's surface and
Emissions or release parameters such as source loca- the bottom of the inversion layer is known as the mixing
tion and height, type of source (i.e., re, pool or vent layer. Almost all of the airborne pollutants emitted into
stack)and exit velocity, exit temperature and mass the ambient atmosphere are transported and dispersed
ow rate or release rate. within the mixing layer. Some of the emissions penetrate
the inversion layer and enter the free troposphere above
Terrain elevations at the source location and at the the ABL.
receptor location(s), such as nearby homes, schools,
businesses and hospitals. In summary, the layers of the Earth's atmosphere from
the surface of the ground upwards are: the ABL made up
The location, height and width of any obstructions of the mixing layer capped by the inversion layer; the free
(such as buildings or other structures) in the path of troposphere; the stratosphere; the mesosphere and oth-
the emitted gaseous plume, surface roughness or the ers. Many atmospheric dispersion models are referred to
use of a more generic parameterruralorcity as boundary layer models because they mainly model air
terrain. pollutant dispersion within the ABL. To avoid confusion,
models referred to as mesoscale models have dispersion
modeling capabilities that extend horizontally up to a few
Many of the modern, advanced dispersion modeling pro-
hundred kilometres. It does not mean that they model
grams include a pre-processor module for the input of
dispersion in the mesosphere.
meteorological and other data, and many also include
a post-processor module for graphing the output data
and/or plotting the area impacted by the air pollutants
on maps. The plots of areas impacted may also include 16.2 Gaussian air pollutant disper-
isopleths showing areas of minimal to high concentrations
that dene areas of the highest health risk. The isopleths sion equation
plots are useful in determining protective actions for the
public and responders. The technical literature on air pollution dispersion is quite
The atmospheric dispersion models are also known as at- extensive and dates back to the 1930s and earlier. One of
mospheric diusion models, air dispersion models, air the early air pollutant plume dispersion equations was de-
quality models, and air pollution dispersion models. rived by Bosanquet and Pearson.* [2] Their equation did
not assume Gaussian distribution nor did it include the
eect of ground reection of the pollutant plume.
16.1 Atmospheric layers Sir Graham Sutton derived an air pollutant plume disper-
sion equation in 1947* [3] which did include the assump-
tion of Gaussian distribution for the vertical and cross-
Discussion of the layers in the Earth's atmosphere is
wind dispersion of the plume and also included the eect
needed to understand where airborne pollutants disperse
of ground reection of the plume.
in the atmosphere. The layer closest to the Earth's surface
is known as the troposphere. It extends from sea-level to Under the stimulus provided by the advent of stringent
a height of about 18 km and contains about 80 percent of environmental control regulations, there was an immense
the mass of the overall atmosphere. The stratosphere is growth in the use of air pollutant plume dispersion calcu-
the next layer and extends from 18 km to about 50 km. lations between the late 1960s and today. A great many
The third layer is the mesosphere which extends from 50 computer programs for calculating the dispersion of air
km to about 80 km. There are other layers above 80 km, pollutant emissions were developed during that period
but they are insignicant with respect to atmospheric dis- of time and they were called air dispersion models
persion modeling. . The basis for most of those models was the Com-
plete Equation For Gaussian Dispersion Modeling
The lowest part of the troposphere is called the
Of Continuous, Buoyant Air Pollution Plumes shown
atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) or the planetary
below:* [4]* [5]
boundary layer (PBL) and extends from the Earth's sur-
face to about 1.5 to 2.0 km in height. The air tem- C = uQ f 2 g1+g22 +g3
y z
perature of the atmospheric boundary layer decreases
with increasing altitude until it reaches what is called The above equation not only includes upward reection
the inversion layer (where the temperature increases with from the ground, it also includes downward reection
increasing altitude) that caps the atmospheric boundary from the bottom of any inversion lid present in the at-
layer. The upper part of the troposphere (i.e., above the mosphere.
inversion layer) is called the free troposphere and it ex- The sum of the four exponential terms in g3 converges to
tends up to the 18 km height of the troposphere. a nal value quite rapidly. For most cases, the summation
64 CHAPTER 16. ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION MODELING

of the series with m = 1, m = 2 and m = 3 will provide an he compared many of the plume rise models then avail-
adequate solution. able in the literature.* [7] In that same year, Briggs also
*
z and y are functions of the atmospheric stability class wrote the section of the publication edited by Slade [8]
(i.e., a measure of the turbulence in the ambient atmo- dealing with the comparative analyses of plume rise mod-
sphere) and of the downwind distance to the receptor. els. That was followed in 1969 by his classical *
critical re-
The two most important variables aecting the degree of view of the entire plume rise literature, [9] in which he
pollutant emission dispersion obtained are the height of proposed a set of plume rise equations which have be-
the emission source point and the degree of atmospheric come widely known as the Briggs equations. Subse-
quently, Briggs modied his 1969 plume rise equations
turbulence. The more turbulence, the better the degree
of dispersion. in 1971 and in 1972.* [10]* [11]

The resulting calculations for air pollutant concentra- Briggs divided air pollution plumes into these four general
tions are often expressed as an air pollutant concentra- categories:
tion contour map in order to show the spatial variation in
contaminant levels over a wide area under study. In this Cold jet plumes in calm ambient air conditions
way the contour lines can overlay sensitive receptor loca- Cold jet plumes in windy ambient air conditions
tions and reveal the spatial relationship of air pollutants
to areas of interest. Hot, buoyant plumes in calm ambient air conditions
Whereas older models rely on stability classes (see air pol- Hot, buoyant plumes in windy ambient air condi-
lution dispersion terminology) for the determination of tions
y and z , more recent models increasingly rely on the
Monin-Obukhov similarity theory to derive these param-
Briggs considered the trajectory of cold jet plumes to
eters.
be dominated by their initial velocity momentum, and
the trajectory of hot, buoyant plumes to be dominated
by their buoyant momentum to the extent that their ini-
16.3 Briggs plume rise equations tial velocity momentum was relatively unimportant. Al-
though Briggs proposed plume rise equations for each of
The Gaussian air pollutant dispersion equation (discussed the above plume categories, it is important to emphasize
above) requires the input of H which is the pollutant that the Briggs equationswhich become widely used
plume's centerline height above ground leveland H is are those that he proposed for bent-over, hot buoyant
the sum of H s (the actual physical height of the pollutant plumes.
plume's emission source point) plus H (the plume rise In general, Briggs's equations for bent-over, hot buoy-
due the plume's buoyancy). ant plumes are based on observations and data involving
plumes from typical combustion sources such as the ue
z Plume gas stacks from steam-generating boilers burning fossil
centerline
Pollutant
fuels in large power plants. Therefore the stack exit ve-
concentration locities were probably in the range of 20 to 100 ft/s (6 to
proles 30 m/s) with exit temperatures ranging from 250 to 500
Wind
F (120 to 260 C).
x
He at x3
A logic diagram for using the Briggs equations* [4] to
obtain the plume rise trajectory of bent-over buoyant
He at x2 plumes is presented below:
He at x1
+y Hs
Hs = Actual stack height
He = Eective stack height
= pollutant release height
-y = Hs + h The above parameters used in the Briggs' equations are
h = plume rise
discussed in Beychok's book.* [4]

Visualization of a buoyant Gaussian air pollutant dispersion

plume
16.4 See also
To determine H, many if not most of the air disper-
sion models developed between the late 1960s and the 16.4.1 Atmospheric dispersion models
early 2000s used what are known as the Briggs equa-
tions.G.A. Briggs rst published his plume rise observa- This List of atmospheric dispersion models provides a
tions and comparisons in 1965.* [6] In 1968, at a sympo- more comprehensive list of models than listed below. It
sium sponsored by CONCAWE (a Dutch organization), includes a very brief description of each model.
16.5. REFERENCES 65

Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute

TA Luft

UK Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling Liaison

Committee

UK Dispersion Modelling Bureau

Desert Research Institute

VITO (institute) Belgium; https://vito.be/en

16.4.3 Others
Air pollution dispersion terminology

ADMS List of atmospheric dispersion models

AERMOD Portable Emissions Measurement System (PEMS)

ATSTEP Roadway air dispersion modeling

CALPUFF Useful conversions and formulas for air dispersion
modeling
CMAQ

DISPERSION21

FLACS
16.5 References
FLEXPART [1] Fensterstock, J.C. et al., Reduction of air pollution
potential through environmental planning, JAPCA,
HYSPLIT Vol.21,No.7, 1971.

HYPACT [2] Bosanquet, C.H. and Pearson, J.L.,The spread of smoke

and gases from chimneys, Trans. Faraday Soc., 32:1249,
ISC3 1936
NAME [3] Sutton, O.G., The problem of diusion in the lower at-
mosphere, QJRMS, 73:257, 1947 andThe theoretical
MERCURE
distribution of airborne pollution from factory chimneys
OSPM , QJRMS, 73:426, 1947

Fluidyn-Panache [4] Beychok, Milton R. (2005). Fundamentals Of Stack Gas

Dispersion (4th ed.). author-published. ISBN 0-9644588-
RIMPUFF 0-2.

SAFE AIR [5] Turner, D.B. (1994). Workbook of atmospheric dispersion

estimates: an introduction to dispersion modeling (2nd ed.).
PUFF-PLUME CRC Press. ISBN 1-56670-023-X.

[6] Briggs, G.A., A plume rise model compared with ob-

16.4.2 Organizations servations, JAPCA, 15:433438, 1965

Air Quality Modeling Group [7] Briggs, G.A., CONCAWE meeting: discussion of the
comparative consequences of dierent plume rise formu-
Air Resources Laboratory las, Atmos. Envir., 2:228232, 1968

Finnish Meteorological Institute [8] Slade, D.H. (editor), Meteorology and atomic energy
1968, Air Resources Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Com-
KNMI, Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute merce, 1968

National Environmental Research Institute of Den- [9] Briggs, G.A., Plume Rise, USAEC Critical Review
mark Series, 1969
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[10] Briggs, G.A., Some recent analyses of plume rise ob- Godish, Thad (2003). Air Quality (4th ed.). CRC
servation, Proc. Second Internat'l. Clean Air Congress, Press. ISBN 1-56670-586-X.
Academic Press, New York, 1971
Hanna, S.R. and Drivas, D. G. (1996). Guidelines
[11] Briggs, G.A.,Discussion: chimney plumes in neutral and for Use of Vapor Cloud Dispersion Models (2nd ed.).
stable surroundings, Atmos. Envir., 6:507510, 1972 Wiley-American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
ISBN 0-8169-0702-1.

Hanna, S. R. and Strimaitis, D. G. (1989). Work-

16.6 Further reading book of Test Cases for Vapor Cloud Source Disper-
sion Models (1st ed.). Center for Chemical Process
16.6.1 Books Safety, American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
ISBN 0-8169-0455-3.
Introductory
Hanna, S. R. and Britter, R.E. (2002). Wind Flow
and Vapor Cloud Dispersion at Industrial and Urban
Beychok, Milton R. (2005). Fundamentals Of Stack
Sites (1st ed.). Wiley-American Institute of Chemi-
Gas Dispersion (4th ed.). author-published. ISBN
cal Engineers. ISBN 0-8169-0863-X.
0-9644588-0-2.
Perianez, Raul (2005). Modelling the dispersion of
Center for Chemical Process Safety (1999). Guide- radionuclides in the marine environment : an intro-
lines for Chemical Process Quantitative Risk Analy- duction (1st ed.). Springer. ISBN 3-540-24875-7.
sis (2nd ed.). American Institute of Chemical Engi-
neers, New York, NY. ISBN 978-0-8169-0720-5. Pielke, Roger A. (2001). Mesoscale Modeling (2nd
ed.). Elsevier. ISBN 0-12-554766-8.
Center for Chemical Process Safety (1996). Guide-
lines for Use of Vapor Cloud and Source Dispersion Zannetti, P. (1990). Air pollution modeling : theo-
Models, with Worked Examples (2nd ed.). American ries, computational methods, and available software.
Institute of Chemical Engineers, New York, NY. Van Nostrand Reinhold. ISBN 0-442-30805-1.
ISBN 978-0-8169-0702-1.

Schnelle, Karl B. and Dey, Partha R. (1999). At- 16.6.2 Proceedings

mospheric Dispersion Modeling Compliance Guide
(1st ed.). McGraw-Hill Professional. ISBN 0-07- Editors: Forago, I., Georgiev, K. and Havasi, A.
058059-6. (2004). Advances in Air Pollution Modeling for En-
vironmental Security (NATO Workshop). Springer,
Turner, D.B. (1994). Workbook of Atmospheric 2005. ISSN 0957-4352.
Dispersion Estimates: An Introduction to Dispersion
Modeling (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 1-56670- Editors: Kretzschmar, J. G. and Cosemans, G.
023-X. (1996). Harmonization within atmospheric disper-
sion modelling for regulatory purposes (4th Work-
shop). International Journal of Environment and
Advanced
Pollution, vol. 8 no. 36, Interscience Enterprises,
1997. ISSN 0957-4352.
Arya, S. Pal (1998). Air Pollution Meteorology and
Dispersion (1st ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN Editor: Bartzis, J G. (1998). Harmonization within
0-19-507398-3. atmospheric dispersion modelling for regulatory pur-
poses (5th Workshop). International Journal of Envi-
Barrat, Rod (2001). Atmospheric Dispersion Mod- ronment and Pollution, vol. 14 no. 16, Interscience
elling (1st ed.). Earthscan Publications. ISBN 1- Enterprises, 2000. ISSN 0957-4352.
85383-642-7.
Editor: Coppalle, A. (1999). Harmonization within
Colls, Jeremy (2002). Air Pollution (1st ed.). Spon atmospheric dispersion modelling for regulatory pur-
Press (UK). ISBN 0-415-25565-1. poses (6th Workshop). International Journal of En-
vironment and Pollution, vol. 16 no. 16, Inder-
Cooper, J.R., Randle, K. and Sokh, R.G. (2003). science Enterprises, 2001. ISSN 0957-4352.
Radioactive Releases in the Environment (1st ed.).
John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-89924-0. Editor: Batchvarova, E. (2002). Harmonization
within atmospheric dispersion modelling for regula-
European Process Safety Centre (1999). Atmo- tory purposes (8th Workshop). International Journal
spheric Dispersion (1st ed.). Rugby: Institution of of Environment and Pollution, vol. 20 no. 16, In-
Chemical Engineers. ISBN 0-85295-404-2. derscience Enterprises, 2003. ISSN 0957-4352.
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Editor: Suppan, P. (2004). Harmonization within Council (2002). Tracking and Predicting the Atmo-
atmospheric dispersion modelling for regulatory pur- spheric Dispersion of Hazardous Material Releases
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vironment and Pollution, vol. 24 no. 16 and vol.25 ISBN 0-309-08926-3.
no. 16, Inderscience Enterprises, 2005. ISSN
0957-4352.
16.6.3 Guidance
Editor: Zannetti, P.; et al. (1993). Interna-
tional Conference on Air Pollution (1st, Mexico City). Hanna, S. R., Briggs, G. A., & Hosker, R. P.
Computational Mechanics, 1993. ISBN 1-56252- (1982). Handbook on Atmospheric Diusion. U.S.
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ter. DOE/TIC-11223.
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Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Modeling and Its U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1993).
Application (11th). Plenum Press, 1981. ISBN 0- Guidance on the Application of Rened Dispersion
306-40820-1. Models for Hazardous/Toxic Air Releases. Oce of
Air Quality Planning and Standards, EPA-454/R-
Editor: De Wispelaere, C. (1982). International 93-002.
Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Modeling and Its
Application (13th). NATO Committee on the Chal- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1999). Risk
lenges of Modern Society [by] Plenum Press, 1984. Management Program Guidance for Osite Conse-
ISBN 0-306-41491-0. quence Analysis (Appendices) (PDF). Oce of Solid
Waste and Emergency Response, EPA 550-B-99-
Editors: Gryning, S. and Schiermeir, F.A. (1995). 009.
International Technical Meeting on Air Pollution
Modeling and Its Application (21st). NATO Com- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1999).
mittee on the Challenges of Modern Society [by] Technical Background Document for Osite Con-
Plenum Press, 1996. ISBN 0-306-45381-9. sequence Analysis for Anhydrous Ammonia, Aque-
ous Ammonia, Chlorine, and Sulfur Dioxide (PDF).
Editors: Gryning, S. and Chaumerliac, N. (1997). Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention
International Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Oce.
Modeling and Its Application (22nd). NATO Com-
mittee on the Challenges of Modern Society [by] U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2009).
Plenum Press, 1998. ISBN 0-306-45821-7. Chapter 4: Osite Consequence Analysis. In General
Guidance on Risk Management Programs for Chem-
Editors: Gryning, S. and Batchvarova, E. (1998). ical Accident Prevention (40 CFR Part 68) (PDF).
International Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Oce of Solid Waste and Emergency Response,
Modeling and Its Application (23rd). NATO Com- EPA 555-B-04-001.
mittee on the Challenges of Modern Society [by]
Kluwer Academic/Plenum Press, 2000. ISBN 0-
306-46188-9.
16.7 External links
Editors: Gryning, S. and Schiermeir, F.A. (2000).
International Technical Meeting on Air Pollution EPA's Support Center for Regulatory Atmospheric
Modeling and Its Application (24th). NATO Com- Modeling
mittee on the Challenges of Modern Society [by]
Kluwer Academic, 2001. ISBN 0-306-46534-5. EPA's Preferred/Recommended Models
EPA's Alternative Models
Editors:Borrego, C. and Schayes, G. (2000). Inter-
national Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Model- EPA's Photochemical Models
ing and Its Application (25th). NATO Committee EPA's Preliminary Screening Models
on the Challenges of Modern Society [by] Kluwer
Academic, 2002. ISBN 0-306-47294-5. EPA's Air Quality Modeling Group (AQMG)

Editors:Borrego, C. and Incecik, S. (2003). Inter- NOAA's Air Resources Laboratory (ARL)
national Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Model- The Open Directory Project has a good amount of
ing and Its Application (26th). NATO Committee on dispersion modeling information
the Challenges of Modern Society [by] Kluwer Aca-
demic/Plenum Press, 2004. ISBN 0-306-48464-1. UK Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling Liaison
Committee web site
Editors:Committee on the Atmospheric Dispersion
of Hazardous Material Releases, National Research UK Dispersion Modelling Bureau web site
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Atmospheric Chemistry transport model LOTOS-

EUROS
The Operational Priority Substances model OPS
(Dutch)
HAMS-GPS Dispersion modelling

Wiki on Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling. Ad-

dresses the international community of atmospheric
dispersion modellers - primarily researchers, but
also users of models. Its purpose is to pool expe-
riences gained by dispersion modellers during their
work.
Chapter 17

Best available technology

For other uses, see Bat (disambiguation). 17.1 European Union directives

Best available technology (or just BAT) is a term ap- Best available techniques not entailing excessive costs
plied with regulations on limiting pollutant discharges (BATNEEC), sometimes referred to as best available
with regard to the abatement strategy. Similar terms are technology, was introduced in 1984 with Directive
best available techniques, best practicable means or best 84/360/EEC and applied to air pollution emissions from
practicable environmental option. The term constitutes a large industrial installations.* [4]
moving target on practices, since developing societal val- In 1996, Directive 84/360/EEC was superseded by the
ues and advancing techniques may change what is cur- Integrated pollution prevention and control directive
rently regarded asreasonably achievable,best prac- (IPPC), 96/61/EC, which applied the framework concept
ticableand best available. of Best Available Techniques (BAT) to the integrated con-
A literal understanding will connect it with a spare no trol of pollution to the three media air, water and soil.
expensedoctrine which prescribes the acquisition of the The concept is also part of the directive's recast in 2008
best state of the art technology available, without regard (2008/1/EC) and its successor directive, the Industrial
for traditional cost-benet analysis. In practical use, the Emissions Directive 2010/75/EU published in 2010.
cost aspect is also taken into account.* [1] According to article 15(2) of the Industrial Emissions Di-
"But no person shall be subject to the foregoing penalties rective, emission limit values and the equivalent parame-
for any act done in the exercise of any right to which he is ters and technical measures in permits shall be based on
by law entitled, if he prove to the satisfaction of the court, the best available techniques, without prescribing the use
*
before whom he is tried, that he has used the best practi- of any technique or specic technology. [5]
cable means, within a reasonable cost, to render harmless The directive includes a denition of best available tech-
the liquid or solid matter so permitted to ow or to be put niques in article 3(10):
into waters."
*
[2] best available techniquesmeans the most
eective and advanced stage in the develop-
Best practicable means was used for the rst time in UK
ment of activities and their methods of oper-
national primary legislation in section 5 of the Salmon
ation which indicates the practical suitability
Fishery Act 1861* [2] and another early use was found in
of particular techniques for providing the ba-
the Alkali Act Amendment Act 1874,* [3] but before that
sis for emission limit values and other permit
appeared in the Leeds Act of 1848.
conditions designed to prevent and, where that
The BAT concept was rst time used in the 1992 OSPAR is not practicable, to reduce emissions and the
Convention for the protection of the marine environment impact on the environment as a whole:
of the North-East Atlantic for all types of industrial in-
stallations. - techniquesincludes both the
technology used and the way in
Some doctrine deem it already acquired the status of which the installation is designed,
customary law. built, maintained, operated and de-
In the United States, BAT or similar terminology is used commissioned;
in the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act. - availablemeans those devel-
oped on a scale which allows im-
plementation in the relevant in-
dustrial sector, under economically
and technically viable conditions,
taking into consideration the costs

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and advantages, whether or not the ...euent limitations for categories and classes
techniques are used or produced in- of point sources,... which (i) shall require ap-
side the Member State in question, plication of the best available technology eco-
as long as they are reasonably ac- nomically achievable for such category or class,
cessible to the operator; which will result in reasonable further progress
- bestmeans most eective in toward the national goal of eliminating the dis-
achieving a high general level of charge of all pollutants.* [8] ...Factors relating
protection of the environment as a to the assessment of best available technology
whole. shall take into account the age of equipment
and facilities involved, the process employed,
BAT for a given industrial sector are described in the engineering aspects of the application of
BAT reference documents (BREFs) as dened in arti- various types of control techniques, process
cle 3(11) of the Industrial Emissions Directive. BREFs changes, the cost of achieving such euent re-
are the result of an exchange of information between duction, non-water quality environmental im-
European Union Member States, the industries con- pact (including energy requirements), and such
cerned, non-governmental organisations promoting envi- other factors as the Administrator deems ap-
ronmental protection and the European Commission pur- propriate.* [9]
suant to article 13 of the directive. This exchange of
information is often called the Sevilla process because A related CWA provision for cooling water intake struc-
it is steered by the Institute for Prospective Technologi- tures requires standards based onbest technology avail-
cal Studies of the European Commissions' Joint Research able.
Centre, which is based in Seville. The process is de-
scribed in detail in Commission Implementing Decision
...the location, design, construction, and capac-
2012/119/EU.* [6] The most important chapter of the
ity of cooling water intake structures reect the
BREFs, the BAT conclusions, are published as imple-
best technology available for minimizing ad-
menting decisions of the European Commission in the
verse environmental impact.* [10]
Ocial Journal of the European Union. According to ar-
ticle 14(3) of the Industrial Emissions Directive, the BAT
conclusions shall be the reference for setting permit con-
ditions of large industrial installations. 17.3 International conventions
The concept of BAT is also used in a number of inter-
17.2 United States environmental national conventions such as the Minamata Convention
on Mercury, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Or-
law ganic Pollutants, or the OSPAR Convention for the pro-
tection of the marine environment of the North-East At-
The Clean Air Act requires that certain facilities employ lantic.
Best Available Control Technology to control emissions.

...an emission limitation based on the max- 17.4 See also

imum degree of reduction of each pollutant
subject to regulation under this Act emitted
from or which results from any major emit- Appropriate technology
ting facility, which the permitting authority,
Best Available Control Technology
on a case-by-case basis, taking into account
energy, environmental, and economic impacts Lowest Achievable Emissions Rate
and other costs, determines is achievable for
such facility through application of production
processes and available methods, systems, and
techniques, including fuel cleaning, clean fu- 17.5 References
els, or treatment or innovative fuel combus-
tion techniques for control of each such pollu- [1] Sorrell, Steve (2001-02-19). The Meaning of BAT-
tant.* [7] NEEC: Interpreting Excessive Costs in UK Industrial Pol-
lution Regulation. sussex.ac.uk. Retrieved 2007-08-09.
The Clean Water Act (CWA) requires issuance of na- [2] Higgins, Clement (1877). A Treatise on the Law Relating
tional industrial wastewater discharge regulations (called to the Pollution & Obstruction of Watercourses. London,
"euent guidelines"), which are based on BAT and sev- UK: Stevens and Haynes. pp. 175176. Retrieved 2009-
eral related standards. 02-27.
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[3] Smith, Bob (n.d.). BPM/BPEO vs BAT - A personal

view (PDF). bnes.com. Archived from the original
(PDF) on 2007-10-10. Retrieved 2007-08-07.

[4] Council Directive 84/360/EEC (PDF; 496 kB) of 28 June

1984 on the combating of air pollution from industrial
plants.

[5] Directive 2010/75/EU (PDF; 2.78 MB) of the European

Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on
industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and
control).

[6] Commission Implementing Decision 2012/119/EU

(PDF; 1.54 MB) of 10 February 2012 laying down rules
concerning guidance on the collection of data and on the
drawing up of BAT reference documents and on their
quality assurance referred to in Directive 2010/75/EU of
the European Parliament and of the Council on industrial
emissions.

[7] United States. Clean Air Act of 1990, section 169(3), 42

U.S.C. 7479(3).

[8] United States. Clean Water Act (CWA) section 301(b),

33 U.S.C. 1311(b)

[9] CWA sec. 304(b), 33 U.S.C. 1314(b)

[10] CWA sec. 316(b), 33 U.S.C. 1326(b)

17.6 External links

BAT reference documents and BAT conclusions of
the European Union
Chapter 18

Beta attenuation monitoring

other. Thus one can deduce how much mass has the rib-
1 bon acquired upon being exposed to air ow; knowing
the drain velocity, actual particle mass concentration in
air could be assessed.
2 The radiation source can be a gas chamber, lled with
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D2 3 Kr gas, or a pieces of 14 C-rich polymer plastic, such
as PMMA.* [2]* [3] Detector is simply a GeigerMueller
counter. The particulate matter content measured is
aected by the moisture content in the air, unfortu-
6 nately.* [4]
5
To discriminate between particle of dierent sizes (e. g.,
between PM10 and PM2.5 ), some preliminary separation
D1 4
could be accomplished, for example, by cyclone battery.
A similar method exists, where instead of beta particle
ow an X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopic monitoring is
applied on the either side of air ow contact with the rib-
The schematic of a beta attenuation monitor (BAM). The detec- bon. This allows to obtain not only cumulative measure-
tor allows to assess cumulative mass concentration of suspended ment of particle mass, but also to detect their average
particulate matter (PM) in the ambient air. Notation: 1 air in- chemical composition (technique works for potassium
let; 2 cycling ribbon; 3 and 4 beta radiation sources; D1 and and elements heavier than it).* [5]
D2 beta radiation detectors; 5 air pump; 6 air exhaust.

Beta attenuation monitoring (BAM) is a widely used

air monitoring technique employing the absorption of 18.1 References
beta radiation by solid particles extracted from air ow.
This technique allows for the detection of PM10 and [1] A. Liberti. Modern Methods for Air Pollution Monitor-
PM2.5 , which are monitored as standards by most air pol- ing. Pure and Applied Chemistry 1975, 44(3). pp. 519
lution regulatory agencies. The main principle is based 534.
on a kind of Bouguer (LambertBeer) law: the amount
by which the ow of beta radiation (electrons) is atten- [2] Compendium of Methods for the Determination of Inor-
uated by a solid matter is exponentially dependent on its ganic Compounds in Ambient Air. Chapter IO-1. Contin-
mass and not on any other feature (such as density, chem- uous measurement of PM10 suspended particulate matter
(SPM) in ambient air. EPA:Cincinnati, 1999. 7 p.
ical composition or some optical or electrical properties)
of this matter.* [1] So, the air is drawn from outside of the
[3] Enviro Technology Services. Product overview: OPSIS
detector through aninnite(cycling) ribbon made from
SM200 PM10 PM2.5 Sampler. Online: http://www.et.
some ltering material so that the particles are collected co.uk/products/air-quality-monitoring.
on it. There are two sources of beta radiation placed
one before and one after the region where air ow passes [4] UK Equivalence Programme for Monitoring of Particulate
through the ribbon leaving particles on it; and there are Matter. Final report. Bureau Veritas: London, 2006.
also two detectors on the opposite side of the ribbon, fac- 126 p.
ing the detectors. The sources' intensity and detectors'
sensitivity being the same (or corrected with appropri- [5] Enviro Technology Services. Product overview: CES
ate calibration lookup table), the intensity of beta rays Xact 625 Monitoring System. Online: http://www.et.co.
detected by one of detectors is compared to that of the uk/products/air-quality-monitoring.

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18.2 Literature
List of Designated Reference and Equivalent Meth-
ods. EPA: Research Triangle park, 2013. Online:
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/amtic/criteria.html .
Chapter 19

Boulder Climate Action Plan

The Climate Action Plan (CAP) is a set of strate- Purpose: Renewable energy, energy eciency, trans-
gies intended to guide community eorts for reducing portation
greenhouse gas emissions. Those strategies have focused http://www.bouldercolorado.gov/index.php?option=
on improving energy eciency and conservation in our com_content&task=view&id=7698&Itemid=2844
homes and businessesthe source of nearly three-fourths
of local emissions. The plan also promotes strategies to
reduce emissions from transportation, which account for 19.3 Incentive authority
over 20 percent of our local greenhouse gas sources.
Authority 1: Ballot Issue 202 (Climate Action Plan
Tax)
19.1 General information Date Enacted:11/7/2006
http://www.bouldercolorado.gov/files/Elections/2006/
In November 2006, citizens of Boulder, Colorado, climate_action_plan_ord.pdf
voted to approve Ballot Issue No. 202, authorizing Authority 2: Boulder Revised Code 3-12
the city council to levy and collect an excise tax from Date Eective: 4/1/2007
residential, commercial and industrial electricity cus- Expiration Date: 3/31/2013
tomers for the purpose of funding a climate action http://www.colocode.com/boulder2/chapter3-12.htm
plan(1)City of Boulder R.S. 312, accessed 2010-02-02
http://www.colocode.com/boulder2/chapter3-12.htm to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The plan outlines pro-
grams to increase energy eciency, increase renewable
19.4 See also
energy use, reduce emissions from motor vehicles, and
take other steps toward the goal of meeting the Kyoto Carbon pricing
Protocol. Global Action Plan
Beginning April 1, 2007 and expiring March 31, 2013,
Transition Towns
the initial tax rate was set at $0.0022/kWh for residential
customers, $0.0004/kWh for commercial customers, and Greenhouse gas emissions by the United States
$0.0002/kWh for industrial customers. The city council
has the authority to increase the tax after the rst year Chicago Climate Action Plan
up to a maximum permitted tax rate of $0.0049/kWh for
San Francisco Climate Action Plan
residential customers; $0.0009/kWh for commercial cus-
tomers; and $0.0003/kWh for industrial customers. Vol- Biodiversity Action Plan
untary purchases of utility-provided wind power are ex-
empt from the tax. Obamas Climate Action Plan

19.2 Allocation and generation of 19.5 References

fund DSIRE Database of State Incentives for Renewables
& Eciency accessed 2010-02-02 Bay Area Air
Charge: Quality Management District
Current tax rates for electricity customers (link to 7):
Spare the Air website
Total Fund:$860,265 in the rst year and up to
$1,342,000/year thereafter through 3/31/2013 Managing TitleV Compliance

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Clean air reference website

Fireplace Rebate Fund

BAAQMD phone numbers including 800-
EXHAUST (800-394-2878) to report smoggy
cars
Chapter 20

Burn pit

A burn pit is an area devoted to open-air combustion more than 400 tons of trash were disposed using burn
of trash. Modern waste contains signicant amounts of pits a day.* [3]
plastic and other material which may emit toxic aerial Within a mile of BIAP (Baghdad International Airport)
compounds and particulates when burned. In Iraq and
and also within a mile of camps Cropper and Stryker was
Afghanistan the U.S. military, or its contractors such one of these burn pits. The ash rained down on us like
as KBR operated large burn pits for long periods of
snowakes - not only on US troops, but also Iraqi de-
time burning many tons of assorted waste. Active duty tainees and Iraqi correctional ocers (aka ICO's). There
personnel reported respiratory diculties and headaches
were akes of ash the size of half a sheet of notebook pa-
in some cases and some veterans have made disability per. That installation was perpetually downwind of one
claims based on respiratory system symptoms.* [1] particular burn pit, and while this wasn't an everyday oc-
currence, during winter of 2007 into 2008 it did happen
often. This is not to speak for the frequency of the burn-
20.1 Materials burned and com- ings, but the ash literally came down like snowfall over
the facility.
bustion products
It has been reported that every type of waste was burned 20.3 Duration
including: plastics, batteries, appliances, medicine, dead
animals, even human body parts with jet fuel being used
Burn pits were adopted as a temporary measure but re-
as an accelerant. Clouds of black smoke resulted.* [1] Ac-
mained open long after alternative methods of disposal
cording to an Air Force fact sheet,Burning solid wastes
such as incineration were available. After some years the
in an open pit generates numerous pollutants. These pol-
American military did adopt other methods. * [1]
lutants include dioxins, particulate matter, polycyclic aro-
matic hydrocarbons, volatile organic compounds, carbon
monoxide, hexachlorobenzene, and ash. Highly toxic
dioxins, produced in small amounts in almost all burn- 20.4 Health eects
ing processes, can be produced in elevated levels with in-
creased combustion of plastic waste (such as discarded In November 2009, at the request of the VA, the National
drinking water bottles) and if the combustion is not Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine (IOM) began
at high incinerator temperatures. Inecient combus- an 18-month study to determine the long-term health ef-
tion of medical or latrine wastes can emit disease-laden fects of exposure to burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan.
aerosols.
At the request of the Veteran's Administration (VA) and
the Department of Defense, the Board on the Health of
Select Populations of the Institute of Medicine formed
20.2 Locations the Committee on Long-term Health Consequences of
Exposure to Burn Pits in Iraq and Afghanistan which held
Joint Base Balad, the largest U.S. base in Iraq had a burn its rst meeting February
*
23, 2010 - February 24, 2010
pit operation as late as the summer of 2008 burning 147 in Washington, D.C. [4]
tons of waste per day when the Army Times published In 2011, the Institute of Medicine reviewed the scientic
a major story about it and about health concerns. An literature related to the possibility of adverse long-term
Air Force spokesman speaking for the 609th Combined health eects of open burn pits. The report, Long-Term
Air and Space Operations Center Southwest Asia vigor- Health Consequences of Exposure to Burn Pits in Iraq
ously contested allegations of health eects and empha- and Afghanistan* [5] noted U.S. Department of Defense
sized mitigation eorts.* [2] In Afghanistan, at its peak, air quality monitoring data measured levels of particu-

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late matter (PM) higher than generally considered safe them sick, but ocials deny riskarticle by Kelly Kennedy
by U.S. regulatory agencies. It also cited work linking in Army Times Oct 29, 2008, accessed August 7, 2010
high PM levels to cardiopulmonary eects, particularly
[3] Vlahos, Kelley Beaucar (14 February 2015). "Indefensi-
in individuals at increased risk due to pre-existing con- ble: Report reveals extent ofburn pitpollution inhaled
ditions such as asthma and emphysema. They concluded by US troops in Afghanistan. Fox News. Retrieved 21
that there is only limited evidence suggestive of an as- February 2015.
sociation between exposure to combustion products and
reduced pulmonary function in these populations. [4] First Meeting of the Committee on the Long-Term Health
Consequences of Exposure to Burn Pits in Iraq and
If there is sucient evidence of a connection between ex- Afghanistan Keck Center of the National Academies, ac-
posure to burn pits and subsequent illness and disability, cessed August 8, 2010
it might serve as the basis for congressional enactment of
apresumption of service connectionsimilar to that in [5] Long-Term Health Consequences of Exposure to Burn
place for exposure to Agent Orange. Pits in Iraq and Afghanistan, accessed July 9, 2015

The VA Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Reg- [6] Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry, accessed
istry* [6] is a database of information about Veterans July 9, 2015
and Servicemembers collected through a questionnaire.
Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Free-
dom/Operation New Dawn (OEF/OIF/OND) or 1990- 20.6 Further reading
1991 Gulf War Veterans and Servicemembers can use
the registry questionnaire to report exposures to airborne Department of Veterans Aairs, Public Health,
hazards (such as smoke from burn pits, oil-well res, or VA's Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry
pollution during deployment), as well as other exposures webpage
and health concerns.
VA Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry
Reports on the registry data:
Video
1. Report on Data from the Airborne Hazards and
Open Burn Pit (AH&OBP) Registry, June 2015 - Be- Report: Army making toxic mess in war zones
tween April 25, 2014, and December 31, 2014, nearly article by Kelly Kennedy in Military Times Oct 3,
thirty thousand Veterans and Active Duty Servicemem- 2008
bers lled out the registry survey. This report highlights David E. Mosher, Beth E. Lachman, Michael D.
health conditions and physical limitations experienced by Greenberg, Tiany Nichols, Brian Rosen, Henry
burn pit registry participants. H. Willis, Green Warriors: Army Environmen-
tal Considerations for Contingency Operations from
The most common doctor-diagnosed health prob- Planning through Post-Conict, Rand Corpora-
lems reported were insomnia and neurological prob- tion (2008), trade paperback, 252 pages, ISBN
lems. 9780833043184

Other commonly diagnosed health problems re- About Green Warriors on Rand website
ported include allergies, high blood pressure, and
lung disease like emphysema, chronic bronchitis, Environmental Health Surveillance Registries
and asthma. (EHSR) website - U.S. Department of Defense
(DoD) information page for VA Burn Pit Registry
It is important to remember that Registry ndings
alone can't tell if exposure to burn pits, dust storms, Military Burn Pits: the New Agent Orange? by
or other hazards caused these health conditions. Mary Anne Mercer et al, Hungton Post. http:
//www.huffingtonpost.com/news/burn-pits/

2. Report on Data from the Airborne Hazards and Open http://www.chicagonow.com/

Burn Pit (AH&OBP) Registry, April 2015 uncommon-sense/2012/10/
red-fridays-burn-pits-the-new-agent-orange/

20.5 References
[1] Veterans Sound Alarm Over Burn-Pit Exposurearticle
by James Risen in The New York Times August 6, 2010,
accessed August 7, 2010

[2] Burn pit at Balad raises health concerns: Troops say

chemicals and medical waste burned at base are making
Chapter 21

CALPUFF

CALPUFF is an advanced, integrated Lagrangian pu CALPUFF as a preferred model in their Guideline on Air
modeling system for the simulation of atmospheric pol- Quality Models, Earth Tech served as the designated dis-
lution dispersion distributed by the Atmospheric Studies tributor of the model.
Group at TRC Solutions.* [1]
In April 2006, ownership of the model switched from
It is maintained by the model developers and distributed Earth Tech to the TRC Environmental Corporation.
by TRC. The model has been adopted by the United More recently ownership transferred to E* xponent,* [5]
States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in its who are currently (December 2015) responsible for main-
Guideline on Air Quality Models * [2] as a preferred model taining and distributing the model.* [1]
for assessing long range transport of pollutants and their
impacts on Federal Class I areas and on a case-by-case
basis for certain near-eld applications involving complex 21.2 See also
meteorological conditions.
The integrated modeling system consists of three main Air pollution dispersion terminology
components and a set of preprocessing and postprocess-
ing programs. The main components of the model- Atmospheric dispersion modeling
ing system are CALMET (a diagnostic 3-dimensional
meteorological model), CALPUFF (an air quality dis- Atmospheric Studies Group
persion model), and CALPOST (a postprocessing pack-
age). Each of these programs has a graphical user inter- List of atmospheric dispersion models
face (GUI). In addition to these components, there are
numerous other processors that may be used to prepare
geophysical (land use and terrain) data in many standard 21.3 References
formats, meteorological data (surface, upper air, precipi-
tation, and buoy data), and interfaces to other models such [1] CALPUFF Status and Update
as the Penn State/NCAR Mesoscale Model (MM5), the
National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) [2] Appendix W of 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
Eta model and the RAMS meteorological model. Part 51
The CALPUFF model is designed to simulate the disper- [3] General and Specic Characteristics of the model
sion of buoyant, pu or continuous point and area pollu-
tion sources as well as the dispersion of buoyant, continu- [4] Model Formulation and Users Guide for the CALPUFF
ous line sources. The model also includes algorithms for model, May 1990
handling the eect of downwash by nearby buildings in
[5]
the path of the pollution plumes.* [3]

21.3.1 Further reading

21.1 History
Turner, D.B. (1994). Workbook of atmospheric dis-
The CALPUFF model was originally developed by the persion estimates: an introduction to dispersion mod-
Sigma Research Corporation (SRC) in the late 1980s eling (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 1-56670-023-X.
under contract with the California Air Resources Board www.crcpress.com
(CARB)* [3] and it was rst issued in about 1990.* [4] Beychok, M.R. (2005). Fundamentals Of Stack
The Sigma Research Corporation subsequently became Gas Dispersion (4th ed.). self-published. ISBN 0-
part of Earth Tech, Inc. After the US EPA designated 9644588-0-2. www.air-dispersion.com

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21.4. EXTERNAL LINKS 79

Breyfogle, Steve; Sue A., Ferguson (December

1996). User Assessment of Smoke-Dispersion
Models for Wildland Biomass Burning (PDF).
USDA Forest Service. Retrieved 2009-02-06.

21.4 External links

src.com: Ocial CALPUFF website ASG at
TRC.

EPA.gov: Preferred and Recommended Models by

the U.S. EPA

Air Dispersion Modeling at DMOZ

Chapter 22

CMAQ

CMAQ is an acronym for the Community Multi-scale

Air Quality Model,* [1]* [2] a sophisticated atmospheric
dispersion model developed by the US EPA to address
regional air pollution problems. (For example, a multi-
state area where ozone or ne particulate levels exceed
the US health standards.) In addition to simulating the
emission, advection, diusion, and deposition of air pol-
lutants, CMAQ treats a wide array of chemical reactions
that occur throughout the lower atmosphere. For exam-
ple, ozone forms in the atmosphere when nitrogen oxides
interact with volatile organic compounds in the presence
of sunlight. Ammonium sulfate is formed in ne partic-
ulate matter when sulfuric acid (formed largely in cloud
water) interacts with gas-phase ammonia.* [3] Meteoro-
logical conditions such as subsidence inversions, decrease
the amount fresh air available for dilution of air emis-
sions, and increase the rate of production of secondary air
pollutants. CMAQ has the capability to accurately pre-
dict air pollution concentrations resulting from secondary
formation. Like any air dispersion model, CMAQ inputs
air pollutant emissions and meteorological data and out-
puts air pollutant concentrations and deposited totals. Its
particular strength is in assessing the ecacy of regional
emissions control strategies in reducing regional air pol-
lution levels.
CMAQ may also refer to the Congestion Mitigation and
Air Quality Improvement Program, a program of the
United States Department of Transportation.* [4]

22.1 References
[1] Community Multi-scale Air Quality Model | Research
in Action | US EPA. Epa.gov. 2010-11-17. Retrieved
2015-06-03.

[2] Community Modeling and Analysis (CMAS) - CMAQ

. Cmascenter.org. 2014-10-24. Retrieved 2015-06-03.

[3] The Impact of Nonlocal Ammonia on Submicron Partic-

ulate Matter and Visibility Degradation in Urban Shang-
hai. Hindawi.com. Retrieved 2015-06-03.

[4] Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement

(CMAQ) Program. U.S. Department of Transportation.
Retrieved 4 November 2015.

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Chapter 23

Condensation particle counter

A condensation particle counter or CPC is a particle

counter that detects and counts aerosol particles by rst 8
enlarging them by using the particles as nucleation centers
to create droplets in a supersaturated gas. * [1]
Three techniques have been used to produce nucleation:
7
Adiabatic expansion using an expansion chamber.
This was the original technique used by John Aitken
in 1888. * [2]

Thermal diusion.

Mixing of hot and cold gases. * [1] 6

5
The most usually used (also the most ecient) method
3
is cooling by thermal diusion. Most abundantly used
working uid is n-butanol; during last years water is also
encountered in this use.* [3]
Condensation particle counters are able to detect parti- 4
cles with dimensions from 2 nm and larger. This is of
special importance because particles sized down from 50
nm are generally undetectable with conventional optical
1
techniques. Usually the supersaturation is ca. 100
200 % in condensation chamber, despite the fact that 2
heterogeneous nucleation (droplet growth on surface of
a suspended solid particle) can occur at supersaturation
as small as 1 %. The greater vapour content is needed The schematic of a condensation particle counter, operated by
because, according to surface science laws, the vapour diusional thermal cooling. Drawn according to the descrip-
pressure over a convex surface is less than over a plane, tion at http://www.cas.manchester.ac.uk/restools/instruments/
thus greater content of vapor in air is required to meet ac- aerosol/cpc/. Notation: 1 air inlet; 2 porous material block,
which is heated to saturator temperature, 3 working uid in
tual supersaturation criteria. This amount grows (vapor
reservoir, 4 condenser, 5 focusing nozzle, 6 laser-based
pressure decreases) along with decrease in particle size, counter, 7 air pump, 8 air exhaust.
the critical diameter for which condensation can occur at
the present saturation level is called Kelvin diameter. The
supersaturation level must, however, be small enough to the humied air enters the cooler where nucleation oc-
prevent homogeneous nucleation (when liquid molecules cur. Temperature dierence between the heater and the
collide so often that they form clusters stable enough cooler determines the supersaturation, which in its turn
to ensure further growth is possible), which will produce determines the minimal size of particles that will be de-
false counts. This usually starts at ca. 300 % supersatu- tected (the greater the dierence, the smaller particles get
ration. * [3] counted). As proper nucleation conditions occur in the
Operation of a diusional thermal cooling CPC is de- center of the ow, sometimes incoming ow is divided:
picted on the right. Air passes through a hollow block of most of it undergoes ltering and forms the sheath ow,
porous material in contact with the working liquid, the which the rest of ow, still containing particles, is inserted
block being heated to ensure high vapour content. Then into via a capillary. The more uniform is obtained su-

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persaturation, the sharper is particle minimal size cuto.

During the heterogeneous nucleation process in the nucle-
ation chamber, particles grow up to 1012 m large and
so are conveniently detected by usual techniques, such as
laser nefelometry (measurement of light pulses scattered
by the grown-up particles).* [3]

23.1 References
[1] Aerosol Measurement: Principles, Techniques, and Ap-
plications, edited by Pramod Kulkarni, Paul A. Baron,
Klaus Willeke, p384, retrieved 15 May 2012

[2] Kulkarni, Baronand and Willeke, p381

[3] Condensation Particle Counters (CPC)

Chapter 24

Convention on Long-Range
Transboundary Air Pollution

sions of air pollutants:

Protocol 8: 1999 Gothenburg Protocol to Abate

Acidication, Eutrophication and Ground-level
Ozone
Map showing Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air
The aim of the Convention is that Parties shall endeavour
Pollution signatories (green) and ratications (dark green) as of
July 2007 to limit and, as far as possible, gradually reduce and pre-
vent air pollution including long-range transboundary air
The Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air pollution. Parties develop policies and strategies to com-
Pollution, often abbreviated as Air Pollution or CLR- bat the discharge of air pollutants through exchanges of
TAP, is intended to protect the human environment information, consultation, research and monitoring.
against air pollution and to gradually reduce and pre- The Parties meet annually at sessions of the Executive
vent air pollution, including long-range transboundary air Body to review ongoing work and plan future activities
pollution. It is implemented by the European Monitor- including a workplan for the coming year. The three
ing and Evaluation Programme (EMEP), directed by the main subsidiary bodies - the Working Group on Eects,
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN- the Steering Body to EMEP and the Working Group on
ECE). Strategies and Review - as well as the Convention's Im-
plementation Committee, report to the Executive Body
each year.
24.1 Overview Currently, the Convention's priority activities include
review and possible revision of its most recent proto-
The convention opened for signature on 1979-11-13 and cols, implementation of the Convention and its proto-
entered into force on 1983-03-16. cols across the entire UNECE region (with special focus
The Convention, which now has 51 Parties, identies on Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia and
the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic South-East Europe) and sharing its knowledge and infor-
Commission for Europe (UNECE) as its secretariat. The mation with other regions of the world.
current parties to the Convention are shown on the map.
The Convention is implemented by the European Mon-
itoring and Evaluation Programme (EMEP) (short for 24.2 Substances
Co-operative Programme for Monitoring and Evaluation
of the Long-range Transmission of Air Pollutants in Eu- The following substances are contained in the CLRTAP
rope).* [1] Results of the EMEP programme are published POPs Protocol.* [2]
on the EMEP website, www.emep.int.
Since 1979 the Convention on Long-range Transbound-
ary Air Pollution has addressed some of the major envi- 24.3 See also
ronmental problems of the UNECE region through scien-
tic collaboration and policy negotiation. The Conven- Aarhus Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants
tion has been extended by eight protocols that identify
specic measures to be taken by Parties to cut their emis- Critical load

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Environmental agreements

Gothenburg (Multi-eect) Protocol

1985 Helsinki Protocol on the Reduction of Sulphur
Emissions
1994 Oslo Protocol on Further Reduction of Sul-
phur Emissions
Volatile Organic Compounds Protocol

24.4 References
Source: CIA World Factbook, as of 2003 edition

[1] EMEP History and Structure, EMEP website

[2] UNECE: Hemispheric Transport of Air Pollution 2010, p.

1213.

24.5 External links

Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pol-
lution

Ratications, at depositary
Chapter 25

Criteria air contaminants

Criteria air contaminants (CAC), or criteria pollu- and NAAQS for a given listed pollutant or class of pollu-
tants, are a set of air pollutants that cause smog, acid rain, tants.* [6]
and other health hazards. CACs are typically emitted
from many sources in industry, mining, transportation,
electricity generation and agriculture. In most cases they 25.3 Six Criteria Air Pollutants
are the products of the combustion of fossil fuels or in-
dustrial processes.* [1] 1. Ozone (O3 ): Ozone found on the surface-level, also
The history of each criteria air pollutant is listed below: known as tropospheric ozone is also regulated by the
NAAQS under the Clean Air Act. Ozone was orig-
inally found to be damaging to grapes in the 1950s.
The US EPA set oxidantsstandards in 1971,
25.1 Background which included ozone. These standards were cre-
ated to reduce agricultural impacts and other related
The six criteria air contaminants were the rst set of pol- damages. Like lead, ozone requires a reexamination
lutants recognized by the United States Environmental of new ndings of health and vegetation eects pe-
Protection Agency as needing standards on a national riodically. This aspect necessitated the creation of
level.* [2] The Clean Air Act requires the EPA to set US a US EPA criteria document. Further analysis done
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for in 1979 and 1997 made it necessary to signicantly
the six CACs.* [3] The NAAQS are health based and the modify the pollution standards
EPA sets two types of standards: primary and secondary.
The primary standards are designed to protect the health 2.
of 'sensitive' populations such as asthmatics, children, and 3. Atmospheric particulate matter
the elderly. The secondary standards are concerned with
protecting the environment. They are designed to address PM10 , coarse particles: 2.5 micrometers (m)
visibility, damage to crops, vegetation, buildings, and an- to 10 m in size (although current implemen-
imals.* [4] tation includes all particles 10 m or less in the
standard)
PM2.5 , ne particles: 2.5 m in size or less.
25.2 Sections 108 and 109 of the Particulate Matter (PM) was listed in the 1996
Criteria document issued by the EPA. In April
U.S. Clean Air Act 2001, the EPA created a Second External Re-
view Draft of the Air Quality Criteria for PM,
The EPA established the NAAQS according to Sections which addressed updated studies done on par-
108 and 109 of the U.S. Clean Air Act, which was last ticulate matter and the modied pollutant stan-
amended in 1990.* [5] These sections require the EPA dards done since the First External Review
"(1) to list widespread air pollutants that reasonably may Draft. In May 2002, a Third External Review
be expected to endanger public health or welfare; (2) to Draft was made, and the EPA revised PM re-
issue air quality criteria for them that assess the latest quirements again. After issuing a fourth ver-
available scientic information on nature and eects of sion of the document, the EPA issued the nal
ambient exposure to them; (3) to set primary NAAQS version in October 2004.
to protect human health with adequate margin of safety 4.
and to set secondary NAAQS to protect against welfare
eects (e.g., eects on vegetation, ecosystems, visibil- 5. Lead (Pb): In the mid-1970s, lead was listed as a
ity, climate, manmade materials, etc); and (5) to peri- criteria air pollutant that required NAAQS regula-
odically review and revise, as appropriate, the criteria tion. In 1977, the EPA published a document which

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detailed the Air Quality Criteria for lead. This doc- tems above the minimum required.* [10] The EPA
ument was based on the scientic assessments of reports the national average concentration of CO has
lead at the time. Based on this report (1977 Lead decreased by 82% since 1980.* [11] The last nonat-
AQCD), the EPA established a 1.5 g/m3 (max- tainment designation was deemed in attainment on
imum quarterly calendar average) Pb NAAQS in September 27, 2010. Currently all areas in the US
1978.* [7]" The Clean Air Act requires periodic re- are in attainment.* [10]
view of NAAQS, and new scientic data published
after 1977 made it necessary to revise the standards 8.
previously established in the 1977 Lead AQCD doc-
ument. An Addendum to the document was pub- 9. Sulfur oxides (SO): SO refers to the oxides of sul-
lished in 1986 and then again as a Supplement to fur, a highly reactive group of gases. SO2 is of great-
the 1986 AQCD/Addendum in 1990. In 1990, a est interest and is used as the indicator for the en-
Lead Sta Paper was prepared by the EPA's Oce tire SO family. The EPA rst set primary and sec-
of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OPQPS), ondary standards in 1971. Dual primary standards
which was based on information presented in the were set at 140 ppb averaged over a 24-hour period,
1986 Lead/AQCD/Addendum and 1990 Supple- and at 30 ppb averaged annually. The secondary
ment, in addition to other OAQPS sponsored lead standard was set at 500 ppb averaged over a 3-hour
exposure/risk analyses. In this paper, it was pro- period, not to be exceeded more than once a year.
posed that the Pb NAAQS be revised further and The most recent review took place in 1996 dur-
presented options for revision to the EPA. The EPA ing which the EPA considered implementing a new
elected to not modify the Pb NAAQS further, but NAAQS for 5-minute peaks of SO2 aecting sensi-
decided to instead focus on the 1991 U.S. EPA Strat- tive populations such as asthmatics. The Agency did
egy for Reducing Lead Exposure. The EPA concen- not establish this new NAAQS and kept the existing
trated on regulatory and remedial clean-up eorts standards.* [12] In 2010 the EPA decided to replace
to minimize Pb exposure from numerous non-air the dual primary standards with a new 1-hour stan-
sources that caused more severe public health risks, dard set at 75 ppb. On March 20, 2012 the EPA
and undertook actions to reduce air emissions. took nal actionto maintain the existing NAAQS
as they stood.* [13] Only three monitoring sites have
6. exceeded the current NAAQS for SO2 , all of which
are located in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
7. Carbon monoxide (CO): The EPA set the rst The violations occurred between 2007-2008 and the
NAAQS for carbon monoxide in 1971. The primary state of Hawaii suggested these should be exempt
standard was set at 9 ppm averaged over an 8-hour from regulatory actions due to an 'exceptional event'
period and 35 ppm over a 1-hour period.* [8] The (volcanic activity). Since 1980 the national concen-
majority of CO emitted into the ambient air is from tration of SO2 in the ambient air has decreased by
mobile sources. The EPA has reviewed and assessed 83%.* [14] Annual average concentrations hover be-
the current scientic literature with respect to CO in tween 1-6 ppb. Currently all ACQR's are in attain-
1979, 1984, 1991, and 1994.* [9] After the review ment for SO2 .* [15]
in 1984 the EPA decided to remove the secondary
standard for CO due to lack of signicant evidence 10.
of the adverse environmental impacts. On January
28, 2011 the EPA decided that the current NAAQS 11. Nitrogen oxides (NO): The EPA rst set primary
for CO were sucient and proposed to keep the ex- and secondary standards for the oxides of nitrogen
isting standards as they stood. The EPA is strength- in 1971. Among these are nitric oxide (NO), ni-
ening monitoring requirements for CO by calling for trous oxide (N2 O), and nitrogen dioxide (NO2 ), all
CO monitors to be placed in strategic locations near of which are covered in the NAAQS. NO2 is the
large urban areas. Specically, the EPA has called oxide measured and used as the indicator for the
for monitors to be placed and operational in CBSA's entire NO family as it is of the most concern due
(core based statistical areas) with populations over to its quick formation and contribution to the for-
2.5 million by January 1, 2015; and in CBSA's with mation of harmful ground level ozone.* [16] In 1971
populations of 1 million or more by January 1, 2017. the primary and secondary NAAQS for NO2 were
In addition they are requiring the collocation of CO both set at an annual average of 0.053 ppm. The
monitors with NO2 monitors in urban areas having EPA reviewed this NAAQS in 1985 and 1996, and
a population of 1 million for more. As of May 2011 in both cases concluded that the existing standard
there were approximately 328 operational CO mon- was sucient. The most recent review by the EPA
itors in place nationwide. The EPA has provided occurred in 2010, resulting in a new 1-hour NO2
some authority to the EPA Regional Administrators primary standard set at 100 ppb; the annual average
to oversee case-by-case requested exceptions and in of 0.053 ppm remained the same. Also considered
determining the need for additional monitoring sys- was a new 1-hour secondary standard of 100 ppb.
25.5. PETITION TO ADD SEVEN CRITERIA AIR POLLUTANTS 87

This was the rst time the EPA reviewed the envi- carbon dioxide (CO2 )
ronmental impacts separate from the health impacts
for this group of criteria air pollutants* [16] Also, methane (CH4 )
in 2010, the EPA decided to ensure compliance by nitrous oxide (N2 O)
strengthening monitoring requirements, calling for
increased numbers of monitoring systems near large hydrouorocarbons (HFCs)
urban areas and major roadways. On March 20,
2012 the EPA took nal actionto maintain the peruorocarbons (PFCs)
existing NAAQS as they stand.* [17] The national sulfur hexauoride (SF6 )
average of NO concentrations has dropped by 52%
since 1980.* [18] The annual concentration for NO2
This action allowed the EPA to set the greenhouse gas
is reported to be averaging around 10-20 ppb, and is
emission standards to light-duty vehicles proposed jointly
expected to decrease further with new mobile source
with the Department of Transportation's Corporate Aver-
regulations.* [19] Currently all areas of the US are
age Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards in 2009.* [20]
classied as in attainment.* [16]

25.5 Petition to Add Seven Criteria

25.4 EPA Endangerment Findings/ Air Pollutants
Mass v. EPA
On December 2, 2009, the Center for Biological Diver-
In 2009, the EPA Administrator found that under section sity and 350.org requested that the EPA recognize that
202(a) of the Clean Air Act greenhouse gases threaten carbon dioxide and other GHGs are reasonably antici-
both the public health and the public welfare, and that pated to endanger public health and welfare. Petitioners
greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles contribute proposed that EPA list carbon dioxide as a criteria air
to that threat. This nal action has two distinct 'ndings,' pollutant, as outlined in the Clean Air Act. They also re-
which are: quested that the EPA set NAAQS for carbon dioxide at
no greater than 350 ppm- alevel that accurately reects
1) The 'Endangerment Finding' in which the Adminis- the most recent scientic knowledge.Petitioners further
trator found that the mix of atmospheric concentrations requested that EPA designate the six other greenhouse
of six key, well-mixed greenhouse gases threatens both gases, highlighted in Mass v. EPA, as criteria pollutants
the public health and the public welfare of current and fu- as well and establish pollution caps for them. Further-
ture generations. These six greenhouse gases are: carbon more, the petitioners proposed that nitrogen triuoride
dioxide (CO2 ), methane (CH4 ), nitrous oxide (N2 O), hy- (NF3 ) be regulated as a criteria air pollutant in addition
drouorocarbons (HFCs), peruorocarbons (PFCs), and to the other six.* [21]
sulfur hexauoride (SF6 ). These greenhouse gases in the
atmosphere constitute the air pollutionthat threatens
both public health and welfare.
25.6 See also
2) The 'Cause or Contribute Finding,' in which the
Administrator found that the combined greenhouse gas Air pollution
emissions from new motor vehicles and motor vehicle
engines contribute to the atmospheric concentrations of Contamination control
these key greenhouse gases and hence to the threat of cli-
mate change.
The EPA issued these endangerment ndings in response 25.7 References
to the 2007 supreme court case Massachusetts v. EPA,
when the court determined that greenhouse gases are [1] http://des.nh.gov/organization/commissioner/pip/
air pollutants according to the Clean Air Act. The factsheets/ard/documents/ard-41.pdf
court made the decision that the EPA must determine [2] Michigan Department Of Environmental Quality, January
whether greenhouse gas emissions from new motor ve- 2004. What is an Air Contaminant Pollutant? Fact Sheet
hicles cause or contribute to air pollution which may
be reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or [3] http://epa.gov/air/criteria.html US EPA
welfare, or whether the science is too uncertain to make [4] http://www.epa.gov/air/criteria.html
a reasoned decision(EPA's Endangerment Finding).
[5] http://www.epa.gov/ttnnaaqs/
The EPA determined that, according to this decision,
there are six greenhouse gases that need to be regulated. [6] http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid=
These include: 158823
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[7] http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid=
158823.

[8] http://www.epa.gov/airquality/carbonmonoxide/.

[9] http://www.epa.gov/ncea/pdfs/coaqcd.pdf.

[10] http://www.epa.gov/airquality/carbonmonoxide/pdfs/
COFactSheet.pdf.

[11] http://www.epa.gov/airtrends/carbon.html.

[12] http://www.epa.gov/airquality/sulfurdioxide/.

[13] http://www.epa.gov/airquality/sulfurdioxide/pdfs/
20120320factsheet.pdf.

[14] http://www.epa.gov/airtrends/sulfur.html.

[15] http://www.epa.gov/airquality/sulfurdioxide/basic.html.

[16] http://www.epa.gov/airquality/nitrogenoxides/.

[17] Fact Sheet Air Quality Designations for the 2010

Primary Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2 ) National Ambient
Air Quality Standards http://www.epa.gov/airquality/
nitrogenoxides/designations/pdfs/20120120FS.pdf.

[18] http://www.epa.gov/airtrends/nitrogen.html.

[19] http://www.epa.gov/airquality/nitrogenoxides/basic.
html.

[20] http://epa.gov/climatechange/endangerment/downloads/
EndangermentFinding_FAQs.pdf.

[21] http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/climate_
law_institute/global_warming_litigation/clean_air_act/
pdfs/Petition_GHG_pollution_cap_12-2-2009.pdf.

25.8 External links

US Environmental Protection Agency - Criteria Air
Pollutants

European Commission - Environment

World Health Organisation Fact Sheet - Air quality
and health
Chapter 26

Critical load

In the study of air pollution, a critical load is dened the critical load function.
as A quantitative estimate of an exposure to one or Calculating critical load functions and target load func-
more pollutants below which signicant harmful eects tions include several simplications and thus can be
on specied sensitive elements of the environment do not
viewed as a risk concept: The higher the exceedance the
occur according to present knowledge. (Nilsson and higher the risk for adverse eects and there is a certain
Grennfelt 1988) risk that zero exceedance will still lead to adverse eects.
Critical loads and the similar concept of critical levels
have been used extensively within the 1979 UN-ECE
Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollu- 26.1 External links
tion. As an example the 1999 Gothenburg protocol to
the LRTAP convention takes into account acidication
http://www.mnp.nl/cce/
(of surface waters and soils), eutrophication of soils and
ground-level ozone and the emissions of sulfur dioxide,
ammonia, nitrogen oxide and non-methane volatile or-
ganic compounds (NMVOCs). For acidication and eu-
trophication the critical loads concept was used, whereas
for ground-level ozone the critical levels were used in-
stead.
To calculate a critical load, the target ecosystem must rst
be dened and in that ecosystem (e.g. a forest) a sensi-
tiveelementmust be identied (e.g. forest growth rate).
The next step is to link the status of that element to some
chemical criterion (e.g. the base cation to aluminium
ratio, Bc/Al) and a critical limit (e.g. Bc/Al=1) which
should not be violated. Finally, a mathematical model
(e.g. the Simple Mass Balance model, SMB) needs to
be created so that the deposition levels that result in the
chemical criterion reaching exactly the critical limit can
be calculated. That deposition level is called the critical
load and the dierence between the current deposition
level and the critical load is called exceedance.
In the early days, critical loads were often calculated as
a single value, e.g. critical load of acidity. Today a two-
dimensional critical load function is often calculated, with
the x-axis as N-deposition and the y-axis as S-deposition.
The critical loads concept is a steady-state concept and
that it therefore includes no information whatsoever re-
garding how long it takes before eects are visible. A
simplied illustration of dynamic aspects is the target
load function, which is the load at which the chemical
criterion recovers before a chosen year, the target year.
Thus, for target years in the near future the target load
function is lower than the critical load and for target years
in the distant future the target load function approaches

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Chapter 27

Czech Hydrometeorological Institute

The Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (CHMI) Air Quality Monitoring

(Czech: esk hydrometeorologick stav (HM)) is
within the Environmental Ministry of the Czech Repub- Central Air Quality Laboratory
lic. The head oce and centralized workplaces of the
CHMI, including the data processing, telecommunica- Calibration Laboratory
tion and technical services, are located at the Institute's
own campus in Prague. The CHMI has ve major divi- The work of the Modelling and Expertise Pool depart-
sions:* [1] ment is focused upon: the development of air pollution
dispersion models; the application of such models in the
Air Quality Protection preparation of expert reports and opinions; forecasts of
air quality control; the processing of operating informa-
Meteorology and Climatology tion on pollutant concentrations obtained by the Airborne
Monitoring section.
Hydrology
The SYMOS97 air pollution dispersion model was de-
Finance and Administration veloped at the CHMI. It models the dispersion of
continuous, neutral or buoyant plumes from single or mul-
Information Technology tiple point, area or line sources. It can handle complex
terrain and it can also be used to simulate the dispersion
of cooling tower plumes.* [3]
27.1 History
The National Meteorological Institute was established in 27.3 See also
1919 shortly after the Czechoslovak Republic was estab-
lished at the end of World War I. On January 1, 1954, the
List of atmospheric dispersion models
National Meteorological Institute was united with the hy-
drology service and the Czech Hydrometeorological In- FMI, the Finnish Meteorological Institute
stitute was established. Its charter was amended in 1994
and in 1995 by the Ministry of the Environment of the KNMI, the Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute
Czech Republic.
NILU, the Norwegian Institute for Air Research

Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute

27.2 Air pollution dispersion mod-
elling activities Royal Meteorological Society

The Air Quality Protection division has seven depart-

ments:* [2] 27.4 References
Air Quality Information System [1]

Emission and Sources [2] Structure of CHMI's Air Quality Control Division

Modelling and Expertise Pool [3] The Model Documententation System (MDS) of the Eu-
ropean Topic Centre on Air and Climate Change (part of
National Inventorization System the European Environment Agency)

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27.5 External links

CMHI website (English version)
Chapter 28

Decipol

The Decipol is a unit used to measure the perceived air

quality.* [1] It was introduced by Danish professor P. Ole
Fanger;
One decipol (dp) is the perceived air quality (PAQ) in a
space with a sensory load of one olf (one standard person)
ventilated by 10 L/s. It was developed to quantify how the
strength of indoor pollution sources indoors inuence air
quality as it is perceived by humans.* [1]

28.1 References
[1] Fanger, O. P.: Introduction of the Olf and the Decipol
Units to Quantify Air Pollution Perceived by Humans In-
doors. In: Energy and Buildings. 12, 1988, 1-6

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Chapter 29

Diesel exhaust

reduction (SNCR) systems to meet emissions laws, as

other methods such as exhaust gas recirculation (EGR)
cannot adequately reduce NO to meet the newer stan-
dards applicable in many jurisdictions.
Moreover, the ne particles (ne particulate matter) in
diesel exhaust (e.g., soot, sometimes visible as opaque
dark-colored smoke) has traditionally been of greater
concern, as it presents dierent health concerns and is
rarely produced in signicant quantities by spark-ignition
engines. Diesel engines produce signicant amounts of
especially harmful particulate contaminants when run-
ning without enough oxygen to fully combust the fuel;
when a diesel engine runs at idle, enough oxygen is usually
Class 55 Deltic diesel locomotive with their characteristic dense present to burn the fuel completely. As a result of the par-
exhaust when starting a train ticulate emissions, exhaust from diesel vehicles has been
reported to be signicantly more harmful than those from
petrol vehicles.
Diesel exhaust is the gaseous exhaust produced by a
diesel type of internal combustion engine, plus any con- Diesel exhausts have been known for their character-
tained particulates. Its composition may vary with the istic odors, which changed when the sulfur content of
fuel type or rate of consumption, or speed of engine op- diesel fuel was reduced, and again when catalytic con-
eration (e.g., idling or at speed), and whether the engine verters were introduced in exhaust systems. Even so,
is in an on-road vehicle, farm vehicle, locomotive, ma- diesel exhausts have always contained an array of inor-
rine vessel, or stationary generator or other application. ganic and organic contaminants, varying in degree and
The physical and chemical conditions that exist inside any concentration depending on fuel composition and engine
such diesel engines under any conditions dier consid- running conditions. Moreover, diesel exhaust contami-
erably from spark-ignition engines, because, by design, nants include substances listed as human carcinogens by
diesel engine power is not controlled by the air/fuel mix- the International Agency for Research on Cancer of the
ture (as in most gasoline engines), but rather it is directly U.N.'s World Health Organization.
controlled by the fuel supply.* [1] For instance, diesel en- Diesel exhaust pollution is thought to account for around
gines generally produce 28 times less carbon monoxide one quarter of the pollution in the air in previous decades,
than gasoline engines, as diesels burn their fuel in excess and a high share of sickness caused by automotive pollu-
air even at full load.* [2]* [3] tion.
However, the lean-burning nature of diesel engines and
the high temperatures and pressures of the combus-
tion process result in signicant production of gaseous
nitrogen oxides (NO), an air pollutant that constitutes a
29.1 Denition and composition
unique challenge with regard to their reduction. Total ni-
trogen oxides from petrol cars have decreased by around Diesel exhaust is the gaseous exhaust produced by a
96% through adoption of exhaust catalytic converters as diesel type of internal combustion engine, plus any con-
of 2012, while diesel cars still produce nitrogen oxides tained particulates. Its composition may vary with the
at a similar level to those bought a decade and a half ago fuel type or rate of consumption, or speed of engine op-
under real world tests; hence, diesel cars emit around 20 eration (e.g., idling or at speed), and whether the engine
times more nitrogen oxides than petrol cars. Modern on- is in an on-road vehicle, farm vehicle, locomotive, ma-
road diesel engines typically use selective non-catalytic rine vessel, or stationary generator or other application.

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The physical and chemical conditions that exist inside any 29.1.2 Specic chemicals
such diesel engines under any conditions dier consider-
ably from spark-ignition engines; diesel engine power is The following are classes of specic chemicals that have
directly controlled by the fuel supply, not by control of been found in diesel exhaust.* [9] * [10]
the air/fuel mixture as in conventional gasoline engines. *
Includes all regioisomers of this aromatic compound.
As a result of these dierences, diesel engines generally See ortho-, meta-, and para-isomer descriptions at each
produce a dierent array of pollutants than spark-driven compound's article.
engines, dierences that are sometimes qualitative (what
pollutants are there, and what are not), but more often
quantitative (how much of particular pollutants or pollu- 29.1.3 Water vapor
tant classes are present in each). For instance, very little
carbon monoxide is produced, in general, in diesel en- Vehicle exhaust contains much water vapor.
gines, as they burn their fuel in excess air even at full
load.* [4]
The lean-burning nature of diesel engines and the high Water recovery
temperatures and pressures of the combustion process re-
sult in signicant production of gaseous nitrogen oxide air There has been research into ways that troops in deserts
pollutants. While total nitrogen oxides from petrol cars can recover drinkable water from their vehicles' exhaust
have decreased by around 96% through adoption of ex- gases. * [11]
haust catalytic converters (as of 2012), while diesel cars
still produce nitrogen oxides at a similar level to those
bought a decade and a half ago under real world tests; 29.2 Regulation
hence, resulting in diesel cars emit around 20 times more
nitrogen oxides than petrol cars.* [5] * [6] Auxiliary diesel Further information: Emission standard and Non-road
systems designed to remediate the nitrogen oxide pollu- diesel engine Emission standards
tants are described in a separate section below.
More critically, diesel exhaust contains ne particles (ne
particulate matter, e.g., soot, sometimes visible as opaque
dark-colored smoke), and this is of greater concern as it is 29.2.1 International and federal
rarely produced in signicant quantities by spark-ignition
engines, and the particulates present signicant, distinct 29.2.2 Miscellaneous
health concerns (see below). These especially harmful
particulate contaminants are at their peak when such en- To rapidly reduce particulate matter from heavy-duty
gines are run without sucient oxygen to fully combust diesel engines in California, the California Air Resources
the fuel; when a diesel engine runs at idle, enough oxygen Board created the Carl Moyer Program to provide fund-
is usually present to burn the fuel completely.* [7] (The ing for upgrading engines ahead of emissions regula-
oxygen requirement in non-idling engines is usually mit- tions. In 2008 the California Air Resources Board also
igated using turbocharging.) implemented the 2008 California Statewide Truck and
Bus Rule which requires all heavy-duty diesel trucks and
Diesel exhausts, long known for their characteristic
buses, with a few exceptions, that operate in California to
smells, changed signicantly with the reduction of sulfur
either retrot or replace engines in order to reduce diesel
content of diesel fuel, and again when catalytic convert-
particulate matter. The US Mine Safety and Health Ad-
ers were introduces in exhaust systems. Even so, diesel
ministration (MSHA) issued a health standard in January
exhausts continue to contain an array of inorganic and
2001 designed to reduce diesel exhaust exposure in un-
organic pollutants, in various classes, and in varying con-
derground metal and nonmetal mines; on September 7,
centrations (see below). Some components of diesel ex-
2005, MSHA published a notice in the Federal Regis-
haust are listed as carcinogenic for humans by the IARC
ter proposing to postpone the eective date from January
(part of the World Health Organization of the United Na-
2006 until January 2011.
tions), as present in their List of IARC Group 1 carcino-
gens.* [8]

29.3 Health concerns

29.3.1 General concerns

29.1.1 Chemical classes
Emissions from diesel vehicles have been reported to be
The following are classes of chemical compounds that signicantly more harmful than those from petrol ve-
have been found in diesel exhaust.* [9] * [10] hicles.* [12] Diesel combustion exhaust is a source of
29.3. HEALTH CONCERNS 95

atmospheric soot and ne particles, which is a com-

ponent of the air pollution implicated in human can-
cer,* [13]* [14] heart and lung damage,* [15] and mental
functioning.* [16] Moreover, diesel exhaust contains con-
taminants listed as carcinogenic for humans by the IARC
(part of the World Health Organization of the United Na-
tions), as present in their List of IARC Group 1 carcino-
gens.<* [8] Diesel exhaust pollution is thought to account
for around one quarter of the pollution in the air in pre-
vious decades, and a high share of sickness caused by au-
tomotive pollution.* [17]

29.3.2 Occupational health eects

Exposure to diesel exhaust and diesel particulate mat-

ter (DPM) is an occupational hazard to truckers, railroad
workers, and miners using diesel-powered equipment in
underground mines. Adverse health eects have also
been observed in the general population at ambient atmo-
spheric particle concentrations well below the concentra-
tions in occupational settings.
In March 2012, U.S. government scientists showed that Heavy truck, with visible particulate soot
underground miners exposed to high levels of diesel
fumes have a threefold increased risk for contracting
lung cancer compared with those exposed to low lev- A study of particulate matter (PM) emissions from tran-
els. The $11.5 million Diesel Exhaust in Miners Study sit buses running on ULSD and soybean biodiesel (B20)
(DEMS) followed 12,315 miners, controlling for key car- was reported by Omidvarborna and coworkers, where
cinogens such as cigarette smoke, radon, and asbestos. they conclude PM emissions appeared lower in cases of
This allowed scientists to isolate the eects of diesel biodiesel use, where they were dependent on the engine
fumes.* [18]* [19] model, cold and hot idle modes, and fuel type, and that
For over 10 years, concerns have been raised in the USA heavy metals in PM emitted during hot idling were greater
regarding children's exposure to DPM as they ride diesel- than those from cold idling; reasons for PM reduction in
powered school buses to and from school.* [20] In 2013, biodiesel emissions were suggested to result from the oxy-
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established genated structure of biodiesel fuel, as well as arising from
the Clean School Bus USA initiative in an eort to unite changes in technology (including the use of a catalytic
private and public organizations in curbing student expo- converter in this test system).* [22]
sures.* [21]

29.3.4 Specic eects

29.3.3 Concerns regarding particulates
Exposures have been linked with acute short-term symp-
Diesel particulate matter (DPM), sometimes also toms such as headache, dizziness, light-headedness,
called diesel exhaust particles (DEP), is the particulate nausea, coughing, dicult or labored breathing, tightness
component of diesel exhaust, which includes diesel soot of chest, and irritation of the eyes and nose and throat.
and aerosols such as ash particulates, metallic abrasion Long-term exposures can lead to chronic, more seri-
particles, sulfates, and silicates. When released into the ous health problems such as cardiovascular disease, car-
atmosphere, DPM can take the form of individual par- diopulmonary disease, and lung cancer.* [13]* [14]* [23]
ticles or chain aggregates, with most in the invisible Elemental carbon attributable to trac was signicantly
sub-micrometre range of 100nanometers, also known as associated with wheezing at age 1 and persistent wheez-
ultrane particles (UFP) or PM0.1. ing at age 3 in the Cincinnati Childhood Allergy and Air
*
The main particulate fraction of diesel exhaust consists of Pollution Study birth cohort study. [24]
ne particles. Because of their small size, inhaled parti- The NERC-HPA funded Trac Pollution and Health in
cles may easily penetrate deep into the lungs. The rough London project at King's College London is currently
surfaces of these particles makes it easy for them to bind seeking to rene understanding of the health eects of
with other toxins in the environment, thus increasing the trac pollution.* [25] Ambient trac-related air pollu-
hazards of particle inhalation.* [7] tion was associated with decreased cognitive function in
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older men.* [16] The full load limit of a diesel engine in normal service is
Mortality from diesel soot exposure in 2001 was at least dened by theblack smoke limit, beyond which point
14,400 out of the German population of 82 million, ac- the fuel cannot be completely burned. As the black
cording to the ocial report 2352 of the Umweltbun- smoke limitis still considerably lean of stoichiometric,
desamt Berlin (Federal Environmental Agency of Ger- it is possible to obtain more power by exceeding it, but
many). the resultant inecient combustion means that the ex-
tra power comes at the price of reduced combustion e-
The study of nanoparticles and nanotoxicology is in its in- ciency, high fuel consumption and dense clouds of smoke.
fancy, and health eects from nanoparticles produced by This is only done in high performance applications where
all types of diesel engines are still being uncovered. It is these disadvantages are of little concern.
clear, that diesel health detriments of ne particle emis-
sions are severe and pervasive. Although one study found When starting from cold, the engine's combustion e-
no signicant evidence that short-term exposure to diesel ciency is reduced because the cold engine block draws
exhaust results in adverse extrapulmonary eects, eects heat out of the cylinder in the compression stroke. The
that are correlated with an increase in cardiovascular dis- result is that fuel is not burned fully, resulting in blue and
ease,* [26] a 2011 study in The Lancet concluded that traf- white smoke and lower power outputs until the engine
c exposure is the single most serious preventable trigger has warmed. This is especially the case with indirect in-
of heart attack in the general public, as the cause of 7.4% jection engines, which are less thermally ecient. With
of all attacks.* [15] It is impossible to tell how much of electronic injection, the timing and length of the injection
this eect is due to the stress of being in trac and how sequence can be altered to compensate for this. Older en-
much is due to exposure to exhaust. gines with mechanical injection can have mechanical and
hydraulic governor control to alter the timing, and multi-
Since the study of the detrimental health eects of phase electrically controlled glow plugs, that stay on for
nanoparticles (nanotoxicology) is still in its infancy, and a period after start-up to ensure clean combustion; the
the nature and extent of negative health impacts from plugs are automatically switched to a lower power to pre-
diesel exhaust continues to be discovered. There is lit- vent their burning out.
tle controversy, however, that the public health impact of
diesels is higher than that of petrol-fuelled vehicles de-
spite the wide uncertainties.* [27]

29.4 Other eects

29.3.5 Variation with engine conditions
Experiments in 2013 showed that diesel exhaust impaired
The types and quantities of nanoparticles can vary ac- bees' *
ability to detect the scent of oilseed rape ow-
cording to operating temperatures and pressures, pres- ers. [29]
ence of an open ame, fundamental fuel type and fuel
mixture, and even atmospheric mixtures. As such, the re-
sulting types of nanoparticles from dierent engine tech-
nologies and even dierent fuels are not necessarily com- 29.5 Remedies
parable. One study has shown that 95% of the volatile
component of diesel nanoparticles is unburned lubricat-
ing oil.* [28] Long-term eects still need to be further 29.5.1 General
claried, as well as the eects on susceptible groups of
people with cardiopulmonary diseases. With emissions standards increasing, diesel engines are
Diesel engines can produce black soot (or more specif- having to become more ecient and have less pollutants
ically diesel particulate matter) from their exhaust. The in their exhaust. For instance, light duty truck must now
black smoke consists of carbon compounds that have not have NOx emissions less than 0.07 g/mile, and in the
burned because of local low temperatures where the fuel U.S., by 2010, NOx emissions must be less than 0.03
is not fully atomized. These local low temperatures occur g/mile. Moreover, in recent years the United States, Eu-
at the cylinder walls, and at the surface of large droplets of rope, and Japan have extended emissions control regu-
fuel. At these areas where it is relatively cold, the mixture lations from covering on-road vehicles to include farm
is rich (contrary to the overall mixture which is lean). The vehicles and locomotives, marine vessels, and station-
rich mixture has less air to burn and some of the fuel turns ary generator applications.* [30] Engineers have come up
into a carbon deposit. Modern car engines use a diesel with two principle and distinct systems to all on-market
particulate lter (DPF) to capture carbon particles and products meet the U.S. 2010 emissions criteria, selective
then intermittently burn them using extra fuel injected non-catalytic reduction (SNCR), and exhaust gas recir-
directly into the lter. This prevents carbon buildup at culation (EGR). Both are in the exhaust system of diesel
the expense of wasting a small quantity of fuel. engines, and are further designed to promote eciency.
29.6. FURTHER READING 97

29.5.2 Selective non-catalytic reduction types, a PM lter and additional oxidation catalyst tech-
nologies.* [33] The combined system incorporates two
Selective non-catalytic reduction (SNCR) injects a turbochargers, the rst on the exhaust manifold, with
reductant such as ammonia or urea the latter aqueous, variable geometry and containing the EGR system; and a
where it is known as diesel exhaust uid, DEF) into second a xed geometry turbocharger. Recirculated ex-
the exhaust of a diesel engine to convert nitrogen oxides haust gas and the compressed air from the turbochargers
(NO) into gaseous dinitrogen and water. SNCR systems have separate coolers, and air merges before entering the
have been prototyped that reduce 90% of the NO in intake manifold, and all subsystems are controlled by a
the exhaust system, with commercialized systems being central engine control unit that optimizes minimization
somewhat lower. SNCR systems do not necessarily need of pollutants released in the exhaust gas.* [33]
particulate matter (PM) lters; when SNCR and PM l-
ters are combined, some engines have been shown to be
3-5% more fuel ecient. A disadvantage of the SNCR 29.5.5 Other remedies
system, in addition to added upfront development cost
(which can be oset by compliance and improved perfor-
mance), is the need to rell the reductant, the periodicity 29.6 Further reading
of which varies with the miles driven, load factors, and
the hours used.* [31] The SNCR system is not as ecient Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Ad-
at higher revolutions per minute (rpm). SNCR is being ministration. Diesel Particulate Matter Exposure
optimized to have higher eciency with broader temper- of Underground Metal and Nonmetal Miners: Fi-
atures, to be more durable, and to meet other commercial nal Rule, January 19, 2001. Federal Register
needs.* [30] 66(13):5706.

Monforton, C (2006). Weight of the Evidence

29.5.3 Exhaust gas recirculation or Wait for the Evidence? Protecting Underground
Miners from Diesel Particulate Matter. Amer-
Main article: Exhaust gas recirculation In diesel ican Journal of Public Health 96 (2): 271276.
engines doi:10.2105/ajph.2005.064410.
See also: Water injection (engine)
Steenland, K; Silverman, DT; Hornung, DW
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be used to achieve a richer fuel to air mixture and a truck driving in the Teamsters union. Amer-
lower peak combustion temperature. Both eects re- ican Journal of Public Health 80: 670674.
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and the production of soot particles. The richer mix
is achieved by displacing some of the intake air, but is Steenland, K; Silverman, DT; Zaebst, D (1992).
still lean compared to petrol engines, which approach Exposure to diesel exhaust in the trucking indus-
the stoichiometric ideal. The lower peak temperature try and possible relationships with lung cancer.
is achieved by a heat exchanger that removes heat prior American Journal of Industrial Medicine 21: 887
to re-entering the engine, and works due to the exhaust 890. doi:10.1002/ajim.4700210612.
gases' higher specic heat than air. With the greater soot
production, EGR is often combined with a particulate Bruske-Holheld, I; Mohner, M; Ahrens, W; et
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engines, EGR needs a controlled pressure dierential ers occupationally exposed to diesel motor emis-
across the exhaust manifold and intake manifold, which sions in Germany. American Journal of Industrial
can be met by such engineering as use of a variable ge- Medicine 36: 405414. doi:10.1002/(sici)1097-
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also requires additional external piping and valving, and heitlicher Auswirkungen durch den Einsatz von
so requires additional maintenance. Partikelltern bei Dieselfahrzeugen in Deutschland
Umweltbundesamt Berlin 2003. Report 2352, es-
pecially page 32
29.5.4 Combined systems
Umweltbundesamt Berlin Future Diesel. Abgasgeset-
John Deere, the farm equipment manufacturer is imple- zgebung Pkw, leichte Nfz und Lkw Fortschreibung
menting such a combined SNCR-EGR design, in a 9- der Grenzwerte bei Dieselfahrzeugen 2003. Report
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Diesel Retrot in Europe.
Chapter 30

Dust abatement

dust and asbestos. Application of this product is normally

done by lathering onto the surface and then removing with
a clean dry cloth.

30.1 See also

Air pollution

Soil2 O Dust Control

Water being sprayed on a demolition site 30.2 References

[1] Bukley, Ron.itid approves dust control test for a portion
Dust abatement refers to the process of inhibiting the of 130th avenue. TOWN-CRIER Online. Retrieved 19
creation of excess soil dust, a pollutant that contributes to June 2015.
excess levels of particulate matter.
Frequently employed by local governments of arid cli- Bolander, Peter and Yamada, Alan (November
mates such as those in the Southwest United States, dust 1999). Dust Palliative Selection and Application
abatement procedures may also be required in private Guide (PDF). San Dimas Technology and Devel-
construction as a condition of obtaining a building per- opment Center - United States Forest Service.
mit.
Kestler, Maureen (March 2009). Stabilization Se-
Dust abatement methods generally fall into four cate- lection Guide for Aggregate and Native-Surfaced
gories. The rst two are petroleum-based products, such Low Volume Roads (PDF). San Dimas Technol-
as emulsied asphalts, but they are considered environ- ogy and Development Center - United States Forest
mentally hazardous, according to the report. The third Service.
category includes such non-petroleum products as ligno-
sulfates, which are a byproduct of the wood pulping in- Yamada, Alan (December 1998). Dust Suppres-
dustry, but they tend to leach and run o during heavy sants For Temporary Helicopter Landing Areas.
rains, giving o odors and staining soil. The fourth cate- Aviation Management Tech Tips (San Dimas Tech-
gory, synthetic polymers, are generally stable, durable, do nology and Development Center - United States For-
not leach or give o appreciable odors, and have proven est Service).
to be the most environmentally friendly.* [1]
Soil2 O (a cross-linked eco-friendly copolymer capable of
holding 400 times its weight in water) is most commonly
used on dirt roads. When mixed with water to create a
ne gel, apply onto dirt roads to keep excess levels of soil
dust down. Soil2 O is specially formulated with a natural
re-wetting ability that continues to function even when
dried out, and can also cut the amount of water needed in
most dust abatement methods.
Abatement oil (an organic, lubricating and penetrating
oil) is most commonly used to remove debris such as

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Chapter 31

Eects of the car on societies

World map of motorization rates, i.e., road vehicles per 1000

inhabitants.

Over the course of the 20th century, the car rapidly devel-
oped from an expensive toy for the rich into thewonder-
fulstandard for passenger transport in most developed 1831 cartoon, warning about road troubles of the future.
countries.* [1]* [2] In developing countries, the eects of
the car have lagged, but are emulating the impacts of de-
veloped nations. The development of the car built upon appeared to them to be (and, for those who did not mind
the transport revolution started by railways, and like the the pace of the assembly line much, was) an incredible
railways, introduced sweeping changes in employment boondoggle of a job.* [4]" There was a surge in the need
patterns, social interactions, infrastructure and goods dis- for workers at big, new high-technology companies such
tribution. as Ford. Employment largely increased.
The eects of the car on everyday life have been a sub- Nevertheless, when the motor age arrived at the begin-
ject of controversy. While the introduction of the mass- ning of the 20th century in western countries, many con-
produced car represented a revolution in mobility and servative intellectuals started to oppose to the increase
convenience, the modern consequences of heavy auto- of motor-vehicles on roads. Such increases removed
motive use contribute to the use of non-renewable fu- space from pedestrians for infrastructure, and brought a
els, a dramatic increase in the rate of accidental death, tremendous increase in pedestrians fatalities caused by
social isolation, the disconnection of community, the rise car collisions.
in obesity, the generation of air and noise pollution, urban W.S. Gilbert, a famous British librettist wrote to The
sprawl, and urban decay.* [3] Times on 3 June 1903:
Ten years later, a professor wrote a more elaborate
protest, "The Motor Bus" which cleverly combined a les-
31.1 History son in Latin grammar with an expression of distaste for
innovative motor transport.
In the early 20th century, cars entered mass production.
In 1907, 45,000 cars were produced in The United States,
but 28 years later in 1935 3,971,000 were produced,
nearly 100 times as many. This increase in production 31.2 Access and convenience
required a large, new work force. In 1913 13,623 peo-
ple worked at Ford Motor Company, but by 1915 18,028 Worldwide, the car has allowed easier access to remote
people worked there.* [4] Bradford DeLong, author of places. However, average journey times to regularly vis-
The Roaring Twenties, tells us that, Many more lined ited places have increased in large cities, especially in
up outside the Ford factory for chances to work at what Latin America, as a result of widespread car adoption and

101
102 CHAPTER 31. EFFECTS OF THE CAR ON SOCIETIES

Convenience store in a rest area serving turnpike users.

urban sprawl. This is due to trac congestion and the in-

creased distances between home and work brought about
by urban sprawl.* [5]
Examples of car access issues in underdeveloped coun-
High signs attract the attention of drivers on the adjacent freeway.
tries are:

Paving of Mexican Federal Highway 1 through Baja

California, completing the connection of Cabo San
Lucas to California, and convenient access to the
outside world for villagers along the route (occurred
in the 1950s).

In Madagascar, approximately 30 percent of the

population does not have access to reliable all
weather roads.* [6]

In China, 184 towns and 54,000 villages have no

motor road (or roads at all)* [7]

The origin of HIV explosion has been hypothesized

by CDC researchers to derive in part from more A street without a sidewalk, where the pedestrian must walk on
intensive social interactions aorded by new road the road pavement.
networks in Central Africa allowing more frequent
travel from villages to cities and higher density de- In addition to money for roadway construction, car use
velopment of many African cities in the period 1950 was also encouraged in many places through new zoning
to 1980.* [8] laws that required that any new business construct a cer-
tain amount of parking based on the size and type of fa-
Certain developments in retail are partially due to car use: cility. The eect was to create many free parking spaces,
and business places further back from the road.
Drive-thru fast food purchasing Many new shopping centers and suburbs did not in-
stall sidewalks,* [10] making pedestrian access danger-
Gasoline station grocery shopping ous. This had the eect of encouraging people to
drive, even for short trips that might have been walk-
able, thus increasing and solidifying American auto-
31.3 Economic changes dependency.* [11] As a result of this change, employment
opportunities for people who were not wealthy enough to
own a car and for people who could not drive, due to age
31.3.1 Employment and consumption or physical disabilities, became severely limited.* [12]
habits

The development of the car has contributed to changes in 31.3.2 Economic growth
employment distribution, shopping patterns, social inter-
actions, manufacturing priorities and city planning; in- In countries provided with several or major car manufac-
creasing use of cars has reduced the roles of walking, tures, such as USA or Germany, a certain degree of car
horses and railroads.* [9] dependency might be positive for economy at a macroe-
31.5. CULTURAL CHANGES 103

31.5 Cultural changes

Prior to the appearance of the automobile, horses, walk-
ing and streetcars were the major modes of transportation
within cities.* [9] Horses require a large amount of care,
and were therefore kept in public facilities that were usu-
ally far from residences. The wealthy could aord to keep
horses for private use, hence the term carriage trade re-
ferred to elite patronage.* [15] Horse manure left on the
streets also created a sanitation problem.* [16]
The automobile made regular medium-distance travel
Motorisation rate* [13] vs. Economic growth* [14] in European more convenient and aordable, especially in areas with-
countries whose population is greater than 1 million inhabitants. out railways. Because cars did not require rest, were
Source: Eurostat.
faster than horse-drawn conveyances, and soon had a
lower total cost of ownership, more people were routinely
able to travel farther than in earlier times. The construc-
conomic level, since it demands automobile production, tion of highways half a century later continued this rev-
therefore resulting also in job demand and tax revenue. olution in mobility. Some experts suggest that many of
These economic conditions were particularly valid during these changes began during the earlier Golden age of the
the 1920s when the number of automobiles, worldwide, bicycle, from 18801915.* [17]
had a substantial annual average increase, but also during
the postWorld War II economic expansion. Notwith-
standing the growing eects provided by the automobile 31.5.1 Changes to urban society
on the economy of some countries, several other auto-
dependent countries, deprived from automobile indus-
try and oil resources, have to allocate substantial eco-
nomic assets, to satisfy its mobility policies, aecting
then their commercial balance. This situation is broadly
valid in the majority of the European countries, since,
disregarding some few exceptions such as Norway, Eu-
rope is largely dependent on fossil fuels. Furthermore,
just few European countries, such as Germany or France,
are provided with car manufactures productive enough
to satisfy the country's internal demand. All these fac-
tors related to high motorisation rates, aect therefore the
economic growth in the majority of the European coun-
tries.* [13]* [14]

Urban interchange in Guangdong

31.4 Trac Beginning in the 1940s, most urban environments in the

United States lost their streetcars, cable cars, and other
Main article: Trac forms of light rail, to be replaced by diesel-burning mo-
tor coaches or buses. Many of these have never re-
turned, though some urban communities eventually in-
Cycling steadily became more important in Europe over stalled subways.
the rst half of the twentieth century, but it dropped o
dramatically in the United States between 1900 and 1910. Another change brought about by the car is that modern
Automobiles became the preferred means of transporta- urban pedestrians must be more alert than their ances-
tion. Over the 1920s, bicycles gradually became consid- tors. In the past, a pedestrian had to worry about relatively
ered children's toys, and by 1940 most bicycles in the slow-moving streetcars or other obstacles of travel. With
United States were made for children. From the early the proliferation of the car, a pedestrian has to anticipate
20th century until after World War II, the roadster con- safety risks of automobiles traveling at high speeds be-
stituted most adult bicycles sold in the United Kingdom cause they *
can cause serious injuries to a human and can
and in many parts of the British Empire. For many years be fatal, [9] unlike in previous times when trac deaths
after the advent of the motorcycle and automobile, they were usually due to horses escaping control.
remained a primary means of adult transport. According to many social scientists, the loss of
104 CHAPTER 31. EFFECTS OF THE CAR ON SOCIETIES

pedestrian-scale villages has also disconnected communi- Dorothy Levitt was among those eager to lay such con-
ties. Many people in developed countries have less con- cerns to rest, so much so that a century later only one
tact with their neighbors and rarely walk unless they place country had a women to drive movement. Where 19th
a high value on exercise.* [18] century mass media had made heroes of Casey Jones,
Further information: Automotive city Allan Pinkerton and other stalwart protectors of public
transport, new road movies oered heroes who found
freedom and equality, rather than duty and hierarchy, on
the open road.
31.5.2 Advent of suburban society George Monbiot writes that widespread car culture has
shifted voter's preference to the right of the political spec-
Improved transport accelerated the outward growth of trum, and thinks that car culture has contributed to an in-
cities and the development of suburbs beyond an earlier crease in individualism and fewer social interactions be-
era's streetcar suburbs.* [9] Until the advent of the car, tween members of dierent socioeconomic classes.* [19]
factory workers lived either close to the factory or in high The American Motor League had promoted the making
density communities farther away, connected to the fac- of more and better cars since the early days of the car, and
tory by streetcar or rail. The car and the federal subsidies the American Automobile Association joined the good
for roads and suburban development that supported car roads movement begun during the earlier bicycle craze;
culture allowed people to live in low density residential when manufacturers and petroleum fuel suppliers were
areas even farther from the city center and integrated city well established, they also joined construction contrac-
neighborhoods.* [9] were Industrial suburbs being few, tors in lobbying governments to build public roads.* [3]
due in part to single use zoning, they created few local As tourism became motorized, individuals, families and
jobs and residents commuted longer distances to work small groups were able to vacation in distant locations
each day as the suburbs continued to expand.* [3] such as national parks. Roads including the Blue Ridge
Parkway were built specically to help the urban masses
experience natural scenery previously seen only by a few.
31.5.3 Cars in popular culture Cheap restaurants and motels appeared on favorite routes
and provided wages for locals who were reluctant to join
See also: Automobile folklore the trend to rural depopulation.

Europe
In America
Road building was sometimes also inuenced by
Keynesian-style political ideologies. In Europe, massive
freeway building programs were initiated by a number of
social democratic governments after World War II, in an
attempt to create jobs and make the car available to the
working classes. From the 1970s, promotion of the auto-
mobile increasingly became a trait of some conservatives.
Margaret Thatcher mentioned agreat car economyin
the paper on Roads for Prosperity.

31.5.4 Cinema
James Dean inside a Porsche Speedster
Automobile gain in the twentieth century, also an impor-
The car had a signicant eect on the culture of the tant cultural role in cinema, mainly through blockbusters.
United States. As other vehicles had been, cars were Important characters such as James Bond, or the ones per-
incorporated into artworks including music, books and formed by James Dean, were always provided on scene
movies. Between 1905 and 1908, more than 120 songs with powerful automobiles, which through time, have be-
were written in which the automobile was the subject.* [9] come cultural icons.
Although authors such as Booth Tarkington decried the
automobile age in books including The Magnicent Am-
bersons (1918), novels celebrating the political eects of 31.5.5 Cars as a hobby
motorization included Free Air (1919) by Sinclair Lewis,
which followed in the tracks of earlier bicycle touring Over time, the car has evolved beyond being a means of
novels. Some early 20th century experts doubted the transportation or status symbol and into a subject of in-
safety and suitability of allowing female automobilists. terest and a cherished hobby amongst many people in the
31.6. SAFETY 105

teractions and companionships amongst those who take

pride in owning, maintaining, driving and showing their
cars. Many prestigious social events around the world to-
day are centered around the hobby, a notable example is
the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance classic car show.

31.6 Safety
Main articles: Automobile safety, Trac collision and
Epidemiology of motor vehicle collisions
Motor vehicle accidents account for 37.5% of accidental

International Saab Club meeting in Latvia.

world, who appreciate cars for their craftsmanship, their

performance, as well as the vast arrays of activities one
can take part in with his/her car.* [20] People who have a
keen interest in cars and/or participate in the car hobby
are known as Car Enthusiasts.
One major aspect of the hobby is collecting, cars, es- According to Eurostat the automobile is one of the less safe means
pecially classic vehicles, are appreciated by their owners of transport, if safety is measured as the less number of fatali-
as having aesthetic, recreational and historic value.* [21] ties per travelled passenger-distance. Based on data by EU-27
Such demand generates investment potential and allows member nations, 2008-2010.* [23]* [24]
some cars to command extraordinarily high prices and
become nancial instruments in their own right.* [22]
A second major aspect of the car hobby is vehicle mod-
ication, as many car enthusiasts modify their cars to
achieve performance improvements or visual enhance-
ments. Many subcultures exist within this segment of the
car hobby, for example, those building their own custom
vehicles, primarily appearance-based on original exam-
ples or reproductions of pre-1948 US car market designs
and similar designs from the World War II era and earlier
from elsewhere in the world, are known as hot rodders,
while those who believe cars should stay true to their orig-
inal designs and not be modied are known as "Purists".
In addition, motorsport (both professional and amateur)
as well as casual driving events, where enthusiasts from US annual deaths per billion vehicle miles traveled (VMT) vs an-
around the world gather to drive and display their cars, nual VMT (tens of billions), 1921 to 2009.
are important pillars of the car hobby as well. Notable
examples such events are the annual Mille Miglia classic deaths in the United States, making them the country's
car rally and the Gumball 3000 supercar race. leading cause of accidental death.* [25] Though travelers
Many car clubs have been set up to facilitate social in- in cars suer fewer deaths per journey, or per unit time
106 CHAPTER 31. EFFECTS OF THE CAR ON SOCIETIES

or distance, than most other users of private transport noise costs,

such as bicyclers or pedestrians , cars are also more used,
making automobile safety an important topic of study. climate change costs,
For those aged 534 in the United States, motor vehicle
crashes are the leading cause of death, claiming the lives costs for nature and landscape,
of 18,266 Americans each year.* [26]
costs for water pollution,
It is estimated that motor vehicle collisions caused the
death of around 60 million people during the 20th cen- costs for soil pollution and
tury* [27] around the same number of World War II casu-
alties. Just in 2010 alone, 1.23 million people were killed costs of energy dependency.
due to trac collisions.* [28]
Notwithstanding the high number of fatalities, the trend Use of cars for transportation creates barriers by reducing
of motor vehicle collision is showing a decrease. Road the landscape required for walking and cycling. It may
toll gures in developed nations show that car collision look like a minor problem initially but in the long run, it
fatalities have declined since 1980. Japan is an extreme poses a threat to children and the elderly. Transport is
example, with road deaths decreasing to 5,115 in 2008, a major land use, leaving less of this resource for other
which is 25% of the 1970 rate per capita and 17% of purposes.
the 1970 rate per vehicle distance travelled. In 2008, for
Cars also contribute to pollution of air and water. Though
the rst time, more pedestrians than vehicle occupants
a horse produces more waste, cars are cheaper, thus far
were killed in Japan by cars.* [29] Besides improving gen-
more numerous in urban areas than horses ever were.
eral road conditions like lighting and separated walkways,
Emissions of harmful gases like carbon monoxide, ozone,
Japan has been installing intelligent transportation system
carbon dioxide, benzene and particulate matter can dam-
technology such as stalled-car monitors to avoid crashes.
age living organisms and the environment. The emis-
In developing nations, statistics may be grossly inaccu- sions from cars cause disabilities, respiratory diseases,
rate or hard to get. Some nations have not signicantly and ozone depletion. Noise pollution from cars can also
reduced the total death rate, which stands at 12,000 in potentially result in hearing disabilities, headaches, and
Thailand in 2007, for example.* [30] In the United States, stress to those frequently exposed to it.
twenty-eight states had reductions in the number of au-
tomobile crash fatalities between 2005 and 2006.* [31]
55% of vehicle occupants 16 years or older in 2006 were
not using seat belts when they crashed.* [32] Road fatal-
ity trends tend to follow Smeed's law,* [33] an empirical
schema that correlates increased fatality rates per capita
with trac congestion.

31.7 External and internal costs

Main article: Economics of automobile usage

31.7.1 Public or external costs Congestion is a notorious external cost of driving, such as in So
Paulo (pictured).
Main article: Externalities of automobiles
In countries such as the United States the infrastructure
According to the Handbook on estimation of external costs that makes car use possible, such as highways, roads and
in the transport sector* [34] made by the Delft University parking lots is funded by the government and *supported
and which is the main reference in European Union for through zoning and construction requirements. [35] Fuel
assessing the externalities of cars, the main external costs taxes in the United States cover about 60% of highway
of driving a car are: construction and repair costs, but little of the cost to
construct or repair local roads.* [36]* [37] Payments by
motor-vehicle users fall short of government expenditures
congestion and scarcity costs, tied to motor-vehicle use by 2070 cents per gallon of
accident costs, gas.* [38] Zoning laws in many areas require that large,
free parking lots accompany any new buildings. Munici-
air pollution costs, pal parking lots are often free or do not charge a market
31.7. EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL COSTS 107

rate. Hence, the cost of driving a car in the US is subsi- cost of ownership for an automobile in the United States
dized, supported by businesses and the government who is rising about 2% per year.* [44]
cover the cost of roads and parking.* [35]
This government support of the automobile through sub- Kinetic speed vs. Consumer speed
sidies for infrastructure, the cost of highway patrol en-
forcement, recovering stolen cars, and many other factors The Austrian philosopher Ivan Illich, a critic of the mod-
makes public transport a less economically competitive ern society habits, was one of the rst thinkers to establish
choice for commuters when considering Out-of-pocket the so-called consumer speed concept. He wrote in his
expenses. Consumers often make choices based on those book Energy and Habits* [45] published in 1974:
costs, and underestimate the indirect costs of car own-
It is known by classical mechanics that the average kinetic
ership, insurance and maintenance.* [36] However, glob-
speed vk of an automobile and its passengers is simply the
ally and in some US cities, tolls and parking fees partially
amount of space the car travels, divided by the elapsed
oset these heavy subsidies for driving. Transportation
time, i.e.:
planning policy advocates often support tolls, increased
fuel taxes, congestion pricing and market-rate pricing for
municipal parking as a means of balancing car use in ur- d
ban centers with more ecient modes such as buses and vk =
tt
trains.
where d is the distance travelled by the car and tt is the
When cities charge market rates for parking, and when travelled time, i.e., the time elapsed during the travel.
bridges and tunnels are tolled, driving becomes less com-
petitive in terms of out-of-pocket costs. When municipal Though, to assess the consumer speed, we must sum the
parking is underpriced and roads are not tolled, most of amount of time the car owner strictly allocates to work to
the cost of vehicle usage is paid for by general govern- aord such travelled distance. Then the consumer speed
ment revenue, a subsidy for motor vehicle use. The size vv is:
of this subsidy dwarfs the federal, state, and local subsi-
dies for the maintenance of infrastructure and discounted d
fares for public transportation.* [36] vv =
tt + tw
By contrast, although there are environmental and social where t is the time the driver needs to work, to aord
w
costs for rail, there is a very small impact.* [36] doing that specic travelled distance d using such car.

Example James (an example), a common car owner

31.7.2 Private or internal costs
and driver who takes his car to get to work, spends to-
tally (standing and running costs) on his car an average
Main article: Automobile costs
of 5000 per year. Considering James just uses his car
to get to work and that one year has around 250 business
Compared to other popular modes of passenger trans- days, James pays on average 20 per working day to af-
portation, especially buses or trains, the car has a rel- ford his car. Consider the James' average net salary is
atively high cost per passenger-distance travelled.* [39] 10 per hour; then James needs to work 2 hours per day
Motorists in the United Kingdom seem to spend on the just to aord his mean of transport to get to work, time
car an average of roughly 1/3 of their average net in- strictly allocated to pay his car bills.
come,* [40] while motorists in Portugal seem to spend
If he lives 20 km away from his workplace and he gets
1/2 of their net income. For the average car owner,
there in half an hour, then he makes 40 km per day during
depreciation constitutes about half the cost of running
one hour (round trip). His kinetic average speed would
a car,* [40] nevertheless the typical motorist underesti-
then be:
mates this xed cost by big margin, or even ignores it
altogether.* [41]
In the United States, out of pocket expenses for car own- 40 km
vk = = 40 km/h
ership can vary considerably based on the state in which 1h
you live. In 2013, annual car ownership costs including Though, James needs on average 2 hours per day just to
repair, insurance, gas and taxes were highest in Geor- aord his car, working time budget strictly allocated for
gia ($4,233) and lowest in Oregon ($2,024) with a na- paying his car bills, so his consumer speed would be:
tional average of $3,201.* [42] Furthermore, the IRS con-
siders, for tax deduction calculations, that the automo-
bile has a total cost for drivers in the USA, of 0.55 40 km
vv = 13 km/h
USD/mile, around 0.26 EUR/km.* [43] Data provided by 1h+2h
the American Automobile Association indicates that the just 1/3 of his kinetic speed.
108 CHAPTER 31. EFFECTS OF THE CAR ON SOCIETIES

31.8 See also [19] George Monbiot (2005-12-20). George Monbiot,

''The Guardian'', December 20, 2005. London: Poli-
tics.guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
31.9 References [20] http://www.aaca.org/About-AACA/
an-introduction-to-aaca.html. A Concise History of
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Trac Volumes & Highway Capacity

Chapter 32

Emission standard

Further information: Air quality law to Environment Canada from Transport Canada's Mo-
tor Vehicle Safety Act. The Regulations align emis-
sion standards with the U.S. federal standards and ap-
Emission standards are the legal requirements govern-
ing air pollutants released into the atmosphere. Emis- ply to light-duty vehicles (e.g., passenger cars), light-duty
sion standards set quantitative limits on the permissible trucks (e.g., vans, pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles),
amount of specic air pollutants that may be released heavy-duty vehicles (e.g., trucks and buses), heavy-duty
from specic sources over specic timeframes. They are engines and motorcycles.* [2]
generally designed to achieve air quality standards and to
protect human health.
32.3.2 United States of America

32.1 Regulated sources Main article: United States emission standards

Many emissions standards focus on regulating pollutants In the United States, emissions standards are managed by
released by automobiles (motor cars) and other powered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The state
vehicles. Others regulate emissions from industry, power of California has special vehicle emissions standards, and
plants, small equipment such as lawn mowers and diesel other states may choose to follow either the national or
generators, and other sources of air pollution. California standards.
California's emissions standards are set by the California
Air Resources Board, known locally by its acronym
32.2 Vehicle emission performance CARB. Given that California's automotive market is
one of the largest in the world, CARB wields enormous
standard inuence over the emissions requirements that major au-
tomakers must meet if they wish to sell into that market.
An emission performance standard is a limit that sets In addition, several other U.S. states also choose to fol-
thresholds above which a dierent type of emission con- low the CARB standards, so their rulemaking has broader
trol technology might be needed. While emission perfor- implications within the U.S. By mid-2009, 16 other states
mance standards have been used to dictate limits for con- had adopted CARB rules.* [3] CARB's policies have also
ventional pollutants such as oxides of nitrogen and oxides inuenced EU emissions standards.
of sulfur (NOx and SOx),* [1] this regulatory technique Federal (National) Tier 1regulations went into ef-
may be used to regulate greenhouse gasses, particularly fect starting in 1994, and Tier 2standards are be-
carbon dioxide (CO2 ). In the US, this is given in pounds ing phased in from 2004 to 2009. Automobiles and light
of carbon dioxide per megawatt-hour (lbs. CO2 /MWhr), trucks (SUVs, pickup trucks, and minivans) are treated
and kilograms CO2 /MWhr elsewhere. dierently under certain standards.
California is attempting to regulate greenhouse gas emis-
sions from automobiles, but faces a court challenge from
32.3 America the federal government. The states are also attempting
to compel the federal EPA to regulate greenhouse gas
32.3.1 Canada emissions, which as of 2007 it has declined to do. On
May 19, 2009 news reports indicate that the Federal EPA
In Canada, the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, will largely adopt California's standards on greenhouse
1999 (CEPA 1999) transfers the legislative authority for gas emissions.
regulating emissions from on-road vehicles and engines California and several other western states have passed

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32.5. ASIA 111

bills requiring performance-based regulation of green- 32.4.2 UK

house gases from electricity generation.
Several local authorities in the UK have introduced Euro
In an eort to decrease emissions from heavy-duty diesel
4 or Euro 5 emissions standards for taxis and licensed
engines faster, the California Air Resources Board's Carl
private hire vehicles to operate in their area.* [5]* [6]* [7]
Moyer Program funds upgrades that are in advance of
regulations.
The California ARB standard for light vehicle emissions 32.4.3 Germany
is a regulation of equipment rst, with verication of
emissions second. The property owner of the vehicle is According to the German federal automotive oce
not permitted to modify, improve, or innovate solutions 37.3% (15.4 million) cars in Germany (total car popu-
in order to pass a true emissions only standard set for lation 41.3 million) conform to the Euro 4 standard from
their vehicle. Therefore, California's attempt at regula- Jan 2009.
tion of emissions is a regulation of equipment not of air
quality. This form of regulation prevents most grassroots
type creative individuals from participating in the math 32.5 Asia
science and engineering that could lead to breakthroughs
in this area of research. They are wholly excluded from
modifying their property in any way that has not been ex- 32.5.1 China
tensively researched and approved by CARB. This could
be entirely prevented by regulating and testing emissions See also: Energy policy of China
only.
The EPA has separate regulations for small engines, such Due to rapidly expanding wealth and prosperity, the num-
as groundskeeping equipment. The states must also pro- ber of coal power plants and cars on China's roads is
mulgate miscellaneous emissions regulations in order to rapidly growing, creating an ongoing pollution problem.
comply with the National Ambient Air Quality Standards. China enacted its rst emissions controls on automobiles
in 2000, equivalent to Euro I standards. China's State En-
vironmental Protection Administration (SEPA) upgraded
emission controls again on July 1, 2004 to the Euro II
standard.* [8] More stringent emission standard, National
Standard III, equivalent to Euro III standards, went into
32.4 Europe eect on July 1, 2007.* [9] Plans are for Euro IV stan-
dards to take eect in 2010. Beijing introduced the Euro
IV standard in advance on January 1, 2008, became the
32.4.1 European Union rst city in mainland China to adopt this standard.* [10]

Main article: European emission standards 32.5.2 Hong Kong

See also: Air pollution in Hong Kong
The European Union has its own set of emissions stan-
dards that all new vehicles must meet. Currently, stan-
dards are set for all road vehicles, trains, barges and 'non- From Jan 1, 2006, all new passenger cars with spark-
road mobile machinery' (such as tractors). No standards ignition engines in Hong Kong must meet either Euro
apply to seagoing ships or airplanes. IV petrol standard, Japanese Heisei 17 standard or US
EPA Tier 2 Bin 5 standard. For new passenger cars with
EU Regulation No 443/2009 sets an average CO2 emis-
compression-ignition engines, they must meet US EPA
sions target for new passenger cars of 130 grams per kilo-
Tier 2 Bin 5 standard.
metre. The target is gradually being phased in between
2012 and 2015. A target of 95 grams per kilometre will
apply from 2021.
32.5.3 India
For light commercial vehicle, an emissions target of 175
g/km applies from 2017, and 147 g/km from 2020,* [4] a Main article: Bharat Stage emission standards
reduction of 16%.
The EU is to introduced Euro 4 eective January 1, 2008, Bharat stage emission standards are emission standards
Euro 5 eective January 1, 2010 and Euro 6 eective instituted by the Government of India to regulate the
January 1, 2014. These dates had been postponed for two output of air pollutants from internal combustion engine
years to give oil reneries the opportunity to modernize equipment, including motor vehicles. The standards and
their plants. the timeline for implementation are set by the Central
112 CHAPTER 32. EMISSION STANDARD

Pollution Control Board under the Ministry of Environ- existing NOx requirements and to add PM control provi-
ment & Forests. sions. The amended rule is called the Law Concerning
The standards, based on European regulations were rst Special Measures to Reduce the Total Amount of Nitro-
introduced in 2000. Progressively stringent norms have gen Oxides and Particulate Matter Emitted from Motor
been rolled out since then. All new vehicles manufac- Vehicles in Specied Areas, or in short the Automotive
tured after the implementation of the norms have to be NOx and PM Law.
compliant with the regulations. As of 2014, the coun-
try is under a combination of Euro 3 and Euro 4-based Emission Standards
norms. Euro 6 norms are planned to be introduced across
the country by the April 1, 2020. The NOx and PM Law introduces emission standards for
specied categories of in-use highway vehicles includ-
ing commercial goods (cargo) vehicles such as trucks and
32.5.4 Japan vans, buses, and special purpose motor vehicles, irrespec-
tive of the fuel type. The regulation also applies to diesel
Background powered passenger cars (but not to gasoline cars).
Starting June 10, 1968, the Japanese Government passed In-use vehicles in the specied categories must meet
the (Japanese: Air Pollution Control Act) which reg- 1997/98 emission standards for the respective new vehi-
ulated all sources of air pollutants. As a result of the cle type (in the case of heavy duty engines NOx = 4.5
1968 law, dispute resolutions were passed under the 1970 g/kWh, PM = 0.25 g/kWh). In other words, the 1997/98
(Japanese: Air Pollution Dispute Resolution Act). As new vehicle standards are retroactively applied to older
a result of the 1970 law, in 1973 the rst installment of vehicles already on the road. Vehicle owners have two
four sets of new emissions standards were introduced. methods to comply:
Interim standards were introduced on January 1, 1975
and again for 1976. The nal set of standards were in-
1. Replace old vehicles with newer, cleaner models
troduced for 1978.* [11] While the standards were in-
troduced they were not made immediately mandatory, 2. Retrot old vehicles with approved NOx and PM
instead tax breaks were oered for cars which passed control devices
them.* [12] The standards were based on those adopted
by the original US Clean Air Act of 1970, but the test cy-
Vehicles have a grace period, between 8 and 12 years
cle included more slow city driving to correctly reect the
from the initial registration, to comply. The grace period
Japanese situation.* [13] The 1978 limits for mean emis-
depends on the vehicle type, as follows:
sions during a Hot Start Testof CO, hydrocarbons,
and NOx were 2.1 grams per kilometre (3.38 g/mi) of
CO, .25 grams per kilometre (0.40 g/mi) of HC, and Light commercial vehicles (GVW 2500 kg): 8
.25 grams per kilometre (0.40 g/mi) of NOx respec- years
*
tively. [13] Maximum limits are 2.7 grams per kilome- Heavy commercial vehicles (GVW > 2500 kg): 9
tre (4.35 g/mi) of CO, .39 grams per kilometre (0.63 years
g/mi) of HC, and .48 grams per kilometre (0.77 g/mi)
of NOx. The "10 - 15 Mode Hot Cycle" test, used to Micro buses (11-29 seats): 10 years
determine individual fuel economy ratings and emissions
observed from the vehicle being tested, use a specic test- Large buses ( 30 seats): 12 years
* * *
ing regime. [14] [15] [16]
Special vehicles (based on a cargo truck or bus): 10
In 1992, to cope with NOx pollution problems from years
existing vehicle eets in highly populated metropoli-
tan areas, the Ministry of the Environment adopted Diesel passenger cars: 9 years
the (Japanese: Law Concerning Special Measures
to Reduce the Total Amount of Nitrogen Oxides Furthermore, the regulation allows fulllment of its re-
Emitted from Motor Vehicles in Specied Areas), quirements to be postponed by an additional 0.5-2.5
called in short The Motor Vehicle NOx Law. The regula- years, depending on the age of the vehicle. This delay
tion designated a total of 196 communities in the Tokyo, was introduced in part to harmonize the NOx and PM
Saitama, Kanagawa, Osaka and Hyogo Prefectures as ar- Law with the Tokyo diesel retrot program.
eas with signicant air pollution due to nitrogen oxides The NOx and PM Law is enforced in connection
emitted from motor vehicles. Under the Law, several with Japanese vehicle inspection program, where non-
measures had to be taken to control NOx from in-use ve- complying vehicles cannot undergo the inspection in the
hicles, including enforcing emission standards for speci- designated areas. This, in turn, may trigger an injunc-
ed vehicle categories. tion on the vehicle operation under the Road Transport
The regulation was amended in June 2001 to tighten the Vehicle Law.
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Flexible-fuel vehicle [15] Emission Test Cycles: Japanese 10-15 Mode

Fuel eciency [16] fuel$aver.govt.nz

Mobile Emission Reduction Credit (MERC)

32.9 External links
Motor vehicle emissions
Dieselnet pages on vehicle emission standards.
National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants EPA National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Labora-
tory.
Ultra-low-sulfur diesel
Emission Standards Reference Guide PDF (141
Vehicle emissions control KB) for heavy duty and nonroad engines.
114 CHAPTER 32. EMISSION STANDARD

Federal Income Tax Credits for Hybrids placed in

service.
Automotive Technology and Fuel Economy Trends:
1975 Through 2008

EU

Directive 1999/94/EC of the European Parliament

and of the Council of 13 December 1999, relating
to the availability of consumer information on fuel
economy and CO2 emissions in respect of the mar-
keting of new passenger cars PDF (140 KB).
Council Directive 80/1268/EEC Fuel consumption
of motor vehicles.
Chapter 33

Emissions & Generation Resource

Integrated Database

The Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated eGRID1997 was released in December 1999.
Database (eGRID) is a comprehensive source of data
on the environmental characteristics of almost all electric eGRID1996 was rst rst released in December
power generated in the United States. eGRID is issued 1998.
by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
As of October 2015, the available editions of eGRID con-
tain data for years 2012, 2010, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2004, 33.2 Data summary
and 1996 through 2000. eGRID is unique in that it links
air emissions data with electric generation data for United
eGRID data include emissions, dierent types of emis-
States power plants.* [1]
sion rates, electricity generation, resource mix, and heat
input. eGRID data also include plant identication,
location, and structural information. The emissions
33.1 History information in eGRID include carbon dioxide (CO2 ),
nitrogen oxides (NO), sulfur dioxide (SO2 ), methane
eGRID2012 was released by EPA on October 8, (CH4 ), nitrous oxide (N2 O),and carbon dioxide equiv-
2015. It is the 10th edition and contains year 2012 alent (CO2 e). CO2 , CH4 , and N2 O are greenhouse
data. gases (GHG) that contribute to global warming or climate
change. NO and SO2 contribute to unhealthy air quality
eGRID2010 Version 1.0 with year 2010 data was and acid rain in many parts of the country. eGRID's re-
released on February 24, 2014. source mix information includes the following fossil fuel
eGRID2009 Version 1.0, with year 2009 data was resources: coal, oil, gas, other fossil; nuclear resources;
release on May 10, 2012. and the following renewable resources: hydroelectric
(water), biomass (including biogas, landll gas and di-
eGRID2007 Version 1.0 was released on February gester gas), wind, solar, and geothermal.
23, 2011 and Version 1.1 was released May 20, eGRID2012 data is presented as an Excel workbook with
2011. nine data worksheets and a table of contents. The eGRID
eGRID2005 Version 1.0 was released in October workbook contains data at the boiler, generator, and plant
2008 and Version 1.1 was released in January 2009. levels and aggregated data by state, power control area,
eGRID subregion, NERC region, and U.S. The work-
eGRID2004 Version 1.0 was released in December book also includes a worksheet that displays the grid gross
2006; Version 2.0 was released in early April 2007; loss (%).
and Version 2.1, was released in late April 2007 and eGRID2012 also contains the Technical Support Docu-
updated for typos in May 2007. ment (PDF), Summary Tables (PDF), Subregion GHG
eGRID2000 Version 1.0 was released in Decem- output emission rates (PDF) for CO2 , CH4 , and N2 O (for
ber 2002; Version 2.0 was released in April GHG inventory and registry work), NERC region Map
2003; and Version 2.01 was released in May (JPG), eGRID2012 subregion map (JPG), and release
2003. (eGRID2000 replaced eGRID versions 1996 notes (TXT). These les are available as separate down-
through 1998). loadable les or all of them are contained in a ZIP le, "all
eGRID2012 les.The current eGRID version and all
eGRID1998 was released in March and September previous versions are available in a ZIP le, "all eGRID
2001. les (1996-2012)". This les can be downloaded from

115
116 CHAPTER 33. EMISSIONS & GENERATION RESOURCE INTEGRATED DATABASE

EPAs eGRID website. Electrical power industry

The primary data sources used for eGRID include data Electricity generation
reported by electric generators to EPAs Clean Air Mar-
kets Division (pursuant to 40 CFR Part 70) and to the External combustion engine
U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Gas turbine
Power station
33.3 Data use
Renewable energy
eGRID data are used for carbon footprinting; emission Steam turbine
reduction calculations; calculating indirect greenhouse
gas emissions for The Climate Registry, the California
Climate Action Registry, Californias Mandatory GHG 33.5 References
emissions reporting program (Global Warming Solutions
Act of 2006, AB 32), and other GHG protocols; were [1] EPA - Clean Energy - EE Action Plan
used as the starting point for the new international car-
bon emissions database, CARMA. EPA tools and pro-
grams such as Power Proler (which has been updated
with eGRID year 2012 data), Portfolio Manager, the
33.6 External links
WasteWise Oce Carbon Footprint Tool, the Green
Power Equivalency Calculator, the Personal Greenhouse EIAs Electricity Database Files
Gas Emissions Calculator, and the Greenhouse Gas EPAs Clean Air Markets - Data and Maps
Equivalencies Calculator use eGRID. Other tools such as
labeling/environmental disclosure, Renewable Portfolio EPAs Clean Energy Homepage
Standards (RPS) and Renewable Energy Credits (RECs)
attributes are supported by eGRID data. States also rely EPAs Climate Change Homepage
on eGRID data for electricity labeling (environmental EPA's eGRID paper How to use eGRID for Car-
disclosure programs), emissions inventories, and for pol- bon Footprinting Electricity Purchases in Green-
icy decisions such as output based standards. eGRID is house Gas Emission Inventories
additionally used by nongovernmental organizations for
tools and analysis by the International Council for Local EPAs eGRID website (Data years 2012, 2010,
Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI), the Northeast States 2009, 2007, 2005, and 2004)
for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM), the
Rocky Mountain Institute, the National Resource De- EPA's Power Proler
fense Council (NRDC), the Ozone Transport Commis- EPAs Energy Star Portfolio Manager
sion (OTC), Powerscorecard.org, and the Greenhouse
Gas Protocol Initiative. EPA's Acid Rain Program
In 2010, Executive Order 13514 was issued, requiring EPA's Combined Heat and Power Partnership
Federal agencies to measure, report, and reduce their Homepage
greenhouse gas emissions from direct and indirect ac-
tivities.The Federal GHG Accounting and Reporting Executive Order 13514
Guidance accompanied this order and recommended us-
Federal GHG Accounting and Reporting Guidance
ing eGRID non-baseload emission rates to estimate the
Scope 2 (indirect) emission reductions from renewable Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator
energy.
Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Manage-
ment (NESCAUM)
33.4 See also Ozone Transport Commission (OTC)

Air pollution Personal Greenhouse Gas Emissions Calculator

Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Powerscorecard.org

Combined cycle World Business Council for Sustainable Develop-

ment
Electric power
World Resources Institute Homepage
Electric utility
Chapter 34

Environmental impact of aviation

Radiative forcings from aviation emissions (gases and aerosols)

in 1992 as estimated by the IPCC

case of CO2 ) ocean acidication.* [7] These concerns are

highlighted by the present volume of commercial aviation
and its rate of growth. Globally, about 8.3 million peo-
ple y daily (3 billion occupied seats per year), twice the
A C-141 Starlifter leaves contrails over Antarctica. total in 1999.* [8] U.S. airlines alone burned about 16.2
billion gallons of fuel during the twelve months between
The environmental impact of aviation occurs because October 2013 and September 2014.* [9]
aircraft engines emit heat, noise, particulates and gases
In addition to the CO2 released by most aircraft in ight
which contribute to climate change* [1]* [2] and global
through the burning of fuels such as Jet-A (turbine air-
dimming.* [3] Despite emission reductions from automo-
craft) or Avgas (piston aircraft), the aviation industry
biles and more fuel-ecient and less polluting turbofan
also contributes greenhouse gas emissions from ground
and turboprop engines, the rapid growth of air travel in
airport vehicles and those used by passengers and sta
recent years contributes to an increase in total pollution
to access airports, as well as through emissions generated
attributable to aviation. From 1992 to 2005, passenger
by the production of energy used in airport buildings, the
kilometers increased 5.2% per year. And in the European
manufacture of aircraft and the construction of airport
Union, greenhouse gas emissions from aviation increased
infrastructure.* [10]
by 87% between 1990 and 2006.* [4]
While the principal greenhouse gas emission from pow-
There is an ongoing debate about possible taxation of air
ered aircraft in ight is CO2 , other emissions may in-
travel and the inclusion of aviation in an emissions trading
clude nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide (together termed
scheme, with a view to ensuring that the total external
oxides of nitrogen or NO), water vapour and particulates
costs of aviation are taken into account.* [5]
(soot and sulfate particles), sulfur oxides, carbon monox-
ide (which bonds with oxygen to become CO2 immedi-
ately upon release), incompletely burned hydrocarbons,
34.1 Climate change tetraethyllead (piston aircraft only), and radicals such as
hydroxyl, depending on the type of aircraft in use.* [11]
Like all human activities involving combustion, most Emissions weighting factor (EWFs) i.e., the factor by
forms of aviation release carbon dioxide (CO2 ) and other which aviation CO2 emissions should be multiplied to
greenhouse gases into the Earth's atmosphere, contribut- get the CO2 -equivalent emissions for annual eet average
ing to the acceleration of global warming* [6] and (in the conditions is in the range 1.32.9.* [12]

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34.1.1 Mechanisms and Cumulative Ef-

fects of aviation on Climate
The contribution of civil aircraft-in-ight to global
CO2 emissions has been estimated at around 2%.* [11]
However, in the case of high-altitude airliners which
frequently y near or in the stratosphere, non-CO2
altitude-sensitive eects may increase the total impact
on anthropogenic (human-made) climate change signif-
icantly.* [11] A 2007 report from Environmental Change
Institute / Oxford University posits a range closer to 4 per-
cent cumulative eect.* [13] Subsonic aircraft-in-ight
contribute to climate change* [11] in four ways: Contrails

Carbon dioxide (CO2 )

CO2 emissions from aircraft-in-ight are the most signif-

icant and best understood* [14] element of aviation's total
contribution to climate change. The level and eects of
CO2 emissions are currently believed to be broadly the
same regardless of altitude (i.e. they have the same at-
mospheric eects as ground based emissions). In 1992,
emissions of CO2 from aircraft were estimated at around
2% of all such anthropogenic emissions, and that year the
atmospheric concentration of CO2 attributable to avia-
tion was around 1% of the total anthropogenic increase
since the industrial revolution, having accumulated pri-
marily over just the last 50 years.* [15]

Oxides of nitrogen (NO) Cirrus cloud formation

At the high altitudes own by large jet airliners around

the tropopause, emissions of NO are particularly eec-
tive in forming ozone (O3 ) in the upper troposphere. High
altitude (813 km) NO emissions result in greater con-
centrations of O3 than surface NO emissions, and these line clouds that form in cold, humid atmospheres and are
in turn have a greater global warming eect. The eect thought to have a global warming eect (though one less
of O3 concentrations are regional and local (as opposed signicant than either CO2 emissions or NO induced
to CO2 emissions, which are global). eects).* [16] Contrails are extremely rare from lower-
altitude aircraft, or from propeller-driven aircraft or ro-
NO emissions also reduce ambient levels of methane, torcraft.
another greenhouse gas, resulting in a climate cooling ef-
fect. But this eect does not oset the O3 forming eect Cirrus clouds have been observed to develop after the
of NO emissions. It is now believed that aircraft sulfur persistent formation of contrails and have been found
and water emissions in the stratosphere tend to deplete to have a global warming eect over-and-above that of
O3 , partially osetting the NO-induced O3 increases. contrail formation alone. There is a degree of scientic
These eects have not been quantied.* [15] This prob- uncertainty about the contribution of contrail and cirrus
lem does not apply to aircraft that y lower in the tropo- cloud formation to global warming and attempts to es-
sphere, such as light aircraft or many commuter aircraft. timate aviation's overall climate change contribution do
not tend to include its eects on cirrus cloud enhance-
ment.* [14] However, a 2015 study found that articial
Water vapor (H2 O), and contrails cloudiness caused by contrail outbreaksreduce the
dierence between daytime and nighttime temperatures.
One of the products of burning hydrocarbons in oxygen The former are decreased and the latter are increased,
is water vapour, a greenhouse gas. Water vapour pro- in comparison to temperatures the day before and the
duced by aircraft engines at high altitude, under certain day after such outbreaks.* [17] On days with outbreaks
atmospheric conditions, condenses into droplets to form the day/night temperature dierence was diminished by
Condensation trails, or contrails. Contrails are visible about 6F in the U.S. South and 5F in the Midwest.* [18]
34.1. CLIMATE CHANGE 119

Particulates Emissions by passenger class, and eects of seating

conguration
Least signicant is the release of soot and sulfate parti-
cles. Soot absorbs heat and has a warming eect; sulfate In 2013 the World Bank published a study of the eect
particles reect radiation and have a small cooling eect. on CO2 emissions of its sta's travel in business class or
In addition, they can inuence the formation and proper- rst class, versus using economy class.* [25] Among the
ties of clouds.* [19] All aircraft powered by combustion factors considered was that these premium classes dis-
will release some amount of soot. place proportionately more economy seats for the same
total aircraft space capacity, and the associated diering
load factors and weight factors. This was not accounted
34.1.2 Greenhouse gas emissions per pas- for in prior standard carbon accounting methods. The
study concluded that when considering respective aver-
senger kilometre age load factors (percent of occupied seats) in each of
the seating classes, the carbon footprints of business class
Averaged emissions and rst class are three-times and nine-times higher than
economy class.* [25]* [26]* [27] A related article by the
Emissions of passenger aircraft per passenger kilometre International Council on Clean Transport notes further
vary extensively because of diering factors such as the regarding the eect of seating congurations on carbon
size and type aircraft, the altitude and the percentage of emissions that:* [27]
passenger or freight capacity of a particular ight, and
the distance of the journey and number of stops en route.
The A380 is marketed as a green gi-
Also, the eect of a given amount of emissions on climate
antand one of the most environmentally ad-
(radiative forcing) is greater at higher altitudes: see be-
vanced aircraft out there. But that spin is based
low. Some representative gures for CO2 emissions are
on a maximum-capacity aircraft conguration,
provided by LIPASTO's survey of average direct emis-
or about 850 economy passengers. In real-
sions (not accounting for high-altitude radiative eects)
ity, a typical A380 aircraft has 525 seats. Its
of airliners expressed as CO2 and CO2 equivalent per
* fuel performance is comparable to that of a
passenger kilometre: [20]
B747-400 ER and even about 15% worse than
a B777-300ER on a passenger-mile basis (cal-
Domestic, short distance, less than 463 km (288 mi): culated using Piano-5 on a ight from AUH to
257 g/km CO2 or 259 g/km (14.7 oz/mile) CO2 e LHR, assuming an 80% passenger load factor,
and in-service eet average seat counts).
Domestic, long distance, greater than 463 km (288
mi): 177 g/km CO2 or 178 g/km (10.1 oz/mile)
CO2 e 34.1.3 Total climate eects

Long distance ights: 113 g/km CO2 or 114 g/km In attempting to aggregate and quantify the total climate
(6.5 oz/mile) CO2 e impact of aircraft emissions the Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change (IPCC) has estimated that aviation
s total climate impact is some 2-4 times that of its di-
These emissions are similar to a four-seat car with one rect CO2 emissions alone (excluding the potential impact
person on board;* [21] however, ying trips often cover of cirrus cloud enhancement).* [11] This is measured as
longer distances than would be undertaken by car, so the radiative forcing. While there is uncertainty about the ex-
total emissions are much higher. For perspective, per pas- act level of impact of NO and water vapour, governments
senger a typical economy-class New York to Los Ange- have accepted the broad scientic view that they do have
les round trip produces about 715 kg (1574 lb) of CO2 an eect. Globally in 2005, aviation contributed pos-
(but is equivalent to 1,917 kg (4,230 lb) of CO2 when the sibly as much as 4.9% of radiative forcing.* [23] UK
high altitude climatic forcingeect is taken into ac- government policy statements have stressed the need for
count).* [22] Within the categories of ights above, emis- aviation to address its total climate change impacts and
sions from scheduled jet ights are substantially higher not simply the impact of CO2 .* [28]
than turboprop or chartered jet ights. About 60% of avi- The IPCC has estimated that aviation is responsible for
ation emissions arise from international ights, and thesearound 3.5% of anthropogenic climate change, a gure
ights are not covered by the Kyoto Protocol and its emis-which includes both CO2 and non-CO2 induced eects.
sions reduction targets.* [23] The IPCC has produced scenarios estimating what this
Figures from British Airways suggest carbon dioxide gure could be in 2050. The central case estimate is
emissions of 100g per passenger kilometre for large jet that aviations contribution could grow to 5% of the to-
airliners (a gure which does not account for the produc- tal contribution by 2050 if action is not taken to tackle
tion of other pollutants or condensation trails).* [24] these emissions, though the highest scenario is 15%.* [11]
120 CHAPTER 34. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF AVIATION

Moreover, if other industries achieve signicant cuts in to 17 MT in 2012, at the UK's historic annual emission
their own greenhouse gas emissions, aviations share as growth rate of 7%. Beyond 2012 if the growth rate were
a proportion of the remaining emissions could also rise. reduced to 3% yearly, carbon emissions in 2030 would
be 28 MT, which is 70% of the UK's entire carbon emis-
sions budget that year for all sectors of society. This
34.1.4 Future emission levels work also suggests the foreseeable future which confronts
many other nations that have high dependency on avia-
Even though there have been signicant improvements tion.Hypermobile Travelers,* [33] an academic study
in fuel eciency through aircraft technology and oper- by Stefan Gssling et al. (2009) in the book Climate
ational management as described here, these improve- Change and Aviation,* [34] also points to the dilemma
ments are being continually eclipsed by the increase in caused by the increasing hypermobility of air travelers
air trac volume. both in particular nations and globally.* [35]

Continual increases in travel & freight

What is the scope for improving eciency, to reduce
From 1992 to 2005, passenger kilometers increased 5.2% emissions?
per year, even with the disruptions of 9/11 and two sig-
nicant wars. Since the onset of the current recession: Aircraft eciency
While it is true that late model jet aircraft are signicantly
During the rst three quarters of 2010, air more fuel ecient (and thus emit less CO2 in particu-
travel markets expanded at an annualized rate lar) than the earliest jet airliners,* [36]* [37] new airliner
approaching 10%. This is similar to the rate models in the rst decade of the 21st Century were barely
seen in the rapid expansion prior to the reces- more ecient on a seat-mile basis than the latest piston-
sion. Novembers results mean the annual- powered airliners of the late 1950s (e.g. Constellation
ized rate of growth so far in Q4 drops back to L-1649-A and DC-7C).* [37] Claims for a high gain in
around 6%. But this is still in line with long run eciency for airliners over recent decades (while true
rates of trac growth seen historically. The in part) has been biased high in most studies, by using
level of international air travel is now 4% above the early inecient models of jet airliners as a base-
the pre-recession peak of early 2008 and the line. Those aircraft were optimized for increased rev-
current expansion looks to have further to run. enue, including increased speed and cruising altitude, and
*
[29] were quite fuel inecient in comparison to their piston-
powered forerunners.* [37]
Air freight reached a new high point in May Today, turboprop aircraft - probably in part because of
(2010) but, following the end of inventory re- their lower cruising speeds and altitudes (similar to the
stocking activity, volumes have slipped back to earlier piston-powered airliners) compared to jet airlin-
settle at a similar level seen just before the on- ers - play an obvious role in the overall fuel eciency of
set of recession. Even so, that means an ex- major airlines that have regional carrier subsidiaries.* [38]
pansion of air freight during 2010 of 5-6% on For example, although Alaska Airlines scored at the top
an annualized basis close to historical trend. of a 2011-2012 fuel eciency ranking, if its large re-
With the stimulus of inventory restocking ac- gional carrier - turbo-prop equipped Horizon Air - were
tivity removed, further growth in air freight de- dropped from the lumped-in consideration, the airline's
mand will be driven by end consumer demand ranking would be somewhat lower, as noted in the rank-
for goods which utilize the air transport supply ing study.
chain. ... The end of the inventory cycle does Aircraft manufacturers are striving for reductions in both
not mean the end of volume expansion but mar- CO2 and NOx emissions with each new generation of de-
kets are entering a slower growth phase.* [29] sign of aircraft and engine.* [39] While the introduction
of more modern aircraft represents an opportunity to re-
In a 2008 presentation* [6] and paper * [30] Profes- duce emissions per passenger kilometre own, aircraft
sor Kevin Anderson of the Tyndall Centre for Climate are major investments that endure for many decades, and
Change Research showed how continued aviation growth replacement of the international eet is therefore a long-
in the UK threatens the ability of that nation to meet term proposition which will greatly delay realizing the cli-
CO2 emission reduction goals necessary to contain the mate benets of many kinds of improvements. Engines
century-end temperature increase to even 4 or 6C. (See can be changed at some point, but nevertheless airframes
also: the 4 Degrees and Beyond International Climate have a long life. Moreover, rather than being linear from
Conference (2009)* [31] and its proceedings.)* [32] His one year to the next the improvements to eciency tend
charts show the projected domestic aviation carbon emis- to diminish over time, as reected in the histories of both
sion increase for the UK as growing from 11 MT in 2006 piston and jet powered aircraft.* [37]
34.1. CLIMATE CHANGE 121

A 2014 life-cycle assessment of the cradle-to-grave re- from London Heathrow Airport to Amsterdam Schiphol
duction in CO2 by a carbon-ber-reinforced polymer Airport on 24 February 2008, with one engine burn-
(CFRP) airliner such as a Boeing 787 including its man- ing a combination of coconut oil and babassu oil.* [46]
ufacture, operations and eventual disposal has shown Greenpeace's chief scientist Doug Parr said that the ight
that by 2050 such aircraft could reduce the airline indus- was high-altitude greenwash" and that producing or-
try's CO2 emissions by 14-15%, compared use of con- ganic oils to make biofuel could lead to deforestation and
ventional airliners.* [40] The benet of CFRP technology a large increase in greenhouse gas emissions.* [46] Also,
is not higher than that amount of reduction, despite the the majority of the world's aircraft are not large jetliners
lighter weight and substantially lower fuel consumption but smaller piston aircraft, and with major modications
of such aircraft, because of the limited eet penetra- many are capable of using ethanol as a fuel.* [47] An-
tion by 2050 and the increased demand for air travel due other consideration is the vast amount of land that would
to lower operating costs.* [40] be necessary to provide the biomass feedstock needed
to support the needs of aviation, both civil and mili-
tary.* [48]
Operations eciency
In December 2008, an Air New Zealand jet completed
Adding an electric drive to the airplane's nose wheel may the world's rst commercial aviation test ight partially
improve fuel eciency during ground handling. This ad- using jatropha-based fuel. Jatropha, used for biodiesel,
dition would allow taxiing without use of the main en- can thrive on marginal agricultural land where many trees
gines.[33][34][35] * [41]* [42]* [43] and crops won't grow, or would produce only slow growth
yields.* [49]* [50] Air New Zealand set several general
Other opportunities arise from the optimisation of airline sustainability criteria for its Jatropha, saying that such
timetables, route networks and ight frequencies to in- biofuels must not compete with food resources, that they
crease load factors (minimise the number of empty seats must be as good as traditional jet fuels, and that they
own),* [44] together with the optimisation of airspace. should be cost competitive with existing fuels.* [51]
However, these are each one-time gains, and as these op-
portunities are successively fullled, diminishing returns In January 2009, Continental Airlines used a sustain-
can be expected from the remaining opportunities. able biofuel to power a commercial aircraft for the rst
time in North America. This marks the rst sustainable
Another possible reduction of the climate-change impact biofuel demonstration ight by a commercial carrier us-
is the limitation of cruise altitude of aircraft. This would ing a twin-engined aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, powered
lead to a signicant reduction in high-altitude contrails by CFM International CFM56-7B engines. The biofuel
for a marginal trade-o of increased ight time and an blend included components derived from algae and jat-
estimated 4% increase in CO2 emissions. Drawbacks ropha plants.* [52]
of this solution include very limited airspace capacity to
do this, especially in Europe and North America and in- One fuel biofuel alternative to avgas that is under devel-
creased fuel burn because jet aircraft are less ecient at opment is Swift Fuel. Swift fuel was approved as a test
lower cruise altitudes.* [45] fuel by ASTM International in December 2009, allowing
the company to continue their research and to pursue cer-
While they are not suitable for long-haul or transoceanic tication testing. Mary Rusek, president and co-owner
ights, turboprop aircraft used for commuter ights bring of Swift Enterprises predicted at that time that 100SF
two signicant benets: they often burn considerably less will be comparably priced, environmentally friendlier and
fuel per passenger mile, and they typically y at lower more fuel-ecient than other general aviation fuels on the
altitudes, well inside the tropopause, where there are no market.* [53]* [54]
concerns about ozone or contrail production.
As of June 2011, revised international aviation fuel stan-
dards ocially allow commercial airlines to blend con-
Alternative fuels ventional jet fuel with up to 50 percent biofuels. The re-
newable fuels can be blended with conventional com-
Main article: Aviation_fuel Chemical_composition mercial and military jet fuel through requirements in the
newly issued edition of ASTM D7566, Specication for
Aviation Turbine Fuel Containing Synthesized Hydrocar-
Some scientists and companies such as GE Aviation and
bons.* [55]
Virgin Fuels are researching biofuel technology for use in
jet aircraft.* [46] Some aircraft engines, like the Wilksch In December 2011, the FAA announced it is awarding
WAM120 can (being a 2-stroke Diesel engine) run on $7.7 million to eight companies to advance the devel-
straight vegetable oil. Also, a number of Lycoming en- opment of drop-in commercial aviation biofuels, with a
gines run well on ethanol. special focus on ATJ (alcohol to jet) fuel. As part of
its CAAFI (Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuel Ini-
In addition, there are also several tests done combining
tiative) and CLEEN (Continuous Lower Emissions, En-
regular petrofuels with a biofuel. For example, as part
ergy and Noise) programs, the FAA plans to assist in the
of this test Virgin Atlantic Airways ew a Boeing 747
122 CHAPTER 34. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF AVIATION

development of a sustainable fuel (from alcohols, sugars, through the mechanics of partnerships with credit card
biomass, and organic matter such as pyrolysis oils) that companies and other businesses, in which high prot mar-
can be dropped into aircraft without changing cur- gin revenue streams can amount to selling free seats for
rent infrastructure. The grant will also be used to research a high price.* [63] The only part of United Airlines busi-
how the fuels aect engine durability and quality control ness that was making money when the company led for
standards.* [56] bankruptcy in 2002 was its frequent yer program.* [63]
Concerning business travel,The ease of international air
travel and the fact that, for most of us, the costs are met
34.1.5 Reducing air travel
by our employers, means that ... globe trotting confer-
ence travel is often regarded as a perk of the job.* [59]
Personal choices and social pressure
However, the perk usually is not only the business trip
itself, but also the frequent yer points which the indi-
The German video short The Bill* [57] explores how
vidual accrues by taking the trip, and which can be re-
travel and its impacts are commonly viewed in every-
deemed later for personal air travel. Thus a conict of
day developed-world life, and the social pressures that are
interest is established, whereby bottom-up pressure may
at play. British writer George Marshall has investigated
be created within a rm or government agency for travel
common rationalizations that act as barriers to making
that is really not necessary. Even when such conict is not
personal choices to travel less, or to justify recent trips.
a motivation, the perk of frequent yer miles can be ex-
In an informal research project, one you are welcome
pected to lead in many cases to personal trips that would
to join,he says, he deliberately steered conversations
not be taken if a ticket had to be paid for with personal
with people who are attuned to climate change problems
funds.* [64]
to questions about recent long-distance ights and why
the travel was justied. Reecting on actions contrary to By just using an airline-sponsored credit card to pay one's
their beliefs, he noted, "(i)ntriguing as their dissonance household expenses, personal or business bills, or even
may be, what is especially revealing is that every one of expense bills charged to an employer, frequent yer points
these people has a career that is predicated on the assump- can be racked up quickly.* [63] Thus, free travel for
tion that information is sucient to generate change -- an which the individual has to pay nothing extrabecomes
assumption that a moments introspection would show a reality. Across society, this too can be expected to lead
them was deeply awed.* [58] to much air traveland greenhouse gas emissionsthat
otherwise would not occur.* [65]

Business and professional choices Several studies have contemplated the elimination of fre-
quent yer programmes (FFPs), on the grounds of anti-
With most international conferences having competitiveness,* [66] ethics,* [67] conict with society's
hundreds if not thousands of participants, and overall well-being,* [68] or climate eects.* [69] There is
the bulk of these usually traveling by plane, a record of governments disallowing or banning FFPs and
conference travel is an area where signicant of industry players requesting bans. Denmark did not al-
reductions in air-travel-related GHG emissions low the programs until 1992, then changing its policy be-
could be made. ... This does not mean non- cause its airlines were disadvantaged.* [66] In 2002, Nor-
attendance.(Reay, 2004)* [59] way banned domestic FFPs in order to promote compe-
tition among its airlines.* [70] In the U.S. in 1989, a vice
president of Brani said the government should con-
For example, by 2003 Access Grid technology has al- sider ordering an end to frequent-yer programs, which
ready been successfully used to host several international he said allow unfair competition.* [71]
conferences,* [59] and technology has likely progressed
substantially since then. The Tyndall Centre for Climate A Canadian study said that because of competition no
Change Research has been systematically studying means airline could unilaterally end its FFP, but that a national
to change common institutional and professional prac- government could use its regulatory power to end the pro-
tices that have led to large carbon footprints of travel by grams broadly, which in Canada's case would also require
*
research scientists, and issued a report. (Le Qur et al. North America-wide cooperation. [68] In further analy-
* * *
2015). [60] [61] [62] sis, a Scandinavian study which recommended an end to
frequent yer plans said, the only possible way of pro-
hibiting FFPs successfully now that they have spread from
Ending incentives to yfrequent yer programs the US to Europe to the Far East would be to do so on a
global basis. The basis exists: it could be done by the
Over 130 airlines have "frequent yer programs" based at World Trade Organization.* [66] A recent study which
least in part on miles, kilometers, points or segments for surveyed frequent yers in the U.K. and Norway, looked
ights taken. Globally, such programs included about 163 into behavioral addition to frequent ying and theyer's
million people as reported in 2006.* [63] These programs dilemmaof the conict between the social and per-
benet airlines by habituating people to air travel and,
34.1. CLIMATE CHANGE 123

sonal benets of ying and air travel's impact on climate International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to limit
change.* [69] It concluded that: or reduce emissions and to nd a solution to the allocation
of emissions from international aviation in time for the
Continued growth in both frequent ying second period of the Kyoto Protocol starting from 2009;
practices and concern over air travel's climate however, the Copenhagen climate conference failed to
impacts are in a dynamic relationship and the reach an agreement.* [76]
question of whether one or the other will reach Recent research points to this failure as a substantial ob-
a tipping point cannot yet be determined. Self- stacle to global policy including a CO2 emissions reduc-
regulation, external regulation, social norms, tion pathway that would avoid dangerous climate change
technology and physical resources will con- by keeping the increase in the average global temperature
tinue to co-constitute the balance. An increas- below a 2 C rise.* [77]* [78]* [79]
ing stigmatisation of 'excessive' air travel may
(re)frame ying as more open to collective ex-
ternal mitigation,meaning government ac- 34.1.7 Emissions trading
tion.* [69]
As part of that process the ICAO has endorsed the adop-
tion of an open emissions trading system to meet CO2
Potential for governmental constraints on demand emissions reduction objectives. Guidelines for the adop-
tion and implementation of a global scheme are currently
One means for reducing the environmental impact of avi- being developed, and will be presented to the ICAO As-
ation is to constrain demand for air travel, through in- sembly in 2007,* [80] although the prospects of a compre-
creased fares in place of expanded airport capacity. Sev- hensive inter-governmental agreement on the adoption of
eral studies have explored this: such a scheme are uncertain.
Within the European Union, however, the European
The UK study Predict and Decide - Aviation, climate
Commission has resolved to incorporate aviation in the
change and UK policy, notes that a 10% increase in
European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).* [81]
fares generates a 5% to 15% reduction in demand,
A new directive was adopted by the European Parliament
and recommends that the British government should
in July 2008 and approved by the Council in October
manage demand rather than provide for it.* [72] This
2008. It became eective on 1 January 2012.* [82]
would be accomplished via a strategy that presumes
"against the expansion of UK airport capacity Researchers at the Overseas Development Institute inves-
and constrains demand by the use of economic in- tigated the possible eects on Small Island Developing
struments to price air travel less attractively.* [73] States (SIDS) of the European Union's decision to limit
the supply of Certied Emission Reductions (CERs) to its
A study published by the campaign group Aviation ETS market to Least Developed Countries (LDCs) from
Environment Federation (AEF) concludes that by 2013.* [83] Most SIDS are highly vulnerable to the eects
levying 9 billion of additional taxes, the annual rate of climate change and rely heavily on tourism as a basis
of growth in demand in the UK for air travel would for their economies, so this decision could place them at
be reduced to 2%.* [74] some disadvantage. The researchers therefore highlight
the need to ensure that any regulatory frameworks put in
The ninth report of the House of Commons place to tackle climate change take into account the devel-
Environmental Audit Select Committee, published opment needs of the most vulnerable countries aected.
in July 2006, recommends that the British govern-
ment rethinks its airport expansion policy and con- A report published by researchers at the Centre for
siders ways, particularly via increased taxation, in Aviation, Transport and Environment at Manchester
which future demand can be managed in line with Metropolitan University found that the only way to have
industry performance in achieving fuel eciencies, a signicant impact on emissions was to put a price on
so that emissions are not allowed to increase in ab- carbon and to use a market-based measure (MBM), such
solute terms.* [75] as the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).* [84]

34.1.6 Kyoto Protocol 34.1.8 Eects of climate change on avia-

tion
Greenhouse gas emissions from fuel consumption in in-
ternational aviation, in contrast to those from domes- Increased turbulence
tic aviation and from energy use by airports, are ex-
cluded from the scope of the rst period (2008-2012) A report published in the science journal Nature Climate
of the Kyoto Protocol, as are the non-CO2 climate ef- Change forecasts that increasing CO2 levels will result in
fects. Instead, governments agreed to work through the a signicant increase in in-ight turbulence experienced
124 CHAPTER 34. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF AVIATION

by trans-Atlantic airline ights the middle of the 21st cen- Sustainable biofuels
tury. The lead author of the study, Paul Williams, a re-
searcher at the National Center for Atmospheric Science, Sustainable Oils
at the University of Reading stated,air turbulence does
more than just interrupt the service of in-ight drinks. It
injures hundreds of passengers and aircrew every year -- 34.6 Notes and references
sometimes fatally. It also causes delays and damage to
planes.* [85] [1] International Civil Aviation Organization, Air Transport
Bureau (ATB).Aircraft Engine Emissions. Retrieved
2008-03-19.
34.2 Noise [2] Enviro.aero. What is the impact of ying?". Retrieved
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[3] Travis, David J.; Carleton, Andrew M. & Lauritsen, Ryan
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[5] Including Aviation into the EU ETS: Impact on EU al-
Main article: Avgas Environmental regulation lowance prices ICF Consulting for DEFRA February
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[6] Anderson, K. (17 June 2008). Reframing climate change:

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Chapter 35

Exhaust gas

because of vehicle emissions.* [2] According to another

study from the same university, trac fumes alone cause
the death of 5,000 people every year just in the United
Kingdom.* [3]

35.1 Composition
The largest part of most combustion gas is nitrogen (N2 ),
water vapor (H2 O) (except with pure-carbon fuels), and
carbon dioxide (CO2 ) (except for fuels without carbon);
these are not toxic or noxious (although carbon dioxide is
a greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming). A
relatively small part of combustion gas is undesirable nox-
ious or toxic substances, such as carbon monoxide (CO)
from incomplete combustion, hydrocarbons (properly in-
dicated as CHy , but typically shown simply as HC
on emissions-test slips) from unburnt fuel, nitrogen ox-
ides (NO) from excessive combustion temperatures, and
particulate matter (mostly soot).

A diesel-powered truck emits an exhaust gas rich in black partic- 35.2 Exhaust gas temperature
ulate matter when starting its engine.
Exhaust gas temperature (EGT) is important to the func-
Exhaust gas or ue gas is emitted as a result of the tioning of the catalytic converter of an internal combus-
combustion of fuels such as natural gas, gasoline, petrol, tion engine. It may be measured by an exhaust gas tem-
biodiesel blends,* [1] diesel fuel, fuel oil, or coal. Ac- perature gauge. EGT is also a measure of engine health
cording to the type of engine, it is discharged into the in gas-turbine engines (see below).
atmosphere through an exhaust pipe, ue gas stack, or
propelling nozzle. It often disperses downwind in a pat-
tern called an exhaust plume.
35.3 Cold engines
It is a major component of motor vehicle emissions (and
from stationary internal combustion engines), which can
During the rst two minutes after starting the engine of
also include:
a car that has not been operated for several hours, the
amount of emissions can be very high. This occurs for
Crankcase blow-by two main reasons:
Evaporation of unused gasoline
Rich air-fuel ratio requirement in cold engines:
Motor vehicle emissions contribute to air pollution and When a cold engine is started, the fuel does not
are a major ingredient in the creation of smog in some vaporize completely, creating higher emissions of
large cities. A 2013 study by MIT indicates that 53,000 hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides and carbon monox-
early deaths occur per year in the United States alone ide, which diminishes only as the engine reaches

128
35.5. TYPES 129

Spark-ignition engines

See also: Automobile emissions control

In spark-ignition engines the gases resulting from com-

bustion of the fuel and air mix are called exhaust gases.
The composition varies from petrol to diesel engines, but
is around these levels:
This table DOES NOT correctly reect graph presented
on page 6 of referenced document!
The 10% oxygen for dieselis likely if the engine was
idling, e.g. in a test rig. It is much less if the engine is
running under load.
Steam from tailpipe of cold car

Nitromethane additive Exhaust gas from an internal

operating temperature. The duration of this start- combustion engine whose fuel includes nitromethane will
up phase has been reduced by advances in materials contain nitric acid vapour, which is corrosive, and when
and technology, including computer-controlled fuel inhaled causes a muscular reaction making it impossi-
injection, shorter intake lengths, and pre-heating of ble to breathe. People exposed to it should wear a gas
fuel and/or inducted air. mask.* [8]

Inecient catalytic converter under cold condi- Diesel engines

tions: Catalytic converters are very inecient un-
til up to their operating temperature. This time has See Diesel exhaust; Soot.
been much reduced by moving the converter closer
to the exhaust manifold and even more so placing a
small yet quick-to-heat-up converter directly at the Gas-turbine engines
exhaust manifold. The small converter handles the
start-up emissions, which allows enough time for the In aircraft gas turbine engines,exhaust gas temper-
larger main converter to heat up. Further improve- ature(EGT) is a primary measure of engine health.
*
ments can be realised in many ways, [4] including Typically the EGT is compared with a primary en-
electric heating, thermal battery, chemical reaction gine power indication calledengine pressure ratio
preheating, ame heating and superinsulation. (EPR). For example: at full power EPR there will be
a maximum permitted EGT limit. Once an engine
reaches a stage in its life where it reaches this EGT
limit, the engine will require specic maintenance in
order to rectify the problem. The amount the EGT
35.4 Passenger car emissions sum- is below the EGT limit is called EGT margin. The
mary EGT margin of an engine will be greatest when the
engine is new, or has been overhauled. For most
Comparable with the European Emission Standards airlines, this information is also monitored remotely
EURO III as it was applied on October 2000 by the airline maintenance department by means of
ACARS.
In 2000, the United States Environmental Protection
Agency began to implement more stringent emissions
standards for light duty vehicles. The requirements were Jet engines and rocket engines
phased in beginning with 2004 vehicles and all new cars
and light trucks were required to meet the updated stan- In jet engines and rocket engines, exhaust from propelling
dards by the end of 2007. nozzles which in some applications shows shock dia-
monds.

35.5 Types 35.5.2 Other types

From burning coal
35.5.1 Internal-combustion engines
Flue gas
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motor vehicles, with the second largest contributor being

non-road equipment which is mostly gasoline and diesel
stations.* [11]
The resulting nitric acid may be washed into soil, where
it becomes nitrate, which is useful to growing plants.

35.6.2 Volatile organic compounds

What looks like exhaust from jet engines, is actually contrail.

(Jet ying over the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado
Springs, Colorado).
Non-road equipment is mostly gasoline and diesel stations.* [12]

Flue gas emissions from fossil fuel combustion

When oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and volatile organic com-
pounds (VOCs) react in the presence of sunlight, ground
Steam engines level ozone is formed, a primary ingredient in smog. A
2005 U.S. EPA report gives road vehicles as the second
In steam engine terminology the exhaust is steam that is largest source of VOCs in the U.S. at 26% and 19% are
now so low in pressure that it can no longer do useful from non road equipment which is mostly gasoline and
work. diesel stations.* [12] 27% of VOC emissions are from sol-
vents which are used in the manufacturer of paints and
paint thinners and other uses.* [13]
35.6 Main motor vehicle emissions
35.6.3 Ozone
35.6.1 NOx
Ozone is benecial in the upper atmosphere,* [14] but at
ground level, ozone irritates the respiratory system, caus-
ing coughing, choking, and reduced lung capacity.* [15] It
also has many bad eects throughout the ecosystem.* [16]

35.6.4 Carbon monoxide (CO)

Smog in New York City as viewed from the World Trade Center
in 1988.

Mono-nitrogen oxides NO and NO2 (whether produced

this way or naturally by lightning) react with ammonia,
moisture, and other compounds to form nitric acid va- MOPITT satellite computer image of carbon monoxide March
por and related particles. Small particles can penetrate 2010.
deeply into sensitive lung tissue and damage it, causing
premature death in extreme cases. Inhalation of such Carbon monoxide poisoning is the most common type
particles may cause or worsen respiratory diseases such of fatal air poisoning in many countries.* [17] Carbon
as emphysema and bronchitis. It may also aggravate ex- monoxide is colorless, odorless and tasteless, but highly
isting heart disease.* [9]* [10]* [11] In a 2005 U.S. EPA toxic. It combines with hemoglobin to produce
study the largest emissions of NOx came from on road carboxyhemoglobin, which is ineective for delivering
35.7. POLLUTION REDUCTION 131

oxygen to bodily tissues. In 2011, 52% of carbon monox- 35.7 Pollution reduction
ide emissions were created by mobile vehicles in the
U.S.* [18] Emission standards focus on reducing pollutants con-
tained in the exhaust gases from vehicles as well as
from industrial ue gas stacks and other air pollution
35.6.5 Hazardous air pollutants (toxics) exhaust sources in various large-scale industrial facili-
ties such as petroleum reneries, natural gas process-
Chronic (long-term) exposure to benzene (C6 H6 ) dam- ing plants, petrochemical plants and chemical produc-
* *
ages bone marrow. It can also cause excessive bleeding tion plants. [28] [29] However, these are often referred
and depress the immune system, increasing the chance to as ue gases. Catalytic converters in cars intend to
of infection. Benzene causes leukemia and is associ- break down the pollution of exhaust gases using a cata-
ated with other blood cancers and pre-cancers of the lyst. Scrubbers in ships intend to remove the sulfur diox-
blood.* [19]* [20] ide (SO2 ) of marine exhaust gases. The regulations on
marine sulfur dioxide emissions are tightening, however
only a small number of special areas worldwide have been
designated for low sulfur diesel fuel use only.
35.6.6 Particulate matter (PM10 and
PM2.5 ) One of the advantages claimed for advanced steam tech-
nology engines is that that they produce smaller quan-
tities of toxic pollutants (e.g. oxides of nitrogen) than
The health eects of inhaling airborne particulate mat-
petrol and diesel engines of the same power. They pro-
ter have been widely studied in humans and animals and
duce larger quantities of carbon dioxide but less carbon
include asthma, lung cancer, cardiovascular issues, and
monoxide due to more ecient combustion.
premature death. Because of the size of the particles,
*
they can penetrate the deepest part of the lungs. [21] A
2011 UK study estimates 90 deaths per year due to pas-
senger vehicle PM.* [22] In a 2006 publication, the U.S. 35.8 Health studies
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) state that in
2002 about 1 per-cent of all PM10 and 2 per-cent of all Researchers from the University of California, Los An-
PM2.5 emissions came from the exhaust of on-road motor geles School of Public Health say preliminary results of
vehicles (mostly from diesel engines).* [23] their statistical study of children listed in the California
Cancer Registry born between 1998 and 2007 found that
trac pollution may be associated with a 5% to 15% in-
35.6.7 Carbon dioxide (CO2 ) crease in the likelihood of some cancers.* [30] A World
Health Organization study found that diesel fumes cause
an increase in lung cancer.* [31]
Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas. Motor vehicle CO2
emissions are part of the anthropogenic contribution to
the growth of CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere
which is causing climate change.* [24] Motor vehicles 35.9 Localised eects
are calculated to generate about 20% of the European
Union's man-made CO2 emissions, with passenger cars The California Air Resources Board (C.A.R.B.) found in
contributing about 12%.* [25] European emission stan- studies that 50% or more of the air pollution (smog) in
dards limit the CO2 emissions of new passenger cars and Southern California is due to car emissions.
light vehicles. The European Union average new car CO2
emissions gure dropped by 5.4% in the year to the rst
quarter of 2010, down to 145.6 g/km.* [26] 35.10 See also
Air pollution#Most polluted cities
35.6.8 Water vapor
Alternative propulsion
Vehicle exhaust contains much water vapor.
Low-emission zone

Congestion pricing
Water recovery
Atmospheric dispersion modeling
There has been research into ways that troops in deserts Automobile#Environmental impact
can recover drinkable water from their vehicles' exhaust
gases. * [27] Clean Air Act
132 CHAPTER 35. EXHAUST GAS

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Chapter 36

Flue gas

36.1 Scrubbing
At power plants, ue gas is often treated with a series of
chemical processes and scrubbers, which remove pollu-
tants. Electrostatic precipitators or fabric lters remove
particulate matter and ue-gas desulfurization captures
the sulfur dioxide produced by burning fossil fuels, par-
ticularly coal. Nitrogen oxides are treated either by mod-
ications to the combustion process to prevent their for-
mation, or by high temperature or catalytic reaction with
ammonia or urea. In either case, the aim is to produce
nitrogen gas, rather than nitrogen oxides. In the United
States, there is a rapid deployment of technologies to
remove mercury from ue gastypically by adsorption
on sorbents or by capture in inert solids as part of the
ue-gas desulfurization product. Such scrubbing can lead
to meaningful recovery of sulfur for further industrial
use.* [2]
Technologies based on regenerative capture by amines for
the removal of CO2 from ue gas have been deployed to
provide high purity CO2 gas to the food industry and for
enhanced oil recovery. They are now under active re-
search as a method for CO2 capture for long-term stor-
age as a means of greenhouse gas remediation, and have
begun to be implemented in a limited way commercially
(e.g. the Sleipner West eld in the North Sea, operating
since 1996).* [3]
Flue gas from London's Bankside Power Station, 1975
There are a number of proven technologies for removing
pollutants emitted from power plants that are now avail-
able. There is also much ongoing research into technolo-
gies that will remove even more air pollutants.* [4]
Flue gas is the gas exiting to the atmosphere via a ue,
which is a pipe or channel for conveying exhaust gases
from a replace, oven, furnace, boiler or steam generator. 36.2 See also
Quite often, the ue gas refers to the combustion exhaust
gas produced at power plants. Its composition depends
on what is being burned, but it will usually consist of Carbon capture and storage
mostly nitrogen (typically more than two-thirds) derived
Emission standard
from the combustion of air, carbon dioxide (CO2 ), and
water vapor as well as excess oxygen (also derived from Exhaust gas
the combustion air). It further contains a small percent-
age of a number of pollutants, such as particulate matter Flue-gas emissions from fossil-fuel combustion
(like soot), carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur
oxides.* [1] Flue gas stacks

134
36.3. REFERENCES 135

Integrated gasication combined cycle (often re-

ferred to as IGCC)
Landll gas

36.3 References
[1] Fossil fuel combustion ue gases Milton R. Beychok, En-
cyclopedia of Earth, 2012.

[2] Sulfur C. Michael Hogan, Encyclopedia of Earth, 2011.

[3] Sleipner West

[4] Conventional coal-red power plant Scroll down to the

section entitled Control of air pollutant emissions.
Chapter 37

Flue-gas desulfurization

Before ue gas desulfurization was installed, the emissions from

this power plant in New Mexico contained a signicant amount
of sulfur dioxide.

Flue-gas desulfurization (FGD) is a set of technologies

used to remove sulfur dioxide (SO
2) from exhaust ue gases of fossil-fuel power plants, and
from the emissions of other sulfur oxide emitting pro-
cesses.

37.1 Methods
As stringent environmental regulations regarding SO2
emissions have been enacted in many countries, SO The G. G. Allen Steam Station scrubber
2 is now being removed from ue gases by a variety of
methods. Below are common methods used: For a typical coal-red power station, ue-gas desulfur-
ization (FGD) may remove 95 percent or more of the SO
Wet scrubbing using a slurry of alkaline sorbent, 2 in the ue gases.
usually limestone or lime, or seawater to scrub gases;

Spray-dry scrubbing using similar sorbent slurries; 37.2 History

Wet sulfuric acid process recovering sulfur in the
form of commercial quality sulfuric acid; Methods of removing sulfur dioxide from boiler and fur-
nace exhaust gases have been studied for over 150 years.
SNOX Flue gas desulphurisation|SNOX Flue gas Early ideas for ue gas desulfurization were established
desulfurization removes sulfur dioxide, nitrogen ox- in England around 1850.
ides and particulates from ue gases; With the construction of large-scale power plants in Eng-
land in the 1920s, the problems associated with large vol-
Dry sorbent injection systems. umes of SO

136
37.4. FGD CHEMISTRY 137

2 from a single site began to concern the public. The SO 2 in that it forms a liquid aerosol known as sulfuric acid
2 emissions problem did not receive much attention un- (H
til 1929, when the House of Lords upheld the claim of 2SO
a landowner against the Barton Electricity Works of the 4) mist that is very dicult to remove. Generally, about
Manchester Corporation for damages to his land resulting 1% of the sulfur dioxide will be converted to SO
from SO 3. Sulfuric acid mist is often the cause of the blue haze
2 emissions. Shortly thereafter, a press campaign was that often appears as the ue gas plume dissipates. In-
launched against the erection of power plants within the creasingly, this problem is being addressed by the use of
connes of London. This outcry led to the imposition of wet electrostatic precipitators.
SO
2 controls on all such power plants.* [1]
The rst major FGD unit at a utility was installed in 37.4 FGD chemistry
1931 at Battersea Power Station, owned by London Power
Company. In 1935, an FGD system similar to that in-
stalled at Battersea went into service at Swansea Power 37.4.1 Basic principles
Station. The third major FGD system was installed in
1938 at Fulham Power Station. These three early large- Most FGD systems employ two stages: one for y ash re-
scale FGD installations were abandoned during World moval and the other for SO
War II. Large-scale FGD units did not reappear at utilities 2 removal. Attempts have been made to remove both the
until the 1970s, where most of the installations occurred y ash and SO
in the United States and Japan.* [1] 2 in one scrubbing vessel. However, these systems ex-
perienced severe maintenance problems and low removal
As of June 1973, there were 42 FGD units in operation, eciency. In wet scrubbing systems, the ue gas nor-
36 in Japan and 6 in the United States, ranging in capac- mally passes rst through a y ash removal device, either
ity from 5 MW to 250 MW.* [2] As of around 1999 and an electrostatic precipitator or a wet scrubber, and then
2000, FGD units were being used in 27 countries, and into the SO
there were 678 FGD units operating at a total power plant 2-absorber. However, in dry injection or spray drying op-
capacity of about 229 gigawatts. About 45% of the FGD erations, the SO
capacity was in the U.S., 24% in Germany, 11% in Japan, 2 is rst reacted with the sorbent, and then the ue gas
and 20% in various other countries. Approximately 79% passes through a particulate control device.
of the units, representing about 199 gigawatts of capacity,
were using lime or limestone wet scrubbing. About 18% Another important design consideration associated with
(or 25 gigawatts) utilized spray-dry scrubbers or sorbent wet FGD systems is that the ue gas exiting the absorber
injection systems.* [3]* [4]* [5] is saturated with water and still contains some SO
2. These gases are highly corrosive to any downstream
equipment such as fans, ducts, and stacks. Two methods
that may minimize corrosion are: (1) reheating the gases
37.3 Sulfuric acid mist formation to above their dew point, or (2) using materials of con-
struction and designs that allow equipment to withstand
the corrosive conditions. Both alternatives are expensive.
Fossil fuels such as coal and oil contain a signicant
Engineers determine which method to use on a site-by-
amount of sulfur. When fossil fuels are burned, about
site basis.
95 percent or more of the sulfur is generally converted to
sulfur dioxide (SO
2). Such conversion happens under normal conditions of
temperature and of oxygen present in the ue gas. How- 37.4.2 Scrubbing with an alkali solid or so-
ever, there are circumstances, under which such reaction lution
may not occur.
SO
When ue gas has too much oxygen, the SO
2 is an acid gas, and, therefore, the typical sorbent slurries
2 further oxidizes into sulfur trioxide (SO
or other materials used to remove the SO
3). Too much oxygen is only one of the ways that SO
2 from the ue gases are alkaline. The reaction taking
3 is formed. Gas temperature is also an important factor.
place in wet scrubbing using a CaCO
At about 800 C, formation of SO
3 (limestone) slurry produces CaSO
3 is favored. Another way that SO
3 (calcium sulte) and may be expressed in the simplied
3 can be formed is through catalysis by metals in the fuel.
dry form as:
Such reaction is particularly true for heavy fuel oil, where
a signicant amount of vanadium is present. In whatever
way SO CaCO
3 is formed, it does not behave like SO 3 (solid) + SO
138 CHAPTER 37. FLUE-GAS DESULFURIZATION

HCO3 * + H* + H2 O (liquid) + CO2 (gas)

clean gas

In industry caustic (NaOH) is often used to scrub SO

2, producing sodium sulte:

2NaOH (aq) + SO2 (gas) Na2 SO3 (aq) +

H2 O (liquid)* [6]
spray tower

Types of wet scrubbers used in FGD

flue gas
To promote maximum gasliquid surface area and resi-
dence time, a number of wet scrubber designs have been
stirrers bottom fraction circulation pump used, including spray towers, venturis, plate towers, and
mobile packed beds. Because of scale buildup, plugging,
oxidizing gas
or erosion, which aect FGD dependability and absorber
limestone
eciency, the trend is to use simple scrubbers such as
spray towers instead of more complicated ones. The con-
guration of the tower may be vertical or horizontal, and
gypsum ue gas can ow cocurrently, countercurrently, or cross-
currently with respect to the liquid. The chief drawback
Schematic design of the absorber of an FGD of spray towers is that they require a higher liquid-to-gas
ratio requirement for equivalent SO
2 removal than other absorber designs.
2 (gas) CaSO
3 (solid) + CO2 (gas)
Venturi-rod scrubbers Main article: venturi scrubber
When wet scrubbing with a Ca(OH)2 (hydrated lime)
slurry, the reaction also produces CaSO3 (calcium sulte) A venturi scrubber is a converging/diverging section of
and may be expressed in the simplied dry form as: duct. The converging section accelerates the gas stream
to high velocity. When the liquid stream is injected at
Ca(OH)2 (solid) + SO2 (gas) CaSO3 (solid) the throat, which is the point of maximum velocity, the
+ H2 O (liquid) turbulence caused by the high gas velocity atomizes the
liquid into small droplets, which creates the surface area
When wet scrubbing with a Mg(OH)2 (magnesium necessary for mass transfer to take place. The higher the
hydroxide) slurry, the reaction produces MgSO3 pressure drop in the venturi, the smaller the droplets and
(magnesium sulte) and may be expressed in the the higher the surface area. The penalty is in power con-
simplied dry form as: sumption.
For simultaneous removal of SO
Mg(OH)2 (solid) + SO2 (gas) MgSO3
2 and y ash, venturi scrubbers can be used. In fact,
(solid) + H2 O (liquid)
many of the industrial sodium-based throwaway systems
are venturi scrubbers originally designed to remove par-
To partially oset the cost of the FGD installation, in
ticulate matter. These units were slightly modied to in-
some designs, the CaSO3 (calcium sulte) is further ox-
ject a sodium-based scrubbing liquor. Although removal
idized to produce marketable CaSO4 2H2 O (gypsum).
of both particles and SO
This technique is also known as forced oxidation:
2 in one vessel can be economic, the problems of high
pressure drops and nding a scrubbing medium to remove
CaSO3 (aq) + 2H2 O (liquid) + O2 (gas)
heavy loadings of y ash must be considered. However,
CaSO4 2H2 O (solid)
in cases where the particle concentration is low, such as
from oil-red units, it can be more eective to remove
A natural alkaline usable to absorb SO2 is seawater. The
particulate and SO
SO
2 simultaneously.
2 is absorbed in the water, and when oxygen is added re-
acts to form sulfate ions SO4 - and free H* +. The surplus
of H* + is oset by the carbonates in seawater pushing the Packed bed scrubbers A packed scrubber consists of
carbonate equilibrium to release CO2 gas: a tower with packing material inside. This packing mate-
rial can be in the shape of saddles, rings, or some highly
SO2 (gas) + H2 O (liquid) + O2 (gas) specialized shapes designed to maximize contact area be-
SO4 * 2 (aq) + 2H* + tween the dirty gas and liquid. Packed towers typically
37.5. FACTS AND STATISTICS 139

operate at much lower pressure drops than venturi scrub- plication of this reaction is also known as the Wellman
bers and are therefore cheaper to operate. They also typ- Lord process.
ically oer higher SO In some ways this can be thought of as being similar to
2 removal eciency. The drawback is that they have a the reversible liquidliquid extraction of an inert gas such
greater tendency to plug up if particles are present in ex- as xenon or radon (or some other solute which does not
cess in the exhaust air stream. undergo a chemical change during the extraction) from
water to another phase. While a chemical change does
occur during the extraction of the sulfur dioxide from the
Spray towers Main article: spray tower
gas mixture, it is the case that the extraction equilibrium
is shifted by changing the temperature rather than by the
A spray tower is the simplest type of scrubber. It consists use of a chemical reagent.
of a tower with spray nozzles, which generate the droplets
for surface contact. Spray towers are typically used when
circulating a slurry (see below). The high speed of a ven- 37.4.4 Gas phase oxidation followed by re-
turi would cause erosion problems, while a packed tower action with ammonia
would plug up if it tried to circulate a slurry.
Counter-current packed towers are infrequently used be- A new, emerging ue gas desulfurization technology has
*
cause they have a tendency to become plugged by col- been described by the IAEA. [7] It is a radiation tech-
lected particles or to scale when lime or limestone scrub- nology where an intense beam of electrons is red into
bing slurries are used. the ue gas at the same time as ammonia is added to the
gas. The Chendu power plant in China started up such a
ue gas desulfurization unit on a 100 MW scale in 1998.
Scrubbing reagent The Pomorzany power plant in Poland also started up a
similar sized unit in 2003 and that plant removes both
As explained above, alkaline sorbents are used for scrub- sulfur and nitrogen oxides. Both plants are reported to be
* *
bing ue gases to remove SO2 . Depending on the ap- operating successfully. [8] [9] However, the accelerator
plication, the two most important are lime and sodium design principles and manufacturing quality need further
hydroxide (also known as caustic soda). Lime is typically improvement for continuous operation in industrial con-
*
used on large coal- or oil-red boilers as found in power ditions. [10]
plants, as it is very much less expensive than caustic soda. No radioactivity is required or created in the process.
The problem is that it results in a slurry being circulated The electron beam is generated by a device similar to the
through the scrubber instead of a solution. This makes it electron gun in a TV set. This device is called an accel-
harder on the equipment. A spray tower is typically used erator. This is an example of a radiation chemistry pro-
for this application. The use of lime results in a slurry of cess* [9] where the physical eects of radiation are used
calcium sulte (CaSO3 ) that must be disposed of. For- to process a substance.
tunately, calcium sulte can be oxidized to produce by-
product gypsum (CaSO4 2H2 O) which is marketable for The action of the electron beam is to promote the oxi-
use in the building products industry. dation of sulfur dioxide to sulfur(VI) compounds. The
ammonia reacts with the sulfur compounds thus formed
Caustic soda is limited to smaller combustion units be- to produce ammonium sulfate, which can be used as a ni-
cause it is more expensive than lime, but it has the ad- trogenous fertilizer. In addition, it can be used to lower
vantage that it forms a solution rather than a slurry. This the nitrogen oxide content of the ue gas. This method
makes it easier to operate. It produces a "spent caustic" has attained industrial plant scale.* [8]* [11]
solution of sodium sulte/bisulte (depending on the pH),
or sodium sulfate that must be disposed of. This is not a
problem in a kraft pulp mill for example, where this can
be a source of makeup chemicals to the recovery cycle. 37.5 Facts and statistics
The information in this section was obtained
37.4.3 Scrubbing with sodium sulte solu- from a US EPA published fact sheet.* [12]
tion
Flue gas desulfurization scrubbers have been applied to
It is possible to scrub sulfur dioxide by using a cold so- combustion units ring coal and oil that range in size from
lution of sodium sulte, this forms a sodium hydrogen 5 MW to 1500 MW. Scottish Power are spending 400
sulte solution. By heating this solution it is possible to million installing FGD at Longannet power station, which
reverse the reaction to form sulfur dioxide and the sodium has a capacity of over 2 GW. Dry scrubbers and spray
sulte solution. Since the sodium sulte solution is not scrubbers have generally been applied to units smaller
consumed, it is called a regenerative treatment. The ap- than 300 MW.
140 CHAPTER 37. FLUE-GAS DESULFURIZATION

FGD has been tted by RWE npower at Aberthaw Power 37.7 See also
Station in south Wales using the seawater process and
works successfully on the 1580MW plant. Incineration
Approximately 85% of the ue gas desulfurization units
installed in the US are wet scrubbers, 12% are spray dry Scrubber
systems, and 3% are dry injection systems.
Flue gas emissions from fossil fuel combustion|Flue
The highest SO gas emissions
2 removal eciencies (greater than 90%) are achieved
by wet scrubbers and the lowest (less than 80%) by dry Flue gas stacks
scrubbers. However, the newer designs for dry scrubbers
are capable of achieving eciencies in the order of 90%.
In spray drying and dry injection systems, the ue gas 37.8 References
must rst be cooled to about 1020 C above adiabatic
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equipment and plugging of baghouses. Flue Gas Desulphurization Systems Since 1850. Journal
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2 removed (in 2001 US dollars) are: neering/Deskbook Issue, 21 October 1974

[3] Nolan, Paul S., Flue Gas Desulfurization Technologies for

For wet scrubbers larger than 400 MW, the cost is Coal-Fired Power Plants, The Babcock & Wilcox Com-
$200 to $500 per ton pany, U.S., presented by Michael X. Jiang at the Coal-
Tech 2000 International Conference, November 2000,
Jakarta, Indonesia
For wet scrubbers smaller than 400 MW, the cost is
$500 to $5,000 per ton [4] Rubin, Edward S.; Yeh, Sonia; Hounshell, David A.; Tay-
lor, Margaret R. (2004). Experience curves for power
plant emission control technologies. Journal Interna-
For spray dry scrubbers larger than 200 MW, the tional Journal of Energy Technology and Policy 2 (12):
cost is $150 to $300 per ton 5269. horizontal tab character in |journal= at position 8
(help)
For spray dry scrubbers smaller than 200 MW, the
[5] Beychok, Milton R., Comparative economics of advanced
cost is $500 to $4,000 per ton
regenerable ue gas desulfurization processes, EPRI CS-
1381, Electric Power Research Institute, March 1980

[6] REMOVAL OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE FROM FLUE

37.6 Alternative methods of reduc- GASES IN THERMAL PLANTS

ing sulfur dioxide emissions [7] IAEA Factsheet about pilot plant in Poland.

[8] Haifeng, Wu. Electron beam application in gas waste

An alternative to removing sulfur from the ue gases af- treatment in China (PDF). Proceedings of the FNCA
ter burning is to remove the sulfur from the fuel before 2002 workshop on application of electron accelerator.
or during combustion. Hydrodesulfurization of fuel has Beijing, China: INET Tsinghua University.
been used for treating fuel oils before use. Fluidized bed
combustion adds lime to the fuel during combustion. The [9] Section of IAEA 2003 Annual Report
lime reacts with the SO2 to form sulfates which become
part of the ash. [10] Application of ionizing radiation to environmental protec-
tion by A.G. Chmielewski, Warsaw University of Tech-
The recently developed biological alternative Thiopaq nology, Poland.
combines gas purication with sulfur recovery. Micro-
organisms in a bioreactor oxidise the sulde to elemental [11] Industrial Plant for Flue Gas Treatment with High Power
sulfur. This elemental S is then separated and nally re- Electron Accelerator by A.G. Chmielewski, Warsaw Uni-
covered at the end of the process for further usage in, for versity of Technology, Poland.
example, agricultural products. Safety is one of the great- [12] Air Pollution Control Fact Sheet US EPA date coded
est benets of this method, as the whole process takes 2003, accessed 24 June 2006
place at atmospheric pressure and ambient temperature.
This method has been developed by Paqell, a joint ven- [13] THIOPAQ Oil & Gas process description and ow dia-
ture between Shell Global Solutions and Paques.* [13] gram ocial Paqell website
37.9. EXTERNAL LINKS 141

37.9 External links

Schematic process ow of FGD plant

5000 MW FGD Plant (includes a detailed process

ow diagram)

Alstom presentation to UN-ECE on air pollution

control (includes process ow diagram for dry, wet
and seawater FGD)

Flue Gas Treatment article including the removal of

hydrogen chloride, sulfur trioxide, and other heavy
metal particles such as mercury.
Institute of Clean Air Companies national trade
association representing emissions control manufac-
turers
Chapter 38

Flue-gas emissions from fossil-fuel

combustion

The steam generators in large power plants and the

process furnaces in large reneries, petrochemical and
chemical plants, and incinerators burn considerable
amounts of fossil fuels and therefore emit large amounts
of ue gas to the ambient atmosphere. The table below
presents the total amounts of ue gas typically generated
by the burning of fossil fuels such as natural gas, fuel oil
and coal. The data were obtained by stoichiometric* [3]
calculations.* [4]
It is of interest to note that the total amount of ue gas
generated by coal combustion is only 10 percent higher
than the ue gas generated by natural-gas combustion.
Before ue-gas desulfurization was installed, emissions from
Four Corners Generating Station, New Mexico contained exces- Note: m are standard cubic meters at 0 C and
sive amounts of sulfur dioxide. 101.325 kPa, and scf is standard cubic feet at
60 F and 14.696 psia.

Flue-gas emissions from fossil-fuel combustion refers

to the combustion-product gas resulting from the burning 38.1 See also
of fossil fuels.* [1] Most fossil fuels are combusted with
ambient air (as dierentiated from combustion with pure
oxygen). Since ambient air contains about 79 volume per- AP 42 Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Fac-
cent gaseous nitrogen (N2 ),* [2] which is essentially non- tors
combustible, the largest part of the ue gas from most
Emission standard
fossil-fuel combustion is uncombusted nitrogen. Carbon
dioxide (CO2 ), the next largest part of ue gas, can be Flue-gas stack
as much as 1025 volume percent or more of the ue
gas. This is closely followed in volume by water vapor Flue gas
(H2 O) created by the combustion of the hydrogen in the
fuel with atmospheric oxygen. Much of the 'smoke' seen Flue-gas desulfurization
pouring from ue gas stacks is this water vapor forming
Gas stoichiometry
a cloud as it contacts cool air.
A typical ue gas from the combustion of fossil fuels con- Stoichiometry
tains very small amounts of nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur
dioxide (SO2 ) and particulate matter.* [1] The nitrogen
oxides are derived from the nitrogen in the ambient air as 38.2 References
well as from any nitrogen-containing compounds in the
fossil fuel. The sulfur dioxide is derived from any sulfur-
[1] Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors
containing compounds in the fuels. The particulate mat-
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and very small liquid droplets which give ue gases their Chemical Engineers' Handbook (7th ed.). McGraw Hill.
smoky appearance. ISBN ISBN 0-07-049841-5.

142
38.3. EXTERNAL LINKS 143

[3] Zumdahl, Steven S. (2005). Chemical Principles (5th ed.).

Houghton Miin College Division. ISBN 0-618-37206-
7.

[4] Air Dispersion Modeling Conversions and Formulas

38.3 External links

Article on Flue Gas Treatment including desulfur-
ization and the removal of hydrogen chloride, sul-
phur trioxide, and mercury.
Chapter 39

Flue-gas stack

replaces, or other small sources within residential

abodes, restaurants, hotels, or other public buildings and
small commercial enterprises, their ue gas stacks are re-
ferred to as chimneys.

39.1 History

The rst industrial chimneys were built in the mid-17th

century when it was rst understood how they could im-
prove the combustion of a furnace by increasing the draft
of air into the combustion zone.* [2] As such, they played
an important part in the development of reverberatory
furnaces and a coal-based metallurgical industry, one
of the key sectors of the early Industrial Revolution.
Most 18th-century industrial chimneys (now commonly
referred to as ue gas stacks) were built into the walls of
the furnace much like a domestic chimney. The rst free-
standing industrial chimneys were probably those erected
at the end of the long condensing ues associated with
smelting lead.
A ue gas stack at GRES-2 Power Station in Ekibastuz, The powerful association between industrial chimneys
Kazakhstan, the tallest of its kind in the world (420 meters)* [1] and the characteristic smoke-lled landscapes of the in-
dustrial revolution was due to the universal application of
the steam engine for most manufacturing processes. The
A ue-gas stack is a type of chimney, a vertical pipe, chimney is part of a steam-generating boiler, and its evo-
channel or similar structure through which combustion lution is closely linked to increases in the power of the
product gases called ue gases are exhausted to the out- steam engine. The chimneys of Thomas Newcomens
side air. Flue gases are produced when coal, oil, natural steam engine were incorporated into the walls of the en-
gas, wood or any other fuel is combusted in an industrial gine house. The taller, free-standing industrial chimneys
furnace, a power plant's steam-generating boiler, or other that appeared in the early 19th century were related to the
large combustion device. Flue gas is usually composed of changes in boiler design associated with James Watts
carbon dioxide (CO2 ) and water vapor as well as nitrogen double-poweredengines, and they continued to grow
and excess oxygen remaining from the intake combustion in stature throughout the Victorian period. Decorative
air. It also contains a small percentage of pollutants such embellishments are a feature of many industrial chim-
as particulate matter, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides neys from the 1860s, with over-sailing caps and patterned
and sulfur oxides. The ue gas stacks are often quite tall, brickwork.
up to 400 metres (1300 feet) or more, so as to disperse the
The invention of fan-assisted forced draft in the early
exhaust pollutants over a greater area and thereby reduce
20th century removed the industrial chimney's original
the concentration of the pollutants to the levels required
function, that of drawing air into the steam-generating
by governmental environmental policy and environmen- boilers or other furnaces. With the replacement of the
tal regulation. steam engine as a prime mover, rst by diesel engines
When the ue gases are exhausted from stoves, ovens, and then by electric motors, the early industrial chimneys

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began to disappear from the industrial landscape. Build- column of outside air. That higher pressure outside the
ing materials changed from stone and brick to steel and chimney is the driving force that moves the required com-
later reinforced concrete, and the height of the industrial bustion air into the combustion zone and also moves the
chimney was determined by the need to disperse combus- ue gas up and out of the chimney. That movement or
tion ue gases to comply with governmental air pollution ow of combustion air and ue gas is called natural
control regulations. draft, natural ventilation, chimney eect, or
"stack eect". The taller the stack, the more draft is cre-
ated.
39.2 Flue-gas stack draft The equation below provides an approximation of the
pressure dierence, P, (between the bottom and the top
of the ue gas stack) that is created by the draft:* [3]* [4]

( )
1 1
P = C a h
To Ti

The above equation is an approximation because it as-

sumes that the molar mass of the ue gas and the outside
air are equal and that the pressure drop through the ue
gas stack is quite small. Both assumptions are fairly good
but not exactly accurate.

39.3 Flue-gas ow-rate induced by

the draft
As arst guessapproximation, the following equation
can be used to estimate the ue-gas ow-rate induced by
the draft of a ue-gas stack. The equation assumes that
the molar mass of the ue gas and the outside air are equal
and that the frictional resistance and heat losses are neg-
ligible:.* [5]

Ti To
Q=CA 2gH
Ti
Also, this equation is only valid when the resistance to the
draft ow is caused by a single orice characterized by the
discharge coecient C. In many, if not most situations,
the resistance is primarily imposed by the ue stack itself.
In these cases, the resistance is proportional to the stack
height H. This causes a cancellation of the H in the above
equation predicting Q to be invariant with respect to the
ue height.
The stack eect in chimneys: the gauges represent absolute air
pressure and the airow is indicated with light grey arrows. The Designing chimneys and stacks to provide the correct
gauge dials move clockwise with increasing pressure. amount of natural draft involves a great many factors such
as:
Main article: Stack eect
The height and diameter of the stack.
The combustion ue gases inside the ue gas stacks are The desired amount of excess combustion air
much hotter than the ambient outside air and therefore needed to assure complete combustion.
less dense than the ambient air. That causes the bottom
of the vertical column of hot ue gas to have a lower pres- The temperature of the ue gases leaving the com-
sure than the pressure at the bottom of a corresponding bustion zone.
146 CHAPTER 39. FLUE-GAS STACK

The composition of the combustion ue gas, which is known as the Good Engineering Practice (GEP)"
determines the ue-gas density. stack height.* [7]* [8] In the case of existing ue gas stacks
that exceed the GEP stack height, any air pollution disper-
The frictional resistance to the ow of the ue gases sion modelling studies for such stacks must use the GEP
through the chimney or stack, which will vary with stack height rather than the actual stack height.
the materials used to construct the chimney or stack.

The heat loss from the ue gases as they ow through

the chimney or stack. 39.6 See also
The local atmospheric pressure of the ambient air, Chimney
which is determined by the local elevation above sea
level. Flue gas
Flue-gas desulfurization
The calculation of many of the above design factors re-
quires trial-and-error reiterative methods. Flue-gas emissions from fossil-fuel combustion
Government agencies in most countries have specic Incineration
codes which govern how such design calculations must be
Stack eect
performed. Many non-governmental organizations also
have codes governing the design of chimneys and stacks
(notably, the ASME codes).
39.7 References
[1] Diagram of 25 tallest ue gas stacks worldwide
39.4 Stack design
[2] Douet, James (1988). Going up in Smoke:The History of
The design of large stacks poses considerable engineer- the Industrial Chimney, Victorian Society, London, Eng-
land. Victorian Society Casework Reports
ing challenges. Vortex shedding in high winds can cause
dangerous oscillations in the stack, and may lead to its col- [3] Natural Ventilation Lecture 2
lapse. The use of helical faring is common to prevent this
[4] Perry, R.H. and Green, Don W. (1984). Perry's Chem-
process occurring at or close to the resonant frequency of
ical Engineers' Handbook (6th Edition (page 9-72) ed.).
the stack. McGraw-Hill Book Company. ISBN 0-07-049479-7.
[5] Natural Ventilation Lecture 3
39.5 Other items of interest [6] Beychok, Milton R. (2005). Fundamentals Of Stack Gas
Dispersion (4th ed.). author-published. ISBN 0-9644588-
Some fuel-burning industrial equipment does not rely 0-2. www.air-dispersion.com
upon natural draft. Many such equipment items use [7] Guideline for Determination of Good Engineering Prac-
large fans or blowers to accomplish the same objectives, tice Stack Height (Technical Support Document for the
namely: the ow of combustion air into the combustion Stack Height Regulations), Revised (1985), EPA Publica-
chamber and the ow of the hot ue gas out of the chim- tion No. EPA450/480023R, U.S. Environmental Pro-
ney or stack. tection Agency (NTIS No. PB 85225241)

A great many power plants are equipped with facilities [8] Lawson, Jr., R.E. and W.H. Snyder (1983). Determination
for the removal of sulfur dioxide (i.e., ue-gas desulfu- of Good Engineering Practice Stack Height: A Demonstra-
rization), nitrogen oxides (i.e., selective catalytic reduc- tion Study for a Power Plant, EPA Publication No. EPA
tion, exhaust gas recirculation, thermal deNOx, or low 600/383024. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(NTIS No. PB 83207407)
NOx burners) and particulate matter (i.e., electrostatic
precipitator)s. At such power plants, it is possible to use a
cooling tower as a ue gas stack. Examples can be seen in
Germany at the Power Station Staudinger Grosskrotzen- 39.8 External links
burg and at the Rostock Power Station. Power plants
without ue gas purication, would experience serious ASHRAE's Fundamentals Handbook is available
corrosion in such stacks. here from ASHRAE
In the United States and a number of other countries, ASME Codes and Standards available from ASME
atmospheric dispersion modeling* [6] studies are required
to determine the ue gas stack height needed to comply Diagram of 25 tallest ue gas stacks worldwide
with the local air pollution regulations. The United States Chimney marking (aircraft warning lights)
also limits the maximum height of a ue gas stack to what
Chapter 40

Fugitive emissions

Fugitive emissions are emissions of gases or vapors from purposes.

pressurized equipment due to leaks and other unintended New technologies are under development that could rev-
or irregular releases of gases, mostly from industrial ac-
olutionize the detection and monitoring of fugitive emis-
tivities. As well as the economic cost of lost commodities, sions. One technology, known as dierential absorption
fugitive emissions contribute to air pollution and climate
lidar (DIAL), can be used to remotely measure concen-
change. A detailed inventory of greenhouse gas emis- tration proles of hydrocarbons in the atmosphere up to
sions from upstream oil and gas activities in Canada for
several hundred meters from a facility. DIAL has been
the year 2000 estimated that fugitive equipment leaks had used for renery surveys in Europe for over 15 years. A
a global warming potential equivalent to the release of 17
pilot study carried out in 2005 using DIAL found that ac-
million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide, or 12 per cent tual emissions at a renery were fteen times higher than
of all greenhouse gases emitted by the sector.* [1] Vent- those previously reported using the emission factor ap-
ing of natural gas, aring, accidental releases and storage proach. The fugitive emissions were equivalent to 0.17%
losses accounted for an additional 38 per cent. of the renery throughput.* [2]
Fugitive emissions present other risks and hazards. Emis- Portable gas leak imaging cameras are also a new technol-
sions of volatile organic compounds such as benzene from ogy that can be used to improve leak detection and repair,
oil reneries and chemical plants pose a long term health leading to reduced fugitive emissions. The cameras use
risk to workers and local communities. In situations infrared imaging technology to produce video images in
where large amounts of ammable liquids and gases are which invisible gases escaping from leak sources can be
contained under pressure, leaks also increase the risk of clearly identied.
re and explosion.
Leaks from pressurized process equipment generally oc-
cur through valves, pipe connections, mechanical seals, or 40.1 See also
related equipment. Fugitive emissions also occur at evap-
orative sources such as waste water treatment ponds and Leak
storage tanks. Because of the huge number of potential
leak sources at large industrial facilities and the dicul- Greenhouse gas
ties in detecting and repairing some leaks, fugitive emis-
sions can be a signicant proportion of total emissions. Volatile organic compound
Though the quantities of leaked gases may be small, gases Gas are
that have serious health or environmental impacts can
cause a signicant problem.
To minimize and control leaks at process facilities oper- 40.2 References
ators carry out regular leak detection and repair activi-
ties. Routine inspections of process equipment with gas [1] Clearstone Engineering (1994). A National Inventory
detectors can be used to identify leaks and estimate the of Greenhouse Gas (GHG), Criteria Air Contaminant
leak rate in order to decide on appropriate corrective ac- (CAC) and Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S) Emissions by the
tion. Proper routine maintenance of equipment reduces Upstream Oil and Gas Industry, Volume 1, Overview of
the likelihood of leaks. the GHG Emissions Inventory. Canadian Association
of Petroleum Producers: v. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
Because of the technical diculties and costs of detecting
and quantifying actual fugitive emissions at a site or fa- [2] Chambers, Allan; Tony Wootton; Jan Moncrie; Philip
cility, and the variability and intermittent nature of emis- McCready (August 2008).Direct Measurement of Fugi-
sion ow rates, bottom-up estimates based on standard tive Emissions of Hydrocarbons from a Renery. Jour-
emission factors are generally used for annual reporting nal of the Air & Waste Management Association 58 (8):
10471056.

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40.3 External links

2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas
Inventories (see Section 4.2).
Chapter 41

Gas are

North Dakota Flaring of Gas

brought to the surface as well. Especially in areas of the

world lacking pipelines and other gas transportation in-
frastructure, vast amounts of such associated gas are com-
monly ared as waste or unusable gas. The aring of as-
sociated gas may occur at the top of a vertical are stack
(as in the adjacent photo) or it may occur in a ground-
level are in an earthen pit. Preferably, associated gas
is reinjected into the reservoir, which saves it for future
Flare stack at the Shell Haven renery in England.
use while maintaining higher well pressure and crude oil
producibility.* [6]
A gas are, alternatively known as a are stack, is a
gas combustion device used in industrial plants such as
petroleum reneries, chemical plants, natural gas pro- 41.1 Overall are system in indus-
cessing plants as well as at oil or gas production sites
having oil wells, gas wells, oshore oil and gas rigs and trial plants
landlls.
In industrial plants, are stacks are primarily used for When industrial plant equipment items are over-
burning o ammable gas released by pressure relief pressured, the pressure relief valve is an essential safety
valves during unplanned over-pressuring of plant equip- device that automatically release gases and sometimes
ment.* [1]* [2]* [3]* [4]* [5] During plant or partial plant liquids. Those pressure relief valves are required by in-
startups and shutdowns, are stacks are also often used dustrial design codes and standards as well as by law.
for the planned combustion of gases over relatively short The released gases and liquids are routed through large
periods. piping systems called are headers to a vertical elevated
A great deal of gas aring at many oil and gas production are. The released gases are burned as they exit the are
sites has to do with protection against the dangers of over- stacks. The size and brightness of the resulting ame de-
pressuring industrial plant equipment. When petroleum pends upon the ammable material's ow rate in joules
crude oil is extracted and produced from onshore or o- per hour (or btu per hour).* [4]
shore oil wells, raw natural gas associated with the oil is Most industrial plant ares have a vapor-liquid separator

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There is also a safe method to divert the are gas which

is insertion of Liquid U seal with Liquid Hold up vessel.
The Liquid U seal is designed to take pressure up to per-
mitted back pressure of the system. This helps to divert
the are gas to recovery system. In case of plant upset,
pressure rises and liquid in the U seal will move into Liq-
uid Hold up vessel. On normalization, the Liquid U seal
will start diverting the gas again.* [8]

41.2 Impacts of waste aring as-

sociated gas from oil drilling
sites and other facilities

Schematic ow diagram of an overall vertical, elevated are

stack system in an industrial plant.

(also known as a knockout drum) upstream of the are to

remove any large amounts of liquid that may accompany
the relieved gases.
Steam is very often injected into the ame to reduce
the formation of black smoke. When too much steam
is added, a condition known asover steamingcan oc-
cur resulting in reduced combustion eciency and higher
emissions. To keep the are system functional, a small
amount of gas is continuously burned, like a pilot light,
so that the system is always ready for its primary purpose
as an over-pressure safety system.
Flaring of associated gas from an oil well site in Nigeria.
The adjacent ow diagram depicts the typical components
of an overall industrial are stack system:* [1]* [2]* [3]
Improperly operated ares may emit methane and other
volatile organic compounds as well as sulfur dioxide
A knockout drum to remove any oil and/or water and other sulfur compounds, which are known to ex-
from the relieved gases. acerbate asthma and other respiratory problems. Other
emissions from improperly operated ares may include,
A water seal drum to prevent any ashback of the aromatic hydrocarbons (benzene, toluene, xylenes) and
ame from the top of the are stack. benzapyrene, which are known to be carcinogenic.
Flaring can aect wildlife by attracting birds and insects
An alternative gas recovery system for use during
to the ame. Approximately 7,500 migrating songbirds
partial plant startups and/or shutdowns as well as
were attracted to and killed by the are at the lique-
other times when required. The recovered gas is
ed natural gas terminal in Saint John, New Brunswick,
routed into the fuel gas system of the overall indus-
Canada on September 13, 2013.* [9] Similar incidents
trial plant.
have occurred at ares on oshore oil and gas installa-
tions.* [10] Moths are known to be attracted to lights. A
A steam injection system to provide an external
brochure published by the Secretariat of the Convention
momentum force used for ecient mixing of air
on Biological Diversity describing the Global Taxonomy
with the relieved gas, which promotes smokeless
Initiative describes a situation where "a taxonomist work-
burning.
ing in a tropical forest noticed that a gas are at an oil re-
nery was attracting and killing hundreds of these [hawk
A pilot ame (with its ignition system) that burns all
or sphinx] moths. Over the course of the months and years
the time so that it is available to ignite relieved gases
that the renery was running a vast number of moths must
when needed.* [7]
have been killed, suggesting that plants could not be polli-
The are stack, including a ashback prevention nated over a large area of forest".* [11]
section at the upper part of the stack. As of the end of 2011, 150 109 cubic meters (5.3 1012
41.3. SEE ALSO 151

aring decreased by about 20%. The most signicant re-

ductions in terms of volume were made in Russia (down
40%) and Nigeria (down 29%).* [12]* [17]

41.3 See also

Blowdown stack
Environmental issues in the Niger Delta
Flue-gas stack
Fugitive emissions
Relief valve

41.4 References
[1] EPA/452/B-02-001, Section 3.0: VOC Controls, Sec-
tion 3.2: VOC Destruction Controls, Chapter 1: Flares.
(A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report, dated
September 2000.)

[2] A. Kayode Coker (2007). Ludwig's Applied Process De-

Flaring gases from an oil platform in the North Sea. sign for Chemical And Petrochemical Plants, Volume 1
(4th ed.). Gulf Professional Publishing. pp. 732737.
ISBN 0-7506-7766-X.

cubic feet) of associated gas are ared annually. That is [3] Sam Mannan (Editor) (2005). Lee's Loss Prevention in
the Process Industries: Hazard Identication, Assessment
equivalent to about 25 per cent of the annual natural gas
and Control, Volume 1 (3rd ed.). Elsevier Butterworth-
consumption in the United States or about 30 per cent of Heinemann. pp. 12/6712/71. ISBN 978-0-7506-7857-
the annual gas consumption in the European Union.* [12] 5.
If it were to reach market, this quantity of gas (at a nom-
inal value of $5.62 per 1000 cubic feet) would be worth [4] Milton R. Beychok (2005). Fundamentals of Stack
$29.8 billion USD.* [13] Gas Dispersion (Fourth ed.). self-published. ISBN 0-
9644588-0-2. (See Chapter 11, Flare Stack Plume Rise).
Also as of the end of 2011, 10 countries accounted for 72
per cent of the aring, and twenty for 86 per cent. The [5] A Proposed Comprehensive Model for Elevated Flare
top ten leading contributors to world gas aring at the end Flames and Plumes, David Shore, Flaregas Corporation,
of 2011, were (in declining order): Russia (27%), Nigeria AIChE 40th Loss Prevention Symposium, April 2006.
(11%), Iran (8%), Iraq (7%), USA (5%), Algeria (4%), [6] Leer, William (2008). Petroleum Rening in Nontech-
Kazakhstan (3%), Angola (3%), Saudi Arabia (3%) and nical Language. Tulsa, OK: PennWell. p. 9.
Venezuela (3%).* [14]
[7] Product Overview Ignition Systems, Smitsvonk, Novem-
That amount of aring and burning of associated gas from ber 2001. Eexcellent source of information about are
oil drilling sites is a signicant source of carbon dioxide stack pilot ames and their ignition systems.
(CO2 ) emissions. Coupled with fossil fuel combustion
and cement production, aring's carbon dioxide emis- [8] KP Engineers & Contractors
sions in 2010 have tripled (1300 110 GtCO2) compared [9] 7,500 songbirds killed at Canaport gas plant in Saint John
to the last recording (years 1750-1970, 420 35 GtCO (online CBC News, September 17, 2013).
had been emitted.)* [15] 2400 106 tons of carbon diox-
ide are emitted annually in this way and it amounts to [10] Seabirds at Risk around Oshore Oil Platforms in the
about 1.2 per cent of the worldwide emissions of carbon North-west Atlantic, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Vol. 42,
No. 12, pp. 1,285-1,290, 2001.
dioxide. That may seem to be insignicant, but in per-
spective it is more than half of the Certied Emissions Re- [11] The Global Taxonomy Initiative - The Response to a
ductions (a type of carbon credits) that have been issued Problem (scroll down to the section entitled Pollinat-
under the rules and mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol as ing moths)
of June 2011.* [12]* [16]
[12] Global Gas Flaring Reduction Partnership (GGFR),
Satellite data show that from 2005 to 2010, global gas World Bank, October 2011 Brochure.
152 CHAPTER 41. GAS FLARE

[13] Annual Energy Review, Table 6.7 Natural Gas Wellhead,

Citygate, and Imports Prices, 1949-2011 (Dollars per
Thousand Cubic Feet), United States Energy Information
Administration, September 2012.

[14] Estimated Flared Volumes from Satellite Data, 2007-

2011. From the website of the World Bank.

[15] IPCC. IPCC 2014: Summary for Policy Makers.In:

Climate Change 2014, Mitigation of Climate Change.
(pdf). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United
Kingdom and New York, NY, USA. Retrieved December
11, 2014.

[16] Global Gas Flaring Reduction. From the website of the

World Bank.

[17] Estimation of Gas Flaring Volumes Using NASA MODIS

Fire Detection Products (alternative). Christopher
Elvidge et al, NOAA's National Geophysical Data Cen-
ter (NGDC) annual report, February 8, 2011.

41.5 Further reading

Banerjee K.; Cheremisinof N.P.; Cheremisino
P.N (1985). Flare gas systems pocket handbook.
Houston, TX: Gulf Publishing Company. ISBN 0-
87201-310-3.
Kolmetz, Karl (January 2015). Kolmetz Handbook
of Process Equipment Design, Flare systems safety,
selection and sizing (PDF). Johor Bahru, Malaysia:
KLM Technology Group.

41.6 External links

Flare System Sizing & Selection
Flare Gas Recovery - An option to stop are gas be-
ing burned to atmosphere.
Flare Stack sizing calculator

Modelling industrial ares environmental impacts

Flare Stack marking (aircraft warning lights)

Flare Gas Electricity Generator

41.7 Media
Chapter 42

Geospatial Measurements of Air Pollution

Geospatial Measurement of Air Pollution

(GMAP)* [1] is the use of mobile measurement systems
to gain insight into air pollution emissions, population
impacts, and exposure risk management approaches.

42.1 References
[1] http://www.epa.gov/nrmrl/appcd/emissions/sec_gmap.
html

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Chapter 43

Global Emissions InitiAtive

43.4 References
[1] GEIA Steering Committee

[2] GEIA Conferences and Schools

[3] ECCAD website

GEIA logo

Global Emissions InitiAtive (GEIA) is a community ef-

fort dedicated to atmospheric emissions information ex-
change and competence building. GEIA was created in
1990 under the (IGBP) and is a joint IGAC / iLEAPS
/ AIMES activity. GEIA is governed by an interna-
tional steering committee * [1] and hosts biennial confer-
ences.* [2]

43.1 Goals
Access: Make emissions data and information about
emissions more readily available
Analysis: Improve the scientic basis for emissions
information and policy making
Community: Strengthen the science and policy rela-
tionships to enhance access to and analysis of emis-
sions

information

43.2 Partnerships
Emissions of atmospheric Compounds & Compila-
tion of Ancillary Data (ECCAD) provides data ac-
cess to many emissions inventory datasets.* [3]

43.3 External links

GEIA website
ECCAD website

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Chapter 44

Haze

For other uses, see Haze (disambiguation).

Haze is traditionally an atmospheric phenomenon

A weak cold front, associated with smog, in the Yellow Sea. The
cold front, while moving south, picked up the smog from eastern
Harmattan Haze in Abuja. China into a smog front

haze may appear brownish or bluish, while mist tends to

be bluish-grey. Whereas haze often is thought of as a phe-
nomenon of dry air, mist formation is a phenomenon of
humid air. However, haze particles may act as condensa-
tion nuclei for the subsequent formation of mist droplets;
such forms of haze are known as wet haze.
The termhaze, in meteorological literature, generally
is used to denote visibility-reducing aerosols of the wet
type. Such aerosols commonly arise from complex chem-
ical reactions that occur as sulfur dioxide gases emitted
during combustion are converted into small droplets of
sulphuric acid. The reactions are enhanced in the pres-
ence of sunlight, high relative humidity, and stagnant air
ow. A small component of wet haze aerosols appear
to be derived from compounds released by trees, such as
Haze over the North China Plain.
terpenes. For all these reasons, wet haze tends to be pri-
where dust, smoke and other dry particles obscure the marily a warm-season phenomenon. Large areas of haze
clarity of the sky. The World Meteorological Organiza- covering many thousands of kilometers may be produced
tion manual of codes includes a classication of horizon- under favorable conditions each summer.
tal obscuration into categories of fog, ice fog, steam fog,
mist, haze, smoke, volcanic ash, dust, sand and snow.* [1]
Sources for haze particles include farming (ploughing in 44.1 Air pollution
dry weather), trac, industry, and wildres.
Seen from afar (e.g. approaching airplane) and depend- Main article: Smog
ing upon the direction of view with respect to the sun,

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Haze often occurs when dust and smoke particles accu- 44.2 Obscuration
mulate in relatively dry air. When weather conditions
block the dispersal of smoke and other pollutants they Haze causes issues in the area of terrestrial photography,
concentrate and form a usually low-hanging shroud that where the penetration of large amounts of dense atmo-
impairs visibility and may become a respiratory health sphere may be necessary to image distant subjects. This
threat. Industrial pollution can result in dense haze, which results in the visual eect of a loss of contrast in the sub-
is known as smog. ject, due to the eect of light scattering through the haze
Since 1991, haze has been a particularly acute prob- particles. For these reasons, sunrise and sunset colors ap-
lem in Southeast Asia. The main source of the haze pear subdued on hazy days, and stars may be obscured at
has been res occurring in Sumatra and Borneo. In re- night. In some cases, attenuation by haze is so great that,
sponse to the 1997 Southeast Asian haze, the ASEAN toward sunset, the sun disappears altogether before reach-
countries agreed on a Regional Haze Action Plan (1997). ing the horizon.* [7] Haze can be dened as an aerial form
In 2002, all ASEAN countries except Indonesia signed of the Tyndall eect therefore unlike other atmospheric
the Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution, but the eects such as cloud and fog, haze is spectrally selective:
pollution is still a problem today. Under the agreement shorter (blue) wavelengths are scattered more, and longer
the ASEAN secretariat hosts a co-ordination and support (red/infrared) wavelengths are scattered less. For this rea-
unit.* [2] During the 2013 Southeast Asian haze, Singa- son many super-telephoto lenses often incorporate yellow
pore experienced a record high pollution level, with the lters or coatings to enhance image contrast.
3-hour Pollution Standards Index reaching a record high Infrared (IR) imaging may also be used to penetrate haze
of 401.* [3] over long distances, with a combination of IR-pass op-
In the United States, the Interagency Monitoring of Pro- tical lters (such as the Wratten 89B) and IR-sensitive
tected Visual Environments (IMPROVE) program was detector.
developed as a collaborative eort between the US EPA
and the National Park Service in order to establish the
chemical composition of haze in National Parks and es- 44.3 See also
tablish air pollution control measures in order to restore
the visibility to pre-industrial levels.* [4] Additionally, the Arctic haze
Clean Air Act requires that any current visibility prob-
lems be remedied, and future visibility problems be pre- Asian brown cloud
vented, in 156 Class I Federal areas located throughout
the United States. A full list of these areas is available on Coecient of haze
*
EPA's website. [5] Saharan Air Layer
Smog

Trail Smelter dispute

44.1.1 International disputes ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollu-
tion
Transboundary Haze
Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pol-
lution
Haze is no longer a domestic problem. It has become one
of the causes of international disputes among neighbor- Asian Dust
ing countries. Haze migrates to adjacent countries and
thereby pollutes other countries as well. One of the most
recent problems concerned the two neighboring countries 44.4 Notes
Malaysia and Indonesia. In 2013, due to forest res in In-
donesia, the capital city of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur and [1] WMO Manual on Codes
surrounding areas became shrouded in a pall of noxious
fumes, smelling of ash and coal for more than a week, [2] ASEAN action hazeonline
in the countrys worst environmental crisis since 1997.
[3] Singapore haze hits record high from Indonesia res.
The main sources of the haze are Indonesias Sumatra BBC News. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
Island, Kalimantan, and Riau, where farmers, plantation
owners and miners have set hundreds of res in the forests [4] IMPROVE Visibility Program
to clear land during dry weather. Winds blow most of the
[5] Federal Class 1 Areas
fumes across the narrow Strait of Malacca to Malaysia, al-
though parts of Indonesia are also aected.* [6] The 2015 [6] http://www.nbcnews.com/id/8908221/ns/world_
Southeast Asian haze constitutes an ongoing crisis. news-environment/#.VXPyvvmUdvA
44.5. EXTERNAL LINKS 157

[7] Figure 1. The setting sun dimmed by dense haze over

State College, Pennsylvania on 16 September 1992.
Haze over the Central and Eastern United States. The
National Weather Digest. March 1996. Retrieved April
26, 2011.

44.5 External links

National Pollutant Inventory - Particulate matter fact
sheet

Those hazy days of summer

Haze over the central and eastern United States

Chemical Composition of Haze in US National

Parks: Views Visibility Database
Chapter 45

1985 Helsinki Protocol on the Reduction of

Sulphur Emissions

The Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range

Transboundary Air Pollution on the Reduction of
Sulphur Emissions or their Transboundary Fluxes by
at least 30 per cent is a 1985 protocol to the Convention
on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution agreement
that provided for a 30 per cent reduction in sulphur emis-
sions or transboundary uxes by 1993. The protocol has
been supplemented by the 1994 Oslo Protocol on Further
Reduction of Sulphur Emissions.
opened for signature - July 8, 1985
entered into force - September 2, 1987
parties - (25) Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium,
Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy,
Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Republic of
Macedonia, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Slovakia,
Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine

45.1 See also

Environmental agreements

45.2 References
This article incorporates public domain material from the
CIA World Factbook document 2003 edition.

45.3 External links

1985 Helsinki Protocol on the Reduction of Sul-
phur Emissions or their Transboundary Fluxes by at
least 30 per cent, unece.org.
Text.

Signatures and ratications.

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Chapter 46

1-Hydroxypyrene

1-Hydroxypyrene is a human metabolite. It can be found metabolism. Heudorf U and Angerer J, International
in urine of outdoor workers exposed to air pollution.* [1] Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health,
April 2001, Volume 74, Issue 3, pages 177-183,
Experiments in pig show that urinary 1-hydroxypyrene is doi:10.1007/s004200000215
a metabolite of pyrene, when given orally.* [2]
[4] Metabolite production in degradation of pyrene alone or
in a mixture with another polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
by Mycobacterium sp. Zhong Y, Luan T, Zhou H, Lan C
46.1 Relationship with smoking and Tam NF, Environ Toxicol Chem., 2006 Nov, 25(11),
pages 2853-2859, PubMed
Highly signicant dierences and dose-response rela-
tionships with regard to cigarettes smoked per day were
found for 2-, 3- and 4-hydroxyphenanthrene and 1-
hydroxypyrene, but not for 1-hydroxyphenanthrene.* [3]

46.2 Pyrene degradation product

by microorganisms
Pyrene alone or a mixture of pyrene with three-
ringed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons can be de-
graded by a Mycobacterium sp. strain isolated from
mangrove sediments, forming amongst other products 1-
hydroxypyrene.* [4]

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[2] Identication of 1-hydroxypyrene as a major metabo-

lite of pyrene in pig urine. S. D. Keimig, K. W.
Kirby, D. P. Morgan, J. E. Keiser, and T. D. Hubert,
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[3] Urinary monohydroxylated phenanthrenes and hydrox-

ypyrene the eects of smoking habits and changes
induced by smoking on monooxygenase-mediated

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Chapter 47

Hypermobility (travel)

Hypermobile travelers are highly mobile individuals referred to excessive travel. [See: Hepworth and Ducatel
who take frequent trips, often over great distances. (1992);* [16] Whitelegg (1993);* [17] Lowe (1994);* [18]
They account for a large share of the overall kilo- van der Stoep (1995);* [19] Shields (1996);* [20] Cox
metres travelled, especially by air.* [1] These people (1997);* [21] Adams (1999);* [22] Khisty and Zeitler
contribute signicantly to the overall amount of airmiles (2001);* [23] Gssling et al. (2009);* [1] Mander & Ran-
own within a given society.* [2] Although concerns over dles (2009);* [24] and (Higham 2014).* [8]] The term is
hypermobility apply to several modes of transport, the widely credited as having been coined by Adams (1999),
environmental impact of aviation and especially its green- but apart from the title of the work it says nothing explicit
house gas emissions have brought particular focus on y- about it except that "[t]he term hypermobility is used in
ing.* [3]* [4] Among the reasons for this focus is that these this essay to suggest that it may be possible to have too
emissions, because they are made at high altitude, have a much of a good thing.* [1]* [22]
climate impact that is leveraged by a factor commonly es-
timated to be 2.7 higher than the same emissions if made
at ground-level.* [5] 47.1 See also
Although the amount of time people have spent in mo-
tion has remained constant since 1950, the shift from Dromomania
feet and bicycles to cars and planes has increased the
Environmental impact of aviation
speed of travel vefold.* [6] This results in the twin eects
of wider and shallower regions of social activity around
each person (further exacerbated by electronic commu-
nication which can be seen as a form of virtual mobility), 47.2 References
and a degradation of the social and physical environment
brought about by the high speed trac (as theorised by [1] Gssling S, Ceron JP, Dubois G, Hall CM, Gssling S,
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Chapter 48

HYSPLIT

The Hybrid Single Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajec-

tory Model (HYSPLIT) * [1] is a computer model that is
used to compute air parcel trajectories and dispersion or
deposition of atmospheric pollutants. It was developed
by NOAA and Australia's Bureau of Meteorology.
One popular use of HYSPLIT is to establish whether high
levels of air pollution at one location are caused by trans-
port of air contaminants from another location. HYS-
PLIT's back trajectories, combined with satellite images
(for example, from NASA's MODIS satellites), can pro-
vide insight into whether high air pollution levels are
caused by local air pollution sources or whether an air
pollution problem was blown in on the wind.* [2]
HYSPLIT is rather unusual in that it may be run in client-
server mode (HYSPLIT-WEB) from the NOAA website,
allowing members of the public to select gridded histor-
ical or forecast datasets, to congure model runs, and re-
trieve model results with a web browser.

48.1 References
[1] http://ready.arl.noaa.gov/HYSPLIT.php

[2] http://www.sonomatech.com/assets/pdfs/AGU2012_
IndonesiaFires.pdf

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Indoor air pollution in developing nations

Indoor air pollution in developing nations is a signi- ative composition is determined by factors such as the
cant form of indoor air pollution (IAP) that is little known fuel type and moisture content, stove type and operation
to those in the developed world. inuencing the amount.* [1]
Three billion people in developing nations across the While many pollutants can evolve, most measurements
globe rely on biomass, in the form of wood, charcoal, have been focused on breathing-zone exposure levels
dung, and crop residue, as their domestic cooking fuel. of particulate matter (PM) and carbon monoxide (CO),
Because much of the cooking is carried out indoors in which are the main products of incomplete combustion
environments that lack proper ventilation, millions of and are considered to pose the greatest health risks. In-
people, primarily poor women and children face seri- door PM2.5 exposure levels have been consistently re-
ous health risks. Globally, 4.3 million deaths were at- ported to be in the range of hundreds to thousands of
tributed to exposure to IAP in developing countries in micrograms per cubic meter (g/m3 ). Similarly, CO ex-
2012, almost all in low and middle income countries. The posure levels have been measured to be as high as hun-
South East Asian and Western Pacic regions bear most dreds to greater than 1000 milligrams per cubic meter
of the burden with 1.69 and 1.62 million deaths, respec- (mg/m3 ). A recent study of 163 households in two rural
tively. Almost 600,000 deaths occur in Africa, 200,000 Chinese counties reported geometric mean indoor PM2.5
in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 99,000 in Europe concentrations of 276 g/m3 (combinations of dierent
and 81,000 in the Americas. The remaining 19,000 plant materials, including wood, tobacco stems, and corn-
deaths occur in high income countries.* [WHO 1] cobs), 327 g/m3 (wood), 144 g/m3 (smoky coal), and
3
Even though the rate of dependence on biomass fuel is 96 g/m (smokeless coal) for homes using a variety of
declining, this dwindling resource will not keep up with dierent fuel types and stove congurations (e.g., vented,
*
population growth which could ultimately put environ- unvented, portable, re pit, mixed ventilation stove). [1]
ments at even greater risk.
Over the past several decades, there have been numerous
studies investigating the air pollution generated by tradi- 49.1 Health implications
tional household solid fuel combustion for space heating,
lighting, and cooking in developing countries. It is now Rural Kenya has been the site of various applied re-
well established that, throughout much of the developing search projects to determine the intensity of emissions
world, indoor burning of solid fuels (biomass, coal, etc.) that commonly occur from use of biomass fuels, partic-
by inecient, often insuciently vented, combustion de- ularly wood, dung, and crop residue. Smoke is the re-
vices results in elevated exposures to household air pollu- sult of the incomplete combustion of solid fuel which
tants. This is due to the poor combustion eciency of the women and children are exposed to up to seven hours
combustion devices and the elevated nature of the emis- each day in closed environments.* [2] These emissions
sions. In addition, they are often released directly into vary from day to day, season to season and with changes
living areas.* [1] Smoke from traditional household solid in the amount of airow within the residence. Expo-
fuel combustion commonly contains a range of incom- sure in poor homes far exceeds accepted safety levels by
plete combustion products, including both ne and coarse as much as one hundred times over.* [2] Because many
particulate matter (e.g., PM2.5 , PM10 ), carbon monox- Kenyan women utilize a three-stone re, the worst of-
ide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2 ), sulfur dioxide (SO2 ), fender, one kilogram of burning wood produces tiny par-
and a variety of organic air pollutants (e.g., formaldehyde, ticles of soot which can clog and irritate the bronchial
1,3-butadiene, benzene, acetaldehyde, acrolein, phenols, pathways. The smoke also contains various poisonous
pyrene, benzopyrene, benzo(a)pyrene, dibenzopyrenes, gases such as aldehydes, benzene, and carbon monox-
dibenzocarbazoles, and cresols).* [1] In a typical solid fuel ide. Exposure to IAP from combustion of solid fuels
stove, about 620% of the solid fuel is converted into has been implicated, with varying degrees of evidence,
toxic emissions (by mass). The exact quantity and rel- as a causal agent of several diseases.* [WHO 1] Acute

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lower respiratory infections (ALRI) and chronic obstruc- 49.2.2 Improved success
tive pulmonary disease (COPD) are the leading causes
of disease and death from exposure to smoke. Cataracts Current improved interventions however, include smoke
and blindness, lung cancer, tuberculosis, premature births hoods which operate in much the same manner as ues,
and low birth weight are also suspected of being caused to extract smoke, but are found to reduce levels of IAP
by IAP. more eectively than homes that relied solely on win-
dows for ventilation.* [4] Some features of newly im-
Women and primarily girls spend excess time each day
proved stoves include a chimney, enclosing the re to re-
in collecting fuel-wood in Kenya which exposes them to
tain heat, designing a pot holder to maximize heat trans-
even further hazards including vulnerability to rape and
fer, dampers to control air ow, a ceramic insert to reduce
also fractures from the weight of carrying heavy loads.
heat loss, and multi-pot systems to allow for cooking mul-
This time could be spent in more productive ways such
tiple dishes.
as attending school or income production. The use of
biomass coupled with inecient cooking apparatus leads Stoves are now known to be one of the least-cost means
to a web of social and environmental concerns which di- to achieve the combined objective of reducing the health
rectly links to the United Nations Millennium Develop- burden of IAP and in some areas reducing environmen-
ment Goals. tal stress from biomass harvesting.* [5] Some success in
installation of interventions, including improved cook
stoves, has been achieved primarily due to an interdis-
ciplinary approach which includes multiple stakeholders.
49.2 Interventions These projects have discovered that key socio-economic
issues must be addressed to ensure the success of inter-
vention programs. A multitude of complex issues indi-
cate improved stoves are not merely a tool to save fuel.

49.2.3 Successful interventions

The following information represents one successful in-
tervention known as the Kenya Smoke and Health Project
(19982001)* [6] which involved fty rural households in
two separate regions, Kajiado and West Kenya. These
areas were chosen due to dierent climate, geographic,
and cultural implications. Community participation was
the primary focus for this project and as a result, those
involved indicated the results far exceeded their expec-
tations. Local women's groups and, in the case of
the project in West Kenya, men were actively involved.
By involving the end-users the project resulted in more
Solar cookers use sunlight as energy source for outdoor cooking. widespread acceptance and created the further benet of
providing local income.
Three key interventions were discussed and disseminated;
ventilation by enlarging windows or opening eaves spaces,
49.2.1 Early interventions adding smoke hoods over the cooking area, or the op-
tion of installing an improved cook stove such as the
Unfortunately, nding an aordable solution to address Upesi stove. Smoke hoods are free-standing units that
the many eects of IAP improving combustion, reduc- act like ues or chimneys in their eort to draw smoke
ing smoke exposure, improving safety and reducing la- out of the dwelling. They can be used over traditional
bor, reducing fuel costs, and addressing sustainability is open res and this study showed they contribute to con-
complex and in need of continual improvement.* [3] Ef- siderably lower levels of IAP. The smoke hood models
forts to improve cook stoves in the past, beginning in the were made with hard manila paper and then transferred to
1950s, were primarily aimed at minimizing deforestation heavy-gauge galvanized sheet metal and manufactured lo-
with no concern for IAP, though the eectiveness of these cally. This resulted in further employment opportunities
eorts to save rewood is debatable. Various attempts for the artisans who were trained by the project. The Up-
had various outcomes. For example, some improved esi stove, made of clay and kiln-red, was developed by
stove designs in Kenya signicantly reduced particulate Practical Action and East African partners to utilize wood
emissions but produced higher CO2 and SO2 emissions. and agricultural wastes. Because this stove was designed
Flues to remove smoke were dicult to design and were and adapted for local needs it produced several winning
fragile. features. Not only does it cut the use of fuel-wood by
49.3. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS 165

approximately half, and reduce exposure to household also had some success in encouraging the use of im-
smoke, it also empowers local women by creating em- proved stoves among at-risk populations. Begun in the
ployment as they are the ones who make and market the mid-1980s, this program provides subsidies to encourage
stoves. These women's groups gain access to technical families to purchase the longer-lasting chulhas and have
training in production and marketing and enjoy higher a chimney installed. A 2005 study showed that stoves
wage earnings and improved social status as a result of with chimneys are associated with a lower incidence of
the introduction of this improved stove. cataracts in women.* [13] Much of the available informa-
Various benets were realized including improved health; tion from India is more of a characterization of the issue
and there is less data available from intervention trials.
the most important aspect to each of the villagers in-
volved. The people reported less internal heat allowing China has been particularly successful at encouraging the
for better sleep, fewer headaches and less fatigue, less eye use of improved stoves, with hundreds of millions of
irritation and coughs and dizziness. Safety increased due stoves installed since the beginning of the project in the
to the smoke hoods preventing goats and children from early 1980s. The government very intentionally targeted
falling into the re and less soot contamination was ob- poorer, rural households, and by the late 1990s nearly
served, along with snakes and rodents not entering the 75% of such households containedimproved kitchens.
home. Windows allowed for the ability to view cattle * [14] A 2007 review of 3500 households showed an im-
from indoors, and also reduced kerosene needs due to provement in indoor air quality in intervention house-
improved interior lighting. Overall, the indoor environ- holds characterized by lower concentrations of small par-
ment improved greatly from various simple things that ticles and carbon monoxide in household air.* [15] The
are taken for granted in modern western homes. Greater program in China involved intervention on a large scale,
indoor light also allows for more income generation for but the cost of stoves was heavily subsidized so it is not
women as they can do beadwork by the window when known if its success could be replicated.
weather doesn't allow for this work outdoors. Children
also benet from increased lighting for homework.
Interpersonal relationships developed among the women 49.3 Environmental impacts
due to the project, and men better supported their wives
initiative when the end result beneted them as well. Mortality and burden of disease are not the only detri-
While initial eorts to improve stoves were limited in mental eects from utilizing inecient energy technol-
success, current eorts are more successful due to the ogy such as the combustion of biomass. Kenya's pre-
recognition that sustainable domestic energy resources dominant energy source is biomass, providing more than
are central to reducing poverty and hunger, improv- 90 per cent of rural household energy needs, about
ing healthand improving the lives of women and chil- one-third in the form of charcoal and the rest from
dren* [6] The optimal short-term goal in minimizing ru- rewood.* [16] Biomass energy sourced primarily from
ral poverty is to provide inexpensive and acceptable solu- savannah woodlands includes rewood for inhabitants
tions to the local people. Not only can stoves contribute and charcoal for urban use. A small percentage is sourced
to this intervention, but the use of cleaner fuels will also by neighboring communities from closed and protected
provide further benets. forests which are generally found in high population den-
Similar improved-stove projects have proven successful sity areas.* [16] While biomass harvesting in sensitive ar-
in other regions of the world. Improved stoves installed eas is problematic, it is now determined that the great
as part of the Randomized Exposure Study of Pollu- majority of biomass clearing is due to agricultural ex-
tion Indoors and Respiratory Eects (RESPIRE) study in pansion and land conversion.* [5] Approximately 38% of
Guatemala were found to be acceptable to the population households 'in high agro-ecological zones' utilize agricul-
and produce signicant health benets for both moth- tural waste due to frequent shortages of conventional fuel-
ers and children.* [7] Mothers in the intervention group wood.* [16] Use of crop residue and animal waste for do-
had lower blood pressure and reductions in eye discom- mestic energy has detrimental results on soil quality and
fort and back pain.* [8]* [9] Intervention households were agricultural and livestock productivity. These materials
also found to have lower levels of small particles and car- are ultimately not available as soil conditioners, organic
bon monoxide.* [10] Children in these households also fertilizer, and livestock fodder, not to mention the cu-
had lower rates of asthma.* [11] This initial pilot program mulative eects on national food security.* [16]
has evolved into CRECER (Chronic Respiratory Eects Most farmers are aware however, that when agricultural
of Early Childhood Exposure to Respirable Particulate waste and dung are not used for energy, they are impor-
Matter), which will attempt to follow children in interven-
tant elements to maintaining soil fertility. One of the
tion households for a longer period of time to determine
most ecient ways to utilize crop waste and dung for do-
whether the improved stoves also contribute to greatermestic energy is to produce briquettes. The process of
health over the lifespan.* [12] compacting the material into a donut shape creates more
The National Program on Improved Chulhas in India has ecient combustion which contributes to reduced emis-
sion levels. A simple device allows for this process and it
166 CHAPTER 49. INDOOR AIR POLLUTION IN DEVELOPING NATIONS

can be done locally. successful due to the inclusion of local users, particularly
women, who were involved in the design and eldwork
process.
49.3.1 Sustainable options
Large-scale combustion of biomass is only feasible if car-
ried out in a sustainable manner. Concern is paramount
for regeneration of renewable and sustainable fuel-wood 49.5 Primary intervention for chil-
sources if it is to continue to be available long-term. At-
tempts at sustainable solutions in Kenya could include dren
developing energy crops (trees and shrubs) which would
also provide additional income for farmers. This solution Children up to ve years of age spend 90% of their time
would benet cropland or rangeland prone to erosion and at home.* [18] Globally, 50% of pneumonia deaths among
ooding as the root systems and leaf litter would enhance children under ve years of age are due to particulate mat-
soil stability.* [16] Careful selection of regenerating vari-
ter inhaled from indoor air pollution.* [19] Many homes
eties would be most sustainable because soil stability is around the world used solid fuels for cooking. These fuels
not disrupted due to tilling and planting. Some people release large amounts of carbon monoxide and ne partic-
view this solution as a way to further exploit forests, butulate matter.* [20] These chemical irritants when inhaled
with proper management of forest resources this could be may cause dierent pulmonary conditions ranging from
a viable solution. pulmonary epithelial cancer or acute pulmonary tract in-
Solar cooking is a sustainable option for reducing the use fection.* [21]
of biomass as fuel and thereby contribute to the reduc-
tion of IAP. Energy Ecient cooking devices such as
the Wonderbag can also signicantly reduce fuel require-
ments for residential cooking. Kyoto Twist, an interna-
tional aid organization has published an excellent case 49.6 Kenya and modern energy
study where two Cookit solar cookers saved families of 6
people 2000 pounds of wood in a year.* [17]
See also: Renewable energy in Africa

49.3.2 Challenges As of 2004, Kenya has shown a willingness to undertake

biomass energy issues with the understanding that con-
Widespread education and government funding will also sumption is associated with indoor air pollution and envi-
be necessary to shift cultural practices to more sustain- ronmental degradation.* [16] Suggestions from the United
able energy use. For example, in an area in South Africa, Nations Development Programme include establishing an
even though access to electricity was available, many res- institution that will deal exclusively with biomass energy
idents continued to use biomass fuels for cooking and by developing policy guidelines on sustainable rewood,
heating due to cost of electrical appliances and cultural charcoal, and modern biomass such as cleaner fuels and
practices. Liquid petroleum gas (LPG), which has nearly wind, solar, and small scale hydropower. Short-term so-
100% combustion and negligible emissions unfortunately lutions rest in more ecient domestic energy use by way
is currently not cost eective. The use of solar power, of improved cook stoves which provide more aordable
such as solar cookers, has drawbacks in practical use be- options in the near future than a complete shift to non-
cause they must be used outdoors, and they are slow and solid fuels. Long-term solutions rest on transition to mod-
do not work in the evening or on cloudy days. ern cleaner fuels and alternative energy sources within
a broad international and national policy and economic
agenda. Government support for long-term solutions is
49.4 Education interventions feasible as witnessed by current eorts in Zambia to de-
velop policy to promote biofuels.
Educational intervention can contribute to reducing ex- Kenya is the world leader in the number of solar power
posure to smoke by developing a social marketing eort systems installed per capita (but not the number of watts
in alerting people to the dangers and encouraging a will- added). More than 30,000 small solar panels, each pro-
ingness to alter living and cultural practices which could ducing 12 to 30 watts, are sold in Kenya annually. For an
have a signicant impact on mitigating exposure to IAP. investment of as little as $100 for the panel and wiring,
These interventions must be based on felt needs* [4] the PV system can be used to charge a car battery, which
with emphasis and sensitivity to gender issues. Evidence can then provide power to run a uorescent lamp or a
of one successful government intervention was revealed small television for a few hours a day. More Kenyans
by China who, between 1980 and 1995, disseminated 172 adopt solar power every year than make connections to
million improved cookstoves. This eort proved more the country's electric grid.* [22]
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Asia

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Practical Action

2 November is World Pneumonia Day

Chapter 50

Indoor air quality

50.1 Common pollutants

50.1.1 Second-hand smoke

Main article: Second-hand smoke

Second-hand smoke is tobacco smoke which aects other

people other than the 'active' smoker. Second-hand to-
bacco smoke includes both a gaseous and a particulate
phase, with particular hazards arising from levels of car-
bon monoxide (as indicated below) and very small par-
ticulates (at PM2.5 size) which get past the lung's natural
A common air lter, being cleaned with a vacuum cleaner defenses. The only certain method to improve indoor air
quality as regards second-hand smoke is the implementa-
tion of comprehensive smoke-free laws.

Indoor air quality (IAQ) is a term which refers to the

air quality within and around buildings and structures, es- 50.1.2 Radon
pecially as it relates to the health and comfort of build-
ing occupants. IAQ can be aected by gases (including Main article: Radon
carbon monoxide, radon, volatile organic compounds),
particulates, microbial contaminants (mold, bacteria), or Radon is an invisible, radioactive atomic gas that re-
any mass or energy stressor that can induce adverse health sults from the radioactive decay of radium, which may
conditions. Source control, ltration and the use of be found in rock formations beneath buildings or in cer-
ventilation to dilute contaminants are the primary meth- tain building materials themselves. Radon is probably the
ods for improving indoor air quality in most buildings. most pervasive serious hazard for indoor air in the United
Residential units can further improve indoor air quality States and Europe, probably responsible for tens of thou-
by routine cleaning of carpets and area rugs. sands of deaths from lung cancer each year.* [5] There
Determination of IAQ involves the collection of air sam- are relatively simple test kits for do-it-yourself radon gas
ples, monitoring human exposure to pollutants, collection testing, but if a home is for sale the testing must be done
of samples on building surfaces, and computer modelling by licensed person in some U.S. states. Radon gas en-
of air ow inside buildings. ters buildings as a soil gas and is a heavy gas and thus
will tend to accumulate at the lowest level. Radon may
IAQ is part of indoor environmental quality (IEQ), which also be introduced into a building through drinking wa-
includes IAQ as well as other physical and psychologi- ter particularly from bathroom showers. Building mate-
cal aspects of life indoors (e.g., lighting, visual quality, rials can be a rare source of radon, but little testing is
acoustics, and thermal comfort).* [1] carried out for stone, rock or tile products brought into
Indoor air pollution in developing nations is a major building sites; radon accumulation is greatest for well in-
health hazard.* [2] A major source of indoor air pollu- sulated homes.* [6] The half life for radon is 3.8 days, in-
tion in developing countries is the burning of biomass dicating that once the source is removed, the hazard will
(e.g. wood, charcoal, dung, or crop residue) for heating be greatly reduced within a few weeks. Radon mitiga-
and cooking.* [3] The resulting exposure to high levels of tion methods include sealing concrete slab oors, base-
particulate matter resulted in between 1.5 million and 2 ment foundations, water drainage systems, or by increas-
million deaths in 2000.* [4] ing ventilation.* [7] They are usually cost eective and

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can greatly reduce or even eliminate the contamination to the American Conference of Governmental Industrial
and the associated health risks. Hygienists (ACGIH), the time-weighted average (TWA)
limit for carbon monoxide (630-08-0) is 25 ppm.
Indoor levels of CO are systematically improving due to
50.1.3 Molds and other allergens increasing implementation of smoke-free laws.

Main articles: Mold health issues, Mold growth, assess-

ment, and remediation
50.1.5 Volatile organic compounds
These biological chemicals can arise from a host of
means, but there are two common classes: (a) mois- Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are emitted as gases
ture induced growth of mold colonies and (b) natural from certain solids or liquids. VOCs include a variety
substances released into the air such as animal dander of chemicals, some of which may have short- and long-
and plant pollen. Mold is always associated with mois- term adverse health eects. Concentrations of many
ture,* [8] and its growth can be inhibited by keeping hu- VOCs are consistently higher indoors (up to ten times
midity levels below 50%. Moisture buildup inside build- higher) than outdoors. VOCs are emitted by a wide array
ings may arise from water penetrating compromised ar- of products numbering in the thousands. Examples in-
eas of the building envelope or skin, from plumbing leaks, clude: paints and lacquers, paint strippers, cleaning sup-
from condensation due to improper ventilation, or from plies, pesticides, building materials and furnishings, of-
ground moisture penetrating a building part. In areas ce equipment such as copiers and printers, correction
where cellulosic materials (paper and wood, including uids and carbonless copy paper, graphics and craft ma-
drywall) become moist and fail to dry within 48 hours, terials including glues and adhesives, permanent markers,
mold mildew can propagate and release allergenic spores and photographic solutions.* [9]
into the air.
Chlorinated drinking water releases chloroform when hot
In many cases, if materials have failed to dry out several water is used in the home. Benzene is emitted from fuel
days after the suspected water event, mold growth is sus- stored in attached garages. Overheated cooking oils emit
pected within wall cavities even if it is not immediately acrolein and formaldehyde. A meta-analysis of 77 sur-
visible. Through a mold investigation, which may include veys of VOCs in homes in the US found the top ten riski-
destructive inspection, one should be able to determine est indoor air VOCs were acrolein, formaldehyde, ben-
the presence or absence of mold. In a situation where zene, hexachlorobutadiene, acetaldehyde, 1,3-butadiene,
there is visible mold and the indoor air quality may have benzyl chloride, 1,4-dichlorobenzene, carbon tetrachlo-
been compromised, mold remediation may be needed. ride, acrylonitrile, and vinyl chloride. These compounds
Mold testing and inspections should be carried out by an exceeded health standards in most homes.* [10]
independent investigator to avoid any conict of interest
and to insure accurate results; free mold testing oered Organic chemicals are widely used as ingredients in
by remediation companies is not recommended. household products. Paints, varnishes, and wax all con-
tain organic solvents, as do many cleaning, disinfecting,
There are some varieties of mold that contain toxic com- cosmetic, degreasing, and hobby products. Fuels are
pounds (mycotoxins). However, exposure to hazardous made up of organic chemicals. All of these products can
levels of mycotoxin via inhalation is not possible in most release organic compounds during usage, and, to some
cases, as toxins are produced by the fungal body and are degree, when they are stored. Testing emissions from
not at signicant levels in the released spores. The pri- building materials used indoors has become increasingly
mary hazard of mold growth, as it relates to indoor air common for oor coverings, paints, and many other im-
quality, comes from the allergenic properties of the spore portant indoor building materials and nishes.* [11]
cell wall. More serious than most allergenic properties
is the ability of mold to trigger episodes in persons that Several initiatives envisage to reduce indoor air contami-
already have asthma, a serious respiratory disease. nation by limiting VOC emissions from products. There
are regulations in France and in Germany, and numer-
ous voluntary ecolabels and rating systems containing
50.1.4 Carbon monoxide low VOC emissions criteria such as EMICODE,* [12]
M1,* [13] Blue Angel* [14] and Indoor Air Comfort* [15]
One of the most acutely toxic indoor air contaminants is in Europe,
*
as well as California Standard CDPH Section
carbon monoxide (CO), a colourless, odourless gas that 01350 [16] and several others in the USA. These initia-
is a byproduct of incomplete combustion of fossil fu- tives changed the marketplace where an increasing num-
els. Common sources of carbon monoxide are tobacco ber of low-emitting products has become available during
smoke, space heaters using fossil fuels, defective central the last decades.
heating furnaces and automobile exhaust. By depriving At least 18 Microbial VOCs (MVOCs) have been
the brain of oxygen, high levels of carbon monoxide can characterised* [17]* [18] including 1-octen-3-ol, 3-
lead to nausea, unconsciousness and death. According methylfuran, 2-pentanol, 2-hexanone, 2-heptanone,
 50.1. COMMON POLLUTANTS 171

3-octanone, 3-octanol, 2-octen-1-ol, 1-octene, 2- body, with large numbers of bacteria on the skin and as
pentanone, 2-nonanone, borneol, geosmin, 1-butanol, gut ora.* [20] A large fraction of the bacteria found
3-methyl-1-butanol, 3-methyl-2-butanol, and thujopsene. in indoor air and dust are shed from humans. Among
The rst of these compounds is called mushroom alcohol. the most important bacteria known to occur in indoor air
The last four are products of Stachybotrys chartarum, are Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Staphylococcus aureus,
which has been linked with sick building syndrome.* [17] Streptococcus pneumoniae.

50.1.6 Legionella 50.1.8 Asbestos bers

Legionellosis or Legionnaire's Disease is caused by a wa- Many common building materials used before 1975 con-
terborne bacterium Legionella that grows best in slow- tain asbestos, such as some oor tiles, ceiling tiles, shin-
moving or still, warm water. The primary route of ex- gles, reproong, heating systems, pipe wrap, taping
posure is through the creation of an aerosol eect, most muds, mastics, and other insulation materials. Normally,
commonly from evaporative cooling towers or shower- signicant releases of asbestos ber do not occur unless
heads. A common source of Legionella in commercial the building materials are disturbed, such as by cutting,
buildings is from poorly placed or maintained evaporative sanding, drilling, or building remodelling. Removal of
cooling towers, which often release water in an aerosol asbestos-containing materials is not always optimal be-
which may enter nearby ventilation intakes. Outbreaks cause the bers can be spread into the air during the
in medical facilities and nursing homes, where patients removal process. A management program for intact
are immuno-suppressed and immuno-weak, are the most asbestos-containing materials is often recommended in-
commonly reported cases of Legionellosis. More than stead.
one case has involved outdoor fountains in public attrac- When asbestos-containing material is damaged or disin-
tions. The presence of Legionella in commercial building tegrates, microscopic bers are dispersed into the air. In-
water supplies is highly under-reported, as healthy people halation of asbestos bers over long exposure times is
require heavy exposure to acquire infection. associated with increased incidence of lung cancer, in
Legionella testing typically involves collecting water sam- particular the specic form mesothelioma. The risk of
ples and surface swabs from evaporative cooling basins, lung cancer from inhaling asbestos bers is also greater
shower heads, faucets/taps, and other locations where to smokers. The symptoms of the disease do not usually
warm water collects. The samples are then cultured and appear until about 20 to 30 years after the rst exposure
colony forming units (cfu) of Legionella are quantied as to asbestos.
cfu/Liter. Asbestos is found in older homes and buildings, but oc-
Legionella is a parasite of protozoans such as amoeba, curs most commonly in schools and industrial settings.
and thus requires conditions suitable for both organisms. The US Federal Government (www.osha.gov) and some
The bacterium forms a biolm which is resistant to chem- states have set standards for acceptable levels of asbestos
ical and antimicrobial treatments, including chlorine. Re- bers in indoor air. There are particularly stringent regu-
mediation for Legionella outbreaks in commercial build- lations applicable to schools.
ings vary, but often include very hot water ushes (160
F; 70 C), sterilisation of standing water in evaporative
cooling basins, replacement of shower heads, and in some 50.1.9 Carbon dioxide
cases ushes of heavy metal salts. Preventative measures
include adjusting normal hot water levels to allow for 120 Carbon dioxide (CO2 ) is a relatively easy to measure sur-
F at the tap, evaluating facility design layout, removing rogate for indoor pollutants emitted by humans, and cor-
faucet aerators, and periodic testing in suspect areas. relates with human metabolic activity. Carbon dioxide
at levels that are unusually high indoors may cause occu-
pants to grow drowsy, to get headaches, or to function at
50.1.7 Other bacteria lower activity levels. Humans are the main indoor source
of carbon dioxide in most buildings. Indoor CO2 levels
There are many bacteria of health signicance found in are an indicator of the adequacy of outdoor air ventilation
indoor air and on indoor surfaces. The role of microbes relative to indoor occupant density and metabolic activity.
in the indoor environment is increasingly studied using To eliminate most complaints, the total indoor CO level
2
modern gene-based analysis of environmental samples. should be reduced to a dierence of less than 600 ppm
Currently eorts are under way to link microbial ecolo- above outdoor levels. The National Institute for Occupa-
gists and indoor air scientists to forge new methods for tional Safety and Health (NIOSH) considers that indoor
analysis and to better interpret the results.* [19] air concentrations of carbon dioxide that exceed 1,000
There are approximately ten times as many bacterial ppm are a marker suggesting inadequate ventilation.* [21]
cells in the human ora as there are human cells in the The UK standards for schools say that carbon dioxide in
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all teaching and learning spaces, when measured at seated 50.1.10 Ozone
head height and averaged over the whole day should not
exceed 1,500 ppm. The whole day refers to normal school Ozone is produced by ultraviolet light from the Sun
hours (i.e. 9:00am to 3:30pm) and includes unoccupied hitting the Earth's atmosphere (especially in the ozone
periods such as lunch breaks. In Hong Kong, the EPD es- layer), lightning, certain high-voltage electric devices
tablished indoor air quality objectives for oce buildings (such as air ionizers), and as a by-product of other types
and public places in which a carbon dioxide level below of pollution.
1,000 ppm is considered to be good.* [22] European stan-
Ozone exists in greater concentrations at altitudes com-
dards limit carbon dioxide to 3,500 ppm. OSHA limits
monly own by passenger jets. Reactions between ozone
carbon dioxide concentration in the workplace to 5,000
and onboard substances, including skin oils and cosmet-
ppm for prolonged periods, and 35,000 ppm for 15 min-
ics, can produce toxic chemicals as by-products. Ozone
utes. These higher limits are concerned with avoiding loss
itself is also irritating to lung tissue and harmful to human
of consciousness (fainting), and do not address impaired
health. Larger jets have ozone lters to reduce the cabin
cognitive performance and energy, which begin to occur
concentration to safer and more comfortable levels.* [24]
at lower concentrations of carbon dioxide.
Outdoor air used for ventilation may have sucient ozone
Carbon dioxide concentrations increase as a result of hu-
to react with common indoor pollutants as well as skin oils
man occupancy, but lag in time behind cumulative oc-
and other common indoor air chemicals or surfaces. Par-
cupancy and intake of fresh air. The lower the air ex-
ticular concern is warranted when using greenclean-
change rate, the slower the buildup of carbon dioxide to
ing products based on citrus or terpene extracts, because
quasisteady stateconcentrations on which the NIOSH
these chemicals react very quickly with ozone to form
and UK guidance are based. Therefore, measurements
toxic and irritating chemicals as well as ne and ultrane
of carbon dioxide for purposes of assessing the adequacy
particles. Ventilation with outdoor air containing ele-
of ventilation need to be made after an extended pe-
vated ozone concentrations may complicate remediation
riod of steady occupancy and ventilation - in schools at
attempts.* [25]
least 2 hours, and in oces at least 3 hours - for con-
centrations to be a reasonable indicator of ventilation ad-
equacy. Portable instruments used to measure carbon
dioxide should be calibrated frequently, and outdoor mea- 50.2 Prompt cognitive decits
surements used for calculations should be made close in
time to indoor measurements. Corrections for tempera- In 2015, experimental studies reported the detection of
ture eects on measurements made outdoors may also be signicant episodic (situational) cognitive impairment
necessary. from impurities in the air breathed by test subjects who
were not informed about changes in the air quality. Re-
searchers at the Harvard University and SUNY Upstate
Medical University and Syracuse University measured
the cognitive performance of 24 participants in three
dierent controlled laboratory atmospheres that simu-
lated those found inconventionalandgreenbuild-
ings, as well as green buildings with enhanced ventilation.
Performance was evaluated objectively using the widely
used Strategic Management Simulation software simula-
tion tool, which is a well-validated assessment test for ex-
ecutive decision-making in an unconstrained situation al-
lowing initiative and improvisation. Signicant decits
were observed in the performance scores achieved in in-
creasing concentrations of either volatile organic com-
pounds (VOCs) or carbon dioxide, while keeping other
CO2 levels in an enclosed oce room can increase to over 1,000 factors constant. The highest impurity levels reached
ppm within 45 minutes. are not uncommon in some classroom or oce environ-
ments.* [26]* [27]

Carbon dioxide concentrations in closed or conned

rooms can increase to 1,000 ppm within 45 minutes
of enclosure. For example, in a 3.5-by-4-metre (11 ft 50.3 Eect of indoor plants
13 ft) sized oce, atmospheric carbon dioxide in-
creased from 500 ppm to over 1,000 ppm within 45 min- Main article: List of air-ltering plants
utes of ventilation cessation and closure of windows and Houseplants together with the medium in which they are
doors.* [23] grown can reduce components of indoor air pollution,
50.4. HVAC DESIGN 173

to grow and release oxygen when they consume CO2.

A study published in the journal Environmental Science
& Technology considered uptake rates of ketones and
aldehydes by the peace lily (Spathiphyllum clevelandii)
and golden pothos (Epipremnum aureum.) Akira Tani
and C. Nicholas Hewitt found Longer-term fumiga-
tion results revealed that the total uptake amounts were
30100 times as much as the amounts dissolved in the
leaf, suggesting that volatile organic carbons are metabo-
lized in the leaf and/or translocated through the petiole.
*
[32] It is worth noting the researchers sealed the plants
in Teon bags.No VOC loss was detected from the bag
when the plants were absent. However, when the plants
were in the bag, the levels of aldehydes and ketones both
decreased slowly but continuously, indicating removal by
the plants.* [33] Studies done in sealed bags do not faith-
fully reproduce the conditions in the indoor environments
of interest. Dynamic conditions with outdoor air ventila-
tion and the processes related to the surfaces of the build-
ing itself and its contents as well as the occupants need to
be studied.
While results do indicate house plants may be eective at
removing some VOCs from air supplies, a review of stud-
ies between 1989 and 2006 on the performance of house-
Spider plants (Chlorophytum comosum) absorb some airborne plants as air cleaners, presented at the Healthy Buildings
contaminants 2009 conference in Syracuse, NY, concluded "...indoor
plants have little, if any, benet for removing indoor air
of VOC in residential and commercial buildings.* [34]
particularly volatile organic compounds (VOC) such as Since high humidity is associated with increased mold
benzene, toluene, and xylene. Plants remove CO2 and growth, allergic responses, and respiratory responses, the
release oxygen and water, although the quantitative im- presence of additional moisture from houseplants may
pact for house plants is small. Most of the eect is at- not be desirable in all indoor settings.* [35]
tributed to the growing medium alone, but even this ef-
fect has nite limits associated with the type and quantity
of medium and the ow of air through the medium.* [28]
The eect of house plants on VOC concentrations was 50.4 HVAC design
investigated in one study, done in a static chamber, by
NASA for possible use in space colonies.* [29] The re-
sults showed that the removal of the challenge chemicals Main articles: HVAC, Air handler and Ventilation
was roughly equivalent to that provided by the ventilation (architecture)
that occurred in a very energy ecient dwelling with a
very low ventilation rate, an air exchange rate of about Environmentally sustainable design concepts also include
1/10 per hour. Therefore, air leakage in most homes, aspects related to the commercial and residential heat-
and in non-residential buildings too, will generally re- ing, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) industry.
move the chemicals faster than the researchers reported Among several considerations, one of the topics attended
for the plants tested by NASA. The most eective house- to is the issue of indoor air quality throughout the design
hold plants reportedly included aloe vera, English ivy, and and construction stages of a building's life.
Boston fern for removing chemicals and biological com- One technique to reduce energy consumption while main-
pounds. taining adequate air quality, is demand controlled venti-
Plants also appear to reduce airborne microbes, molds, lation. Instead of setting throughput at a xed air replace-
and increase humidity.* [30] However, the increased hu- ment rate, carbon dioxide sensors are used to control the
midity can itself lead to increased levels of mold and even rate dynamically, based on the emissions of actual build-
VOCs.* [31] ing occupants.
When CO2 concentrations are elevated indoors relative For the past several years, there have been many debates
to outdoor concentrations, it is only an indicator that ven- among indoor air quality specialists about the proper def-
tilation is inadequate to remove metabolic products as- inition of indoor air quality and specically what consti-
sociated with human occupancy. Plants require CO2 tutes acceptableindoor air quality.
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One way of quantitatively ensuring the health of indoor growth and moisture indoors is associated with a higher
air is by the frequency of eective turnover of interior prevalence of occupant respiratory problems.
air by replacement with outside air. In the UK, for ex- The dew point temperatureis an absolute measure of
ample, classrooms are required to have 2.5 outdoor air the moisture in air. Some facilities are being designed
changes per hour. In halls, gym, dining, and physiother- with the design dew points in the lower 50s F, and some
apy spaces, the ventilation should be sucient to limit in the upper and lower 40s F. Some facilities are being
carbon dioxide to 1,500 ppm. In the USA, and accord- designed using desiccant wheels with gas red heater to
ing to ASHRAE Standards, ventilation in classrooms is dry out the wheel enough to get the required dew points.
based on the amount of outdoor air per occupant plus
On those systems, after the moisture is removed from the
the amount of outdoor air per unit of oor area, not air make up air, a cooling coil is used to lower the tempera-
changes per hour. Since carbon dioxide indoors comes
ture to the desired level.
from occupants and outdoor air, the adequacy of venti-
lation per occupant is indicated by the concentration in- Commercial buildings, and sometimes residential, are of-
doors minus the concentration outdoors. The value of ten kept under slightly positive air pressure relative to the
615 ppm above the outdoor concentration indicates ap- outdoors to reduce inltration. Limiting inltration helps
proximately 15 cubic feet per minute of outdoor air per with moisture management and humidity control.
adult occupant doing sedentary oce work where out- Dilution of indoor pollutants with outdoor air is eective
door air contains 385 ppm, the current global average to the extent that outdoor air is free of harmful pollutants.
atmospheric CO2 concentration. In classrooms, the re- Ozone in outdoor air occurs indoors at reduced concen-
quirements in the ASHRAE standard 62.1, Ventilation trations because ozone is highly reactive with many chem-
for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality, would typically result icals found indoors. The products of the reactions be-
in about 3 air changes per hour, depending on the oc- tween ozone and many common indoor pollutants include
cupant density. Of course the occupants aren't the only organic compounds that may be more odorous, irritat-
source of pollutants, so outdoor air ventilation may need ing, or toxic than those from which they are formed.
to be higher when unusual or strong sources of pollution These products of ozone chemistry include formalde-
exist indoors. When outdoor air is polluted, then bringing hyde, higher molecular weight aldehydes, acidic aerosols,
in more outdoor air can actually worsen the overall qual- and ne and ultrane particles, among others. The higher
ity of the indoor air and exacerbate some occupant symp- the outdoor ventilation rate, the higher the indoor ozone
toms related to outdoor air pollution. Generally, outdoor concentration and the more likely the reactions will oc-
country air is better than indoor city air. Exhaust gas leak-
cur, but even at low levels, the reactions will take place.
ages can occur from furnace metal exhaust pipes that lead This suggests that ozone should be removed from ventila-
to the chimney when there are leaks in the pipe and the tion air, especially in areas where outdoor ozone levels are
pipe gas ow area diameter has been reduced. frequently high. Recent research has shown that mortality
The use of air lters can trap some of the air pollutants. and morbidity increase in the general population during
The Department of Energy's Energy Eciency and Re- periods of higher outdoor ozone and that the threshold for
newable Energy section wrote "[Air] Filtration should this eect is around 20 parts per billion (ppb).
have a Minimum Eciency Reporting Value (MERV) of
13 as determined by ASHRAE 52.2-1999.* [36] Air l-
ters are used to reduce the amount of dust that reaches the
wet coils. Dust can serve as food to grow molds on the 50.5 Building ecology
wet coils and ducts and can reduce the eciency of the
coils. It is common to assume that buildings are simply inan-
Moisture management and humidity control requires op- imate physical entities, relatively stable over time. This
erating HVAC systems as designed. Moisture manage- implies that there is little interaction between the triad
ment and humidity control may conict with eorts to of the building, what is in it (occupants and contents),
try to optimize the operation to conserve energy. For ex- and what is around it (the larger environment). We com-
ample, Moisture management and humidity control re- monly see the overwhelming majority of the mass of ma-
quires systems to be set to supply Make Up Air at lower terial in a building as relatively unchanged physical ma-
temperatures (design levels), instead of the higher tem- terial over time. In fact, the true nature of buildings can
peratures sometimes used to conserve energy in cooling- be viewed as the result of a complex set of dynamic in-
dominated climate conditions. However, for most of the teractions among their physical, chemical, and biological
US and many parts of Europe and Japan, during the ma- dimensions. Buildings can be described and understood
jority of hours of the year, outdoor air temperatures are as complex systems. Research applying the approaches
cool enough that the air does not need further cooling to ecologists use to the understanding of ecosystems can
provide thermal comfort indoors. However, high humid- help increase our understanding. Building ecologyis
ity outdoors creates the need for careful attention to hu- proposed here as the application of those approaches to
midity levels indoors. High humidities give rise to mold the built environment considering the dynamic system of
buildings, their occupants, and the larger environment.
50.7. SEE ALSO 175

Buildings constantly evolve as a result of the changes in On the international level, the International Society of In-
the environment around them as well as the occupants, door Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ), formed in 1991,
materials, and activities within them. The various sur- organises two major conferences, the Indoor Air and the
faces and the air inside a building are constantly interact- Healthy Buildings series.* [40] ISIAQ's journal Indoor
ing, and this interaction results in changes in each. For Air is published 6 times a year and contains peer-reviewed
example, we may see a window as changing slightly over scientic papers with an emphasis on interdisciplinary
time as it becomes dirty, then is cleaned, accumulates dirt studies including exposure measurements, modeling, and
again, is cleaned again, and so on through its life. In fact, health outcomes.* [41]
the dirtwe see may be evolving as a result of the in-
teractions among the moisture, chemicals, and biological
materials found there.
50.7 See also
Buildings are designed or intended to respond actively to
some of these changes in and around them with heating,
cooling, ventilating, air cleaning or illuminating systems. Air quality
We clean, sanitize, and maintain surfaces to enhance their
appearance, performance, or longevity. In other cases, Air pollution
such changes subtly or even dramatically alter buildings
in ways that may be important to their own integrity or Environmental management
their impact on building occupants through the evolution
of the physical, chemical, and biological processes that Green cleaning
dene them at any time. We may nd it useful to combine
the tools of the physical sciences with those of the bio- Greenguard Environmental Institute
logical sciences and, especially, some of the approaches
used by scientists studying ecosystems, in order to gain Guatemala Stove Project
an enhanced understanding of the environments in which
we spend the majority of our time, our buildings. HVAC
Building ecology was rst described by Hal Levin in an
article in the April 1981 issue of Progressive Architecture Home performance
magazine. A longer discussion of Building ecology can be
found at* [37] and extensive resources can be found on the Indoor bioaerosol
Building Ecology web site* [38] Building ecology.com.
International Association of Certied Indoor Air
Consultants (IAC2)

50.6 Institutional programs List of air-ltering plants

The topic of IAQ has become popular due to the greater Mold health issues
awareness of health problems caused by mold and triggers
to asthma and allergies. In the US, awareness has also Mold growth, assessment, and remediation
been increased by the involvement of the United States
Environmental Protection Agency, who have developed Olfactory fatigue
an IAQ Tools for Schoolsprogram to help improve
the indoor environmental conditions in educational in- Phase I environmental site assessment
stitutions (see external link below). The National Insti-
tute for Occupational Safety and Health conducts Health Radon
Hazard Evaluations (HHEs) in workplaces at the request
of employees, authorised representative of employees, or Radon mitigation
employers, to determine whether any substance normally
found in the place of employment has potentially toxic Room air distribution
eects, including indoor air quality.* [39]
A variety of scientists work in the eld of indoor air Second-hand smoke
quality including chemists, physicists, mechanical engi-
neers, biologists, bacteriologists and computer scientists. Sick building syndrome
Some of these professionals are certied by organisations
such as the American Industrial Hygiene Association, the Thermal comfort
American Indoor Air Quality Council and the Indoor En-
vironmental Air Quality Council. Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation
176 CHAPTER 50. INDOOR AIR QUALITY

50.8 Notes [20] Sears CL (2005). A dynamic partnership: celebrating

our gut ora. Anaerobe 11 (5): 24751. doi:10.1016/
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air pollution in developing countries: a major environ- cessed 2008-10-08.
mental and public health challenge.. Bulletin of the World [22] Hong Kong Government Initiatives to Improve Indoor Air
Health Organization 78 (9): 107892. PMID 11019457. Quality. Environmental Protection Department, Environ-
[3] Duo E, Greenstone M, Hanna R (2008). Indoor air ment Bureau, Hong Kong Government
pollution, health and economic well-being. S.A.P.I.EN.S [23] Edaphic Scientic Knowledge Base
1 (1).
[24] Study: Bad In-Flight Air Exacerbated by Passengers Talk
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els in developing countries: knowledge, gaps, and data
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[26] New Study Demonstrates Indoor Building Environment
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[6] C.Michael Hogan and Sjaak Slanina. 2010, Air pollution. [27] Allen, Joseph G.; MacNaughton, Piers; Satish, Usha;
Encyclopedia of Earth. eds. Sidney Draggan and Cutler Santanam, Suresh; Vallarino, Jose; Spengler, John D.
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ganic Compound Exposures in Oce Workers: A Con-
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Radon Awareness. Retrieved 2008-12-02. ce Environments. Environmental Health Perspectives.
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mold. Report on a working group meeting, 17-18 October [28] Levin, Hal (1992). Can House Plants Solve IAQ Prob-
2007 lems
[9] U.S. EPA IAQ - Organic chemicals. Epa.gov. 2010- [29] Wolverton BC, Johnson A, Bounds K. (1989). Interior
08-05. Retrieved 2012-03-02. Landscape Plants for Indoor Pollution Abatement.
NASA.
[10] Logue, J. M. et al. (2011) Hazard assessment of chem-
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21(2): 92-109 their inuence on airborne microbes inside energy-
ecient buildings. Journal of the Mississippi Academy of
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Sciences.
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[31] U.S. EPA, Mold and Moisture: Mold Remediation in
[12] Emicode. Eurons.com. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
Schools and Commercial Buildings Appendix B - Intro-
[13] M1. Eurons.com. Retrieved 2012-03-02. duction to Molds

[14] Blue Angel. Eurons.com. Retrieved 2012-03-02. [32] Akira Tani and C. Nicholas HewittUptake of Aldehydes
and Ketones at Typical Indoor Concentrations by House-
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2012-03-02. Chemical Society, October 6, 2009

[16] CDPH Section 01350. Eurons.com. Retrieved 2012- [33] S Down. Spectroscopynow.com (2009)Houseplants as
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[17] Smelly Moldy Houses.
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03-02.

[38] Hal Levin, Editor Building Ecology. BuildingEcol- US Environmental Protection Agency info on IAQ
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Indoor Air Journal
[39] NIOSH Topic Area - Indoor Environmental Quality.
Cdc.gov. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
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of 'raising the agenda of indoor air quality within the
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[41] Indoor Air: International Journal of Indoor Environ-
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Outdoor ozone and building related symptoms in the

BASE study
Chapter 51

Indoor bioaerosol

Indoor bioaerosol is bioaerosol in an indoor environ- household waste on microbial contamination among 99
ment. Bioaerosols are natural or articial particles households in the Netherlands in the summer of 1997,
of biological (microbial, plant, or animal) origin sus- and indicated thatincreased microbial contaminant lev-
pended in the air. These particles are also referred to els in homes are associated with indoor storage of sep-
as organic dust. Bioaerosols may consist of bacteria, arated organic waste, which might elevate the risk
fungi (and spores and cell fragments of fungi), viruses, of bioaerosol-related respiratory symptoms in suscepti-
microbial toxins, pollen, plant bers, etc.* [1] Size of ble people. However, the analysis by Wouters et al.* [6]
bioaerosol particles varies from below 1 m to 100 m was based on the collected samples of settled house dust,
in aerodynamic diameter;* [2] viable bioaerosol parti- which might not serve as a strong indicator for bioaerosols
cles can be suspended in air as single cells or aggre- suspended in the air. Other materials in residential build-
gates of microorganism as small as 110 m in size.* [3] ings, such as food stus, house plants, textiles, wood ma-
Since bioaerosols are potentially related to various hu- terial and furniture stung can also become bioaerosol
man health eects* [4]* [5]* [6]* [7] and the indoor envi- sources when water content is appropriate for microor-
ronment provides a unique exposure situation,* [7] con- ganisms to grow.* [4]* [10] For non-residential buildings,
cerns about indoor bioaerosols have increased over the some specic indoor environments, such as hospitals,
last decade. wastewater treatment plants, composting facilities, cer-
tain biotechnical laboratories, have been revealed to have
bioaerosol sources related to their particular environmen-
tal characteristics.* [2]* [3]* [11]* [12]* [13]
51.1 Sources and inuencing fac-
tors

51.1.1 Sources for indoor environments 51.1.2 Factors inuencing indoor

Indoor bioaerosols may originate from outdoor air and
bioaerosol generation
indoor reservoirs.* [3]* [4] Although outdoor bioaerosols
cannot easily migrate into large buildings with com- According to previous studies,* [4]* [9]* [14]* [15]* [16]
plex ventilation systems, certain categories of outdoor major indoor environmental factors inuencing
bioaerosols (i.e., fungal spores) do serve as major sources bioaerosol concentration include relative humidity,
for indoor bioaerosols in naturally ventilated buildings characteristics of air ventilation systems, seasonal
at specic periods of time (i.e., growing seasons for variation, temperature, and chemical composition of the
fungi).* [3] Major indoor sources for bioaerosols at resi- air. Other factors, such as the type of home, building
dential homes include human occupants, pets, house dust, material, geographical factors, do not seem to have
organic waste, as well as the heating, ventilation and air- signicant impacts on respirable fungi and bacteria
conditioning (HVAC) system.* [3]* [4]* [6]* [8]* [9] Sev- (important constituents of bioaerosols).* [3] Relative
eral studies have identied human activities as an im- humidity is one of the most widely studied inuencing
portant source for indoor bioaerosols.* [3]* [8]* [10]* [11] factors for indoor bioaerosols. Concentrations of two
Human bodies can generate bioaerosols directly through categories of bioaerosols, endotoxin and airborne fungi,
activities like talking, sneezing, and coughing,* [10] are both positively related to indoor relative humidity
while other residential activities (i.e., washing, ush- (higher concentration associated with higher relative
ing toilet, sweeping oor) can generate bioaerosols in- humidity).* [4]* [9]* [15]* [16] Relative humidity also af-
directly.* [8]* [10] Since microorganisms can accumulate fects the infectivity of airborne viruses.* [14] Regarding
and grow on dust particles, house dust is a potential the characterization of air ventilation system, increased
source of bioaerosols.* [4] In a study by Wouters et al.,* [6] use of central air conditioning is found to be associated
they investigated the eects of indoor storage of organic with lower fungal bioaerosol concentration.* [15]

178
51.3. SAMPLING AND DETECTION METHODS 179

51.2 Human health eects toms like allergic rhinitis, and particles with aerodynamic
diameter less than 5 m can reach the alveoli and hence
lead to serious illnesses such as allergic alveolitis.* [3]
Adverse health eects/diseases related to indoor
bioaerosol exposure can be divided into two categories: Because of the conrmed and potential adverse health ef-
those conrmed to be associated with bioaerosol and fects associated with indoor bioaerosol, some concentra-
those suspected but not conrmed to be associated tion limits for total number of bioaerosol particles are
with bioaerosol. Bioaerosols have been revealed to recommended by dierent agencies and organizations
cause certain human diseases, such as tuberculosis, as follow: 1000 CFUs/m3 (National Institute of Occu-
Legionnaires' disease and dierent forms of bacterial pational Safety and Health (NIOSH)), 1000 CFUs/m3
pneumonia, coccidioidomycosis, inuenza, measles, and (American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hy-
gastrointestinal illness.* [7]* [17] Bioaerosols are also gienists (ACGIH)) with the culturable count for total bac-
associated with some noninfectious airway diseases, such teria not exceeding 500 CFUs/m3 .* [10] Note that for
as allergies and asthma.* [5] As a known component of most types of indoor bioaerosols, the establishment of
indoor bioaerosol, (13)-glucan (cell wall components specic concentration limits or acceptance levels presents
of most fungi) is proposed to be the causative agent of multiple challenges (e.g., dierences on sampling and
mold-induced nonallergic inammatory reactions.* [6] It analysis method, irrelevance of sampling units to hu-
is reported that 25%30% of allergenic asthma cases in man exposure measurement; multiplicity and variability
industrialized countries are induced by fungi,* [17] which of composition, etc.).* [18]
has been the focus of concerns about human exposure to
airborne microorganisms in recent years.* [18]
Some other human diseases and symptoms have been 51.3 Sampling and detection meth-
proposed to be associated with indoor bioaerosol, but ods
no deterministic conclusions could be drawn due to the
insuciency of evidence. One example is the well-
known sick building syndrome (SBS). SBS refers to non- 51.3.1 Bioaerosol sampling techniques
specic complaints, such as upper-respiratory irritative
symptoms, headaches, fatigue, and rash, which cannot To enable subsequent identication and quantication,
be related to an identiable cause but are building re- bioaerosols need to be captured from the air rst. Dif-
lated.* [4]* [19] Over the last two decades, there have been ferent air sampling techniques have been used to realize
many studies indicating association of indoor bioaerosol the goal of capturing indoor bioaerosols.. Important char-
with sick building syndrome.* [20]* [21]* [22]* [23] How- acteristics of bioaerosol sampling include: representa-
ever, most of the related studies based their conclusions tiveness of sampling, sampler performance, and compat-
on statistical correlation between concentrations of cer- ibility with subsequent analysis.* [27] Long-term sampler
tain types of bioaerosols and incidence of complaints, theoretically has a better representativeness of sampling
which has various drawbacks methodologically. For ex- than short-term sampler, but may not have a good tem-
ample, some studies have a small sample size,* [21] which porary resolution. Performance of samplers (i.e., limit of
critically undermines the validity of speculations based detection and upper limit of range) has a signicant im-
on the statistical results. Also, many studies were not pact on the reliability of results.* [27] Dierent charac-
able to exclude the inuences of other factors beside terizations of samplers can also limit the possibilities for
bioaerosol in their analysis, which makes the statisti- further analysis (identication and quantication). Ma-
cal correlation theoretically inappropriate to support as- jor bioaerosol sampler types and their possible subse-
sociation of SBS with bioaerosols. Additional studies quent analysis are summarized in Table 1. A frequently
revealed that bioaerosol is unlikely to be the cause of used sampler in previous studies is the Andersen im-
SBS.* [7]* [24]* [25] Recent epidemiological and toxico- pactor.* [3]* [11]* [28]
logical studies continued to suggest a possible link be- Certain limitations exist for commonly used bioaerosol
tween bioaerosol exposure and sick building syndrome, samplers. For most of the samplers, nonbiological envi-
but methodological limitations remained in these stud- ronmental particles such as dust must be separated from
ies.* [4]* [26] bioaerosols prior to detection.* [29] The diluted nature of
The ability of bioaerosols to cause human disease de- bioaerosol in the air also poses challenges to samplers.
pend not only on their chemical composition and biolog- While total microorganism concentrations are on the or-
ical characteristics, but also on the quantity of bioaerosol der of 106 /cm3 or greater, bioaerosol concentrations are
inhaled and their size distribution, which determines the commonly less than 1/cm3 , and often less than 1/m3 in
site of bioaerosol deposition to human respiratory sys- the case of infectious aerosols.* [5] Moreover, many com-
tems.* [3] Bioaerosols larger than 10 m in aerodynamic mercially available bioaerosol samplers haven not been
diameter are generally blocked by the nasal region of the investigated on their collection eciencies for particles
respiratory tract, those between 5-10 m mainly deposit with dierent aerodynamic diameters, which makes it
in the upper respiratory system and usually induce symp- impossible to get the size-resolved bioaerosol informa-
180 CHAPTER 51. INDOOR BIOAEROSOL

tion.* [5]

51.3.2 Identication and quantication

methods

In previous research on indoor bioaerosol in residen-

tial environments, microorganisms have been quanti-
ed by conventional culture-based techniques, in which
colony forming units (CFU) on selective media are
counted.* [30] Cultivating methods have several disad-
vantages. Culture-based methods are known to under-
estimate environmental microbial diversity, based on the
fact that only a small percentage of microbes can be Figure 1 Pathways to PCR-based bioaerosol analysis (adapted
cultivated in the laboratory. This underestimation is from* [17]).The numbers listed indicate the quantities of
likely to be signied for the quantication of bioaerosol, bioaerosols required for successful analysis.
since colony counts of airborne microbes are typically
quite dierent from direct counts.* [31] Culture-based
methods also need relatively long incubation times (over detection, standard curves need to be developed to cali-
24 hours) and are labor-intensive.* [29] Consequently, brate nal results. One study indicated thatcurves used
culture-based methods are no longer suitable for ef- for quantication by qPCR needs to be prepared using
fective and rapid identication and quantication of the same environmental matrix and procedures as han-
bioaerosol,* [29] and non-culture based methods, such as dling of the environmental sample in questionand that
immunoassays, molecular biological tests, and optical, reliance on the standard curves generated with cultured
and electrical methods, have been developing over the bacterial suspension (a traditional approach) may lead to
past few decades.* [29] substantial underestimation of microorganism quantities
in environmental samples.* [32] Microarray techniques
Major culture-independent identication/quantication also face the challenge of natural sequence diversity and
methods adopted in previous bioaerosol studies in- potential cross-hybridization in complex environmental
clude polymerase chain reaction (PCR),* [17] quantita- bioaerosols).* [33]
tive polymerase chain reaction (qPCR),* [32] microar-
ray (PhyloChip),* [33] uorescent in situ hybridization
(FISH),* [34] ow cytometry* [34] and solid-phase cy-
tometry,* [18] immunoassay (i.e., enzyme-linked im- 51.4 Concentration levels in dier-
munosorbent assay (ELISA)).* [28] The well-known PCR ent geographical regions
is a powerful tool in identifying and even quantifying the
biological origin of bioaerosols. PCR alone cannot ac- Concentration levels of indoor bioaerosols in dierent re-
complish all the tasks related to bioaerosol detection; in- gions of the world recorded in published literatures are
stead it usually serves as the preparation tool for subse- summarized as Table 2.
quent processes like DNA sequencing, microarray, and
community ngerprinting techniques. A typical proce-
dure for PCR-based bioaerosol analysis is shown in Fig-
ure 1. 51.5 Approaches to control indoor
Molecular biological methods for bioaerosol are sig- bioaerosols
nicantly faster and more sensitive than conventional
culture-based methods, and they are also able to reveal Based on the sources and the inuencing factors for in-
a larger diversity of microbes. Targeting the variation in door bioaerosols discussed in the section on Sources
the 16S rRNA gene, a microarray (PhyloChip) was used and Inuencing Factors, corresponding remedial ac-
to conduct comprehensive identication of both bacte- tions could be taken to control related contamination.
rial and archaeal organisms in bioaerosols.* [33] New U.S. Potentially eective strategies include: 1) limiting en-
EPA methods have been developed to utilize qPCR to trance of outdoor aerosols; 2) keeping the relative humid-
characterize indoor environment for fungal spores.* [5] ity level below high levels (<60%);* [7] 3) installing ap-
In a study by Lange et al.,* [34] FISH method success- propriate ltration devices to air ventilation system to in-
fully identied eubacteria in samples of complex native let ltered outdoor air into indoor environment; 4) reduc-
bioaerosols in swine barns. Nonetheless, molecular bio- ing/removing contaminant sources (i.e., indoor organic
logical tools have limitations. Since PCR methods target waste). As in the U.S., due to the increase in tuberculosis
DNA, viability of cells could not be conrmed in some in the mid-1980s, indoor air treatment has developed sub-
cases.* [18] When qPCR technique is used for bioaerosol stantially during the past two decades.* [5] Current or de-
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51.7 See also

Bioaerosol

Indoor air quality

Sick building syndrome
Chapter 52

Indoor Environmental Quality Global

Alliance

pects of indoor environmental quality and health.* [10]

52.1 Partners and governmental

organisations
Founding members of the Indoor Environmental Qual-
ity Global Alliance include organisations that broadly
deal with the indoor environments as well as those spe-
cialised primarily in Indoor Air Quality(IAQ). The Al-
liances current partners include the American Indus-
trial Hygiene Association (AIHA),* [11] the Air Inltra-
tion and Ventilation Centre (AIVC), the American Soci-
ety of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning En-
gineers (ASHRAE) the Air & Waste Management Asso-
IEQ-GA logo ciation (A&WMA), the Indoor Air Quality Association
(IAQA), and the Federation of European Heating and
Air-Conditioning Associations (REHVA). The Alliance
The Indoor Environmental Quality Global Alliance is also supported by governmental organisations such as
(IEQ-GA) is a U.S. building science organisation initi- the World Health Organization.* [12]
ated in 2014 * [1]* [2]* [3] that aims to improve the ac-
tual, delivered indoor environmental quality in buildings
through coordination, education, outreach and advocacy. 52.2 References
The alliance works to supply information, guidelines and
knowledge on the indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in
buildings and workplaces,* [4] and to provide occupants [1] American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-
Conditioning Engineers - ASHRAE: "ASHRAE Insights,
in buildings and workplaces with an acceptable indoor en-
August 2014"
vironmental quality ((indoor air quality (IAQ), thermal
conditions, visual quality, and acoustical quality)) and [2] Jessica Lyons Hardcastle, "Indoor Environmental Quality
help promote implementation in practice of knowledge Alliance Formed", Environmental Leader, July 2014
from research on the eld.
[3] Governo Law Firm, "Newly Formed Alliance: Premier
The group has already begun work to collect and cri-
Resource for Indoor Environmental Quality", July 2014
tique IEQ standards and is organising and presenting
programmes at the conferences of member organisa- [4] BUILD UP energy solutions for better buildings,
tions* [5]* [6]* [7]* [8] and others. "International Societies form Indoor Environmental
Quality Global Alliance (IEQ-GA)", 2014
The Alliance was ocially launched on June 29, 2014
during ASHRAEs 2014 Annual Conference in Seattle; [5] ASHRAE: "SEMINAR 8 Indoor environmental quality: a
a memorandum of understanding was signed and the Al- global and holistic perspective, part 1", 2015
liance was formed.* [9] Bill Bahneth, ASHRAE s 2013-
2014 president, appointed an ad-hoc committee to look [6] ASHRAE: "SEMINAR 8 Indoor environmental quality: a
at ways for industry groups to cooperate and address as- global and holistic perspective, part 2", 2015

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[7] Air Inltration and Ventilation Centre - AIVC: "Indoor

Environmental Quality Global Alliance rst sessions at
the June 2015 ASHRAE Annual conference", September
2015

[8] Air Inltration and Ventilation Centre - AIVC, "36th

AIVC Conference Programme", September 2015

[9] venticool: "International Societies form Indoor Environ-

mental Quality Global Alliance (IEQ-GA)", 2014

[10] ASHRAE: "Indoor Environmental Quality--Global Al-

liance (IEQ-GA)", 2015

[11] American Industrial Hygiene Association

(AIHA):"Memorandum of Understanding- Indoor
Environmental Quality Global Alliance (IEQ-GA)",
June 29, 2014

[12] Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers

(CIBSE): "Industry seeks to redress IAQ balance", CIBSE
Journal August 2014

52.3 External links

IEQ-GA website

ASHRAE website
AIHA website

AIVC website
A&WMA website

IAQA website
REHVA website
Chapter 53

International Union of Air Pollution

Prevention and Environmental Protection
Associations

The International Union of Air Pollution Preven- tor general is Richard Mills.* [5]* [6] IUAPPA is governed
tion and Environmental Protection Associations by an International Board which consists of the President,
(IUAPPA) is an international federation of civil soci- Vice-Presidents, Immediate Past President and Honorary
ety organisations concerned with air pollution. IUAPPA, Treasurer, together with one authorised representative
founded 1964 at the urging of the US Air Pollution Con- from each Full Member of the Union.
trol Association,* [1] has 40 national organisations such
as; the United States (Air & Waste Management Associa-
tion), Germany (Verein Deutscher Ingenieure) and Japan 53.3 Partners and Members
(Japan Environmental Management Association for In-
dustry) and has networks and representatives in most oth-
IUAPPA is a partner of UNEP Climate and Clean Air
ers countries. The Foundation is seen as one milestone in
Coalition* [7] and has worked close together over the past
the Ecological Revolutionin and around 1970.* [1]
decades with UNEP and WHO.* [8]* [9]
Selected Members
53.1 Focus
Clean Air Society of Australia and New Zealand
The focus of IUAPPA is the development and imple- Commission on Air Pollution Prevention of VDI and
mentation of more eective policies for the prevention DIN KRdL, Kommission Reinhaltung der Luft im
and control of air pollution, the protection of the envi- VDI und DIN - Normenausschuss KRdL* [10]
ronment and the adoption of sustainable development
.* [2] IUAPPA wants to achieve the adoption and eec- Japanese Union of Air Pollution Prevention Associ-
tive implementation of policies which can secure a clean ations (JUAPPA), Nihon Taiki Kougai Boushi Dan-
and healthy atmospheric environment, together with sci- tai Rengoukai* [11]
entists, policy-makers, regulators, business and citizen
Environmental Protection UK, formerly National
groups with this same objective.
Society for Clean Air and Environmental Protection
The Global Atmospheric Pollution Forum was initi- - NSCA* [12]
ated by IUAPPA and the Stockholm Environment Insti-
tute.* [3] European Federation of Clean Air and Environ- Air & Waste Management Association* [13]
mental Protection Associations (EFCA) was founded by
Cercl'Air, Switzerland, Service de
the core of European members of the International Union
l'environnement* [14]
of Air Pollution Prevention and Environmental Protec-
tion Associations, IUAPPA * [4] The Swedish Clean Air Society* [15]

53.2 Governance 53.4 World Clean Air Congress

The IUAPPA secretariat is in Burgess Hill, West Sussex, The World Clean Air Congress, rst organized by
United Kingdom. The president is Kil-Choo Moon of the IUAPPA in 1966, is held every two or three years. It is
Korea Institute of Science and Technology and the direc- one of the major international gatherings on atmospheric

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186CHAPTER 53. INTERNATIONAL UNION OF AIR POLLUTION PREVENTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ASSOCIATIO

sciences and policy with 1.500 participants. Some of the 53.8 References
more recent congresses are;
[1] Joachim Radkau: The Age of Ecology. Wiley, 2014
the 16th IUAPPA World Clean Air Congress, Many
Nations One Atmosphere: Plotting the Path to Sus- [2] Statutes IUAPPA. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
tainability was held at the Cape Town, with a call
[3] Global Atmospheric Pollution Forum. Stockholm En-
on South African industry to show leadership and
vironment Institute. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
comply with emission standards.* [16] Delegates at
the 16th congress heard mostly poor South Africans [4] About EFCA. European Federation of Clean Air and
were exposed to pollutants.* [17]The people that Environmental Protection Associations. Retrieved 2015-
are exposed to the smog are almost always the peo- 03-16.
ple that cannot aord to pay the doctors' bills for
bronchitis, asthma or, worse, lung cancer,Envi- [5] New IUAAPA President (korean)". Hello DD, Koreas
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speech.* [18]
[6] http://www.jsme-fed.org/events/2011/AJK2011/
the 17th IUAPPA World Clean Air Congress, Mega documents/Biography_Dr.KC.Moon.pdf
Cities Perspective, Healthier and Greener Future, to
[7] Clean Climate and Air Colaition. UNEP. Retrieved
be held in Busan,Korea in 2016* [19]
2015-03-16.

[8] Klaus Tpfer, Executive Director Speech (PDF).

53.5 Resolutions and Declarations IUAPPA Newsletter 2004. Retrieved 2015-03-16.

[9] Health program of the 10th World Clean Air Congress

Ever since it was founded in 1964 the Union has had a . Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health.
long-term interest in the relationship between air pollu- Retrieved 2015-03-16.
tion and the earth's climate. Policy declarations in 1989
were one of the rst to focus on climate change. The fo- [10] Kommission Reinhaltung der Luft im VDI und DIN -
cus in 1995 was on the changing Arctic landscape and Normenausschuss KRdL. VDI. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
pollution. In 2001 it was worldwide action on long-range
transport of air pollution. 2010's focus was One Atmo- [11] JAPANESE UNION OF AIR POLLUTION PREVEN-
sphere.* [20] TION ASSOCIATIONS. JEMAI. Retrieved 2015-03-
16.

[12] http://www.environmental-protection.org.uk
53.6 Awards
[13] Home. Air & Waste Management Association.
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ence in Munich, the Union oers the Thomas Kuhn
Award for a new understanding of problems of sustain- [15] Energi- & Miljtekniska Freningen. Energi- &
ability or the applied transfer of such new solutions and Miljtekniska Freningen.
the Yuan T. Lee Award for multi-disciplinary or cross-
disciplinary work which relates to the natural and psycho- [16] IUAPPA 2013 - Home.
sciences in pursuit of sustainability.* [21]* [22]
[17] Poor hurt most by pollution: Molewa. eNews Channel
Africa. Retrieved 2015-03-16.

53.7 Publications [18] Conference calls on SA to clean up over air pollution

. news24.com. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
Ranjeet Sokhi (ED.): World Atlas of Atmospheric
[19] 17th IUAPPA World Clean Air Congress 2016.
Pollution. The World Atlas was developed in con-
junction with the International Union of Air Pollu- [20] Press release. IUAPPEPA calls for absracts for World
tion Prevention and Environmental Protection As- CongressCheck |url= value (help). news,thomasnet.com.
sociations (IUAPPA) and the Global Atmospheric Thomasnet.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
Pollution Forum.
[21] Hope for the Future for a Sustainable World Award
IUAPPA Three Year Review: 2007 - 2010 (PDF) . International Academy of Science. Retrieved 2015-03-
16.
Over 1000 IUAPPA related publications (Google
scholar). [22] Awards & Honours. IUAPPA.
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53.9 External links

IUAPPA

Chapter 54

Line source

For electromagnetic linear sources, the principal early ad-

vances in computer modeling arose in the Soviet Union
and USA when the end of World War II and the Cold
War were fought partially by progress in electronic war-
fare, including the technologies of active antenna arrays.

54.1 Linear air pollution source

Main article: Roadway air dispersion modeling

Air pollution levels near major highways and urban

arterials are in violation of U.S. National Ambient Air
North-South Expressway in Malaysia. A roadway can be a line Quality Standards where millions of Americans live or
source of air and noise pollution and need not be a straight line. work. Even the interior of a building does not really pro-
tect inhabitants from adverse exterior air quality, since
A line source, as opposed to a point source, area source, the exterior air is the intake supply, and it is well known
or volume source, is a source of air, noise, water contam- that indoor air quality is typically worse than exterior air.
ination or electromagnetic radiation that emanates from
A roadway travelled by motor vehicles can be idealized
a linear (one-dimensional) geometry. The most promi-
by a line source emitting air pollutants. This mathemat-
nent linear sources are roadway air pollution, aircraft air
ical problem was rst solved in 1970 by a collaboration
emissions, roadway noise, certain types of water pollution
of physics, mathematics and computer science.* [1]* [2]
sources that emanate over a range of river extent rather
The original theory assumed steady-state trac condi-
than from a discrete point, elongated light tubes, cer-
tions and meteorology on a perfectly straight roadway.
tain dose models in medical physics and electromagnetic
Currently the models have evolved to treat variable me-
antennas. While point sources of pollution were stud-
teorology, time-variant trac operations and complex
ied since the late nineteenth century, linear sources did
roadbed geometries. Current technology allows highway
not receive much attention from scientists until the late
designers and city planners to analyze alternative roadway
1960s, when environmental regulations for highways and
development plans and assess air quality impacts. The
airports began to emerge. At the same time, computers
same basic model theory can be applied to airport oper-
with the processing power to accommodate the data pro-
ations, since the linear source is merely an inclined line.
cessing needs of the computer models required to tackle
In the early 1970s these ESL models were rened into
these one-dimensional sources became more available.
area source models to account for the nite width of the
In addition, this era of the 1960s saw the rst emergence roadway.
of environmental scientists who spanned the disciplines
required to accomplish these studies. For example, me-
teorologists, chemists, and computer scientists in the air
pollution eld were required to build complex models to 54.2 Linear noise source
address roadway air dispersion modeling. Prior to the
1960s, these specialities tended to work within their own Main article: Roadway noise
disciplines, but with the advent of NEPA, the Clean Air Roadway noise is the most important example of a lin-
Act, the Noise Control Act in the USA, and other semi- ear noise source, since it comprises about 80 percent
nal legislation, the era of multidisciplinary environmental of the environmental noise exposure for humans world-
science had begun. wide. In the 1960s, when computer modeling of this

188
54.4. LIGHT EMISSION LINE SOURCE 189

The New Jersey Turnpike was one of the earliest line sources
analyzed for noise

Colorado River, receiving eectively a linear source of silt from

phenomenon was perfected, the rst applications of lin- the sides of the Grand Canyon.
ear source noise modeling became systematic. After pas-
sage of the National Environmental Policy Act and Noise
Control Act,* [3] the demand for detailed analysis soared, pollution are logging, pesticide application, construction
and decision makers began to look to acoustical scientists grading, slash-and-burn activity and urban stormwater
for answers regarding the planning of new roadways and runo.
the design of noise mitigation. The intensity of roadway Again computer models are needed to address the com-
noise is governed by the following variables: trac op- plexity of such an extended linear discharge into a dy-
erations (speed, truck mix, age of vehicle eet), roadway namic medium such as owing water. The resulting sur-
surface type, tire types, roadway geometrics, terrain, mi- face runo water carrying pollutants may be considered a
crometeorology and the geometry of area structures. line source discharging into a river or stream. The chem-
Due to the complexity of the variables, a line source ical composition of this surface runo may be character-
acoustic model must be a computer model that can an- ized by a surface runo model such as the USGS runo
alyze sound levels in the vicinity of roadways. The rst precipitation algorithm,* [5] while the instream transport
meaningful models arose in the late 1960s and early may be analyzed by a dynamic river pollutant model such
1970s. Two of the leading research teams were BBN as DSSAM.
in Boston and ESL Inc. of Sunnyvale, California. Both
of these groups developed complex mathematical mod-
els to allow the study of alternate roadway designs, traf- 54.4 Light emission line source
c operations and noise mitigation strategies in an arbi-
trary setting.* [4] Later model alterations have come into
widespread use among state Departments of Transporta-
tion and city planners, but the accuracy of early models
has had little change in 40 years.
Generally line source acoustic models trace sound ray
bundles and calculate spreading loss along with ray bun-
dle divergence (or convergence} from refractive phe-
nomena. Diraction is usually addressed by establish-
ing secondary emitters at any points of topographic or
anthropomorphicsharpness(such as noise barriers or Common T8 uorescent lighting tubes used in oce environments
building surfaces. Meteorology can be addressed in a sta-
tistical manner allowing for actual wind rose and wind In the study of illumination, a variety of sources are lin-
speed statistics (along with thermocline data). ear in nature, most commonly the uorescent tube, Dur-
ing the process of interior lighting design it is important
to calculate the light intensity at work stations or other
user areas, not only to ensure sucient light is present,
54.3 Water pollution line source but more importantly to avoid over-illumination and its
attendant energy wastage as well as adverse health ef-
Less common are line source applications in the eld of fects. Thus the scientists involved in light transmission
water pollutant dispersal. This phenomenon generally calculations employ computer models that recognize lin-
arises when surface runo scours soil contaminants from ear sources when uorescent xtures are used. In a typ-
upper soil layers and transports these pollutants to a linear ical setting there may be hundreds of nite length light
receiving water, such as a river. The underlying land man- sources that comprise the light output in an oce envi-
agement practices which lead to such sources of water ronment. A related concept are the ultraviolet tubes used
190 CHAPTER 54. LINE SOURCE

in phototherapy, where output radiation from the tube 54.7 External links
can be accurately modeled by treating the tube as a line
source.* [6] On a larger scale, an illuminated roadway may EPA Support Center for Regulatory Atmospheric
act as a line source of light pollution. Modeling
U.S. Federal Highway Administration Roadway
Construction Noise Model
54.5 See also

Air pollution dispersion terminology

Area source (pollution)

Atmospheric dispersion modeling

Euent

Fenceline community

Line array

List of atmospheric dispersion models

Phased array

Point source (pollution)

Roadway noise

Surface runo

Volume source (pollution)

54.6 References
[1] Michael Hogan, Theoretical basis for atmospheric diu-
sion from a linear source, ESL Inc., Environmental Sys-
tems Laboratory, Publication IR-29, Sunnyvale, Ca., May
4, 1970

[2] Richard J. Venti, Atmospheric diusion models for road-

way sources, ESL Inc., Environmental Systems Labo-
ratory, Publication ET-22, Sunnyvale, Ca., October 5,
1970.

[3] Public Law No. 92-574, 86 Stat. 1234 (1972) Noise Pol-
lution and Abatement Act of 1972, codication amended
at 42 U.S.C. 4901-4918 (1988)

[4] John Shadely, Acoustical analysis of the New Jersey Turn-

pike widening project between Raritan and East Brunswick,
Bolt Beranek and Newman, 1973

[5] United States Geological Survey runo precipitation al-

gorithm

[6] David Robert Grimes, Chris Robbins, Neil John O'Hare.

Dose Modeling in Ultraviolet phototherapy, Medical
Physics, 37(10) October 2010
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55.2 See also

Expansion ratio

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55.3 References
[1] US EPA Air Pollution Training Institute developed in col-
laboration with North Carolina State University, College
of Engineering (NCSU)
Chapter 56

List of most polluted cities in the world by

particulate matter concentration

This list contains the list of cities by PM2.5 annual

mean concentration measurement whose measurement is
greater than or equal to the air quality guideline (AQG)
of 10* [1] as documented by the World Health Organi-
zation covering the period from 2008 to 2013, with the
majority of values for the years 2011 and 2012. The
WHO database contains results of ambient (outdoor) air
pollution monitoring from almost 1600 cities in 91 coun-
tries. Air quality in the database is represented by the
annual mean concentration of particulate matter (PM10
and PM2.5, i.e. particles smaller than 10 or 2.5 microme-
tres).* [2]* [3]

56.1 References
[1] WHO Air Quality Guideline Page 11

[2] WHO Ambient (outdoor) air pollution in cities database

2014

[3] USA Today The most polluted city is? Hint: Not Beijing

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Chapter 57

Low-carbon emission

The main components of automobile exhaust are carbon Low-carbon economy

dioxide (CO2 ) and water vapor (H2 O). Carbon dioxide is
the most important anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) Sustainable mobility technology
and the most signicant Greenhouse Gas emitted in the
U.S. (with 82-84% of all U.S. emissions).* [1] Increases
in carbon dioxide concentration are due primarily to fossil 57.3 References
fuel use and land-use change.* [2]
[1] July 1999 SBC Newsletter
The CO2 emission standards can be referred to the fuel
or to the vehicle : [2] IPCC, Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis
PDF (2.20 MiB) .
The European Union is moving towards fuel manda-
[3] Gov. Schwarzenegger Issues Directive to Establish
tory CO2 standards and USA has reected it in the
World's First Low Carbon Standard for Transportation
Greenhouse Gas Score. Fuels. Press Release by Governor Arnold Schwarzeneg-
There are information, but no mandatory, standards ger. 2007-01-07. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
for CO2 limits in vehicle (engine) emissions, ex- [4] Low-Carbon Fuel Standard Program. California Air
cepting some state regulations (i.e. California). See Resources Board. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
hybrid vehicles.

CO2 mass emission in vehicles is measured in g/km (g/mi

* 0.621371192 = g/km).

57.1 Low carbon fuel standard

Transportation accounts for forty percent of California's
annual greenhouse gas emissions, and California relies on
petroleum-based fuels for 96 percent of its transportation
needs.
The Californian Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger issued
an Executive Order in January 2007 for California adopt
a Low-Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS).* [3] The LCFS re-
quires oil reneries to ensure that the mix of fuel they sell
in the California Market meets, on average, a declining
target for greenhouse gas emissions measured in CO2 -
equivalent grams per unit of fuel energy sold. By 2020,
the LCFS will produce a 10 % reduction in carbon in-
tensity from production and use of transport fuels in Cal-
ifornia.* [4]

57.2 See also

Emission standard

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Chapter 58

Low-emission zone

Sign for Zero-Emission Zone

A Low-Emission Zone (LEZ) is a dened area where

access by certain polluting vehicles is restricted or de-
terred with the aim of improving the air quality. This
may favour vehicles such as hybrid electric vehicles, or
zero-emission vehicles such as all-electric vehicles.
A Zero-Emission Zone (ZEZ) is a LEZ where only
Zero-Emission Vehicles (ZEVs) are allowed. In such ar-
eas, all internal combustion engine vehicles are banned; Sign marking a German Low Emission Zone
this includes hybrid vehicles. Only all-electric vehicles
are allowed in a ZEZ, along with walking and cycling and
fully electric public transport vehicles, e.g. trams, electric conditions. All LEZs apply to heavy vehicles, some to
buses etc. diesel vans, others also to diesel and petrol cars; in Italy,
motor cycles and three-wheelers are also liable to control.
A publicly funded website run by a network of cities and
58.1 Europe ministries operating or preparing LEZs gives up-to-date
information on LEZs, such as which cities have LEZs, the
vehicle types aected, the required emissions standards
Over 220 cities and towns in 14 countries around Eu- and their application dates.* [2]
rope operate or are preparing Low Emission Zones,* [1]
or LEZs, to help meet EU health-based air quality limit
values. This means that vehicles may be banned from a 58.1.1 Germany
LEZ, or in some cases charged if they enter a LEZ when
their emissions are over a set level. In Germany, an LEZ is called an environmental zone
Dierent vehicles may be regulated, depending on local (Umweltzone). There are currently 47 LEZs in opera-

195
196 CHAPTER 58. LOW-EMISSION ZONE

tion or in planning in Germany.* [2] The cities of Berlin, 58.2.2 Japan

Cologne and Hanover started LEZs in their respective
central city areas on 1 January 2008. LEZs also came Tokyo has been a Low Emission Zone since October
into eect in the cities of Mannheim and Stuttgart on 2003.
1 March 2008. More cities followed in the years af-
ter.* [3]* [4]* [5]* [6]* [7]
58.2.3 Singapore
Since 2008, there were plans for the low emission zone
58.1.2 Sweden to take place in Singapore, but however this will take ef-
fect should Volvo B10TL, Dennis Trident 3, Volvo B9TL
The cities of Gothenburg, Lund, Malm, Helsingborg, (CDGE) and Volvo B10BLE gets phased out.
Mlndal and Stockholm have Low Emission Zones.

58.3 See also

58.1.3 United Kingdom
Battery electric vehicle
Main article: London low emission zone
Congestion pricing

The Mayor of London announced establishment of a Low Ecopass

Emission Zone which came into eect on 4 February
Electric car
2008 covering almost all of Greater London - the largest
such zone in the world. London currently has levels of List of modern production plug-in electric vehicles
air pollution among the worst in Europe and road trans-
port related emissions account for around half of total Plug-in electric vehicle
emissions of PM10 and NOx in the capital. The Low
Plug-in hybrid
Emission Zone will target emissions of these pollutants
from older diesel-engined lorries, buses, coaches, vans, Road space rationing
minibuses and other heavy vehicles that are derived from
lorries and vans such as motor caravans and motorised Sustainable transport
horse boxes. There will be a phased introduction of the
scheme from 4 February 2008 through to January 2012. Transit mall
Dierent vehicles will be aected over time and increas- Zero-emissions vehicle
ingly tougher emissions standards will apply.* [8]

58.4 References
58.1.4 Netherlands, Denmark and Italy
[1] http://urbanaccessregulations.eu
The Netherlands, Denmark & Italy also have LEZs. The
[2] Low Emission Zones. Lowemissionzones.eu. Re-
Netherlands for heavy goods vehicles, Denmark for vehi-
trieved 2015-02-21.
cles over 3.5T and Italy for all vehicles.* [2]
[3] Archived January 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.

[4] Stadt Kln. Cologne City Low Emission Zone - Stadt

Kln. Eb.archive.org. Archived from the original on
58.2 Elsewhere 2008-06-04. Retrieved 2014-01-26.

[5] (PDF) https://web.archive.org/20090219135400/http:

58.2.1 Hong Kong //www.hannover.de:80/data/download/h/Heft_
Umweltzone_GB.pdf. Archived from the original
Since the end of 2015, the Hong Kong Government has (PDF) on February 19, 2009. Retrieved February 18,
designated three major junctions in Central, Causeway 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
Bay and Mong Kok as low emission zone for franchised
buses. For bus routes entering the three zones, fran- [6]
chised bus operators are required to use only buses meet- [7] http://web.archive.org/web/20110727011843/http:
ing emission standards of Euro IV or above except when //www.presse-service.de/data.cfm/static/686716.html.
necessary. The LEZ scheme does not cover vehicles other Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved
than franchised buses.* [9] February 2, 2008. Missing or empty |title= (help)
58.5. EXTERNAL LINKS 197

[8] Emissions standards. Transport for London. Retrieved

2007-11-21.

[9] Government sets up franchised bus low emission zones

starting today

58.5 External links

Low Emission Zones in Europe
London low emission zone (LEZ)

TV Nord / Germany
Low Emission Zone Transport of London

BBC NEWS | England | London | 200 pollution

charge for lorries. News.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved
2014-01-26.
Low emission zones in Germany / emissions-control
windscreen sticker
Berlin's Environmental Zone Information for For-
eign Tourists
Chapter 59

Mist

For other uses, see Mist (disambiguation). suspended water phase can congeal. Thus even such un-
Mist is a phenomenon caused by small droplets of usual sources as small particulates from volcanic erup-
tions, releases of strongly polar gases, and even the
magnetospheric ions associated with polar lights can in
right conditions trigger the formation of mist.

59.1 Description
The only dierence between mist and fog is visibility.* [1]
The phenomenon is called fog, if the visibility is one kilo-
metre (1,100 yards) or less (in the UK for driving pur-
poses the denition of fog is visibility less than 100 me-
tres (UK Highway Code rule 226),* [2] for pilots the dis-
tance is 1 kilometre). Otherwise it is known as mist. Seen
from a distance, mist is bluish, and haze is more brown-
ish.
Power station visible through mist
Mist makes a beam of light visible from the side via
refraction and reection on the suspended water droplets.
Scotch mistis a light steady drizzle.
Mist usually occurs near the shores, and is often associ-
ated with fog. Mist can be as high as mountain tops when
extreme temperatures are low.

59.2 Freezing mist

Freezing mist is similar to freezing fog, only the density
is less and the visibility greater. (When fog falls below
0 degrees Celsius in temperature it is known as freezing
Mist near the Austria-Switzerland border in December 2006. fog.) * [3]

water suspended in air. Physically it is one instance of a

dispersion. It is most commonly seen where warm, moist 59.3 Examples
air meets sudden cooling, such as in exhaled air in the
winter, or when throwing water onto the hot stove of a
sauna. It is often created articially with aerosol canis- Mist lying in the folds of hills, Australia
ters if the humidity and temperature conditions are right. Sunlight through mist on a crisp winter morning
It can also occur as part of natural weather, when humid
air cools rapidly, for example when the air comes into Misty morning at Swifts Creek
contact with surfaces that are much cooler than the air.
Mist on a lake
The formation of mist, as of other suspensions, is greatly
aided by the presence of nucleation sites on which the Curitiba, Brazil

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59.5. REFERENCES 199

59.4 See also

Aerosol

Aeroponics
Brocken spectre

Drizzle

Haze
Spray (disambiguation)

59.5 References
[1] http://www.rcn27.dial.pipex.com/cloudsrus/mistnfog.
html

[2] Driving in adverse weather conditions (226 to 237)".

www.gov.uk.

[3] WHAT IS DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ICE FOG AND

FREEZING FOG?". theweatherprediction.com.
Chapter 60

Mitigation of aviation's environmental

impact

Main article: Environmental impact of aviation and arguably the most economical of which is to reduce
Aviation aects the environment due to aircraft engines the fuel burn of the aircraft as this accounts for 28% of an
airlines costs. However, there is a wide variety of other
options available to minimise aviation's growing impact
upon the environment as are listed below:* [5]

60.1.1 Aircraft eciency

Emissions from aviation are continuing to grow despite advances

in aircraft eciency. Currently 2% of global emissions are cre-
ated by the aviation industry.

emitting noise, particulates, and gases which contribute

to climate change* [1]* [2] and global dimming.* [3] De-
spite emission reductions from automobiles and more The Boeing 787 Dreamliner promises to provide 20% lower fuel
fuel-ecient (and therefore less polluting) turbofan and burn than current-generation aircraft.
turboprop engines, the rapid growth of air travel in re-
cent years contributes to an increase in total pollution at-
As stated previously, reducing the direct fuel burn of an
tributable to aviation. In the EU, greenhouse gas emis- aircraft is the most obvious and arguably the most eco-
sions from aviation increased by 87% between 1990 and nomical way of reducing emissions attributable to avia-
2006.* [4] tion. Over the last 40 years, commercial jet airliners have
At present aviation accounts for 2% of global CO2 emis- become 70% more fuel ecient and are predicted to be
*
sions and this is projected by the IPCC to rise to 3% by another 25% more fuel ecient by 2025. [5]
*
2050. [5] This presents the operators of aircraft with a The next-generation of aircraft, including the Boeing 787
responsibility to reduce emissions. Dreamliner, Airbus A350 and Bombardier CSeries, are
20% more fuel ecient per passenger kilometre than
current generation aircraft. This is primarily achieved
60.1 Methods of mitigating avia- through more fuel-ecient engines and lighter airframes
& supporting structures made of composite materials
tions CO2 emissions but is also achieved through more aerodynamic shapes,
winglets, aone-piecefuselage and more advanced com-
Mitigation of aviation's environmental impact can be puter systems for optimising routes and loading of the
achieved through a variety of measures, the most obvious aircraft. * [6]

200
60.2. METHODS OF MITIGATING AVIATIONS NON-CO 2 EMISSIONS 201

60.1.2 Route optimization with Solena, is going to turn half a million tonnes of waste
annually that would normally go to landll from the City
Currently, air trac corridors that aircraft are forced to of London into biofuel to be used in the British Airways
follow place unnecessary detours on an aircraft's route eet. Waste derived biofuel produces up to 95% less pol-
forcing higher fuel burn and an increase in emissions. An lution in its life-cycle and so therefore this measure will
improved Air Trac Management System with more di- reduce emissions by the equivalent of taking 42,000 cars
rect routes and optimized cruising altitudes would allow o the road every year. * [8]
airlines to reduce their emissions by up to 18%.* [5]
In the European Union, a Single European Sky has been
proposed for the last 15 years so that there are no over- 60.1.4 Improved operating procedures
lapping airspace restrictions between countries in the EU
and so reduce emissions. As yet, the Single European
Sky is still only a plan but progress has been made. If the
Single European Sky had been created 15 years ago, 12
million tons of CO2 could have been saved.* [5]

60.1.3 Biofuels

Scandinavian Airlines is operating their 737 aircraft at slower

cruising speeds to reduce emissions by 7-8%.

Airlines and airports are looking at ways of reducing

emissions and fuel burn through the use of improved op-
erating procedures. Two of the more common ones in
operation are a single-engine taxi to and from the runway
British Airways will be using half a million tonnes of waste an- and the use of a Continuous Descent Approach, or CDA,
nually to create biofuels for commercial use from 2014 onwards. which can reduce emissions signicantly during the oper-
ations in and around an airport.* [9] Scandinavian Airlines
(SAS) is now operating its Boeing 737 eet at a slower
Biofuels are fuels derived from biomass material such as
cruising speed to help reduce emissions by 7-8%.* [10]
plants and waste. Plant derived biofuels oer large sav-
ings in CO2 emissions as they absorb Carbon Dioxide and
release it as Oxygen when they grow and so in a life-cycle,
emissions can be drastically reduced. A number of air-
60.1.5 Emission Trading Scheme
lines have operated biofuel test ights including Virgin
In the EU, aviation will be including the European Emis-
Atlantic Airways, which ew with one engine operating
sion Trading Scheme from 2012 onwards. The scheme
on a blend of 20% coconut oil and 80% traditional jet
places a cap on the emissions an aircraft operator can emit
fuel, and Continental Airlines which ew with one en-
and forces the operator to either lower emissions through
gine operating on a blend of 44% Jatropha oil, 6% Algae
more ecient technology or to buy Carbon Credits
oil and 50% traditional jet fuel. Other airlines to demon-
from other companies who have produced fewer emis-
strate biofuels include Air New Zealand and Japan Air-
sions than their cap. It is thought that this will reduce
lines.* [7]
aviation's net environmental impact.* [4]
In the Continental Airlines test, the engine running partly
on biofuel burned 46 kg less fuel than the conventionally
fuelled engine in 1 and a half hours while producing more
thrust from the same volume of fuel. Continental Air- 60.2 Methods of mitigating avia-
lines' CEO, Larry Kellner, commented This is a good tions non-CO 2 emissions
step forward, an opportunity to really make a dierence
to the environmentciting jatropha's 50-80% lower CO2 Aviation produces a number of other pollutants be-
emissions as opposed to Jet-A1 in its lifecycle.* [7] sides carbon dioxide including nitrogen oxides (NO ), X
From 2014 onwards, British Airways, in co-operation particulates, unburned hydrocarbons (UHC) and
202 CHAPTER 60. MITIGATION OF AVIATION'S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

contrails. A number of methods to reduce the level of 60.2.4 Contrails

these pollutants follows:
Aircraft ying at high altitude form condensation trails
or contrails in the exhaust plume of their engines. While
60.2.1 Nitrogen oxides (NOX ) in the Troposphere these have very little climatic impact.
However, jet aircraft cruising in the Stratosphere do cre-
Nitrogen oxides have a far stronger impact upon climate ate an impact from their contrails, although the extent of
change than Carbon Oxides and are produced in small the damage to the environment is as yet unknown. Con-
quantities from aircraft engines. Engine designers have trails can also trigger the formation of high-altitude Cirrus
worked since the start of the jet age to reduce NOX emis- cloud thus creating a greater climatic eect.* [11] A 2015
sions and the result is ever reducing levels of nitrogen study found that articial cloudiness caused by contrail
oxide emissions. For example, between 1997 and 2003, outbreaksreduce the dierence between daytime and
NOX emissions from jet engines fell by over 40%.* [11] nighttime temperatures. The former are decreased and
the latter are increased, in comparison to temperatures
the day before and the day after such outbreaks.* [12] On
60.2.2 Particulates days with outbreaks the day/night temperature dierence
was diminished by about 6F in the U.S. South and 5F
Particulates and smoke were a problem with early jet en- in the Midwest.* [13]
gines at high power settings but modern engines are de-
signed so that no smoke is produced at any point in the In the three days following the September 11 attacks on
ight.* [11] the World Trade Center in New York City, when no com-
mercial aircraft ew in the USA, climate scientists mea-
sured the daily temperature range over 5000 weather sta-
60.2.3 Unburned hydrocarbons (UHC) tions across the USA. The results showed a 1 Celsius
change in the average daily temperature range for those
days of the year, thus showing contrails do have a sig-
nicant impact on climate.* [3] Potential ways of reduc-
ing the impact of contrails on our climate include reduc-
ing the maximum cruising altitude of aircraft so high-
altitude contrails can not form. Cruising at lower alti-
tudes would marginally increase ight time and increase
fuel consumption by 4%.* [14]

60.3 Methods of mitigating avia-

tion's noise emissions
Main article: Aircraft noise
One of the by-products of an aircraft's engine is noise and

Contrails formed by high altitude aircraft.

Unburned hydrocarbons (UHC) are products of

incomplete combustion of fuel and are produced in
greater quantities in engines with low pressure gains in Serrated edges of the nacelle on the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 tted
the compressors and/or relatively low temperatures in to the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner Dreamliner.
the combustor. As with particulates, UHC has all but
been eliminated in modern jet engines through improved this has become an increasingly important issue which is
design and technology.* [11] being dealt with through many dierent methods:
60.5. SEE ALSO 203

60.3.1 Engines sions created by their proportion of the ight. Money

generated is put to projects around the world to invest
Next-Generation engines are not only more fuel-ecient in green technology such as renewable energy and re-
but also tend to be quieter with Pratt & Whitney's Pure- search into future technology. Airlines oering car-
Power PW1000G tted to the Bombardier CSeries air- bon osets include British Airways, easyJet, Continental
craft being 4 times quieter than aircraft currently in ser- Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Lufthansa and Qantas al-
vice.* [15] Engines can also incorporate serrated edges or though there are many more carriers participating in such
'chevrons' on the back of the nacelle to reduce noise im- schemes.* [16]* [17]* [18]* [19]
pact as shown in this picture.* [11]

60.4.1 British Airways' scheme

60.3.2 Improved operating procedures
British Airways' carbon osetting scheme involves pay-
A Continuous Descent Approach, or CDA, not only re- ing a fee dependant on aircraft type, class of travel and
duces fuel burn but also allows airlines to provide quieter distance own and therefore prices vary. Funds gen-
approaches for part of the descent to a runway. As the erated are currently awarded to three renewable energy
engines are at close to idle power, less noise emissions projects around the world: Bayin'aobao wind farm in
are produced and combined with new engine technology, Inner Mongolia, Faxinal dos Guedes hydroelectric power
the reductions in noise emissions can be large.* [9] plant in Brazil and Xiaohe hydroelctric power plant in
Gansu Province, China.* [20]

60.4 Carbon oset 60.4.2 Continental Airlines' scheme

Continental Airlines' carbon osetting scheme involves
paying a xed fee of $2 to cancel out emissions
through reforestation. Passengers can also choose to pay
$50 for osetting emissions through renewable energy
projects.* [19]

60.5 See also

Air transport and the environment (United King-
dom)
Environmental impact of aviation
Hypermobility

60.6 References
[1] International Civil Aviation Organization, Air Transport
Bureau (ATB) (n.d.).Aircraft Engine Emissions. Re-
trieved 2010-05-01.

[2] Enviro.aero (n.d.). What is the impact of ying?". Re-

trieved 2010-05-01.

[3] Travis, David J.; Carleton, Andrew M.; Lauritsen, Ryan

G. (2002). Contrails reduce daily temperature range
(PDF). Nature 418 (6898): 601. doi:10.1038/418601a.
PMID 12167846. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
Money generated by carbon osets from airlines often go to fund
green-energy projects such as wind farms. [4] Climate change: Commission proposes bringing air
transport into EU Emissions Trading Scheme(Press re-
A carbon oset is a means of reducing emissions to zero lease). EU press release. 2006-12-20. Retrieved 2010-
05-01.
by saving enough carbon to balance the carbon emitted
by a particular action. Several airlines have begun of- [5] New York Times - Aviation and global warming, New York
fering carbon osets to passengers to oset the emis- Times, 2007-09-20, retrieved 2010-05-01
204 CHAPTER 60. MITIGATION OF AVIATION'S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

[6] Boeing 787 Technology, Boeing, retrieved 2010-05-01

[7]A Greener Future?" - Aircraft Illustrated, March 2009

[8] Solena Video on British Airways biofuel usage, Solena, re-

trieved 2010-05-01

[9] CDA Information (PDF), Civil Aviation Authority (UK),

retrieved 2010-05-01

[10] SAS reduces cruising speed to reduce emissions, Allianz,

retrieved 2010-05-01

[11] Rolls-Royce - The Jet Engine - ISBN 0 902121 2 35

[12] Bernhardt, J. & Carleton, A.M. (2015). The impacts of

long-lived jet contrailoutbreakson surface station diur-
nal temperature range. Jrnl of Int'l Climatology. Online-
early (July).

[13] Jet contrails aect surface temperatures. Science Daily.

June 18, 2015.

[14] Williams, Victoria; Robert B. Nolanda; Ralf Toumib

(November 2002). Reducing the climate change im-
pacts of aviation by restricting cruise altitudes. Trans-
portation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
7 (6): 451464. doi:10.1016/S1361-9209(02)00013-5.
Retrieved 2010-05-02.

[15] Bombardier CSeries Statistics, Bombardier, retrieved

2010-05-01

[16] British Airways Carbon Oset Programme, British Air-

ways, retrieved 2010-05-02

[17] easyJet Carbon Oset Programme, easyJet, retrieved

2010-05-02

[18] Continental Airlines Carbon Oset Programme, Continen-

tal Airlines, retrieved 2010-05-02

[19] Continental Airlines Carbon Oset Schemes, Bloomberg,

retrieved 2010-05-02

[20] British Airways Carbon Oset Schemes, British Airways,

archived from the original on December 25, 2009, re-
trieved 2010-05-02

60.7 External links

The 'Silent' Aircraft Initiative

Check this groovy way to cut out airport noise

Wired UK (3 July 2014)
Chapter 61

Mobile source air pollution

Mobile source air pollution includes any air pollution 61.1 Broad classication
emitted by motor vehicles, airplanes, locomotives, and
other engines and equipment that can be moved from one
location to another. Many of these pollutants contribute
to environmental degradation and have negative eects
on human health. To prevent unnecessary damage to hu-
man health and the environment, environmental regula-
tory agencies such as the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency have established policies to minimize air pollu-
tion from mobile sources. Similar agencies exist at the
state level. Due to the large number of mobile sources
of air pollution, and their ability to move from one loca-
tion to another, mobile sources are regulated dierently
from stationary sources, such as power plants. Instead of
monitoring individual emitters, such as an individual ve-
hicle, mobile sources are often regulated more broadly
through design and fuel standards. Examples of this in-
clude corporate average fuel economy standards and laws
that ban leaded gasoline in the United States. The in-
crease in the number of motor vehicles driven in the U.S.
has made eorts to limit mobile source pollution chal-
lenging. As a result, there have been a number of dif-
ferent regulatory instruments implemented to reach the
desired emissions goals.* [1]

Airplanes Produce Signicant Levels of Pollution Emissions

There are a number of dierent mobile sources of air pol-

lution, some contributing more to pollution than others.
As mentioned previously, mobile sources are regulated
dierently from stationary sources due to the large num-
ber of sources and their ability to move from one location
to another. Dierent mobile sources operate dierently
and generate dierent emission types and levels. The
E.P.A. dierentiates between mobile sources by classi-
Cars are Major Sources of Mobile Air Pollution fying them as either on-road vehicles or non-road vehi-
cles.* [2] On-road vehicles and non-road vehicles are of-
ten subject to dierent regulations.

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206 CHAPTER 61. MOBILE SOURCE AIR POLLUTION

61.1.1 Road sources Hydrocarbons: Hydrocarbons are a precursor to

ground-level ozone, a serious air pollutant in cities
Cars across the United States. A key component of
smog, ground-level ozone is formed by reactions
Light Duty and Heavy Duty Trucks involving hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides in the
Buses presence of sunlight. Hydrocarbon emissions re-
sult from incomplete fuel combustion and from
Motorbikes fuel evaporation. Ground-level ozone causes health
problems such as diculty breathing, lung damage,
and reduced cardiovascular functioning.* [7]
61.1.2 Non-road sources
Particulate Matter: Atmospheric particulate mat-
Main article: Non-road engine ter or airborne particulate matter is the term for solid
or liquid particles found in the air. Some particles
are large or dark enough to be seen as soot or smoke,
Aircraft but ne particulate matter is tiny and is generally
not visible to the naked eye. Fine particulate matter
Motorboats (Diesel and Gasoline) is a health concern because very ne particles can
Locomotives reach the deepest regions of the lungs. Health ef-
fects include asthma, dicult or painful breathing,
Construction Equipment and chronic bronchitis, especially in children and the
elderly.* [8]

Air Toxics: The EPA lists over 1100 individual

61.2 Major regulated mobile compounds which are classied as air toxics. These
source pollutants compounds are emitted by mobile sources, mostly
due to the chemical nature of the fuel source. These
There are a number of dierent pollutants that are emit- compounds are known or expected to cause serious
ted by mobile sources. Some make up a large portion physical damages including cancer, reproductive,
of the total air concentration for that particular pollutant and developmental side eects. The comprehensive
while others do not make up as much of the total air con- list of regulated air toxics can be found at the EPA's
centration.* [3] website. EPA - Mobile Source Air Toxics

Carbon Monoxide: Carbon monoxide forms when

carbon in fuel does not burn completely (incomplete 61.3 Laws and regulatory stan-
combustion). The main source of carbon monox- dards
ide in air is vehicle emissions. As much as 95 per-
cent of the carbon monoxide in typical U.S. cities
comes from mobile sources, according to EPA stud- 61.4 U.S. enforcement agencies
ies. Carbon monoxide is harmful because it reduces
oxygen delivery to the body's organs and tissues. It
is most harmful to those who suer from heart and 61.4.1 Federal agencies
respiratory disease.* [4]
Environmental Protection Agency: The
Carbon Dioxide: Carbon dioxide is one of the most Environmental Protection Agency's Oce of
prominent greenhouse gasses emitted by motor ve- Air and Radiation (OAR) develops national pro-
hicles. In 2006, 23.6% of the total inventory of U.S. grams, policies, and regulations for controlling
greenhouse gasses were derived from motor vehi- air pollution and radiation exposure. OAR is
cles. The compound is generated as a byproduct of concerned with pollution prevention and energy
the combustion of any fuel source containing car- eciency, indoor and outdoor air quality, industrial
bon.* [5] air pollution, pollution from vehicles and engines,
radon, acid rain, stratospheric ozone depletion,
Nitrogen Oxides: Nitrogen oxides form when fuel climate change, and radiation protection.* [9]
burns at high temperatures, such as in motor ve-
hicle engines. Mobile sources are responsible for Department of Energy: The Department of En-
more than half of all nitrogen oxide emissions in the ergy's clean air compliance activities are overseen
United States. Both on-road and non-road mobile by its Oce of Health, Safety, and Security.
sources are major nitrogen oxide polluters. These
problems include ozone and smog.* [6] Department of Transportation
61.5. ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS AND POLICY INSTRUMENTS 207

Federal Aviation Administration: 61.4.2 State-level agencies

Practically all aviation emission sources
are independently regulated through EPA has ten regional oces, each of which is responsible
equipment specic regulations, stan- for the execution of programs within several states and
dards and recommended practices, territories. EPA's website provides a detailed list of state
and operational guidelines, which are agencies which administer the environmental regulations
established by a variety of organiza- at the state level. California is the only state which has
tions. For example, on-road vehicles, its own regulatory agency, the California Air Resources
which take passengers to and from the Board (CARB). The other states are allowed to follow
airport, meet stringent Federal tailpipe CARB or federal regulations.
standards set by EPA. Stationary sources
on the airport, like power boilers and
refrigeration chillers, must meet inde- 61.5 Enforcement mechanisms and
pendent state regulations. And FAA
certication is required for essentially policy instruments
all aviation equipment and processes.
For example there are more than 60 Federal, state, and local governments utilize a wide range
standards* [10] that apply to aircraft of policy instruments to control pollution from mobile
engine design, materials of construction, sources. On the federal level, many dierent agencies
durability, instrumentation and control, are responsible for regulating, or at least creating policies
and safety, among others. These are in to limit, pollution from mobile sources. This is necessary
addition to the Fuel Venting and Exhaust given the broad range of objects that are consideredmo-
Emission Requirements for Turbine bile sources,from aircraft and o-road vehicles, to loco-
Engine Powered Airplanes (FAR Part motives and on-road vehicles. The Federal Aviation Ad-
34), which guide compliance with EPA ministration, for example, establishes standards to limit
s aircraft exhaust emission standards.The emissions from aircraft, whereas the U.S. Department
International Civil Aviation Organi- of Transportation and Environmental Protection Agency
zation (ICAO) is a United Nations administer various aspects of on-road vehicle fuel econ-
intergovernmental body responsible for omy regulations. On the state level, mandatory vehicle
worldwide planning, implementation, emissions-testing programs are often required as part of
and coordination of civil aviation. the annual motor-vehicle registration process.
ICAO sets emission standards for jet
engines. These are the basis of FAAs
aircraft engine performance certication 61.5.1 Labeling policies
standards, established through EPA
regulations.* [11] Many governments throughout the world require man-
ufacturers of particular products to attach information-
related labels to their products. Common examples in
Federal Highway Administration: The the United States include food nutrition and ingredient la-
FHWA, EPA, the Health Eects Insti- bels for food products, Surgeon General labels on alcohol
tute, and others have funded and con- and tobacco products, and labels for common household
ducted research studies to try to more pesticides. Like mobile sources of air pollution, there is
clearly dene potential risks from mo- a broad range of products that may require government
bile source air toxics emissions associ- labeling regulation, therefore numerous federal agencies
ated with highway projects. The FHWA oversee various label-related regulation programs. For
policies and procedures for implement- example, the US Food and Drug Administration oversees
ing NEPA is prescribed by regulation in food nutrition and ingredient label regulations, whereas
23 CFR 771.* [12] the US Environmental Protection Agency sets specic
standards for the labeling of pesticides.
National Highway Trac Safety Ad- The primary goal of labeling regulations is to provide
ministration: NHTSA administers the consumers and other product users with important infor-
CAFE program, and the Environmen- mation about the product. Essentially, labeling policies
tal Protection Agency (EPA) provides are designed to correct the market failure of imperfect
the fuel economy data. NHTSA sets information. For consumers to make the best decisions
fuel economy standards for cars and light when allocating scarce resources, such as income, de-
trucks sold in the U.S. while EPA calcu- tailed information about particular products may be re-
lates the average fuel economy for each quired. In this sense, labels also help correct information
manufacturer.* [13] asymmetries that often exist within many market trans-
208 CHAPTER 61. MOBILE SOURCE AIR POLLUTION

actions.
In the United States, all new cars and light-duty trucks
are required to have labels that display specic fuel econ-
omy information.* [14] The US Environmental Protection
Agency calculates the average fuel economy for each ve-
hicle manufacturer, and provides the data to the National
Highway Trac Safety Administration (NHTSA), which
administers and enforces the Corporate Average Fuel
Economy (CAFE) program.* [15] The purpose of the
program is (1) to reduce emissions by requiring vehicle
manufacturers to meet minimum fuel economy levels,
and (2) to provide consumers with fuel economy infor-
mation before purchasing new vehicles.
EPA and NHTSA are redesigning the labels to provide
even more information to consumers. The new labels
will, for the rst time, provide information about each
vehicle's greenhouse gas emissions, as required by the
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. The
agencies are proposing two dierent label designs and are
seeking public comments about which labels will be most
helpful to consumers. Consumers can submit comments
about the two proposed label styles on EPA's website here
*
[16] and here.* [17]

61.5.2 Taxes

Another common policy instrument used by governments

to inuence market behavior is taxation. In the case of
mobile source air pollution, the United States govern-
ment has established many dierent taxes to limit emis-
sions from various mobile sources. Perhaps one of the
most well known is the gas guzzler tax, established by the
Energy Tax Act of 1978. The act set minimum fuel econ-
omy standards for all new cars sold in the United States.
The tax is levied against manufacturers of new cars that
fail to meet the minimum fuel economy level of 22.5
miles per gallon. The tax does not apply to minivans,
Proposed CAFE Label (Model Year 2012 and Later) sport utility vehicles, or pick-up trucks, as these made
up a small portion of the US eet when the tax was es-
tablished in 1978.* [18] Manufacturers pay a level of tax
based upon the average fuel economy for each particu-
lar vehicle produced, ranging from $1,000 for vehicles
achieving at least 21.5 but less than 22.5 MPG, to $7,000
for each vehicle achieving less than 12.5 MPG. Vehicles
that achieve a minimum average fuel economy of 22.5
MPG are not subject to the gas guzzler tax.

61.5.3 Tax credits

Governments may also oer tax credits to encourage cer-

tain types of behavior within market economies. For ex-
ample, if a government wants to encourage consumers
Proposed CAFE Label (Model Year 2012 and Later)
to purchase more fuel-ecient vehicles, the government
could oer tax credits to eectively lower the price of
each vehicle. The logic of this approach is consistent with
61.5. ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS AND POLICY INSTRUMENTS 209

the laws of supply and demand, namely, that as the price

of a good decreases, the quantity demanded of that good
will increase. This is true given that other important fac-
tors, such as current levels of supply and demand, remain
constant.
The US federal government currently utilizes numerous
tax credits to reduce emissions from mobile sources. One
of the more common tax credits is the Qualied Plug-
In Electric Drive Motor Vehicle Tax Credit.This credit
is available for the purchase of a new qualied plug-in
electric drive motor vehicle that draws propulsion using a
traction battery that has at least four kilowatt hours of ca-
pacity, uses an external source of energy to recharge the
battery, has a gross vehicle weight rating of up to 14,000
pounds, and meets specied emission standards.* [19] The US Department of Energy's Clean Citiesprogram has
The credit ranges from $2,500 to $7,000, depending upon saved more than 3 billion US gallons (11,000,000 m3 ) of
the vehicle's weight rating. Consumers who purchase petroleum since its inception in 1993.
the new Chevrolet Volt are eligible for the full $7,500
credit.* [20] Another tax credit targeted at consumers is
the Fuel Cell Motor Vehicle Tax Credit,which was 1. Replacement: Replace petroleum used in the trans-
originally set at $8,000 for the purchase of qualied light- portation sector with alternative and renewable fu-
duty fuel cell vehicles. On December 31, 2009, the tax els,
*
credit was reduced to $4,000. [21]
2. Reduction: Reduce petroleum use by promot-
Tax credits to limit mobile source pollution can also be ing smarter driving practices, idle reduction, fuel-
targeted at producers of particular products. For exam- ecient vehicles, and advanced technologies, and
ple,Advanced Biofuel Production Paymentsare avail-
able toeligible producers of advanced biofuels,or for 3. Elimination: Eliminating petroleum use by encour-
fuels derived from renewable biomass other than corn aging greater use of mass transit systems, trip-
kernel starch.* [22] Such producers may receive pay- elimination measures, and congestion mitigation.
ments to support expanded production of advanced bio-
fuels,dependent upon the quantity and duration of The program was initiated in 1993 and has saved nearly
production by the eligible producer; the net nonrenew- 3 billion US gallons (11,000,000 m3 ) of petroleum since
able energy content of the advanced biofuel, if sucient its inception.* [25]
data is available; the number of producers participating in
Another example of a voluntary program is the Environ-
the program; and the amount of funds available.* [22]
mental Protection Agency's "SmartWay Transport Part-
While many critics have argued that biofuels can actu-
nership.This voluntary partnership between the EPA
ally increase greenhouse gas emissions, research from the
and the ground freight industry is designed to reduce
US Department of Energy indicates that biofuels burn
greenhouse gases and air pollution through increased fuel
cleaner than gasoline, resulting in fewer greenhouse gas
eciency programs. EPA provides partners withbene-
emissions, and are fully biodegradable, unlike some fuel
ts and services that include eet management tools, tech-
additives.* [23]
nical support, information, public recognition, and use of
the SmartWay Transport Partner logo.* [26]
61.5.4 Voluntary programs "Clean Construction USA" is an additional voluntary pro-
gram administered by EPA that promotes the reduction
Other important policy instruments that can be uti- of diesel exhaust emissions from construction equipment
lized by governments are voluntary programs. These and other construction vehicles. The program encourages
programs bring together various stakeholders with the proper operations and maintenance, the use of emission-
goal of achieving some particular policy outcome. reducing technologies, and the use of cleaner fuels.* [27]
The Department of Energy, for example, created the
"Clean Cities" program to reduce petroleum use in the
transportation sector. The Clean Cities program part- 61.5.5 Subsidies
ners with more than 80 volunteer organizations through-
out the United States, developing public-private partner- Subsidies are another powerful policy tool used by gov-
ships that promote alternative fuels and advanced vehi- ernments to inuence economic behavior. Subsidies can
cles, fuel blends, fuel economy, hybrid vehicles, and idle take many forms, ranging from tax credits to direct cash
reduction.* [24] The three primary goals of the program payments. To limit mobile source pollution from air-
are ports, for example, the Federal Aviation Administra-
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tion's "Voluntary Airport Low Emission Program" pro- can be obtained by examining its eects on the average
vides funding to U.S. commercial service airports lo- fuel eciency of domestic and foreign rms; these ef-
cated in air quality non attainment and maintenance ar- fects are largest for the domestic production of US man-
eas. While the funding can be used to reduce emissions ufacturers, whose corporate average fuel eciency would
from both mobile and stationary sources at the airport, be lower by 1.2 MPG in the absence of CAFE standards.
much of the program's emphasis is on mobile source CAFE standards also lead to approximately 19 million US
emission reduction. The program promotes the use of gallons (72,000 m3 ) fuel consumption savings per year.
electric ground support equipment, such as electric bag Contrary to the CAFE standards, gasoline taxes aect
tugs that take luggage from the airplane to the baggage not only new but also used cars, so that there is no rea-
claim. Other airport equipment that can be electronically son to expect any substitution towards less fuel ecient
operated include various types of belt loaders, along with used cars when taxes are raised. Small tax increases are
the pushback tractors that assist airplanes when departing insucient to induce fuel cost savings of the same order
from the gate. of magnitude as CAFE.* [29]
Another important goal of the program is to install under-
ground fuel hydrants at airports. These would eliminate 61.5.7 Marketable allowances
the need for fuel trucks, an important source of mobile
emissions. The Voluntary Airport Low Emission Pro- Leaded gasoline
gram was established under the Vision 100 Century of
Aviation Reauthorization Act of 2003. Lead was originally added to fuel as an additive to pre-
vent engine knocking. In the 1970s, virtually all gasoline
used in the United States contained lead with an average
61.5.6 Command and control: perfor- concentration of almost 2.4 grams per gallon. By the mid
mance standards 1970s, the EPA began formulating plans to phase lead out
of fuel for two main reasons. There was growing concern
Numerous states have emissions-testing programs to limit over lead's potential eects on human health, especially
pollution from on-road vehicles, such as cars and light- with respected hypertension and cognitive development
duty trucks. Each of these vehicles must meet specic in children. Additionally, the introduction of the catalytic
emissions targets before being allowed to obtain or re- converter in new automobiles manufactured after 1975
new vehicle registrations. Many of these programs are required an adjustment to the fuel standards. Catalytic
administered on the local and county level. For example, converters were utilized in new automobiles to help meet
the Clean Air Car Check is a vehicle emissions-testing the hydrocarbon, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxide
program for all vehicles registered in Lake and Porter emission standards mandated by the 1970 Clean Air Act.
counties in Indiana. The two counties were designated as Unfortunately, the catalytic converters could only func-
non-attainment areas for ozone levels in 1977 by the Envi- tion properly with unleaded fuel.
ronmental Protection Agency. By 1990, the two counties
In order to protect human health and ensure that catalytic
were reclassied as severe non-attainment areas, a des-
converters were operating properly, the EPA required
ignation which requires states to create State Implemen-
that the average lead content of all gasoline sold be re-
tation Plans to attain and maintain certain air pollution
duced from 1.7 grams per gallon after January 1, 1975
standards. Although the counties were again reclassied
to 0.5 grams per gallon by January 1, 1979. Eventually,
in 2010, this time as attainment areas, the two counties
the EPA lowered the average lead concentration standard
will maintain their vehicle inspection and maintenance
goal to 0.1 gm/gal by January 1, 1986. The EPA dened
program because it is a key piece of Indiana's plan to
averagesin a way that allowed reners who owned more
prevent backsliding so that the area can remain in attain-
than one renery to average ortradeamong reneries
ment.* [28]
to satisfy their lead limits each quarter. Taking note of the
trading that was taking place, the EPA permitted reners
Corporate Average Fuel Eciency standard to bank credits for use until the end of 1987. EPA en-
forcement relied on reporting requirements and random
*
According to the Corporate Average Fuel Economy stan- testing of gasoline samples. [30]
dard (CAFE) regulation, which was enacted in 1975, ev- The EPA has ocially concluded its eort to phase out
ery seller of automobiles in the US had to achieve by 1985 lead in fuel. As of 1996, manufacturers are no longer re-
a minimum sales-weighted average fuel eciency of 27.5 quired to place unleaded fuel onlylabels on the dash-
miles per gallon (MPG). This standard had to be achieved board and on or around the fuel ller inlet area of each
for domestically produced and imported cars separately. new motor vehicle. Additionally, several record keep-
Failure to meet the prescribed standard incurred a penalty ing and reporting requirements for gasoline reners and
of $5 per car per 1/10 of a gallon that the corporate aver- importers have been lifted.* [31] Critics have viewed the
age fuel economy fell below the standard. The rst idea lead credit trading program as a successful implementa-
about the environmental impact of the CAFE regulation tion of a cap and trade system allowing for the gradual
61.7. REFERENCES 211

reduction of a pollutant. Lead credit trading as a per- [5] EPA - Emission Facts: Average Carbon Dioxide Emis-
centage of lead use rose above 40 percent by 1987. An sions Resulting from Gasoline and Diesel Fuel http://
estimated 20 percent of reneries participated in trading www.epa.gov/oms/climate/420f05001.htm
early in the program, eventually rising to 60 percent of [6] EPA - Nitrogen Oxides http://www.epa.gov/oms/
reneries.* [32] invntory/overview/pollutants/nox.htm
[7] EPA - Hydrocarbons http://www.epa.gov/oms/invntory/
Benzene in gasoline overview/pollutants/hydrocarbons.htm
[8] EPA - Particulate Matter http://www.epa.gov/oms/
In 2007, the Mobile Source Air Toxics Rule was created invntory/overview/pollutants/pm.htm
to help limit the hazardous emissions generated as a re-
sult of fuel combustion in mobile sources. Benzene is one [9] OAR webpage.
particular component of gasoline that is known to pose a [10] art=1&Count=200&Expand=10See FAR Part 33 Air-
hazard to human health. In 2007, benzene concentrations worthiness Standards: Aircraft Engines Check |url=
in gasoline averaged 1% by volume. The EPA mandated value (help).
reners and importers to begin producing gasoline with
[11] FAA policies (PDF).
annual an average benzene content no greater than 0.62%
beginning in 2011. The EPA has listed certain technolo- [12] FHWA site.
gies that can be utilized in order to achieve the new stan- [13] NHTSA site.
dards, but reners can petition the EPA to approve addi-
tional technologies. [14] .

Reners and importers could earn credits by reducing [15] NHTSA website.
benzene levels below 0.62% before 2011. These cred- [16] http://www.epa.gov/fueleconomy/gas-label-1.htm#1
its could be auctioned to other companies, essentially
creating a marketable allowance approach for reducing [17] http://www.epa.gov/fueleconomy/gas-label-2.htm#1
benzene content in gasoline. The nationwide banking [18] EPA webpage.
and trading system does nave some limitations. No in-
[19] Department of Energy.
dividual rener or importer could produce gasoline with
benzene concentrations exceeding 1.3% by volume, even [20] Block, Sandra (March 18, 2011). USA Today.
with credits.* [33]
[21] Department of Energy website.
The nal rule can be found at the EPA's website. Control
[22] Department of Energy.
of Hazardous Air Pollutants From Mobile Sources:Early
Credit Technology Requirement Revision [23] Biofuels: Myth vs. Fact (Department of Energy)"
(PDF).
[24] DOE website.
61.6 See also [25] NHTSA website.

Air Pollution [26] DOE website.

[27] DOE website.
Emissions Standards
[28] Clean Air Car Check.
Emissions Trading
[29]The Eects of the Corporate Average Fuel Eciency
Motor Vehicle Emissions Standards in the US. The Journal of Industrial Eco-
nomics 46 (1): 133. March 1998. |rst1= missing |last1=
in Authors list (help)
61.7 References [30] EPA - Lead Credit Trading http://yosemite.epa.gov/
ee/epa/eed.nsf/2602a2edfc22e38a8525766200639df0/
[1] EPA - What are Mobile Sources? http://www.epa.gov/ df94392f72ebb26085257746000aff52!OpenDocument
otaq/invntory/overview/examples.htm [31] EPA - EPA Takes Final Step in Phaseout of Leaded Gaso-
[2] EPA - On-road Vehicles and Engines http://www.epa.gov/ line http://www.epa.gov/history/topics/lead/02.htm
otaq/hwy.htm [32] Hahn, Robert, and Gordon Hester. 1989. Where Did All
the Markets GO? An Analysis of EPAs Emissions Trad-
[3] EPA - Mobile Source Emissions - Past, Present, and Fu-
ing Program. Yale Journal on Regulation. Vol.6: 109-
ture http://www.epa.gov/otaq/invntory/overview/results/
153.
allmobile.htm
[33] Federal Register Vol. 73, No. 201. Thursday, October
[4] EPA - Carbon Monoxide http://www.epa.gov/oms/ 16, 2008. Rules and Regulations. P 61358-61363
invntory/overview/pollutants/carbonmon.htm
Chapter 62

Multi-eect Protocol

produced domestically due to pollution arriving from one

or more upwind countries.* [2]
In 1976, the environment ministers from the Nordic
countries proposed a European convention on trans-
boundary air pollution that emphasized sulphur com-
Map showing Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air
pounds (Convention on Long-range Transboundary
Pollution signatories (green) and ratications (dark green) as of Air Pollution (CLRTAP)). After negotiations, 34 coun-
July 2007 tries and the European Commission signed this Conven-
tion in 1979 in Geneva.* [3] The convention came into
The 1999 Gothenburg Protocol to Abate Acidica- force in 1983, and has now been ratied by 47 Euro-
tion, Eutrophication and Ground-level Ozone (known pean countries, two North American countries (Canada
as the Multi-eect Protocol or the Gothenburg Proto- and the United States) and Armenia.* [4] The CLRTAP
col) is a multi-pollutant protocol designed to reduce acidi- now includes eight protocols that identify specic obliga-
cation, eutrophication and ground-level ozone by setting tions to be taken by Parties.
emissions ceilings for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, The Gothenburg Protocol was signed on 30 November
volatile organic compounds and ammonia to be met by 1999 in Gothenburg, Sweden, to support the CLRTAP.
2010. As of August 2014, the Protocol had been ratied The Gothenburg Protocol entered into force on 17 May
by 26 parties, which includes 25 states and the European 2005.
Union.* [1]
The Protocol is part of the Convention on Long-Range
Transboundary Air Pollution. The Convention is an inter- 62.2 Protocol contents
national agreement to protect human health and the natu-
ral environment from air pollution by control and reduc- 62.2.1 Protocol elements
tion of air pollution, including long-range transboundary
air pollution. The following are the main provisions of the Protocol:
The geographic scope of the Protocol includes Europe,
North America and countries of Eastern Europe, Cauca- Annex 1 - Critical loads and levels* [5]
sus and Central Asia (EECCA).
Annex 2 - Maximum allowable emissions (emis-
On May 4, 2012, at a meeting at the United Nations Of- sion ceilings)* [6] are adopted for 2010 for sulphur,
ce at Geneva, the Parties to the Gothenburg Protocol nitrogen oxides (NO), Volatile Organic Com-
agreed on a substantial number of revisions, most impor- pounds (VOCs) and ammonia (NH3 ). The selec-
tant are the inclusion of commitments of the Parties to tion of the specic emission levels (in tons/year)
further reduce their emissions until 2020. These amend- were based on the predicted eects of the pollutants
ments now need to be ratied by Parties in order to make and the pollutant control options and costs. Emis-
them binding. sion limits are set for each participating country.* [7]
Those countries participating in the Protocol (the
Parties) with signicant emission levels of the most
62.1 Purpose and history harmful pollutants and whose emissions are rela-
tively cheap to reduce must make larger emission
Because pollutants can be carried many hundreds of kilo- reductions.
metres by winds, pollutants emitted in one country may
be deposited in other countries. Deposition of pollutants Following the revision of the Gothenburg Protocol, to
in a country can far exceed the amount of such pollution which the Parties agreed in May 2012, Annex 2 will now

212
62.3. REVISIONS OF THE GOTHENBURG PROTOCOL 213

also contain reduction commitments, expressed as a per- in the 1970s and 1980s. As a result, the acidication of
centage reduction compared to 2005 emission levels, that forests and lakes was halted in large parts of Europe. Re-
Parties should meet in 2020. duction of NO emissions from trac has less than orig-
inally expected. The Protocol required only modest am-
Annexes 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9 list 'limit values' for monia emission reductions and therefore in most parts of
specic emission sources, such as for combustion Europe, excess nitrogen *
deposition will be reduced only
plants, electricity generation, cement production or by a small percentage. [13]
dry cleaning. Best available techniques are required
It is predicted that the implementation of the Protocol
to control emissions. With the exception of Annex
in Europe will reduce sulphur emissions there by at least
9, all the emission limit values specied were also
63%, NO emissions by 41%, VOC emissions by 40%
updated in 2012 by the Parties. and ammonia emissions by 17% compared to levels in
1990. In addition, Protocol implementation in Europe
Annex 4 is for sulphur from stationary
will:
sources* [8]
Annex 5 is for nitrogen oxides (NO) from sta-
reduce the area of excessive acidication from 93
tionary sources* [9]
million hectares in 1990 to 15 million hectares;
Annex 6 is for Volatile Organic Compounds
(VOCs) from stationary sources* [10] reduce the area of excessive eutrophication from
165 million hectares in 1990 to 108 million hectares,
Annex 8 is for fuels and new mobile
and;
sources* [11]
Annex 9 is for ammonia (NH3 ) from agricul- reduce the number of days with excessive ozone lev-
tural sources* [12] els by 50%.

Guidance documents adopted together with the Protocol As a result, it is estimated that human life-years lost as
provide a range of abatement techniques and economic a result of the chronic eects of ozone exposure will be
instruments for the reduction of emissions. Among the about 2,300,000 lower in 2010 than in 1990. In addi-
specic emission sources, the Protocol establishes NO tion, there will be approximately 47,500 fewer premature
emission limits for large stationary engines. Emission deaths resulting from ozone and particulate matter in the
limits for new stationary sources should be enforced air. Furthermore, the amount of vegetation exposed to
within one year after the date of entry into force of the excessive ozone levels will be reduced by 44% from 1990
Protocol for the party in question. levels.
However, for large parts of Europe, human exposure to
Maximum sulfur content is specied for gas oil fuels particulate matter and ozone will remain higher than rec-
(other than fuels used in vehicles) at 0.2% eective ommended by the World Health Organization. In the
by July 2000 and 0.1% by January 2008. Benelux, the Po-area, Russia and Ukraine, the health
risks will remain higher than for the rest of Europe.* [13]
The details of the Protocol are identied in a series of An- The East European countries that did not ratify the Pro-
nexes that address specic pollutants and emission source tocol are expected to suer from increasing air pollu-
sectors (e.g. Annex V:Limit values for emissions of ni- tion.* [14] Because of the great potential for low-cost
trogen oxides from stationary sources). The Annexes emission reduction measures in this region, increased
typically allow Canada and the United States to partici- related policy eorts are underway for countries such
pate with dierent commitments than other Parties to the as Russia and Ukraine. Abatement of emissions from
Protocol. This is due to the dierent regulatory nature shipping and ambitious climate policy measures, oers
of Canada and the United States versus most European possibilities to reduce air pollution in EU countries at rel-
countries. atively low costs. Additional concerns include the nega-
tive eects from the combustion of biomass and biodiesel
on air quality/* [13]
62.2.2 Implementation and results
In the EU, the Gothenburg protocol is implemented
through the National Emission Ceilings (NEC) directive. 62.3 Revisions of the Gothenburg
Of all the countries that ratied the 1999 Gothenburg Protocol
Protocol, most are expected to meet their obligations.
Progress towards reducing sulphur emissions was greater In December 2007, eorts began to revise the Gothen-
than the Protocol commitments due to a widespread Eu- burg Protocol. These revisions were concluded at a meet-
ropean shift from coal to natural gas as an industrial fuel ing of the Parties to the Protocol in Geneva in May 2012.
214 CHAPTER 62. MULTI-EFFECT PROTOCOL

The Parties agreed to include more stringent emission re- 62.5 External links
duction commitments for 2020, including reduction tar-
gets for particulate matter (PM). Subsequently, the tech- Gothenburg Protocol text (pdf)
nical annexes were also amended to update them with im-
proved emission limit values. The protocol now also in- Status of Protocol signature/ ratication
cludes, as the rst international agreement between coun-
Summary of Gothenburg Protocol
tries, measures addressing short-lived climate forcers,
such as black carbon.* [15] NO Emission Limits From New Stationary Engines
The work to revise the Protocol was coordinated by the
Working Group on Strategies and Review and supported
by varies technical groups, such as the Expert Group on
Techno-Economic Issues.

62.4 References
[1] Status and ratications.

[2] UK Atmosphere, Climate and Information Pro-

gram material on CLRTAP and associated Protocols
http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/eae/acid_rain/Older/
International_Agreements.html

[3] Miljstyrelsen. .mst.dk. 2006-07-23. Retrieved 2013-

07-15.

[4] Status of ratication http://www.unece.org/env/lrtap/

status/99multi_st.htm

[5] http://www.unece.org/env/lrtap/full%20text/1999%
20Multi.E.Amended.2005.pdf#page=16

[6] http://www.unece.org/env/lrtap/full%20text/1999%
20Multi.E.Amended.2005.pdf#page=18

[7] Reference document: National emission ceil-

ings prescribed by the NEC directive http:
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database/docs/NEC_tables.pdf

[8] http://www.unece.org/env/lrtap/full%20text/1999%
20Multi.E.Amended.2005.pdf#page=27

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20Multi.E.Amended.2005.pdf#page=31

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20Multi.E.Amended.2005.pdf#page=36

[11] http://www.unece.org/env/lrtap/full%20text/1999%
20Multi.E.Amended.2005.pdf#page=55

[12] http://www.unece.org/env/lrtap/full%20text/1999%
20Multi.E.Amended.2005.pdf#page=64

[13] Review of the Gothenburg Protocol. Report of the Task

Force on Integrated Assessment Modelling and the Centre
for Integrated Assessment Modelling - PBL Netherlands
Environmental Assessment Agency. Pbl.nl. 2007-12-
31. Retrieved 2013-07-15.

[14] Archived July 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.

[15] Parties adopt new air pollution and climate change re-
lated areas of work for the Air Convention. UNECE.
Retrieved 2013-07-15.
Chapter 63

National Air Pollution Symposium

SRI participant Paul Magill discussing the smog on Black Friday

in Los Angeles at the rst National Air Pollution Symposium in
1949

The National Air Pollution Symposium was held on

November 1011, 1949 in Pasadena, California by the
Stanford Research Institute (now SRI International),
along with assistance from the California Institute of
Technology, the University of Southern California and
the University of California.* [1]
SRI had performed much of the early research on air
pollution and the formation of ozone in the lower atmo-
sphere.* [2] About 400 scientists, businessmen, and politi-
cians attended the event, which was the rst event of
its kind. The conference (and subsequent conferences)
spurred some of the early pollution and climate change
research, as well as early climate change legislation in-
cluding the Air Pollution Control Act of 1955.* [3]

63.1 References
[1] The First National Air Pollution Symposium. SRI
International. Retrieved 2012-08-27.

[2] Nielson, Donald (2006). A Heritage of Innovation: SRI's

First Half Century. Menlo Park, California: SRI Interna-
tional. pp. 918 921. ISBN 978-0-9745208-1-0.

[3] Gibson, Weldon B. (1986). SRI: The Take-O Days. Los

Altos, California: Stanford Research Institute. pp. 48, 55,
149, 168, 181. ISBN 0-86576-103-5.

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Chapter 64

National Ambient Air Quality Objectives

The rst Canadian National Ambient Air Quality Ob- 64.1 References
jectives were developed in the mid-1970s. These objec-
tives were set for various air pollutants. The NAAQO Environment Canada's page on the NAAQOs
had three levels indicating severity (maximum desirable,
acceptable and tolerable levels) and also evaluated eect
levels (maximum desirable, acceptable and tolerable lev-
els).
In 1992, a review of the NAAQOs suggested that many
air pollutants had no eect thresholds (e.g. tropospheric
ozone or very low eect thresholds). As such, scientif-
ically defensible eect levels could not be identied. In
2000, the revised NAAQOs framework species a Ref-
erence Level, above which there are demonstrated ef-
fects on human health and/or the environment, and an
Air Quality Objective (AQO), which is meant to be pro-
tective for the general public and environment and which
also considers aspects of technical feasibility. This ap-
proach is dierent from how the National Ambient Air
Quality Standards are set in the US, where cost is explic-
itly not considered in the proposal to strengthen the air
quality standards to protect human health and the envi-
ronment. In addition, the US NAAQS are periodically
reviewed, frequently strengthened, commonly enforced
and allow serious legal penalties if the standards are not
met. In contrast, the Canadian NAAQOs are infrequently
reviewed, rarely strengthened, not enforced, and the only
penalty for not meeting the Canadian NAAQOs is shame.
The original NAAQOs have not been formally revised to
the new two-level system. As an interim approach, data
are compared with the existing desirable and acceptable
NAAQOs for sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitro-
gen dioxide and ozone.
The air quality objectives must be consistent with the
Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) 1999.
They must also be based on scientic principles, such
as risk assessment and risk management. The NAAQOs
are set by the federal government based on recommenda-
tions from a National Advisory Committee and Working
Group on Air Quality Objectives and Guidelines. Provin-
cial governments have the option of adopting these ei-
ther as objectives or as enforceable standards according
to their legislation.

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Chapter 65

New car smell

New car smell is the odor that comes from the combi- model years 19992002 was traced to a rust inhibitor.* [5]
nation of materials found in new automobiles. There is
some question about the possibility that these chemicals
pose a health risk.
65.2 Health hazards
65.1 Chemical composition A two-year study* [6] released in 2001 by the CSIRO in
Australia found several health problems associated with
Both the scent and what produces it vary somewhat in these chemicals. CSIRO research scientist, Dr Stephen
dierent kinds of cars. Most of the interior of an au- Brown, reported anecdotal accounts of disorientation,
tomobile consists of plastic held together with a number headache, and irritation in some drivers of new cars. He
of adhesives and sealers. Such materials release volatile measured pollutant levels in new cars that were sucient
organic compounds, via outgassing or ogassing. These to cause similar eects within minutes in controlled ex-
fumes are generally attributed mixtures of many dierent periments by other researchers. Chemicals found in the
chemicals ogassing and to plasticizers, although their cars included the carcinogen benzene, two other possible
vapor pressures are very low and they are not considered carcinogens cyclohexanone and styrene, and several other
volatile.* [1] toxic chemicals.
Researchers tested more than 200 U.S. vehicles of model A more recent study in Japan found that the volatile or-
years 20112012 for chemicals such as organobromine ganic chemicals in a new minivan were over 35 times the
compounds (associated with brominated ame retar- health limit the day after its delivery. In four months lev-
dants, or BFRs), organochlorine compounds (e.g., els had fallen under the limit but increased again in the
polyvinyl chloride, or PVC), and heavy metals that o-gas hot summer months, taking three years to permanently re-
from various parts such as the steering wheel, dashboard, main below the limit. The limits were set by the Japanese
armrests and seats.* [2] health ministry in response to more car owners suering
*
Some recommend keeping new cars well ventilated while from sick building syndrome. [7] A Daily Telegraph arti-
*
driving, especially during the summer. A 1995 analy- cle [8] on the study described the enjoyment of new car
sis* [3] of the air from a new Lincoln Continental found smell as akin to glue-sning".
over 50 volatile organic compounds, which were iden- Yet another study showed little toxicity in new car
tied as coming from sources such as cleaning and odors.* [9]
lubricating compounds, paint, carpeting, leather and vinyl
treatments, latex glue, and gasoline and exhaust fumes.
An analysis two months after the initial one found a sig-
nicant reduction in the chemicals. The researchers ob-
served that the potential toxicity of many of these com- 65.3 Reproduction
pounds could pose a danger to human health.
The total volatile organic compound levels can reach New-car spraysare available that purportedly repro-
7,500 micrograms per cubic meter.* [4] Concentrations duce the smell of a new car in older vehicles using an
decayed approximately 90% over a three-week period. aerosol spray.
Over sixty chemical compounds were identied inside the With the advent of cheaper vinyl upholstery, there was an
interiors of the four vehicles in this study. interest in perfuming this with leather notes to regain the
In some instances the odor results from a manufacturing luxuryexperience. Today few people see leather notes
defect. According to ocial documents of Bentley Mo- as characteristic of a new car, so thenew car fragrance
tors (BT26), an obnoxious odorin Bentley cars for concept has been altered.

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65.4 References
[1] Chemical and Engineering News, 2002, 80(20), 45; http:
//pubs.acs.org/cen/whatstuff/stuff/8020stuff.html

[2] ecocenter.org

[3] Overton, Santford V., Manura, John J.Identication Of

Volatile Organic Compounds In a New Automobile. Sci-
entic Instrument Services, Inc. Archived from the original
on March 7, 2005. Retrieved July 9, 2005.

[4] Grabbs, James S., Corsi, Richard L., Torres, Vincent

M., Volatile Organic Compounds in New Automo-
biles: Screening Assessment, Journal of Environmen-
tal Engineering, Vol. 126, No. 10, October, 2000.
doi:10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2000)126:10(974)

[5] OBNOXIOUS ODORA Lemon Makes

[6] "New car drivers exposed to toxic emissions", Common-

wealth Scientic and Industrial Research Organisation,
December 19, 2001.

[7] jama-english.jp

[8] Clover, Charles (15 January 2003). Enjoying the smell

of a new car 'is like glue-sning'". The Daily Telegraph.

[9] Choi, Charles (6 April 2007). That New-Car Smell?

Not Toxic, Study Finds. Live Science.
Chapter 66

NIOSH air ltration rating

NIOSH air ltration rating refers to the publications 66.5 References

of National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) of US government pertaining to respirators and [1] Unmasking the Surgical Mask: Does It Really Work?".
masks worn to lter contaminated air, regardless of cause. medpagetoday.com. 5 October 2009. Retrieved 21 Octo-
ber 2015.

[2] CDC NIOSH-Approved N99 Particulate Filtering

Facepiece Respirators Suppliers List. cdc.gov. Re-
66.1 Plain surgical mask trieved 21 October 2015.

Plain surgical masks do not carry a NIOSH rating. Rec-

ommended to prevent seasonal u and lter out larger
particulate matter, but not proven to be eective. Will
lter out larger particles if worn tightly. World Health
Organization, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of
America, the Infectious Diseases Society of America,
the Association for Professionals in Infection Control
and Epidemiology, and the American College of Occu-
pational and Environmental Medicine still recommend
these except in cases of high risk.* [1]

66.2 NIOSH N95

One such rating is N95, which is recommended by US

CDC for most cases of air contamination. These lters
seal are made to seal tightly around mouth and nose and
is made of material certied to block 95% of particles
0.3 m or larger in diameter, roughly the size of a single
virus* [1] and include PM2.5. Nevertheless, strict pro-
tocol must be taken to wear properly these masks, even
facial hair is enough to break the seal and let in particles.

66.3 NIOSH N99

A stricter rating than N95, but still not resistant to oil.* [2]

66.4 Gas mask

A gas mask may be resistant to liquids if worn properly.

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Chapter 67

Nitrogen Oxide Protocol

Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range

Transboundary Air Pollution Concerning the Con-
trol of Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides or Their Trans-
boundary Fluxes, opened for signature on 31 October
1988 and entered into force on 14 February 1991, was
to provide for the control or reduction of nitrogen oxides
and their transboundary uxes. It was concluded in Soa,
Bulgaria.
Parties (as of May 2013): (34) Albania, Austria,
Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, European Union,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland,
Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Republic
of Macedonia, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Slovakia,
Slovenia. Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United
Kingdom, United States.
Countries that have signed the protocol but not yet ratied
it: Poland.

67.1 See also

Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pol-
lution
environmental agreements

67.2 References
This article incorporates public domain material from the
CIA World Factbook document 2003 edition.

67.3 External links

Text.
Ratications.

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Chapter 68

Norwegian Institute for Air Research

the Asian Development Bank and the World Health Or-

ganization.
NILU has developed an automatic surveillance program
for air quality in cities and background areas. NILU
have specialized in computerized automatic air pollu-
tion surveillance, planning and optimal abatement strat-
egy planning. This AirQUIS system is an air pollution
management and planning system designed for managers
and decision-makers.

68.2 Companies and Locations

NILU, Norwegian Institute for Air Research at Kjeller on the out-
skirt of Oslo, Norway.
NILU's head oce is at Kjeller on the outskirt of Oslo in
Norway. A specialised oce for Arctic related matters
The Norwegian Institute for Air Research is an integrated part of The Fram Centre (FRAM - High
(Norwegian: Norsk Institutt for luftforskning) or NILU North Research Centre for Climate and the Environment)
is one of the leading specialized scientic laboratories in Troms.* [2] NILU also own NILU Polska, an oce
in Europe researching issues related to air pollution, in Katowice, Poland, working within areas of air qual-
climate change and health. NILU has a sta of scientists, ity monitoring, biomass, waste management and emission
engineers and technicians with specialized expertise for reduction; and uMoya NILU, an Air Quality Consulting
working on air pollution problems. The sta do more company in Durban, South Africa. Innovation nilu is a
than two hundred projects annually for research councils, holding company for NILU's various commercial inter-
industries, international banks and local, national and ests and subsidiaries,* [3]* [4] such as Portseye (air qual-
international authorities and organizations. Its director ity and climate monitoring within maritime and industrial
since 2009 is Kari Nygaard. sector).* [5]

68.1 Fields of work 68.3 See also

NILU was founded in 1969 and the institute conducts Atmospheric dispersion modeling
environmental research with emphasis on the sources of List of atmospheric dispersion models
air pollution and on air pollution dispersion,* [1] trans-
port, transformation and deposition. It is also involved in Czech Hydrometeorological Institute
the assessment of the eects of pollution on ecosystems,
human health and materials. Integrated environmen- Finnish Meteorological Institute
tal assessments and optimal abatement strategy planning National Center for Atmospheric Research
has been a eld of priority during the last few years.
Assessment of transboundary transport of air pollutants, National Environmental Research Institute of Den-
acid rain and global air quality are important tasks. mark
NILU has the responsibility as a national research institu- Roadway air dispersion modeling
tion for air pollution in Norway and is also being used as
an international air pollution expert by the World Bank, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute

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222 CHAPTER 68. NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH

TA Luft

UK Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling Liaison

Committee

UK Dispersion Modelling Bureau

University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

68.4 References
[1] About NILU, www.nilu.no

[2] The Fram Centre, Framsenteret.no

[3] NILU's Companies (Innovation nilu), www.nilu.no

[4] Innovation nilu

[5] Portseye

68.5 External links

wwww.nilu.no (English edition)
The AirQUIS system
Chapter 69

Nowcast (Air Quality Index)

itored.
Similarly, the Ozone NowCast is computed from the most
recent 8 hours of ozone monitoring data, but weights the
most recent hours of data more heavily than an eight hour
average when pollutant levels are changing. The Ozone
NowCast is used in lieu of a forward rolling 8-hour aver-
age for the calculation of the AQI until an entire calendar
day of data hourly data is available. * [1]* [2]* [3]* [4]

69.1 Calculation of the PM Now-

Cast
PM2.5 AQI of US monitors, calculated utilizing NowCast, courtesy Let c1 ,c2 ,...c12 represent the hourly PM concentrations
US EPA for the most recent 12-hour period, with c1 the most
recent hourly value, and let cmin and cmax represent the
minimum and maximum hourly concentration for the
12-hour period.

Dene:

cmin
w =
cmax
and let

{
w if w > 12 ,
w= 1
2 if w 12 .
PM2.5 AQI map, calculated utilizing NowCast, courtesy US EPA
With these denitions the PM NowCast* [5] is given by:
The NowCast is a weighted average of hourly air moni-
toring data used by the United States Environmental Pro- 12 i1
tection Agency for real-time reporting of the Air Quality N owCast = i=1 w ci .
12 i1
Index (AQI) for PM (PM10 or PM2.5 ) or Ozone data. i=1 w

The PM NowCast is computed from the most recent 12 For the special case where there is no variability in the
hours of PM monitoring data, but the NowCast weights hourly values, cmin = cmax , w = 1, and the NowCast re-
the most recent hours of data more heavily than an ordi- duces to the twelve-hour average:
nary 12-hour average when pollutant levels are changing.
The PM NowCast is used in lieu of a 24-hour average PM
concentration in the calculation of the AQI until an en- 12
i=1 ci
tire calendar day of hourly concentrations has been mon- N owCast = .
12

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For the special case where w=1/2: substituted into the AQI equation in place of the 24-hour
average PM2.5 concentration:

c1 + ( 12 )c2 + ... + ( 12 )11 c12

N owCast =
1 + 12 + ( 12 )2 + ... + ( 12 )11 Ihigh Ilow
I= (C Clow ) + Ilow
Chigh Clow
But 1/(1-x)=1 + x + x2 + ... , x < 1, so to a good approxi-
where:
mation, when w = 1/2:
I = the AQI,
1 1 1 C = the 24-hour average PM2.5 pollutant con-
N owCast = c1 + ( )2 c2 + ... + ( )12 c12
2 2 2 centration,
Because the most recent hours of data are weighted so Clow = the concentration breakpoint that is
heavily in the NowCast when PM levels are changing, C,
EPA does not report the NowCast when data is missing Chigh = the concentration breakpoint that is
for c1 or c2 . C,
Ilow = the index breakpoint corresponding to
Clow ,
69.2 Calculation of the Ozone
Ihigh = the index breakpoint corresponding to
NowCast Chigh .

Let c1 ,c2 ,...c8 represent the hourly ozone concentrations and:

for the most recent 8-hour period, with c1 the most Thus, the three NowCast concentrations correspond to
recent hourly value, and let cmin and cmax represent the air quality indices* [7] of 101, (AQI Color Code Orange,
minimum and maximum hourly concentration for the Air Quality: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), 63 (AQI
8-hour period. Color Code Yellow, Air Quality: Moderate ), and 37
(AQI Color Code Green, Air Quality: Good) respec-
Dene: tively. After the day is over and all of the hourly data
is available, the AQI for the day is calculated from the
24-hr average; 71/24 g/m3 = 3.0 g/m3 , an AQI of 12
cmin (Color Code Green, Air Quality: Good). EPA has devel-
w=
cmax oped a calculator to compute the PM NowCast, AQI, and
AQI category and color from the most recent 12 hours of
With these denitions the Ozone NowCast is given by* [6]
monitoring data. * [8]
8
wi1 ci
N owCast = i=1
8 i1 .
i=1 w
69.4 References
Note: USEPA generally truncates ozone values to whole
PPB, so a value of 13.78 PPB would use a value of 13.0 [1] Air Quality 101. AirNow API. Retrieved 25 Septem-
in the NowCast calculation, and a value of 0.01378 PPM ber 2014.
would use a value 0.013 PPM. Using un-truncated num-
[2] How Does AirNow Make the Current PM2.5Air
bers may yield discrepancies with forecast data presented Quality Index (AQI) maps?". AirNow. Retrieved 25
at the AIRNow site. September 2014.

[3]US Experience on Emergency Response System(PDF).

US Environmental Protection Agency. 24 June 2014. pp.
69.3 Example 5557. Retrieved 25 September 2014.

Consider a day when the hourly average PM2.5 concen- [4] Transitioning to a new NowCast Method (PDF). US
tration is zero for all hours of the day, except for a sin- Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved 15 April
2015.
gle hour from noon to 1 pm, where a monitor records a
concentration pulse of 71 micrograms per cubic meter [5] Computing the NowCast(PPTX). US Environmental
(g/m3 ). According to the equation above, the Nowcast Protection Agency. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
is 71/2 g/m3 =35.5 g/m3 the hour after the pulse, two
[6] Ozone NowCast. AirNow. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
hours later it is 71/4 g/m3 =17.8 g/m3 and three hours
later it is 71/8 g/m3 = 8.9 g/m3 . To calculate the cor- [7] AQI Calculator: Concentration to AQI. AirNow. Re-
responding AQI values, each NowCast concentration is trieved 25 September 2014.
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[8] NowCast Calculator. AirNow. Retrieved 11 May

2016.
Chapter 70

Presidential Climate Action Plan

President Barack Obamas Climate Action Plan pro- 70.3 External links
posed a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions. It in-
cluded preserving forests, encouraging the use of alter- President's Climate Action Plan Tracker (Center for
nate fuels, and increased study of climate change. The Climate Change Law, Columbia Law School)
plan was rst established in 2008 and updated every two
years since.* [1] President Obama's Climate Action Plan. 2nd an-
niversary progress report
The plan would support conservation of land and water
resources and developing actionable climate science, and Climate change and President Obama's action plan
to encourage other countries to take action to address cli- (White House)
mate change, including reducing deforestation and low-
ering subsidies that increase use of fossil fuels.
White House sta members who were directly tasked
with implementation of the plan include Heather Zichal
and Michelle Patron.

70.1 See also

Climate action

Climate Action Plan

Climate change in the United States

National Climate Assessment

National Research Council, report on climate

change

State of the Climate

70.2 References

[1] PCAP Advisory Committee. Presidential Climate Ac-

tion Project. Retrieved 2014-05-07.

Executive Oce of the President. June 2013. The

Presidents Climate Action Plan. Washington, D.
C.: whitehouse.gov, retrieved June 25, 2013 Link:
President Obama is taking action on climate change

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Chapter 71

Organic molecular tracers

Organic molecular tracers, also referred to as organic retene and methoxyphenols from wood smoke, odd n-
molecular markers, are compounds or compound classes alkanes and even n-alkanoic acids from vegetative detri-
of interest in the eld of air quality because they can tus, cholesterol and the C16 and C18 n-alkanoic acids
help identify particulate emission sources, as they are rel- from cooking, and lighter n-alkanes from brake wear.* [5]
atively unique to those sources. This approach is gen-
erally applied to particulate matter under 2.5m in di-
ameter because of the formation mechanisms and the 71.3 Analytic use
health risks associated with this size regime.* [1] With
tracer compounds, the principles of mass balance are
Chemical analysis of ambient and source samples is per-
used to 'trace' emissions from the source to the receptor
formed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry,
site where a sample is taken. Use of organic tracers has
and the chemical prole of the emission sources can be
become more common as measurement quality has im-
compared to an ambient sample using chemical mass bal-
proved, costs have decreased, and compounds that were
ance techniques to identify the ambient mass contribution
historically good tracers, such as lead, have decreased in
from each pollution source. This approach assumes that
ambient concentrations due to various factors including
an ambient air sample has particulate matter contribu-
government regulation.
tions from a linear combination of emission sources. If
the chemical compositions of local sources are not avail-
able, source apportionment models such as positive ma-
71.1 Requirements trix factorization and principal components analysis can
be used by employing statistical methods to identify emis-
In order to be used as a tracer, a compound must be sions sources from time series of ambient samples.
emitted preferentially by some sources and not by oth-
ers, giving the emission source a relatively unique chem-
ical makeup. The compound must react slowly enough 71.4 References
in the atmosphere that it is chemically conserved from
the emission source to the receptor site where an ambi- [1] Pope, C Arden; et al. (2002).Cancer, cardiopulmonary
ent sample may be taken. Additionally, a tracer species mortality, and long-term exposure to ne particulate air
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[3] H Seinfeld and N. Pandis. Atmospheric chemistry and

physics: from air pollution to climate change. (2006)
71.2 Examples
[4] Rogge, Wolfgang F.; Lynn M. Hildemann; Monica A.
Samples have been analyzed from many known biogenic Mazurek; Glen R. Cass; Bernd R. T. Simoneit (1993).
and anthropogenic emissions sources such as diesel and Sources of ne organic aerosol 1-9. Environ-
gasoline vehicles, cigarette smoke, road dust, vegetative mental Science and Technology 27 (13): 27002711.
doi:10.1021/es00049a008.
detritus, wood smoke, and meat cooking. Examples
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include hopanes, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and Bernd R. T. Simoneit (1999). Measurement of Emis-
steranes * [4] from dierent types of mobile sources, sions from Air Pollution Sources. 1-5.. Environ-

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mental Science and Technology 36 (6): 11691180.

doi:10.1021/es0108077.

71.5 External links

EPA-Chemical Mass Balance 8.2
Chapter 72

1994 Oslo Protocol on Further Reduction

of Sulphur Emissions

The Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range

Transboundary Air Pollution on Further Reduction
of Sulphur Emissions is an agreement to provide for a
further reduction in sulphur emissions or transboundary
uxes. It is a protocol to the Convention on Long-Range
Transboundary Air Pollution and supplements the 1985
Helsinki Protocol on the Reduction of Sulphur Emissions.
opened for signature - 14 June 1994
entered into force - 5 August 1998
parties - (29) Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, European
Union, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Republic of Macedonia, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United
Kingdom
countries that have signed, but not yet ratied - (3) Poland,
Russia, Ukraine

72.1 External links

1994 Oslo Protocol on Further Reduction of Sul-
phur Emissions, unece.org.

Text.
Signatures and ratications.

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Chapter 73

Ozone Action Day

An Ozone Action Day, which can be declared by a lo- neries, coal-red power plants). Therefore, Ozone Ac-
cal municipality, county or state, is observed at certain tion Days occur most frequently in the Midwestern United
times during the summer months, when weather condi- States. In recent years, many sites have taken steps to help
tions (such as heat, humidity, and air stagnation) run the reduce the amount of pollutants they discharge.
risk of causing health problems. Secondary sources include automotive emissions (leaky
Ozone Action Days, alternately called anOzone Alert auto exhaust systems, excessive engine idling) and liberal
or a Clean Air Alert, primarily center in the mid- use of household chemicals or sprays. It is believed that
western portion of the United States; particularly in well- nearly fty percent of pollutant ozone molecules are at-
urbanized areas such as Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, and tributed to the presence of these * [3]
Indianapolis.

73.3 Notication
73.1 Surface ozone vs. the ozone
State, county, and even local governments can announce
layer Ozone Action Days as much as a day in advance through
the monitoring of approaching weather conditions and
Although the ozone found at the Earth's surface is the the Air Quality Index (AQI). The AQI is divided into six
same chemical species as that found in the ozone layer, levels: the higher the number (on a 0-300 scale), the more
they have very dierent sources, atmospheric chemistry, severe the ozone threat Air quality index.
and aect human health dierently as well. The ozone
layer protects people from the sun's most damaging ul-
traviolet rays. Because the ozone layer is located high in 73.4 What can be done
the atmosphere, people are not directly exposed to it.
Ground-level ozone, however, is a health hazard because Heavy industries make up a high percentage of pollu-
people breathe it. It is formed through a complex set tants causing ground ozone. Without drastically altering
of chemical reactions involving hydrocarbons, nitrogen or eliminating industrial production in an area altogether,
oxides and sunlight on calm summer days where the air quality improvements are very slight, though notice-
weather may also be warm and humid.* [1] High levels able. Non-industrial pollutants, while not thought of to
of ground ozone aects the breathing process and aggra- be a major pollutant group, can be more controlled with
vates asthma in chronic suerers. The young, elderly, and more positive change occurring.
those with lung diseases are especially susceptible.
Basic steps in limiting ground ozone during Ozone Action
Ozone is most likely to exceed safety limits from May Days are:
through October when seasonal heat and sunlight are at
their highest * [2] However, similar conditions can oc- Controlling of auto emissions
cur at other times of the year in specic urbanized areas;
namely the Los Angeles area, which is well known for Eliminate excessive engine idling
smog formation. Ensure automotive exhaust system functions
properly
Avoid unnecessary driving whenever possible
73.2 Sources of ground ozone Don't refuel until after 6:00 pm (or after dusk)
Take public transportation (some cities pro-
A major cause of the conditions is due to pollutants in the vide free or discounted public transportation
air released by heavy industry (manufacturing plants, re- on Ozone Action Days).

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73.6. REFERENCES 231

Bring lunch to work

Walk or ride a bicycle

Limit the use of lawn mowers and outdoor grills to

after 6:00 pm

Limit the use of aerosol cans around the home (for

example, hair gel instead of hair spray)

Conserve energy
Turn home air conditioning thermostat up (at
least 78)
Turn o or unplug electrical devices when not
in use

Some cities, such as Phoenix, Arizona and Evansville,

Indiana, prohibit outdoor burning during Ozone Action
Days.

73.5 External links

Smart Communities Network website listing strate-
gies, state ordinances, additional articles and re-
sources

Vast link page to various worldwide sites on general

air pollution, pollution monitoring, and the environ-
ment - courtesy Louisville (KY) Metro Air Pollution
Control District

Tulsa's Ozone Alert Oklahoma pollution gallery,

alerts, and information

Ozone Prevention success stories - Georgia-based

website

73.6 References
[1] Archived September 29, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.

[2] SETRPC. SETRPC. Retrieved 2013-06-28.

[3] Archived September 29, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.

Chapter 74

Particulates

This article is about particles suspended in air. For gen-

eral discussion of particulate types, see Particle Distri-
bution of particles.
For other uses, see Particulates (disambiguation).
Atmospheric particulate matter also known as

0.0001 0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000

Pollen
Biological Contaminants

Mold Spores

House Dust Mite Allergenes

Bacteria This animation shows aerosol optical thickness of emitted and

Cat Allergenes transported key tropospheric aerosols from 17 August 2006 to
Viruses
10 April 2007, from a 10 km resolution GEOS-5 nature run
using the GOCART model.* [1]* [2] (click for more detail)
Types of Dust

Heavy Dust

Settling Dust * green: black and organic carbon

Suspended Atmospheric Dust * red/orange: dust
* white: sulfates
Cement Dust
* blue: sea salt
Particulate Contaminants

Fly Ash

Oil Smoke

Smog

Tabacco Smoke

Soot
Gas Molecules

Gaseous
Contaminants

0.0001 0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000

This diagram shows types, and size distribution in micrometres,

of atmospheric particulate matter

particulate matter (PM) or particulates are micro-

scopic solid or liquid matter suspended in the Earth's at- Movie map of distribution of aerosol particles, based on
mosphere. The term aerosol commonly refers to the par- data from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
ticulate/air mixture, as opposed to the particulate mat- (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite.
ter alone.* [3] Sources of particulate matter can be man- * Green areas show aerosol plumes dominated by larger parti-
made or natural. They have impacts on climate and pre- cles.
cipitation that adversely aect human health. * Red areas show aerosol plumes dominated by small particles.
* Yellow areas show where large and small aerosol particles are
Subtypes of atmospheric particulate matter include: mixing.
* Gray shows where the sensor did not collect data.
Suspended particulate matter (SPM)
Fine particles with a diameter of 2.5 m or less* [5]
Thoracic and respirable particles* [4]
PM2.5 * [6]
Inhalable coarse particle, which are [coarse]
particles with a diameter between 2.5 and 10 PM10 (PM10 is particulate matter with a mean aero-
micrometres (m)* [5] dynamic diameter of 10 m)

232
74.3. SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF PARTICULATES 233

Ultrane particles, and solution); in the absence of ammonia, secondary com-

pounds take an acidic form as sulfuric acid (liquid aerosol
Soot droplets) and nitric acid (atmospheric gas), all of which
may contribute to the health eects of particulates.* [14]
The IARC and WHO designate airborne particulates a
Group 1 carcinogen. Particulates are the deadliest form Secondary sulfate and nitrate aerosols are strong light-
of air pollution due to their ability to penetrate deep scatterers.* [15] This is mainly because the presence of
into the lungs and blood streams unltered, causing per- sulfate and nitrate causes the aerosols to increase to a size
manent DNA mutations, heart attacks, and premature that scatters light eectively.
death.* [7] In 2013, a study involving 312,944 people in Organic matter (OM) can be either primary or secondary,
nine European countries revealed that there was no safe the latter part deriving from the oxidation of VOCs; or-
level of particulates and that for every increase of 10 ganic material in the atmosphere may either be biogenic
g/m3 in PM10 , the lung cancer rate rose 22%. The or anthropogenic. Organic matter inuences the atmo-
smaller PM2.5 were particularly deadly, with a 36% in- spheric radiation eld by both scattering and absorption.
crease in lung cancer per 10 g/m3 as it can penetrate Another important aerosol type is elemental carbon (EC,
deeper into the lungs.* [8] also known as black carbon, BC): this aerosol type in-
cludes strongly light-absorbing material and is thought to
yield large positive radiative forcing. Organic matter and
74.1 Sources of atmospheric par- elemental carbon together constitute the carbonaceous
fraction of aerosols.* [16] Secondary organic aerosols,
ticulate matter tinytar ballsresulting from combustion products of in-
ternal combustion engines, have been identied as a dan-
Some particulates occur naturally, originating from ger to health.* [17]
volcanoes, dust storms, forest and grassland res, liv-
ing vegetation, and sea spray. Human activities, such as The chemical composition of the aerosol directly aects
the burning of fossil fuels in vehicles,* [9] power plants how it interacts with solar radiation. The chemical con-
and various industrial processes also generate signicant stituents within the aerosol change the overall refractive
amounts of particulates. Coal combustion in developing index. The refractive index will determine how much
countries is the primary method for heating homes and light is scattered and absorbed.
supplying energy. Because salt spray over the oceans is The composition of particulate matter that generally
the overwhelmingly most common form of particulate in causes visual eects such as smog consists of sulfur diox-
the atmosphere, anthropogenic aerosolsthose made by ide, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, mineral dust, or-
human activitiescurrently account for about 10 percent ganic matter, and elemental carbon also known as black
of the total mass of aerosols in our atmosphere.* [10] carbon or soot. The particles are hygroscopic due to the
presence of sulfur, and SO2 is converted to sulfate when
high humidity and low temperatures are present. This
74.2 Composition causes the reduced visibility and yellow color.* [18]

The composition of aerosols and particles depends on

their source. Wind-blown mineral dust* [11] tends to be 74.3 Size distribution of particu-
made of mineral oxides and other material blown from
the Earth's crust; this particulate is light-absorbing.* [12] lates
Sea salt* [13] is considered the second-largest contribu-
tor in the global aerosol budget, and consists mainly of Aerosol particles of natural origin (such as windblown
sodium chloride originated from sea spray; other con- dust) tend to have a larger radius than human-produced
stituents of atmospheric sea salt reect the composition of aerosols such as particle pollution. The false-color maps
sea water, and thus include magnesium, sulfate, calcium, in the third image on this page show where there are
potassium, etc. In addition, sea spray aerosols may con- natural aerosols, human pollution, or a mixture of both,
tain organic compounds, which inuence their chemistry. monthly.
Secondary particles derive from the oxidation of primary Among the most obvious patterns that the size distri-
gases such as sulfur and nitrogen oxides into sulfuric acid bution time series shows is that in the planets most
(liquid) and nitric acid (gaseous). The precursors for southerly latitudes, nearly all the aerosols are large, but
these aerosols i.e. the gases from which they origi- in the high northern latitudes, smaller aerosols are very
natemay have an anthropogenic origin (from fossil fuel abundant. Most of the Southern Hemisphere is covered
or coal combustion) and a natural biogenic origin. In by ocean, where the largest source of aerosols is natural
the presence of ammonia, secondary aerosols often take sea salt from dried sea spray. Because land is concen-
the form of ammonium salts; i.e. ammonium sulfate trated in the Northern Hemisphere, the amount of small
and ammonium nitrate (both can be dry or in aqueous aerosols from res and human activities is greater there
234 CHAPTER 74. PARTICULATES

than in the Southern Hemisphere. Over land, patches of ne particulates, and may be operated continuously with-
large-radius aerosols appear over deserts and arid regions, out requiring frequent shutdowns for maintenance.* [22]
most prominently, the Sahara Desert in north Africa Fabric lters or baghouses are the most commonly em-
and the Arabian Peninsula, where dust storms are com- ployed in general industry.* [23] They work by forcing
mon. Places where human-triggered or natural re ac- dust laden air through a bag shaped fabric lter leaving
tivity is common (land-clearing res in the Amazon from the particulate to collect on the outer surface of the bag
AugustOctober, for example, or lightning-triggered res and allowing the now clean air to pass through to either be
in the forests of northern Canada in Northern Hemisphere exhausted into the atmosphere or in some cases recircu-
summer) are dominated by smaller aerosols. Human-
lated into the facility. Common fabrics include polyester
produced (fossil fuel) pollution is largely responsible for and berglass and common fabric coatings include PTFE
the areas of small aerosols over developed areas such as
(commonly known as Teon). The excess dust buildup is
the eastern United States and Europe, especially in their then cleaned from the bags and removed from the collec-
summer.* [19]
tor.
Satellite measurements of aerosols, called aerosol optical Wet scrubbers pass the dirty air through a scrubbing so-
thickness, are based on the fact that the particles change lution (usually a mixture of water and other compounds)
the way the atmosphere reects and absorbs visible and allowing the particulate to attach to the liquid molecules.
infrared light. As shown in the seventh image on this Electrostatic precipitators electrically charge the dirty air
page, an optical thickness of less than 0.1 (palest yel- as it passes through. The now charged air then passes by
low) indicates a crystal clear sky with maximum visibil- large electrostatic plates which attract the charged parti-
ity, whereas a value of 1 (reddish brown) indicates very cle in the airstream collecting them and leaving the now
hazy conditions.* [20] clean air to be exhausted or recirculated.

74.4 Deposition processes 74.6 Climate eects

Main article: Deposition (aerosol physics)
Radiative forcing components
2.5
In general, the smaller and lighter a particle is, the longer
it will stay in the air. Larger particles (greater than 10 2
Halocarbons

micrometers in diameter) tend to settle to the ground by

Radiative forcing (W/m2)

1.5
Tropospheric

gravity in a matter of hours whereas the smallest particles Aerosols

1 Linear contrails
Stratospheric
water vapour

(less than 1 micrometer) can stay in the atmosphere for

Black carbon
CO2

Cloud albedo
on snow

Direct effect

weeks and are mostly removed by precipitation. Diesel

effect

0.5
N20
CH4

particulate matter is highest near the source of emis- 0

Net anthropogenic
sion. Any info regarding DPM and the atmosphere, ora,
Solar irradiance

Greenhouse
Stratospheric

component

-0.5
height, and distance from major sources would be useful gases
Land use

to determine health eects. -1

Ozone Albedo
-1.5

74.5 Control technologies

2005 radiative forcings and uncertainties as estimated by the
Main article: Dust collector IPCC.

Atmospheric aerosols aect the climate of the earth by

A complicated blend of solid and liquid particles result in changing the amount of incoming solar radiation and out-
particulate matter and these particulate matter emissions going terrestrial long wave radiation retained in the earth's
are highly regulated in most industrialized countries. Due system. This occurs through several distinct mechanisms
to environmental concerns, most industries are required which are split into direct, indirect* [24]* [25] and semi-
to operate some kind of dust collection system to control direct aerosol eects. The aerosol climate eects are
particulate emissions.* [21] These systems include iner- the biggest source of uncertainty in future climate pre-
tial collectors (cyclonic separators), fabric lter collectors dictions.* [26] The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
(baghouses), wet scrubbers, and electrostatic precipita- Change, Third Assessment Report, says: While the ra-
tors. diative forcing due to greenhouse gases may be determined
Cyclonic separators are useful for removing large, coarse to a reasonably high degree of accuracy... the uncertain-
particles and are often employed as a rst step or pre- ties relating to aerosol radiative forcings remain large, and
cleanerto other more ecient collectors. Well-designed rely to a large extent on the estimates from global modelling
cyclonic separators can be very ecient in removing even studies that are dicult to verify at the present time.* [27]
74.6. CLIMATE EFFECTS 235

74.6.1 Aerosol radiative eects magnitude of the resultant radiative forcing due to the di-
rect eect of an aerosol is dependent on the albedo of
the underlying surface, as this aects the net amount of
radiation absorbed or scattered to space. e.g. if a highly
scattering aerosol is above a surface of low albedo it has a
greater radiative forcing than if it was above a surface of
high albedo. The converse is true of absorbing aerosol,
with the greatest radiative forcing arising from a highly
absorbing aerosol over a surface of high albedo.* [24] The
direct aerosol eect is a rst order eect and is therefore
classied as a radiative forcing by the IPCC.* [26] The
interaction of an aerosol with radiation is quantied by
the single-scattering albedo (SSA), the ratio of scattering
Global aerosol optical thickness. The aerosol scale (yellow to alone to scattering plus absorption (extinction) of radia-
dark reddish-brown) indicates the relative amount of particles tion by a particle. The SSA tends to unity if scattering
that absorb sunlight. dominates, with relatively little absorption, and decreases
as absorption increases, becoming zero for innite ab-
sorption. For example, sea-salt aerosol has an SSA of
1, as a sea-salt particle only scatters, whereas soot has
an SSA of 0.23, showing that it is a major atmospheric
aerosol absorber.

Indirect eect

The Indirect aerosol eect consists of any change to the

earth's radiative budget due to the modication of clouds
These maps show average monthly aerosol amounts around by atmospheric aerosols, and consists of several distinct
the world based on observations from the Moderate Resolution eects. Cloud droplets form onto pre-existing aerosol
Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite. particles, known as cloud condensation nuclei (CCN).
For any given meteorological conditions, an increase in
CCN leads to an increase in the number of cloud droplets.
Direct eect This leads to more scattering of shortwave radiation i.e.
an increase in the albedo of the cloud, known as the
Cloud albedo eect, First indirect eect or Twomey
eect.* [25] Evidence supporting the cloud albedo ef-
fect has been observed from the eects of ship exhaust
plumes* [29] and biomass burning* [30] on cloud albedo
compared to ambient clouds. The Cloud albedo aerosol
eect is a rst order eect and therefore classied as a
radiative forcing by the IPCC.* [26]
An increase in cloud droplet number due to the intro-
duction of aerosol acts to reduce the cloud droplet size,
as the same amount of water is divided between more
droplets. This has the eect of suppressing precipita-
tion, increasing the cloud lifetime, known as the cloud
lifetime aerosol eect, second indirect eect or Albrecht
eect.* [26] This has been observed as the suppression
Particulates in the air causing shades of grey and pink in Mumbai of drizzle in ship exhaust plume compared to ambient
during sunset clouds,* [31] and inhibited precipitation in biomass burn-
ing plumes.* [32] This cloud lifetime eect is classied
The direct aerosol eect consists of any direct interaction as a climate feedback (rather than a radiative forcing) by
of radiation with atmospheric aerosol, such as absorption the IPCC due to the interdependence between it and the
or scattering. It aects both short and longwave radia- hydrological cycle.* [26] However, it has previously been
tion to produce a net negative radiative forcing.* [28] The classied as a negative radiative forcing.* [33]
236 CHAPTER 74. PARTICULATES

Semi-direct eect permeating an EC buckyball. BC from fossil fuels is es-

timated by the IPCC in the Fourth Assessment Report
The Semi-direct eect concerns any radiative eect of the IPCC, 4AR, to contribute a global mean radiative
caused by absorbing atmospheric aerosol such as soot, forcing of +0.2 W/m (was +0.1 W/m in the Second As-
apart from direct scattering and absorption, which is clas- sessment Report of the IPCC, SAR), with a range +0.1 to
sied as the direct eect. It encompasses many individ- +0.4 W/m. Bond et al., however, states thatthe best es-
ual mechanisms, and in general is more poorly dened timate for the industrial-era (1750 to 2005) direct radia-
and understood than the direct and indirect aerosol ef- tive forcing of atmospheric black carbon is +0.71 W/m
fects. For instance, if absorbing aerosols are present in with 90% uncertainty bounds of (+0.08, +1.27) W/m"
a layer aloft in the atmosphere, they can heat surround- with total direct forcing by all black carbon sources,
ing air which inhibits the condensation of water vapour, without subtracting the preindustrial background, is esti-
resulting in less cloud formation.* [34] Additionally, heat- mated as +0.88 (+0.17, +1.48) W/m"* [37]
ing a layer of the atmosphere relative to the surface results
in a more stable atmosphere due to the inhibition of at-
mospheric convection. This inhibits the convective uplift 74.6.3 Instances of aerosol aecting cli-
of moisture,* [35] which in turn reduces cloud formation. mate
The heating of the atmosphere aloft also leads to a cool-
ing of the surface, resulting in less evaporation of surface
water. The eects described here all lead to a reduc-
tion in cloud cover i.e. an increase in planetary albedo.
The semi-direct eect classied as a climate feedback)
by the IPCC due to the interdependence between it and
the hydrological cycle.* [26] However, it has previously
been classied as a negative radiative forcing.* [33]

74.6.2 Roles of dierent aerosol species

Sulfate aerosol

Main article: stratospheric sulfur aerosols

Solar radiation reduction due to volcanic eruptions
Sulfate aerosol has two main eects, direct and indi-
rect. The direct eect, via albedo, is a cooling eect Volcanoes are a large natural source of aerosol and
that slows the overall rate of global warming: the IPCC's have been linked to changes in the earth's climate often
best estimate of the radiative forcing is 0.4 watts per with consequences for the human population. Eruptions
square meter with a range of 0.2 to 0.8 W/m* [36] linked to changes in climate include the 1600 eruption of
but there are substantial uncertainties. The eect varies Huaynaputina which was linked to the Russian famine of
strongly geographically, with most cooling believed to be 1601 - 1603,* [38]* [39]* [40] leading to the deaths of two
at and downwind of major industrial centres. Modern million, and the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo which
climate models addressing the attribution of recent cli- caused a global cooling of approximately 0.5 C lasting
mate change take into account sulfate forcing, which ap- several years.* [41]* [42] Research tracking the eect of
pears to account (at least partly) for the slight drop in light-scattering aerosols in the stratosphere during 2000
global temperature in the middle of the 20th century. The and 2010 and comparing its pattern to volcanic activity
indirect eect (via the aerosol acting as cloud condensa- show a close correlation. Simulations of the eect of
tion nuclei, CCN, and thereby modifying the cloud prop- anthropogenic particles showed little inuence at present
erties -albedo and lifetime-) is more uncertain but is be- levels.* [43]* [44]
lieved to be a cooling.
Aerosols are also thought to aect weather and climate on
a regional scale. The failure of the Indian Monsoon has
Black carbon been linked to the suppression of evaporation of water
from the Indian Ocean due to the semi-direct eect of
*
Black carbon (BC), or carbon black, or elemental carbon anthropogenic aerosol. [45]
(EC), often called soot, is composed of pure carbon clus- Recent studies of the Sahel drought* [46] and major in-
ters, skeleton balls and buckyballs, and is one of the most creases since 1967 in rainfall over the Northern Territory,
important absorbing aerosol species in the atmosphere. It Kimberley, Pilbara and around the Nullarbor Plain have
should be distinguished from organic carbon (OC): clus- led some scientists to conclude that the aerosol haze over
tered or aggregated organic molecules on their own or South and East Asia has been steadily shifting tropical
74.7. HEALTH EFFECTS 237

rainfall in both hemispheres southward.* [45]* [47] 10 micrometer size does not represent a strict bound-
The latest studies of severe rainfall declines over southern ary between respirable and non-respirable particles, but
Australia since 1997* [48] have led climatologists there has been agreed upon for monitoring of airborne particu-
to consider the possibility that these Asian aerosols have late matter by most regulatory agencies. Because of their
shifted not only tropical but also midlatitude systems small size, particles on the order of ~10 micrometers or
southward. less (PM10 ) can penetrate the deepest part of the lungs
such as the bronchioles or alveoli.* [49]
Similarly, so called ne PM, (often referred to as PM2.5 ),
tend to penetrate into the gas exchange regions of the
74.7 Health eects lung (alveolus), and very small particles (< 100 nanome-
ters) may pass through the lungs to aect other organs.
Penetration of particles is not wholly dependent on their
size; shape and chemical composition also play a part. To
avoid this complication, simple nomenclature is used to
indicate the dierent degrees of relative penetration of
a PM particle into the cardiovascular system. Inhalable
particles penetrate no further than the bronchi as they
are ltered out by the cilia. Thoracic particles can pen-
etrate right into terminal bronchioles whereas PM which
can penetrate to alveoli, the gas exchange area, and hence
the circulatory system are termed respirable particles.
In analogy, the inhalable dust fraction is the fraction of
dust entering nose and mouth which may be deposited
anywhere in the respiratory tract. The thoracic fraction is
the fraction that enters the thorax and is deposited within
the lung's airways. The respirable fraction is what is de-
posited in the gas exchange regions (alveoli).* [50]
The smallest particles, less than 100 nanometers
(nanoparticles), may be even more damaging to the car-
diovascular system.* [51] Nanoparticles can pass through
cell membranes and migrate into other organs, including
the brain. Particles emitted from modern diesel engines
(commonly referred to as Diesel Particulate Matter, or
DPM) are typically in the size range of 100 nanome-
ters (0.1 micrometer). These soot particles also carry
carcinogens like benzopyrenes adsorbed on their surface.
Particulate mass is not a proper measure of the health
hazard, because one particle of 10 m diameter has ap-
proximately the same mass as 1 million particles of 100
nm diameter, but is much less hazardous, as it unlikely to
enter the alveoli. Legislative limits for engine emissions
based on mass are therefore not protective. Proposals for
new regulations exist in some countries, with suggestions
Air pollution measurement station in Emden, Germany to limit the particle surface area or the particle count (nu-
merical quantity) instead.
See also: Environmental impact of the coal industry The site and extent of absorption of inhaled gases and va-
pors are determined by their solubility in water. Absorp-
tion is also dependent upon air ow rates and the partial
pressure of the gases in the inspired air. The fate of a
74.7.1 Size, shape and solubility matter specic contaminant is dependent upon the form in which
it exists (aerosol or particulate). Inhalation also depends
*
The size of the particle is a main determinant of where upon the breathing rate of the subject. [52]
in the respiratory tract the particle will come to rest Another complexity not entirely documented is how the
when inhaled. Larger particles are generally ltered in shape of PM can aect health, except for the needle-like
the nose and throat via cilia and mucus, but particulate shape of asbestos which can lodge itself in the lungs. Ge-
matter smaller than about 10 micrometers, can settle in ometrically angular shapes have more surface area than
the bronchi and lungs and cause health problems. The
238 CHAPTER 74. PARTICULATES

rounder shapes, which in turn aects the binding capac- wide..* [61] Short-term exposure at elevated concentra-
ity of the particle to other, possibly more dangerous sub- tions can signicantly contribute to heart disease. A 2011
stances. study concluded that trac exhaust is the single most se-
rious preventable cause of heart attack in the general pub-
lic, the cause of 7.4% of all attacks.* [62]
74.7.2 Health problems
The largest US study on acute health eects of coarse par-
ticle pollution between 2.5 and 10 micrometers in diam-
eter. was published 2008 and found an association with
hospital admissions for cardiovascular diseases but no ev-
idence of an association with the number of hospital ad-
missions for respiratory diseases.* [63] After taking into
account ne particle levels (PM 2.5 and less), the asso-
ciation with coarse particles remained but was no longer
statistically signicant, which means the eect is due to
the subsection of ne particles.
Particulate matter studies in Bangkok Thailand from
2008 indicated a 1.9% increased risk of dying from car-
diovascular disease, and 1.0% risk of all disease for ev-
ery 10 micrograms per cubic meter. Levels averaged 65
in 1996, 68 in 2002, and 52 in 2004. Decreasing levels
Air quality information on PM10 displayed in Katowice, Poland
may be attributed to conversions of diesel to natural gas
combustion as well as improved regulations.* [64]
The eects of inhaling particulate matter that have been
widely studied in humans and animals include asthma, The Mongolian government agency recorded a 45% in-
lung cancer, cardiovascular disease, respiratory diseases, crease in the rate of respiratory illness in the past ve
premature delivery, birth defects, and premature death. years (reported in September 2014). Bronchial asthma,
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and interstitial
Increased levels of ne particles in the air as a result of
pneumonia were the most common ailments treated by
anthropogenic particulate air pollution is consistently
area hospitals. Levels of premature death, chronic bron-
and independently related to the most serious eects,
chitis, and cardiovascular disease are increasing at a rapid
including lung cancer* [8] and other cardiopulmonary
rate.* [18]
mortality.* [53] The large number of deaths* [54] and
other health problems associated with particulate pollu-
tion was rst demonstrated in the early 1970s* [55] and
has been reproduced many times since. PM pollution is 74.8 Eects on vegetation
estimated to cause 22,00052,000 deaths per year in the
United States (from 2000)* [56] contributed to ~370,000 Particulate matter can clog stomatal openings of plants
premature deaths in Europe during 2005.* [57] and 3.22 and interfere with photosynthesis functions.* [65] In this
million deaths globally in 2010 per the global burden of manner high particulate matter concentrations in the at-
disease collaboration.* [58] mosphere can lead to growth stunting or mortality in some
A 2002 study indicated that PM2.5 leads to high plaque plant species.
deposits in arteries, causing vascular inammation and
atherosclerosis a hardening of the arteries that reduces
elasticity, which can lead to heart attacks and other car- 74.9 Regulation
diovascular problems.* [59] A 2014 meta analysis re-
ported that long term exposure to particulate matter is Due to the highly toxic health eects of particulate mat-
linked to coronary events. The study included 11 cohorts ter, most governments have created regulations both for
participating in the European Study of Cohorts for Air the emissions allowed from certain types of pollution
Pollution Eects (ESCAPE) with 100,166 participants, sources (motor vehicles, industrial emissions etc.) and
followed for an average of 11.5 years. An increase in es- for the ambient concentration of particulates. The IARC
timated annual exposure to PM 2.5 of just 5 g/m3 was and WHO designates particulates a Group 1 carcinogen.
linked with a 13% increased risk of heart attacks.* [60] Particulates are the deadliest form of air pollution due to
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated in their ability to penetrate deep into the lungs and blood
2005 that "... ne particulate air pollution (PM(2.5)), streams unltered, causing permanent DNA mutations,
causes about 3% of mortality from cardiopulmonary dis- heart attacks and premature death.* [7] In 2013, the ES-
ease, about 5% of mortality from cancer of the trachea, CAPE study involving 312,944 people in nine European
bronchus, and lung, and about 1% of mortality from acute countries revealed that there was no safe level of partic-
respiratory infections in children under 5 years, world- ulates, and that for every increase of 10 g/m3 in PM10,
74.9. REGULATION 239

the lung cancer rate rose 22%. For PM2.5 there was 74.9.9 Taiwan
a 36% increase in lung cancer per 10 g/m3.* [8] In a
2014 metaanalysis of 18 studies globally including the Taiwan has set limits for particulates in the air:* [79]* [80]
ESCAPE data, for every increase of 10 g/m3 in PM2.5,
the lung cancer rate rose 9%.* [66]
74.9.10 United States

74.9.1 Australia The United States Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA) has set standards for PM10 and PM2.5 concen-
Australia has set limits for particulates in the air:* [67] trations.* [81] (See National Ambient Air Quality Stan-
dards)

74.9.2 Canada California

In Canada the standard for particulate matter is set na- In October 2008, the Department of Toxic Substances
tionally by the federal-provincial Canadian Council of Control (DTSC), within the California Environmental
Ministers of the Environment (CCME). Jurisdictions Protection Agency, announced its intent to request infor-
(provinces) may set more stringent standards. The mation regarding analytical test methods, fate and trans-
CCME standard for particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) as of port in the environment, and other relevant information
2015 is 30 g/m3 (daily average, i.e. 24-hour period, 3- from manufacturers of carbon nanotubes.* [83] DTSC is
year average, 98th percentile).* [68] exercising its authority under the California Health and
Safety Code, Chapter 699, sections 57018-57020.* [84]
These sections were added as a result of the adoption of
74.9.3 China Assembly Bill AB 289 (2006).* [84] They are intended to
make information on the fate and transport, detection and
China has set limits for particulates in the air:* [69] analysis, and other information on chemicals more avail-
able. The law places the responsibility to provide this in-
formation to the Department on those who manufacture
or import the chemicals.
74.9.4 European Union
On 22 January 2009, a formal information request let-
The European Union has established the European emis- ter* [85] was sent to manufacturers who produce or im-
sion standards which include limits for particulates in the port carbon nanotubes in California, or who may export
air:* [70] carbon nanotubes into the State.* [86] This letter consti-
tutes the rst formal implementation of the authorities
placed into statute by AB 289 and is directed to manufac-
74.9.5 Hong Kong turers of carbon nanotubes, both industry and academia
within the State, and to manufacturers outside California
Hong Kong has set limits for particulates in the air: [71] who export carbon nanotubes to California. This request
*
for information must be met by the manufacturers within
one year. DTSC is waiting for the upcoming 22 January
2010 deadline for responses to the data call-in.
74.9.6 Japan
The California Nano Industry Network and DTSC hosted
Japan has set limits for particulates in the air:* [72]* [73] a full-day symposium on 16 November 2009 in Sacra-
mento, CA. This symposium provided an opportunity to
hear from nanotechnology industry experts and discuss
74.9.7 Russia future regulatory considerations in California.* [87]
DTSC is expanding the Specic Chemical Information
Russia has set limits for particulates in the air.* [75] Call-in to members of the nanometal oxides, the latest
information can be found on their website.* [88]

74.9.8 South Korea Colorado

South Korea has set limits for particulates in the Key points in the Colorado Plan include reducing emis-
air:* [76]* [77] sion levels and solutions by sector. Agriculture, trans-
Limit on annual average of PM2.5 will be lowered to 20 portation, green electricity, and renewable energy re-
g/m3 in 2020.* [78] search are the main concepts and goals in this plan. Politi-
240 CHAPTER 74. PARTICULATES

cal programs such as mandatory vehicle emissions testing 74.10.3 Ulaanbaatar

and the prohibition of smoking indoors are actions taken
by local government to create public awareness and par- Mongolia's capital city Ulaanbaatar has an annual average
ticipation in cleaner air. The location of Denver next to mean temperature of about 0 C, making it the world's
the Rocky Mountains and wide expanse of plains makes coldest capital city. About 40% of the population lives
the metro area of Colorado's capital city a likely place for in apartments, 80% of which are supplied with central
smog and visible air pollution. heating systems from 3 combined heat and power plants.
In 2007, the power plants consumed almost 3.4 million
tons of coal. The pollution control technology is in poor
condition.
74.10 Aected areas
The other 60% of the population reside in shantytowns
(Ger districts), which have developed due to the coun-
try's new market economy and the very cold winter sea-
sons. The poor in these districts cook and heat their
wood houses with indoor stoves fueled by wood or coal.
The resulting air pollution is characterized by raised sul-
phur dioxide and nitrogen oxide levels and very high con-
centrations of airborne particles and particulate matter
(PM).* [18] Annual seasonal average particulate matter
concentrations have been recorded as high as 279 g/m3
(micrograms per cubic meter). The World Health Orga-
nization's recommended annual mean PM10 level is 20
g/m3 ,* [91] which means that Ulaanbaatar's PM10 an-
nual mean levels are 14 times higher than recommended,
and that it has left Northern China's most polluted cities
in its wake.
During the winter months in particular, the air pollution
Concentration of PM10 * [57] in Europe
obscures the air, aecting the visibility in the city to such
an extent that airplanes on some occasions are prevented
The most concentrated particulate matter pollution re- from landing at the airport.
sulting from the burning of fossil fuels by transportation
and industrial sources tends to be in densely populated In addition to stack emissions, another source unac-
metropolitan areas in developing countries such as Delhi counted for in the emission inventory is y ash from ash
and Beijing. ponds, the nal disposal place for y ash that has been col-
lected in settling tanks. Ash ponds are continually eroded
by wind during the dry season.
74.10.1 Australia

PM10 pollution in coal mining areas in Australia such 74.11 See also
as the Latrobe Valley in Victoria and the Hunter Region
in New South Wales signicantly increased during 2004 74.12 References
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74.13 Further reading

Article at earthobservatory.nasa.gov describing the
possible inuence of aerosols on the climate

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

(the principal international scientic body on cli-
mate change) chapter on atmospheric aerosols and
their radiative eects

InsideEPA.com, Study Links Air Toxics To Heart

Disease In Mice Amid EPA Controversy

Preining, Othmar and E. James Davis (eds.), His-

tory of Aerosol Science,sterreichische Akademie
der Wissenschaften, ISBN 3-7001-2915-7 (pbk.)

G Invernizzi et al., Particulate matter from tobacco

versus diesel car exhaust: an educational perspective.
Tobacco Control 13, S.219221 (2004)

JEFF CHARLTON Pandemic planning: a review of

respirator and mask protection levels.

Hinds, William C., Aerosol Technology: Properties,

Behavior, and Measurement of Airborne Particles,
Wiley-Interscience, ISBN 0-471-19410-7

74.14 External links

National Pollutant Inventory Particulate matter
fact sheet

CDC NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards

American Association for Aerosol Research

Particulate Air Pollution

Watch and read 'Dirty Little Secrets', 2006 Aus-

tralian science documentary on health eects of ne
particle pollution from vehicle exhausts

Little Green Data Book 2007, World Bank. Lists

C02 and PM statistics by country.

Air Pollution in World Cities (PM10 Concentra-

tions)
Chapter 75

Partnership for a New Generation of

Vehicles

The 80 mpg diesel-hybrid General Motors Precept

The 72 mpg diesel-hybrid Chrysler ESX-3

75.1 Results
The PNGV programovercame many challenges and has
forged a useful and productive partnership of industry and
government participants,* [2] resulting in three con-
cept cars that demonstrate the feasibility of a variety of
new automotive technologieswith Diesel-electric trans-
mission.* [3]
GM, Ford, and Chrysler all created working concept ve-
hicles of 5 passenger family cars that achieved at least 72
mpg.* [4] GM created the 80 mpg Precept, Ford created
The 72 mpg diesel-hybrid Ford Prodigy
the 72 mpg Prodigy, and Chrysler created the 72 mpg
ESX-3.
The Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles was a Researchers for the PNGV identied a number of ways
cooperative research program between the U.S. govern- to reach 80 mpg including reducing vehicle weight, in-
ment and major auto corporations, aimed at bringing ex- creasing engine eciency, combining gasoline engines
tremely fuel-ecient (up to 80 mpg) vehicles to market by and electric motors in hybrid vehicles, implementing re-
2003. The partnership, formed in 1993, involved 8 fed- generative braking, and switching to high eciency fuel
eral agencies,* [1] the national laboratories, universities, cell powerplants. Specic new technology breakthroughs
and the United States Council for Automotive Research achieved under the program include:* [5]
(USCAR), which comprises DaimlerChrysler, Ford Mo-
tor Company and General Motors Corporation. On track Development of carbon foam with extremely high
to achieving its objectives, the program was cancelled by heat conductivity (2000 R&D 100 Award)
the Bush Administration in 2001 at the request of the au-
tomakers, with some of its aspects shifted to the much Near frictionless carbon coating, many times slicker
more distant FreedomCAR program. than Teon (1998 R&D 100 Award)

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246 CHAPTER 75. PARTNERSHIP FOR A NEW GENERATION OF VEHICLES

Oxygen-rich air supplier for clean diesel technology [4] DoE PNGV summary
(1999 R&D 100 Award)
[5] Testimony to U.S Senate Committee on Commerce, Sci-
Development of a compact microchannel fuel va- ence, and Technology by Dr. Claude Gravatte, Director
porizer to convert gasoline to hydrogen for fuel cells PNGV
(1999 R&D 100 Award) [6] http://www.nader.org/releases/63099.html
Development of aftertreatment devices to remove [7] http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0CYH/is_
nitrogen oxides from diesel exhaust with eciencies 5_5/ai_71836367
greater than 90 percent, when used with diesel fuel
containing 3 ppm of sulfur
Improvement of the overall eciency and power-to- 75.4 External links
weight ratios of power electronics to within 25 per-
cent of targets, while reducing cost by 86 percent to Review Of The Research Program Of The Partner-
$10/kW since 1995 ship For A New Generation Of Vehicles: Seventh
Report, the National Research Council's nal report
Reduction in cost of lightweight aluminum, mag-
on PNGV
nesium, and glass-ber-reinforced polymer compo-
nents to less than 50 percent the cost of steel Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles Orga-
Reduction in the costs of fuel cells from nization
$10,000/kW in 1994 to $300/kW in 2000 Updating Automotive Research, commentary on
Substantial weight reduction to within 5 to 10 per- PNGV and FreedomCAR by Daniel Sperling, pro-
cent of the vehicle weight reduction goal fessor of civil engineering and environmental sci-
ence at University of California, Davis

DOE vehicle technologies homepage

75.2 Criticisms
USCAR Website
Ralph Nader called PNGV an eort to coordinate the Supercar: The tanking of an American dream
transfer of property rights for federally funded research
and development to the automotive industry. * [6]
PNGV was also criticized by some groups for a focus on
diesel solutions, a fuel that is seen by some as having in-
herently high air pollutant emissions. * [7]
Elizabeth Kolbert in her article in the 2007-11-05 New
Yorker Running on Fumes, noted that renewable energy
is the main problem, and that If someone, somewhere,
comes up with a source of power that is safe, inexpensive,
and for all intents and purposes inexhaustible, then we,
the Chinese, the Indians, and everyone else on the planet
can keep on truckin. Barring that, the car of the future
may turn out to be no car at all.
See peak oil.

75.3 Notes
[1] Departments of Commerce, Energy, Defense, Interior
and Transportation, the National Science Foundation
(NSF), National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA), and Environmental Protection Agency

[2] National Research Council Review of the Research Pro-

gram of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles:
Seventh Report (2001)

[3] U.S. Department of Energy publication New concept

cars demonstrate clean, ecient transportation technolo-
giespublished April 2001, accessed April 16, 2007
 Chapter 76

Passive smoking

Second hand smokeredirects here. For the Sublime tral role in the debate over the harms and regulation of to-
album, see Second-hand Smoke. bacco products. Since the early 1970s, the tobacco indus-
try has viewed public concern over second-hand smoke
as a serious threat to its business interests.* [7] Harm to
bystanders was perceived as a motivator for stricter regu-
lation of tobacco products. Despite the industry's aware-
ness of the harms of second-hand smoke as early as the
1980s, the tobacco industry coordinated a scientic con-
troversy with the aim of forestalling regulation of their
products.* [3]* :1242* [5]

76.1 Eects
Second-hand smoke causes many of the same diseases as
direct smoking, including cardiovascular diseases, lung
cancer, and respiratory diseases.* [1]* [2]* [8] These dis-
eases include:

Cancer:

General: overall increased risk;* [9] reviewing

the evidence accumulated on a worldwide ba-
sis, the International Agency for Research on
Cancer concluded in 2004 that Involuntary
smoking (exposure to secondhand or 'environ-
mental' tobacco smoke) is carcinogenic to hu-
mans.* [2]
Tobacco smoke in an Irish pub before a smoking ban came into
Lung cancer: passive smoking is a risk factor
eect on March 29, 2004
for lung cancer.* [10]* [11] In the United States
passive smoke is estimated to cause more than
Passive smoking is the inhalation of smoke, called 7,000 deaths from lung cancer a year among
second-hand smoke (SHS), or environmental tobacco non-smokers.* [12]
smoke (ETS), by persons other than the intended ac- Breast cancer: The California Environmen-
tivesmoker. It occurs when tobacco smoke permeates tal Protection Agency concluded in 2005 that
any environment, causing its inhalation by people within passive smoking increases the risk of breast
that environment. Exposure to second-hand tobacco cancer in younger, primarily premenopausal
smoke causes disease, disability, and death.* [1]* [2] The women by 70%* [8] and the US Surgeon
health risks of second-hand smoke are a matter of General has concluded that the evidence is
scientic consensus.* [3]* [4]* [5] These risks have been a suggestive,but still insucient to assert
major motivation for smoke-free laws in workplaces and such a causal relationship.* [1] In contrast, the
indoor public places, including restaurants, bars and night International Agency for Research on Cancer
clubs as well as some open public spaces.* [6] concluded in 2004 that there was no sup-
Concerns around second-hand smoke have played a cen- port for a causal relation between involuntary

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exposure to tobacco smoke and breast cancer Risk of carrying Neisseria meningitidis or
in never-smokers.* [2] A 2015 meta-analysis Streptococcus pneumoniae.* [15]
found that the evidence that passive smoking
moderately increased the risk of breast cancer Overall increased risk of death in both adults, where
had becomemore substantial than a few years it is estimated to kill 53,000 nonsmokers per year,
ago.* [13] making it the 3rd leading cause of preventable death
in the U.S,* [32]* [33] and in children.* [34] The
Pancreatic cancer: A 2012 meta-analysis
World Health Organization states that passive smok-
found no evidence that passive smoking was
ing causes about 600,000 deaths a year, and about
associated with an increased risk of pancreatic
1% of the global burden of disease.* [35]
cancer.* [14]
Cervical cancer: A 2015 overview of system-
atic reviews found that exposure to second- 76.1.1 Risk to children
hand smoke increased the risk of cervical can-
cer.* [15] Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).* [36] In his
2006 report, the US Surgeon General concludes:
Circulatory system: risk of heart disease,* [16] re- The evidence is sucient to infer a causal relation-
duced heart rate variability.* [17] ship between exposure to secondhand smoke and
Epidemiological studies have shown that both sudden infant death syndrome.* [37] Secondhand
active and passive cigarette smoking increase smoking has been estimated to be associated with
*
the risk of atherosclerosis. [18] 430 SIDS deaths in the United States annually.* [38]

Lung problems: Asthma* [39]* [40]

Risk of asthma.* [19] Lung infections,* [41]* [42]* [43] also including
more severe illness with bronchiolitis* [44] and
Risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
bronchitis,* [45] and worse outcome,* [44] as well as
(COPD)* [20]
increased risk of developing tuberculosis if exposed
According to a 2015 review, passive smoking to a carrier.* [46] In the United States, it is estimated
may increase the risk of tuberculosis infection that second-hand smoke has been associated with
and accelerate the progression of the disease, between 150,000 and 300,000 lower respiratory
but the evidence remains weak.* [21] tract infections in infants and children under 18
Cognitive impairment and dementia: Exposure to months of age, resulting in between 7,500 and
secondhand smoke may increase the risk of cog- 15,000 hospitalizations each year.* [38]
nitive impairment and dementia in adults 50 and Impaired respiratory function and slowed lung
over.* [22] growth* [45]
During pregnancy:
Allergies* [47]
Low birth weight [8] , part B, ch. 3. [23]
* * *
Maternal passive smoking increases the risk of non-
Premature birth* [8]* , part B, ch. 3 (Note that syndromic orofacial clefts by 50% among their chil-
evidence of the causal link is only described dren.* [48]
assuggestiveby the US Surgeon General in
his 2006 report.* [24]) Laws limiting smoking Prenatal and childhood passive smoke exposure does
decrease premature births.* [25] not appear to increase the risk of inammatory
Recent studies comparing women exposed bowel disease.* [49]
to Environmental Tobacco Smoke and non- Learning diculties, developmental delays,
exposed women, demonstrate that women ex- executive function problems,* [50] and neurobe-
posed while pregnant have higher risks of de- havioral eects.* [51]* [52] Animal models suggest
livering a child with congenital abnormalities, a role for nicotine and carbon monoxide in
longer lengths, smaller head circumferences, neurocognitive problems.* [43]
and low birth weight.* [26]
An increase in tooth decay (as well as related sali-
General:
vary biomarkers) has been associated with passive
Worsening of asthma, allergies, and other con- smoking in children.* [53]
ditions.* [27]
Increased risk of middle ear infec-
Type 2 diabetes.* [28]* [29]* [30] It remains tions.* [43]* [54]* [55]
unclear whether the association between pas-
sive smoking and diabetes is causal.* [31] Invasive meningococcal disease.* [15]
76.2. EVIDENCE 249

76.2 Evidence and a relative risk of 1.16 among those exposed to it

at work.* [69] Another meta-analysis conrmed the nd-
ing of an increased risk of lung cancer among women
with spousal exposure to secondhand smoke the follow-
ing year. It found a relative risk of lung cancer of 1.29
for women exposed to secondhand smoke from their
spouses.* [70] A 2014 meta-analysis noted thatthe asso-
ciation between exposure to secondhand smoke and lung
cancer risk is well established.* [71]
A minority of epidemiologists have found it hard to un-
derstand how second-hand smoke, which is more diluted
than actively inhaled smoke, could have an eect that is
such a large fraction of the added risk of coronary heart
disease among active smokers.* [72]* [73] One proposed
explanation is that second-hand smoke is not simply a di-
luted version ofmainstreamsmoke, but has a dierent
composition with more toxic substances per gram of to-
tal particulate matter.* [72] Passive smoking appears to
be capable of precipitating the acute manifestations of
Exposure to secondhand smoke by age, race, and poverty level in cardio-vascular diseases (atherothrombosis) and may also
the US. have a negative impact on the outcome of patients who
suer acute coronary syndromes.* [74]
Epidemiological studies show that non-smokers exposed
In 2004, the International Agency for Research on Can-
to second-hand smoke are at risk for many of the health
cer (IARC) of the World Health Organization (WHO)
problems associated with direct smoking. Most of the
reviewed all signicant published evidence related to to-
research has come from studies of nonsmokers who
bacco smoking and cancer. It concluded:
are married to a smoker. Those conclusions are also
backed up by further studies of workplace exposure to
smoke.* [56]* [57] These meta-analyses show that there is a
statistically signicant and consistent associ-
In 1992, a review estimated that second-hand smoke ex- ation between lung cancer risk in spouses of
posure was responsible for 35,000 to 40,000 deaths per smokers and exposure to second-hand tobacco
year in the United States in the early 1980s.* [58] The smoke from the spouse who smokes. The ex-
absolute risk increase of heart disease due to ETS was cess risk is of the order of 20% for women and
2.2%, while the attributable risk percent was 23%. A 30% for men and remains after controlling for
1997 meta-analysis found that second-hand smoke ex- some potential sources of bias and confound-
posure increased the risk of heart disease by a quar- ing.* [2]
ter,* [59] and two 1999 meta-analyses reached similar
conclusions.* [60]* [61]
Subsequent meta-analyses have conrmed these nd-
Evidence shows that inhaled sidestream smoke, the main ings.* [75]* [76]
component of second-hand smoke, is about four times
The National Asthma Council of Australia cites studies
more toxic than mainstream smoke. This fact has been
showing that second-hand smoke is probably the most
known to the tobacco industry since the 1980s, though it
important indoor pollutant, especially around young chil-
kept its ndings secret.* [62]* [63]* [64]* [65] Some scien-
dren:* [77]
tists believe that the risk of passive smoking, in particular
the risk of developing coronary heart diseases, may have
been substantially underestimated.* [66] Smoking by either parent, particularly by the
mother, increases the risk of asthma in children.
In 1997, a meta-analysis on the relationship between sec-
ondhand smoke exposure and lung cancer concluded that The outlook for early childhood asthma is less
such exposure caused lung cancer. The increase in risk favourable in smoking households.
was estimated to be 24 percent among non-smokers who
lived with a smoker.* [67] In 2006, Takagi et al. rean- Children with asthma who are exposed to smoking
alyzed the data from this meta-analysis to account for in the home generally have more severe disease.
publication bias and estimated that the relative risk of Many adults with asthma identify ETS as a trigger
lung cancer among those exposed to secondhand smoke for their symptoms.
was 1.19, slightly lower than the original estimate.* [68]
A 2000 meta-analysis found a relative risk of 1.48 for Doctor-diagnosed asthma is more common among
lung cancer among men exposed to secondhand smoke, non-smoking adults exposed to ETS than those not
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exposed. Among people with asthma, higher ETS

exposure is associated with a greater risk of severe
attacks.

In France, exposure to second-hand smoke has been esti-

mated to cause between 3,000* [78] and 5,000 premature
deaths per year, with the larger gure cited by Prime Min-
ister Dominique de Villepin during his announcement of
a nationwide smoke-free law:That makes more than 13
deaths a day. It is an unacceptable reality in our country
in terms of public health.* [79]
There is good observational evidence that smoke-free leg-
islation reduces the number of hospital admissions for
heart disease.* [80]* [81]

76.2.1 Risk level

The International Agency for Research on Cancer of the
World Health Organization concluded in 2004 that there
was sucient evidence that second-hand smoke caused
cancer in humans.* [2] Those who work in environments
where smoke is not regulated are at higher risk. Workers
particularly at risk of exposure include those in installa-
tion repair and maintenance, construction and extraction,
and transportation.* [82]
The US Surgeon General, in his 2006 report, estimated
that living or working in a place where smoking is permit- Breath CO monitor displaying carbon monoxide concentration of
ted increases the non-smokers' risk of developing heart an exhaled breath sample (in ppm) with corresponding percent
disease by 2530% and lung cancer by 2030%.* [83] concentration of carboxyhemoglobin displayed below.
Long term rsthand smoking increases the risk more than
1000%.
Cotinine

76.2.2 Biomarkers Cotinine, the metabolite of nicotine, is a biomarker of

second-hand smoke exposure. Typically, cotinine is mea-
Environmental tobacco smoke can be evaluated either sured in the blood, saliva, and urine. Hair analysis has
by directly measuring tobacco smoke pollutants found in recently become a new, noninvasive measurement tech-
the air or by using biomarkers, an indirect measure of nique. Cotinine accumulates in hair during hair growth,
exposure. Carbon monoxide monitored through breath, which results in a measure of long-term, cumulative expo-
nicotine, cotinine, thiocyanates, and proteins are the sure to tobacco smoke.* [88] Urinary cotinine levels have
most specic biological markers of tobacco smoke expo- been a reliable biomarker of tobacco exposure and have
sure.* [84]* [85] Biochemical tests are a much more reli- been used as a reference in many epidemiological stud-
able biomarker of second-hand smoke exposure than sur- ies. However, cotinine levels found in the urine only re-
veys. Certain groups of people are reluctant to disclose ect exposure over the preceding 48 hours. Cotinine lev-
their smoking status and exposure to tobacco smoke, es- els of the skin, such as the hair and nails, reect tobacco
pecially pregnant women and parents of young children. exposure over the previous three months and are a more
This is due to their smoking being socially unacceptable. reliable biomarker.* [84]
Also, it may be dicult for individuals to recall their ex-
posure to tobacco smoke.* [86]
A 2007 study in the Addictive Behaviors journal found a Carbon monoxide (CO)
positive correlation between second-hand tobacco smoke
exposure and concentrations of nicotine and/or biomark- Carbon monoxide monitored via breath is also a reli-
ers of nicotine in the body. Signicant biological levels of able biomarker of second-hand smoke exposure as well
nicotine from second-hand smoke exposure were equiv- as tobacco use. With high sensitivity and specicity, it
alent to nicotine levels from active smoking and levels not only provides an accurate measure, but the test is
that are associated with behaviour changes due to nico- also non-invasive, highly reproducible, and low in cost.
tine consumption.* [87] Breath CO monitoring measures the concentration of
76.4. OPINION OF PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITIES 251

CO in an exhalation in parts per million, and this can in Alexandria, Louisiana would seek to eliminate third-
be directly correlated to the blood CO concentration hand smoke beginning in July 2012, and that employees
(carboxyhemoglobin).* [89] Breath CO monitors can also whose clothing smelled of smoke would not be allowed to
be used by emergency services to identify patients who work. This prohibition was enacted because third-hand
are suspected of having CO poisoning. smoke poses a special danger for the developing brains
of infants and small children.* [102]
In 2008, there were more than 161,000 deaths attributed
76.3 Pathophysiology to lung cancer in the United States. Of these deaths,
an estimated 10% to 15% were caused by factors other
than rst-hand smoking; equivalent to 16,000 to 24,000
A 2004 study by the International Agency for Research
deaths annually. Slightly more than half of the lung can-
on Cancer of the World Health Organization concluded
cer deaths caused by factors other than rst-hand smoking
that non-smokers are exposed to the same carcinogens as
were found in nonsmokers. Lung cancer in non-smokers
active smokers. Sidestream smoke contains more than
may well be considered one of the most common cancer
4,000 chemicals, including 69 known carcinogens. Of
mortalities in the United States. Clinical epidemiology of
special concern are polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons,
lung cancer has linked the primary factors closely tied to
tobacco-specic N-nitrosamines, and aromatic amines,
lung cancer in non-smokers as exposure to second-hand
such as 4-aminobiphenyl, all known to be highly car-
tobacco smoke, carcinogens including radon, and other
cinogenic. Mainstream smoke, sidestream smoke, and
indoor air pollutants.* [103]
second-hand smoke contain largely the same compo-
nents, however the concentration varies depending on
type of smoke.* [2] Several well-established carcinogens
have been shown by the tobacco companies' own research 76.4 Opinion of public health au-
to be present at higher concentrations in sidestream
smoke than in mainstream smoke.* [90]
thorities
Second-hand smoke has been shown to produce more
There is widespread scientic consensus that exposure
particulate-matter (PM) pollution than an idling low-
to second-hand smoke is harmful.* [3] The link between
emission diesel engine. In an experiment conducted by
passive smoking and health risks is accepted by every ma-
the Italian National Cancer Institute, three cigarettes were
jor medical and scientic organisation, including:
left smoldering, one after the other, in a 60 m garage
with a limited air exchange. The cigarettes produced PM
pollution exceeding outdoor limits, as well as PM con- World Health Organization* [2]
centrations up to 10-fold that of the idling engine.* [91]
U.S. National Institutes of Health* [104]
Second-hand tobacco smoke exposure has immediate and
substantial eects on blood and blood vessels in a way that Centers for Disease Control* [105]
increases the risk of a heart attack, particularly in peo-
ple already at risk.* [92] Exposure to tobacco smoke for United States Surgeon General* [1]
30 minutes signicantly reduces coronary ow velocity
reserve in healthy nonsmokers.* [93] Second-hand smoke U.S. National Cancer Institute* [106]
is also associated with impaired vasodilation among adult
nonsmokers.* [94] Second-hand smoke exposure also af- United States Environmental Protection
fects platelet function, vascular endothelium, and my- Agency* [107]
ocardial exercise tolerance at levels commonly found in
the workplace.* [95] California Environmental Protection Agency* [8]
Pulmonary emphysema can be induced in rats through
acute exposure to sidestream tobacco smoke (30 American Heart Association,* [108] American Lung
cigarettes per day) over a period of 45 days.* [96] Degran- Association,* [109] and American Cancer Soci-
ulation of mast cells contributing to lung damage has also ety* [110]
been observed.* [97]
American Medical Association* [111]
The term "third-hand smoke" was recently coined to iden-
tify the residual tobacco smoke contamination that re- American Academy of Pediatrics* [112]
mains after the cigarette is extinguished and second-hand
smoke has cleared from the air.* [98]* [99]* [100] Prelim- Australian National Health and Medical Research
inary research suggests that by-products of third-hand Council* [113]
smoke may pose a health risk,* [101] though the magni-
tude of risk, if any, remains unknown. In October 2011, United Kingdom Scientic Committee on Tobacco
it was reported that Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital and Health* [114]
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76.5 Public opinion Cancer Society (ACS), whose database Enstrom and Ka-
bat used to compile their data, criticized the paper as
Recent major surveys conducted by the U.S. National neither reliable nor independent, stating that scien-
Cancer Institute and Centers for Disease Control have tists at the ACS had repeatedly pointed out serious aws
found widespread public awareness that second-hand in Enstrom and Kabat's methodology prior to publica-
smoke is harmful. In both 1992 and 2000 surveys, tion.* [125] Notably, the study had failed to identify a
more than 80% of respondents agreed with the state- comparison group of unexposedpersons.* [126]
ment that second-hand smoke was harmful. A 2001 study Enstrom's ties to the tobacco industry also drew scrutiny;
found that 95% of adults agreed that second-hand smoke in a 1997 letter to Philip Morris, Enstrom requested a
was harmful to children, and 96% considered tobacco- substantial research commitment... in order for me to
industry claims that second-hand smoke was not harmful eectively compete against the large mountain of epi-
to be untruthful.* [115] demiologic data and opinions that already exist regarding
A 2007 Gallup poll found that 56% of respondents felt the health eects of ETS and active smoking.* [127]
that second-hand smoke wasvery harmful, a number In a US racketeering lawsuit against tobacco companies,
that has held relatively steady since 1997. Another 29% the Enstrom and Kabat paper was cited by the US Dis-
believe that second-hand smoke issomewhat harmful"; trict Court as a prime example of how nine tobacco
10% answered not too harmful, while 5% said not companies engaged in criminal racketeering and fraud to
at all harmful.* [116] hide the dangers of tobacco smoke.* [128] The Court
found that the study had been funded and managed by
the Center for Indoor Air Research,* [129] a tobacco in-
dustry front group tasked with osettingdamaging
76.6 Controversy over harm studies on passive smoking, as well as by Philip Morris
who stated that Enstrom's work was clearly litigation-
As part of its attempt to prevent or delay tighter regula- oriented.* [130] A 2005 paper in Tobacco Control ar-
tion of smoking, the tobacco industry funded a number gued that the disclosure section in the Enstrom and Kabat
of scientic studies and, where the results cast doubt on BMJ paper, although it met the journal's requirements,
the risks associated with second-hand smoke, sought wide does not reveal the full extent of the relationship the au-
publicity for those results. The industry also funded lib- thors had with the tobacco industry.* [131]
ertarian and conservative think tanks, such as the Cato In-
In 2006, Enstrom and Kabat published a meta-analysis of
stitute in the United States and the Institute of Public Af-
studies regarding passive smoking and coronary heart dis-
fairs in Australia which criticised both scientic research
ease in which they reported a very weak association be-
on passive smoking and policy proposals to restrict smok-
tween passive smoking and heart disease mortality.* [132]
ing.* [117]* [118] New Scientist and the European Journal
They concluded that exposure to second-hand smoke in-
of Public Health have identied these industry-wide co-
creased the risk of death from CHD by only 5%, al-
ordinated activities as one of the earliest expressions of
though this analysis has been criticized for including
corporate denialism. Further, they state that the disinfor-
two previous industry-funded studies that suered from
mation spread by the tobacco industry has created a to-
widespread exposure misclassication.* [5]
bacco denialism movement, sharing many characteristics
of other forms of denialism, such as HIV-AIDS denial-
ism.* [119]* [120] Gori

Gio Batta Gori, a tobacco industry spokesman and con-

76.6.1 Industry-funded studies and cri- sultant* [133]* [134]* [135] and an expert on risk utility
tiques and scientic research, wrote in the libertarian Cato In-
stitute's magazine Regulation that "...of the 75 published
Enstrom and Kabat studies of ETS and lung cancer, some 70 percent did not
report statistically signicant dierences of risk and are
A 2003 study by James Enstrom and Georey Kabat, moot. Roughly 17 percent claim an increased risk and 13
published in the British Medical Journal, argued that the percent imply a reduction of risk.* [136]
harms of passive smoking had been overstated.* [121]
Their analysis reported no statistically signicant rela-
tionship between passive smoking and lung cancer, coro- Milloy
nary heart disease (CHD), or chronic obstructive pul-
monary disease, though the accompanying editorial noted Steven Milloy, the "junk science" commentator for Fox
that they may overemphasise the negative nature of News and a former Philip Morris consultant,* [137]* [138]
their ndings.* [122] This paper was widely promoted claimed thatof the 19 studieson passive smokingonly
by the tobacco industry as evidence that the harms of pas- 8slightly more than 42 percentreported statistically
sive smoking were unproven.* [123]* [124] The American signicant increases in heart disease incidence..* [139]
76.6. CONTROVERSY OVER HARM 253

Another component of criticism cited by Milloy focused In response, the WHO issued a press release stating that
on relative risk and epidemiological practices in studies the results of the study had been completely misrepre-
of passive smoking. Milloy, who has a master's degree sentedin the popular press and were in fact very much
from the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public in line with similar studies demonstrating the harms of
Health, argued that studies yielding relative risks of less passive smoking.* [152] The study was published in the
than 2 were meaningless junk science. This approach to Journal of the National Cancer Institute in October of the
epidemiological analysis was criticized in the American same year, and concluded the authors foundno associa-
Journal of Public Health: tion between childhood exposure to ETS and lung cancer
riskbut did nd weak evidence of a doseresponse
A major component of the industry attack relationship between risk of lung cancer and exposure to
was the mounting of a campaign to establish spousal and workplace ETS.* [146] An accompanying
a barfor sound sciencethat could not editorial summarized:
be fully met by most individual investigations,
leaving studies that did not meet the criteria to When all the evidence, including the im-
be dismissed as junk science.* [140] portant new data reported in this issue of the
Journal, is assessed, the inescapable scientic
The tobacco industry and aliated scientists also put for- conclusion is that ETS is a low-level lung car-
ward a set of Good Epidemiology Practiceswhich cinogen.* [153]
would have the practical eect of obscuring the link be-
tween secondhand smoke and lung cancer; the privately With the release of formerly classied tobacco indus-
stated goal of these standards was to impede adverse try documents through the Tobacco Master Settlement
legislation.* [141] However, this eort was largely aban- Agreement, it was found (by Elisa Ong and Stanton
doned when it became clear that no independent epidemi- Glantz) that the controversy over the WHO's alleged sup-
ological organization would agree to the standards pro- pression of data had been engineered by Philip Mor-
posed by Philip Morris et al.* [142] ris, British American Tobacco, and other tobacco com-
panies in an eort to discredit scientic ndings which
would harm their business interests.* [154] A WHO in-
Levois and Layard
quiry, conducted after the release of the tobacco-industry
documents, found that this controversy was generated by
In 1995, Levois and Layard, both tobacco industry con-
the tobacco industry as part of its larger campaign to cut
sultants, published two analyses in the journal Regulatory
the WHO's budget, distort the results of scientic studies
Toxicology and Pharmacology regarding the association
on passive smoking, and discredit the WHO as an insti-
between spousal exposure to second-hand smoke and
tution. This campaign was carried out using a network
heart disease. Both of these papers reported no as-
of ostensibly independent front organizations and inter-
sociation between second-hand smoke and heart dis-
national and scientic experts with hidden nancial ties
ease.* [143]* [144] These analyses have been criticized for
to the industry.* [155]
failing to distinguish between current and former smok-
ers, despite the fact that former smokers, unlike current
ones, are not at a signicantly increased risk of heart dis- EPA lawsuit
ease.* [5]* [145]
In 1993, the United States Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) issued a report estimating that 3,000 lung
World Health Organization controversy
cancer related deaths in the United States were caused by
passive smoking annually.* [156]
A 1998 report by the International Agency for Research
on Cancer (IARC) on environmental tobacco smoke Philip Morris, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, and
(ETS) foundweak evidence of a dose-response relation- groups representing growers, distributors and marketers
ship between risk of lung cancer and exposure to spousal of tobacco took legal action, claiming that the EPA had
and workplace ETS.* [146] manipulated this study and ignored accepted scientic
In March 1998, before the study was published, reports and statistical practices.
appeared in the media alleging that the IARC and the The United States District Court for the Middle District
World Health Organization (WHO) were suppressing in- of North Carolina ruled in favor of the tobacco industry
formation. The reports, appearing in the British Sunday in 1998, nding that the EPA had failed to follow proper
Telegraph* [147] and The Economist,* [148] among other scientic and epidemiologic practices and had cherry
sources,* [149]* [150]* [151] alleged that the WHO with- pickedevidence to support conclusions which they had
held from publication of its own report that supposedly committed to in advance.* [157] The court stated in part,
failed to prove an association between passive smoking EPA publicly committed to a conclusion before research
and a number of other diseases (lung cancer in particu- had begun adjusted established procedure and scien-
lar). tic norms to validate the Agency's public conclusion... In
254 CHAPTER 76. PASSIVE SMOKING

conducting the ETS Risk Assessment, disregarded infor- would then be 'ltered' by lawyers to eliminate
mation and made ndings on selective information; did areas of sensitivity.* [164]
not disseminate signicant epidemiologic information;
deviated from its Risk Assessment Guidelines; failed to Philip Morris reported that it was putting "...vast amounts
disclose important ndings and reasoning" of funding into these projects... in attempting to coordi-
In 2002, the EPA successfully appealed this decision to nate and pay so many scientists on an* international basis
the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. to keep the ETS controversy alive. [164]
The EPA's appeal was upheld on the preliminary grounds
that their report had no regulatory weight, and the earlier 76.6.2 Tobacco industry response
nding was vacated.* [158]
In 1998, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Ser- Measures to tackle second-hand smoke pose a serious
vices, through the publication by its National Toxicology economic threat to the tobacco industry, having broad-
Program of the 9th Report on Carcinogens, listed envi- ened the denition of smoking beyond a personal habit
ronmental tobacco smoke among the known carcinogens, to something with a social impact. In a condential 1978
observing of the EPA assessment that The individual report, the tobacco industry described increasing public
studies were carefully summarized and evaluated.* [159] concerns about second-hand smoke asthe most danger-
ous development to the viability of the tobacco industry
that has yet occurred.* [165] In United States of America
Tobacco-industry funding of research v. Philip Morris et al., the District Court for the District
of Columbia found that the tobacco industry "... recog-
The tobacco industry's role in funding scientic research nized from the mid-1970s forward that the health eects
on second-hand smoke has been controversial.* [160] A of passive smoking posed a profound threat to industry
review of published studies found that tobacco-industry viability and cigarette prots,and that the industry re-
aliation was strongly correlated with ndings exoner- sponded with eorts to undermine and discredit the
ating second-hand smoke; researchers aliated with the scientic consensus that ETS causes disease.* [3]
tobacco industry were 88 times more likely than inde-
pendent researchers to conclude that second-hand smoke Accordingly, the tobacco industry have developed several
was not harmful.* [161] In a specic example which came strategies to minimise the impact on their business:
to light with the release of tobacco-industry documents,
Philip Morris executives successfully encouraged an au- The industry has sought to position the second-hand
thor to revise his industry-funded review article to down- smoke debate as essentially concerned with civil lib-
play the role of second-hand smoke in sudden infant death erties and smokers' rights rather than with health, by
*
syndrome. [162] The 2006 U.S. Surgeon General's re- funding groups such as FOREST.* [166]
port criticized the tobacco industry's role in the scientic Funding bias in research;* [7] in all reviews of the
debate: eects of second-hand smoke on health published
between 1980 and 1995, the only factor associ-
The industry has funded or carried out re- ated with concluding that second-hand smoke is not
search that has been judged to be biased, sup- harmful was whether an author was aliated with
ported scientists to generate letters to editors the tobacco industry.* [161] However, not all studies
that criticized research publications, attempted that failed to nd evidence of harm were by industry-
to undermine the ndings of key studies, as- aliated authors.
sisted in establishing a scientic society with a
Delaying and discrediting legitimate research
journal, and attempted to sustain controversy
(see* [7] for an example of how the industry at-
even as the scientic community reached con-
tempted to discredit Takeshi Hirayama's landmark
sensus.* [163]
study, and* [167] for an example of how it attempted
to delay and discredit a major Australian report on
This strategy was outlined at an international meeting of passive smoking)
tobacco companies in 1988, at which Philip Morris pro-
posed to set up a team of scientists, organized by com- Promotinggood epidemiologyand attacking so-
pany lawyers, tocarry out work on ETS to keep the con- called junk science (a term popularised by industry
*
troversy alive. [164] All scientic research was subject lobbyist Steven Milloy): attacking the methodology
to oversight andlteringby tobacco-industry lawyers: behind research showing health risks as awed and
attempting to promote sound science. Ong & Glantz
(2001) cite an internal Phillip Morris memo giving
Philip Morris then expect the group of sci-
evidence of this as company policy.* [142]
entists to operate within the connes of deci-
sions taken by PM scientists to determine the Creation of outlets for favourable research. In 1989,
general direction of research, which apparently the tobacco industry established the International
76.7. SMOKE-FREE LAWS 255

Society of the Built Environment, which published that second-hand tobacco smoke is harmful to non-
the peer-reviewed journal Indoor and Built Envi- smokers, and
ronment. This journal did not require conict-of-
interest disclosures from its authors. With docu- destroyed documents relevant to litigation.
ments made available through the Master Settle-
ment, it was found that the executive board of The ruling found that tobacco companies undertook joint
the society and the editorial board of the journal eorts to undermine and discredit the scientic consen-
were dominated by paid tobacco-industry consul- sus that second-hand smoke causes disease, notably by
tants. The journal published a large amount of controlling research ndings via paid consultants. The
material on passive smoking, much of which was ruling also concluded that tobacco companies were fraud-
industry-positive.* [168] ulently continuing to deny the health eects of ETS ex-
posure.* [3]
Citing the tobacco industry's production of biased re- On May 22, 2009, a three-judge panel of the U.S.
search and eorts to undermine scientic ndings, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Cir-
2006 U.S. Surgeon General's report concluded that the cuit unanimously upheld the lower court's 2006 rul-
industry had attempted to sustain controversy even as ing.* [173]* [174]* [175]
the scientic community reached consensus... industry
documents indicate that the tobacco industry has engaged
in widespread activities... that have gone beyond the 76.7 Smoke-free laws
bounds of accepted scientic practice.* [169] The U.S.
District Court, in U.S.A. v. Philip Morris et al., found that
See also: Smoking ban, List of smoking bans, and
"...despite their internal acknowledgment of the hazards
Smoking bans in private vehicles
of secondhand smoke, Defendants have fraudulently de-
nied that ETS causes disease.* [170]
As a consequence of the health risks associated with
second-hand smoke, smoke-free regulations in indoor
Position of major tobacco companies public places, including restaurants, cafs, and nightclubs
have been introduced in a number of jurisdictions, at na-
The positions of major tobacco companies on the issue tional or local level, as well as some outdoor open ar-
of second-hand smoke is somewhat varied. In general, eas.* [176] Ireland was the rst country in the world to in-
tobacco companies have continued to focus on question- stitute a comprehensive national smoke-free law on smok-
ing the methodology of studies showing that second-hand ing in all indoor workplaces on 29 March 2004. Since
smoke is harmful. Some (such as British American To- then, many others have followed suit. The countries
bacco and Philip Morris) acknowledge the medical con- which have ratied the WHO Framework Convention on
sensus that second-hand smoke carries health risks, while Tobacco Control (FCTC) have a legal obligation to im-
others continue to assert that the evidence is inconclu- plement eective legislation for protection from expo-
sive. Several tobacco companies advocate the creation of sure to tobacco smoke in indoor workplaces, public trans-
smoke-free areas within public buildings as an alternative port, indoor public places and, as appropriate, other pub-
to comprehensive smoke-free laws.* [171] lic places.(Article 8 of the FCTC* [177]) The parties
to the FCTC have further adopted Guidelines on the Pro-
tection from Exposure to Second-hand Smoke which state
76.6.3 US racketeering lawsuit against to- that eective measures to provide protection from ex-
bacco companies posure to tobacco smoke ... require the total elimination
of smoking and tobacco smoke in a particular space or
On September 22, 1999, the U.S. Department of Jus- environment in order to create a 100% smoke-free envi-
tice led a racketeering lawsuit against Philip Morris ronment.* [178]
and other major cigarette manufacturers.* [172] Almost 7 Opinion polls have shown considerable support for
years later, on August 17, 2006 U.S. District Court Judge smoke-free laws. In June 2007, a survey of 15 countries
Gladys Kessler found that the Government had proven its found 80% approval for smoke-free laws.* [179] A survey
case and that the tobacco company defendants had vio- in France, reputedly a nation of smokers, showed 70%
lated the Racketeer Inuenced Corrupt Organizations Act support.* [79]
(RICO).* [3] In particular, Judge Kessler found that PM
and other tobacco companies had:
76.7.1 Eects
conspired to minimize, distort and confuse the pub-
lic about the health hazards of smoking; In the rst 18 months after the town of Pueblo, Colorado
enacted a smoke-free law in 2003, hospital admis-
publicly denied, while internally acknowledging, sions for heart attacks dropped 27%. Admissions in
256 CHAPTER 76. PASSIVE SMOKING

neighbouring towns without smoke-free laws showed of the public, towards smoke-free policies in outdoor
no change, and the decline in heart attacks in Pueblo areas. A vast majority of the public supports restrict-
was attributed to the resulting reduction in second-hand ing smoking in various outdoor settings. The respon-
smoke exposure.* [180] A 2004 smoking ban instituted dents reasons for supporting the polices were for vary-
in Massachusetts workplaces decreased workers' second- ing reasons such as, litter control, establishing positive
hand smoke exposure from 8% of workers in 2003 to smoke-free role models for youth, reducing youth oppor-
5.4% of workers in 2010.* [82] tunities to smoke, and avoiding exposure to secondhand
*
In April 2010 the Canadian Medical Association Jour- smoke. [186]
nal published a study evaluating the eects of a 10-
year, three-stage smoke-free regulatory programme in
Toronto. The study found that during the implementation 76.7.3 Alternative forms
of a restaurant smoke-free ordinance, hospital admissions
for cardiovascular conditions declined by 39%, and ad- Alternatives to smoke-free laws have also been proposed
missions for respiratory conditions declined by 33%. No as a means of harm reduction, particularly in bars and
signicant reductions in hospital admissions occurred in restaurants. For example, critics of smoke-free laws cite
other cities which did not have smoke-free ordinances. studies suggesting ventilation as a means of reducing to-
*
The authors concluded that the study justied further ef- bacco smoke pollutants and improving air quality. [187]
forts to reduce public exposure to tobacco smoke. In Ventilation has also been heavily promoted by the to-
May 2006, Ontario instituted a comprehensive province- bacco industry as an alternative to outright bans, via a net-
wide smoke-free law which extended the restrictions to work of ostensibly independent experts with often undis-
*
all cities and municipalities in Ontario.* [181] However, closed ties to the industry. [188] However, not all critics
not all researchers agree that this was a causal relation- have connections to the industry.
ship, and a 2009 study of many smoke-free ordinances in The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-
the United States disagreed with these conclusions.* [182] Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) ocially concluded
In 2001, a systematic review for the Guide to Community in 2005 that while completely isolated smoking rooms do
Preventative Services acknowledged strong evidence of eliminate the risk to nearby non-smoking areas, smoking
the eectiveness of smoke-free policies and restrictions bans are the only means of completely eliminating health
in reducing expose to second-hand smoke. A follow up risks associated with indoor exposure. They further con-
to this review, identied the evidence on which the eec- cluded that no system of dilution or cleaning was eective
tiveness of smoking bans reduced the prevalence of to- at eliminating risk.* [189] The U.S. Surgeon General and
bacco use. Articles published until 2005, were examined the European Commission Joint Research Centre have
to further support this evidence. The examined studies reached similar conclusions.* [169]* [190] The implemen-
provided sucient evidence that smoke-free policies re- tation guidelines for the WHO Framework Convention on
duce tobacco use among workers when implemented in Tobacco Control states that engineering approaches, such
worksites or by communities.* [183] as ventilation, are ineective and do not protect against
second-hand smoke exposure.* [178] However, this does
While a number of studies funded by the tobacco industry
not necessarily mean that such measures are useless in
have claimed a negative economic impact from smoke-
reducing harm, only that they fall short of the goal of re-
free laws, no independently funded research has shown
ducing exposure completely to zero.
any such impact. A 2003 review reported that indepen-
dently funded, methodologically sound research consis- Others have suggested a system of tradable smoking
tently found either no economic impact or a positive im- pollution permits, similar to the cap-and-trade pollu-
pact from smoke-free laws.* [184] tion permits systems used by the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency in recent decades to curb other types
Air nicotine levels were measured in Guatemalan bars
of pollution.* [191] This would guarantee that a portion
and restaurants before and after an implemented smoke-
of bars/restaurants in a jurisdiction will be smoke-free,
free law in 2009. Nicotine concentrations signicantly
while leaving the decision to the market.
decreased in both the bars and restaurants measured.
Also, the employees support for a smoke-free workplace
substantially increased in the post-implementation survey
compared to pre-implementation survey. The result of 76.8 In animals
this smoke-free law provides a considerably more healthy
work environment for the sta.* [185]
Main article: Animals and tobacco smoke

76.7.2 Public opinion Multiple studies have been conducted to determine the
carcinogenicity of environmental tobacco smoke to ani-
Recent surveys taken by the Society for Research on mals. These studies typically fall under the categories of
Nicotine and Tobacco demonstrates supportive attitudes simulated environmental tobacco smoke, administering
76.10. SEE ALSO 257

condensates of sidestream smoke, or observational stud- ondhand smoke.* [198] In contrast, a 2011 commentary
ies of cancer among pets. in Environmental Health Perspectives argued that research
To simulate environmental tobacco smoke, scientists ex- intothirdhand smokerenders it inappropriate to refer
pose animals to sidestream smoke, that which emanates to passive smoking with the termsecondhand smoke *
,
from the cigarette's burning cone and through its pa- which the authors stated constitutes a pars pro toto. [198]
per, or a combination of mainstream and sidestream
smoke.* [2] The IARC monographs conclude that mice
with prolonged exposure to simulated environmental to- 76.10 See also
bacco smoke, that is 6hrs a day, 5 days a week, for ve
months with a subsequent 4 month interval before dis- Health eects of tobacco
section, will have signicantly higher incidence and mul-
tiplicity of lung tumors than with control groups. Third-hand smoke
The IARC monographs concluded that sidestream smoke
condensates had a signicantly higher carcinogenic eect Tradable smoking pollution permits
on mice than did mainstream smoke condensates.* [2]
Tobacco Control

Philip Morris v. Uruguay

76.8.1 Observational studies

Second-hand smoke is popularly recognised as a risk fac-

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Genes
Chapter 77

Photoinitiator

Certain azo compounds (such as azobisisobutyronitrile),

can also photolytically cleave, forming two alkyl radicals
and nitrogen gas:

RCH2 -N=N-H2 CR 2 RCH2 + N2

These free radicals can now promote other reactions.

77.2 Atmospheric photoinitiators

77.2.1 Peroxides
Large format sheets with a thin photopolymer coating cured with
a UV lamp.

A photoinitiator is a molecule that creates reactive

species (free radicals, cations or anions) when exposed
to radiation (UV or visible). Synthetic photoinitiators
are key components in photopolymers (i.e. photo-curable
coatings, adhesives and dental restoratives).
Some small molecules in the atmosphere can also act as
photoinitiators by decomposing to give free radicals (in
photochemical smog). For instance, nitrogen dioxide is
produced in large quantities by gasoline-burning internal
combustion engines. NO2 in the troposphere gives smog
its brown coloration and catalyzes production of toxic
ground-level ozone. Molecular oxygen (O2 ) also serves
Hydrogen peroxide, the simplest peroxide
as a photoinitiator in the stratosphere, breaking down into
atomic oxygen and in order to form the ozone in the ozone
Since molecular oxygen can abstract H atoms from cer-
layer.
tain radicals, the HOOradical is easily created. This
particular radical can further abstract H atoms, creat-
ing H2 O2 , or hydrogen peroxide; peroxides can further
cleave photolytically into two hydroxyl radicals. More
77.1 Reactions commonly, HOO can react with free oxygen atoms to
yield a hydroxy radical (OH) and oxygen gas. In both
Photoinitators can create reactive species by dierent cases, the OH radicals formed can serve to oxidize or-
pathways including photodissociation and electron trans- ganic compounds in the atmosphere.* [1]
fer. As an example of dissociation, hydrogen perox-
ide can undergo homolytic cleavage, with the O-O bond H2 O2 2 OH
cleaving to form two hydroxyl radicals.
HOO+ O O2 + OH

H2 O2 2 OH OH + CH4 CH3 + H2 O

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77.2.2 Nitrogen dioxide O + O3 2 O2

This set of reactions govern the production of ozone and

can combine to calculate its equilibrium concentration.

77.3 Commercial photoinitiators

and uses

77.3.1 AIBN

Nitrogen dioxide, a large contributor to the production of smog

Nitrogen dioxide can also be photolytically cleaved by Azobisisobutyronitrile, a commonly used industrial photoinitia-
tor, and its breakdown into two radicals and nitrogen gas
photons of wavelength less than 400 nm* [2] producing
atomic oxygen and nitric oxide.
Main article: Azobisisobutyronitrile
NO2 NO + O
Azobisisobutyronitrile is a white powder often used as a
Atomic oxygen is a highly reactive species, and can ab- photoinitiator for vinyl-based polymers such as polyvinyl
stract a H atom from anything, including water. chloride, also known as PVC. Because this particular
photoinitiator produces nitrogen gas (N2 ) upon decom-
O + H2 O 2 OH position, it is often used as a blowing agent to change the
shape and/or texture of plastics.
Nitrogen dioxide can be regenerated through a reaction
between certain peroxy-containing radicals and NO.
77.3.2 Benzoyl peroxide
ROO+ NO NO2 + RO

77.2.3 Molecular oxygen

In the stratosphere, molecular oxygen (O2 ) is an impor-
tant photoinitiator that begins the ozone-production pro-
cess in the ozone layer. Oxygen can be photolyzed into
atomic oxygen by light with wavelength less than 240
nm.* [3]

O2 2O Benzoyl peroxide, a common photoinitiator used in plastics pro-

duction and in acne medication
Atomic oxygen can then combine with more molecular
oxygen to form ozone. Main article: Benzoyl peroxide

O + O2 O3 Benzoyl peroxide, much like azobisisobutyronitrile, is a

white powder used as a photoinitiator in various commer-
However, ozone can also be photolyzed back into O and cial and industrial processes, including plastics produc-
O2 . tion. Unlike AIBN, however, benzoyl peroxide produces
oxygen gas upon decomposing, giving this compound a
O O+O host of medical uses as well.* [4]
3 2
Upon contact with the skin, benzoyl peroxide breaks
Furthermore, atomic oxygen and ozone can combine into down, producing oxygen gas, among other things. The
O and O3 . oxygen gas is absorbed into the pores of the skin, where
77.6. BIBLIOGRAPHY 269

it kills o the acne-causing bacteria Propionibacterium 77.6 Bibliography

acnes.
In addition, the free radicals produced can break down vanLoon, Gary W.; Duy, Stephen J. (2005). En-
dead skin cells. Clearing out these dead cells prevents vironmental Chemistry: A Global Perspective. New
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927499-1.
Materials
DMPA PEGDA TPT
Acryloyl Chloride
2,2-dimethoxy-2-phenylacetophenone polyelthene glycol diacrylate trimethylolpropane triacrylate
(reactive acryl)
(radical photoinitiator) (acrylate monomer) (crosslinking monomer)
O
O
O O O
O O O O Cl
O
n O
MeO OMe O

Radical Generation

O O O O
O
hv

MeO OMe MeO OMe MeO O MeO

Me
Me

O
Initiation and propagation of polymerazation
O
Me
O n

O O

O O
O O
n n
O O

Me

example of acrylate polymerization via radical photoinitiation.

This type of hydrogel is sometimes used for biosensors as the
conditions used are relatively mind to protein allowing them to
be entrapped in the hydrogel, whilst retaining functionality and
are porous enough to allow the diusion of small molecules.* [6]

77.3.3 Camphorquinone
Main article: camphorquinone

Camphorquinone (CQ) amine photoinitiator system, gen-

erate primary radicals with light irradiation that attack the
double bonds of resin monomers. The physical properties
of the cured resins are aected by the generation of pri-
mary radicals during the initial stage of polymerization.

77.4 See also

Radical initiator

77.5 References
[1] vanLoon, pp. 5253

[2] vanLoon, pp. 7479

[3] vanLoon, pp. 4849

[4] Benzoyl Peroxide, chemicalland21.com, accessed Oc-

tober 29, 2009

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October 29, 2009

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L, Clifton W, Loeb GE (2008). Percutaneous
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Chapter 78

Pollen count

Pollen count is the measurement of the number of grains

of pollen in a cubic meter of air. The higher the number,
the more people will suer if they are allergic to a partic-
ular pollen (hay fever). Usually, the counts are announced
for specic plants such as grass, ash, or olive. These are
tailored to what is usually a common plant in the area be-
ing measured.
One method of taking the sample uses a silicone grease-
covered rod that is rotated in the air to collect the pollen.
The rod is rotated periodically during the collection pe-
riod to gather samples through an entire 24-hour day. The
rod is then removed and taken to a lab where the collected
material is analyzed for the type of pollen and its concen-
tration.
In the UK, the public announcement of the pollen count
was popularised by Dr. William Frankland, an immunol-
ogist.
According to a study by Leonard Bielory, M.D. that was
presented to the American College of Allergy, Asthma
& Immunology, climate changes are expected to cause
pollen counts to more than double by 2040.* [1]

78.1 References
[1] http://www.newswise.com/articles/
the-year-2040-double-the-pollen-double-the-allergy-suffering

78.2 External links

Daily pollen reports in the US
Daily pollen reports in the UK

Daily and Historical Pollen Counts US

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Chapter 79

Pollutant Standards Index

This article is about the air pollution index used in 79.2 Denition of the PSI used in
Singapore. For air pollution indices in general, see Air
quality index.
Singapore
The PSI considers six air pollutants - sulphur dioxide
The Pollutant Standards Index, or PSI, is a type of air
(SO2 ), particulate matter (PM10 ), ne particulate matter
quality index, which is a number used to indicate the level
(PM2.5 ), nitrogen dioxide (NO2 ), carbon monoxide (CO)
of pollutants in air.
and ozone (O3 ).
Initially PSI was based on ve air pollutants, but since
The concentrations of these pollutants in the ambient air
1 April 2014 it has also included ne particulate matter
are measured via a network of air monitoring stations lo-
(PM2.5 ).
cated around Singapore.* [4]
In addition to the PSI derived by averaging data collected
A sub-index value is computed for each pollutant based
for the past 24 hours, Singapore also publishes a 3h-PSI
on the pollutant's ambient air concentration. The highest
based on PM2.5 concentrations for the past 3 hours. 1-hr
sub-index value is then taken as the PSI value. In other
PM2.5 concentrations are also published every hour.* [1]
words, the PSI is determined by the pollutant with the
Besides Singapore, some other countries also use air qual- most signicant concentration.* [5]
ity indices. However, the calculations used to derive their
During haze episodes, PM2.5 is the most signicant pol-
air quality indices may dier.* [2] Dierent countries also
lutant.* [6]
use dierent names for their indices such as Air Quality
Health Index, Air Pollution Index and Pollutant Standards The PSI is reported as a number on a scale of 0 to 500.
Index. The index gures enable the public to determine whether
the air pollution levels in a particular location are good,
unhealthy, hazardous or worse. The following PSI table is
grouped by index values and descriptors, explaining the
eects of the levels, according to Singapore's National
Environment Agency (NEA).* [7]
Note: This chart reects the guidelines used in Singapore
and may dier from other countries. Health advisories
79.1 History are based on the USEPAs guidelines. Only the 24-hour
PSI value and not the 3-hour PSI value is correlated to
the health eects outlined in NEAs advisories.
The PSI is based on a scale devised by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) to provide a
way for broadcasts and newspapers to report air quality 79.2.1 Record values of the PSI
on a daily basis. The PSI has been used in a number of
countries including the United States and Singapore. Main article: Southeast Asian haze
Since 1999, the United States EPA has replaced the Pol-
lution Standards Index (PSI) with the Air Quality Index Singapore has been regularly hit by smoke haze from for-
(AQI) to incorporate new PM2.5 and ozone standards. est res in nearby Sumatra, Indonesia, brought over by
Prior to 1 April 2014, Singapore published the PSI and wind. These forest res have been attributed to the slash-
the PM2.5 Concentration separately. This 3-hour PSI is and-burn method favoured by several farmers to clear
unique to Singapore and was introduced in 1997 to pro- their land, as opposed to a more expensive and inconve-
vide additional air quality information which would better nient mechanical approach using excavators and bulldoz-
reect a more current air quality situation.* [3] ers.* [8] In June 2013, severe haze hit Singapore, pushing

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the nation's PSI into Hazardous levels for the rst time in
its history.* [9] Presently, the highest 3-hour PSI reading
on record in Singapore is 401 on 21 June 2013 at 12 noon
(GMT+8).* [10]

79.3 References
[1] PSI Reading. National Environment Agency of Sin-
gapore. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[2] Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) On Haze. Na-

tional Environment Agency of Singapore. Retrieved 15
April 2014.

[3] Govt says it will move towards publishing 24-hour PSI,

PM2.5 data on hourly basis. TODAY. 20 June 2013.
Retrieved 20 June 2013.

[4] Written Reply by Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for

the Environment and Water Resources to Parliamentary
Question on Air Quality Reporting. Ministry of the En-
vironment & Water Resources (Singapore). 10 September
2012. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

[5] Computation of the Pollutant Standards Index (PSI)"

(PDF). National Environment Agency of Singapore. Re-
trieved 15 April 2014.

[6] Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) On Haze. Na-

tional Environment Agency of Singapore. Retrieved 13
March 2016.

[7] PSI Readings. National Environment Agency. Re-

trieved 21 January 2014.

[8] Singapore hit by highest haze levels in 16 years. BBC

News. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.

[9] Haze in Singapore hits new high, PSI at 321 at 10pm

. The Straits Times. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June
2013.

[10] PSI hits new all-time high of 401 on Friday. Channel

NewsAsia. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.

79.4 External links

Past and present PSI readings in Singapore pub-
lished by the NEA
Chapter 80

POP Air Pollution Protocol

The Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range 80.2 References

Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic
Pollutants is an agreement to provide for the control and This article incorporates public domain material from the
reduction of emissions of persistent organic pollutants CIA World Factbook document 2003 edition.
(POPs) in order to reduce their transboundary uxes so
as to protect human health and the environment from ad-
verse eects.
80.3 External links
The Executive Body adopted the Protocol on Persistent
Organic Pollutants on 24 June 1998 in Aarhus (Den- Status of Ratication
mark). It focuses on a list of 16 substances that have been
singled out according to agreed risk criteria. The sub- Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants
stances comprise eleven pesticides, two industrial chem-
icals and three by-products/contaminants.
It opened for signature on 1998-06-24 and entered into
force on 2003-10-23.
As of May 2013, 32 states and the European Union have
ratied the treaty; six have signed but not yet ratied.

Map showing Persistent Organic Pollutants signatories (green)

and ratications (dark green) as of July 2007

80.1 See also

Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pol-

lution

environmental agreements

International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN)

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Chapter 81

Portable optical air sensor

Optical air sensors center around detection of some gel. Condensation is a method involving bonding two
form of light created by a chemical process, in order dierent gel molecules together to create a sol-gel as a
to identify or measure amounts of individual molecules. whole.* [5] This method consists of dissolving some solid
Portable sensors are specically sensors that are easy to into a solvent and then maintaining a basic pH as the mix-
transport and use in the eld. ture is reuxed to condense and produce a gel.* [6]* [7]
One example of the sol-gel method in use today is the
sensing of air acidity. The sol-gel is made with an
81.1 Air pollution organic dye, (2-[4-(dimethylamino)- phenylazo]benzoic
acid). The dye has a pH color range of 6.7-8.7. This
means that below a pH of 6.7 you see one color, in this
Air pollution is a large player in the mortality rate of peo-
case a red-pink, and at a pH higher than 8.7 you see a dif-
ple today, particularly in newly developing countries with
ferent color, in this case yellow, and you see a changing
heavy industrial presence. A study done in 2000 showed
orange in between.* [8] The testing procedure is incredi-
that the World Health Organization estimated ne partic-
bly simple since all you have to do is expose the sol-gel to
ulate air pollution, which could be a number of compo-
the air and monitor the color change.* [8]
nents, including acids (such as nitrates and sulfates), or-
ganic chemicals, metals, and soil or dust particles, caused Sol-gels can also be formed into monoliths, or columns,
800,000 deaths and a total loss of 6.4 million years of which are larger structures of sol-gel, unlike the typical
life in major cities alone around the globe in 2000.* [1] thin layer. These monoliths are shown to be better for
These numbers are shown to be increasing due to urban- sensing molecules with smaller molar absorbtivity, which
ization, and the future numbers predicted in that study are molecules that dont absorb into something very well.
have already been exceeded.* [1] A study done by Ezzati An example of a molecule that would be measured here
et al. shows that indoor smoke from solid fuels and ur- is a metal-ligand complex. These monoliths operate in a
ban outdoor air pollution are a close second to unsafe similar method to the thin layer sol-gels in that they trap
water in terms of burden of disease and death due to en- some analyte and show a color change.* [5]
vironmental concerns.* [2] To measure this air pollution,
the commonly accepted methods involve expensive, com-
plex, and stationary equipment. Recently, there is a push
to move away from those expensive, stationary, and com- 81.3 Fluorescence
plex pieces of equipment to cheaper, portable sensors to
aid in eld observations with high speeds.* [3] Another example of portable optical air sensors can in-
volve uorescence. One example of a uorescence based
sensor is an electronic nose, which can measure analytes
81.2 Sol-gel in vapor or air. It operates so that an analyte is detected
by dierent sensors in dierent ways to ensure what is
being measured can be dierentiated.* [9] As the vapor
One of the primary methods of optical air sensing in- ows into the system it is hit with a high intensity light
volves taking a sol-gel, which is created by taking a sol, a so that dierent organic dyes located in dierent small
liquid with stable colloidal particles, and mixing it with a holes, or micropores, emit a certain wavelength and var-
gel, which is a three dimensional continuous network en- ied intensity of light based on what vapor compound they
compassing a liquid.* [4] The sol-gel is then exposed to a are in contact with. The light from the dierent sensors
certain indicator which becomes part of the sol-gel. Typ- can then be compiled and used to determine what analytes
ically the production of a sol-gel follows a hydrolysis and were present. One large application of the uorescent
then condensation pathway. method is the detection of volatile organic compounds
Hydrolysis involves adding a hydrogen atom onto the (VOCs).* [9] Another type of uorescent sensor fo-

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One example is the use of dirhodium tetracarboxylate
structure to detect nitrogen monoxide, a common pollu-
tant. This involves a nitrogen monoxide molecule com-
ing in and bonding to the dirhodium tetracarboxylate to
cause a shift in the intensity of the uorescence of the
molecule.* [10]

81.4 Future
The future of the portable air sensors is to design them
better able to detect small amounts and better able to
quantify the amounts that are detected. Most portable
sensors are now used in conjunction with some larger,
more accurate system within a lab. The advent of mi-
crofabrication techniques, microelectro-mechanical sys-
tems, energy ecient sensor circuits, and advanced com-
puter power has allowed portable sensors to thrive, but
continued advancement of those components would fur-
ther advance the benets of using portable systems.* [3]

81.5 References
[1] Brauer, M. (2011).Exposure Assessment for Estimation
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[2] Ezzati, M (2002). Selected Major Risk Factors and

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Chapter 82

Ramboll Environ

Ramboll Environ, Inc., is a privately held, international 82.2 Operations and services
environmental, safety and health sciences consulting rm
headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. Formed by the De- The rm oers various environmental, health and safety,
cember 2014 acquisition of ENVIRON by Danish-based sustainability and health sciences services, including air
Ramboll* [2] the rm has operations across 128 oces quality and climate change management, regulatory com-
in 26 countries, with more than 2,100 consultants.* [3] pliance assistance, due diligence, remedial design and en-
Ramboll Environ's work frequently involves addressing gineering, ecology and sediment management, and risk
interrelated scientic, business and policy issues to help and exposure assessment and management.* [1]
clients assess and mitigate potential risks, to ensure regu-
latory compliance or to achieve sustainable performance In its April 28, 2014 edition, Engineering News-Record
targets. ranked ENVIRON Holdings, Inc., as the 27th largest
pure design rm; the 35th largest design rm in inter-
national markets; and the 49th largest overall U.S. design
rm.* [8]

82.2.1 Environment
82.1 History
Ramboll Environ provides assistance in assessing and
mitigating potential environmental risks so that compa-
The rm was founded as ENVIRON in Washington, nies can operate more eciently, address legal and reg-
D.C., in 1982. ulatory challenges and reduce or eliminate future lia-
bilities.* [9] Key services include: air quality manage-
In 1996 the rm acquired EAG, a consulting rm in the ment; climate change and energy management; due dili-
United Kingdom. In 2003 ENVIRON merged with Ap- gence; ecology and sediment management; risk assess-
plied Epidemiology, Inc., a provider of epidemiological ment and management; and site investigation and reme-
consulting services in occupational health, environmen- diation.* [10]* [11]* [12]* [13]* [14]
tal health and injury, and disability research. ENVIRON
then merged in 2005 with The ADVENT Group, an engi-
neering consulting rm specializing in industrial wastew- 82.2.2 Facilities
ater management and related areas, and developer of the
patented ADVENT Integral System (AIS).* [4] The rm provides assistance so that industrial facilities
In 2007 ENVIRON acquired Boelter Associates, Inc., a are regulatory compliant, manage potential liabilities, and
consulting rm with expertise in industrial hygiene and can assess environmental, health, and safety risks when
*
building forensics. In 2009, the rm acquired Brazil- making an acquisition. [15] Key services include: Build-
ian consultancy ARQUIPLAGO Engenharia Ambien- ing Performance and Property Loss Consulting, Com-
tal Ltda.(Arquiplago). pliance Assistance, Dose Reconstruction, Occupational
Health and Safety; and Site Investigation and Remedia-
ENVIRON acquired Mexican rm Hicks Environmen-
tion.* [16]* [17]* [18]
tal in February 2014, expanding into Mexico with an of-
ce in Monterrey.* [5] In March 2014, ENVIRON es-
tablished operations in Yangon, Myanmar, becoming the 82.2.3 Human health
rst global environmental consultancy in the country.* [6]
The Danish company Ramboll acquired ENVIRON Ramboll Environ assesses and addresses potential hu-
2014-12-16.* [7] The acquisition makes the companies man health risks associated with environmental, residen-
among the top 10 environmental consultants in the world. tial and workplace exposures and product-related expo-

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sures.* [19] This work includes product safety and stew- Environmental Council.
ardship, industrial hygiene and safety, risk assessment
and management, and industrial chemical safety evalu-
ations.* [20]* [21]* [22]* [23]* [24] 82.4 Awards and honors
An environmental impact assessment (EIA) prepared for
82.3 Notable projects the proposed expansion of the Kemira Chemicals pro-
duction plant in Sastamala, Finland received an hon-
At the request of the Hong Kong Environmental Protec- orary award from the Finnish National EIA Association
tion Department the company developed a comprehen- (YVA ry) for exceptionally good assessment of risks
sive air quality model system to address air quality con- and the potential environmental impacts of disturbances
cerns, including ozone, particulate matter, and other pol- and emergency situations.* [30]
lutants due to local sources, as well as transport from
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency USEPA se-
China and other areas in Asia.* [25]
lected Principal Dr. Carl Adams to join its task force for
Ramboll Environ was engaged to deliver a wide range of the Wastewater Treatment and Related Modeling Tech-
social and environmental services to international stan- nical Workshop.* [31] During the opening panel of the
dards related to a 13,000-km-long bre optic subma- rst task force meeting, Dr. Adams spoke on Zero
rine telecommunications cable system running the entire Discharge of Water from Hydrofracturing Activities, a
length of the Indian Ocean coast of Africa, from South unique concept he has developed to recycle 100 percent
Africa to Egypt. of all wastewaters related to hydraulic fracturing activ-
In the United States, the rm has worked with the ities, including spills and rainwater. The concept in-
Marathon Petroleum Company at its major gulf coast volves no contact with air, ground and surface water or
*
renery in Garyville, Louisiana, to develop VOC soils. [32]
BioTreat, a patent-pending biotreatment solution to In January 2013, the Climate Change Business Journal
reduce volatile organic compound emissions at oil and awarded ENVIRON its Gold Medal Business Achieve-
chemical reneries. The company asserts that the sys- ment Award in Energy and Carbon Management.* [33]
tem achieves regulatory compliance and cost savings of
The Port of Los Angeles, an ENVIRON client, received
an order of magnitude.* [26]
the Environmental Campaign of the Year Award in 2012
Their studies uncovered the chemical mechanism that es- given by Containerisation International, an international
tablished a link between certain types of gypsum wall- shipping publication.* [34]
board (Chinese drywall) and corrosive eects on copper
DP World awarded ENVIRON the Golden Dhow Award
and silver components in residential properties across the
for its environmental consultancy services to the London
southeastern United States. ENVIRON scientists were
Gateway super port.* [35]
the rst to recognize and publish ndings about the pro-
gressive nature of the corrosion.* [27]* [28] ENVIRON also assisted a client in Milan, Italy that
received the rst award for Leadership in Energy and
BP Remediation Management awarded ENVIRON four
Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certication,
framework agreements for a range of strategic world-
the U.S. Green Building Councils highest certication
wide environmental services. Two agreements call for
level.* [36]
the rm to provide a broad spectrum of environmen-
tal services for upstream, rening and marketing, ship- In 2011, the American Academy of Environmental
ping and remediation that include regulatory compliance; Engineers Excellence in Environmental Engineering
multimedia modeling; environmental, social and health Competition awarded ENVIRON its Grand Prize, Re-
impact assessments; natural resource management; due search for ENVIRONs American patent-pending VOC
diligence support; and sustainability services around the BioTreat Technology.* [37]
world. Two additional agreements focus on global inland Also in 2011, the rm won the UK's Edie Environmental
and oshore oil spill preparedness and response planning. Excellence Award: Best Consultancy for Due Diligence.
The company and another prominent engineering and ENVIRON won the Chemical Industry Awards REACH
scientic rm, Exponent, were employed by Georgia- Service Provider Award 2010.
Pacic to conduct research intended for its defense in
an asbestos-related lawsuit. Controversially, the dissemi-
nation of the research was controlled by Georgia-Pacic
*
[29] and is subject to ongoing litigation. Environ Inter- 82.5 Published articles
national failed to evaluate the use of Zirconium catalysts
for Sarin gas disposal at Mel Chemicals aka Luxfer plant Ramboll Environ professionals have published more than
in Flemington, NJ. It failed to include sarin as a chemi- 20 articles in peer-reviewed and scientic publications
cal in its inventory report to the NJDEP and Kingwood since 2013.* [38]
278 CHAPTER 82. RAMBOLL ENVIRON

Principal Doug Daugherty co-authored a chapter inRe- [10] ENVIRON completes life cycle assessment for National
sponsible Mining: Case Studies in Managing Social & Geographic Society National Geographic Society. Re-
Environmental Risks in the Developed World, a trade trieved 2013-07-30.
book published by the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and
[11] Corporate Governance for Main Market and AIM Com-
Exploration (SME) in January 2015.* [39] The chapter
paniesLondon Stock Exchange. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
details Molycorps Mountain Pass rare-earth resource
and processing facility in southeastern California as it [12] Climate Action Plan Green Santa Clarita. Retrieved
aims to become one of the largest rare-earth production 2013-07-30.
centers in the world in a sustainable way that minimize
environmental impacts. [13] Study: Tier 3 sulfur rule would do little to improve air
quality American Petroleum Institute. Retrieved 2013-
Principal P. Robinan Gentry co-authored Evaluation 07-30.
of gene expression changes in human primary uroepithe-
lial cells following 24-Hr. exposures to inorganic arsenic [14] CLIA Position on North American ECA CLIA. Re-
and its methylated metabolites,in the publication Envi- trieved 2013-07-30.
*
ronmental and Molecular Mutagenesis. [40] This publi-
[15] Facilities ENVIRON. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
cation was honored with the Editors Choice.
Four Principals have contributed to The EU Environmen- [16] ENVIRON appointed on Georgia's largest container
freight port developmentWorld Port Development. Re-
tal Liability: A Commentary. Written for lawyers and
trieved 2013-07-30.
others, this Oxford University Press publication examines
the legal, administrative, scientic, and economic issues [17] Chinese Drywall The Science and The MythsBuild-
relating to the directive.* [41] ing Health Sciences. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
In 2011, Dr. Joseph V. Rodricks, a co-founder and [18] Sun Chemical Issues Carbon Footprint Report Sun
Principal of ENVIRON International, prepared a chap- Chemical. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
ter on exposure science appearing in the third edition of
the National Academies of Sciences Reference Manual [19] Human Health ENVIRON. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
on Scientic Evidence.* [42] He has also written for the
International Journal of Toxicology.* [43] [20] Study: No health risks at Samsung factories CNN.
Retrieved 2013-07-30.

[21] Firm to create design for asbestos removal at Carpenter

82.6 References Trib Local - Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2013-07-30.

[22] Ocials: Air OK in mobile classrooms The Courier-

[1] Company Overview of ENVIRON International Corpo- News - Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
ration Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Retrieved 2013-06-
07. [23] Beverage patterns may make or break dietBoca Raton
News. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
[2]Ramboll Acquires Environ(http:
//environment-analyst.com/7297/ [24] Costs Go Up When Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
ramboll-acquires-environ) Environment Analyst. Disease Patients Develop Anemia DocGuide.com. Re-
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[3]Environment & Health(http://www.ramboll.com/ [25] Air Quality Management: Modeling Hong Kong Air
services/environment-and-health) Ramboll Group. Quality ENVIRON. Retrieved 2013-07-12.
Retrieved 2015-06-28.
[26] VOC Biotreat: A cost-eective solution for the biode-
struction of volatile organic compound emissions EN-
[4] Press Release: Steven H. Kahn Joins ENVIRONEN-
VIRON. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
VIRON. 04 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
[27] Chinese Drywall Cited in Building Woes The Wall
[5]Environ establishes presence in Mexico via acquisition Street Journal. Retrieved 2013-07-12.
Environment Analyst. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
[28] Builder's study nds drywall tied to corrosion The
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[7] News story on ENVIRON website 2014-12-17 suits, paper giant launched research program. Salon.
Retrieved 23 October 2013.
[8] ENR: The Top 500 ENR. From the original on 29
April 2013, pp, 9, 10, and 14. Retrieved 2013-06-07. [30]Environment & Health(http://www.ramboll.com/
services/environment-and-health) Ramboll Group.
[9] Environment ENVIRON. Retrieved 2013-06-07. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
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[31] Technical Worshop on Wastewater Treatment and Re-

lated ModelingU.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
18 April 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-12.

[32] Dr. Carl Adams selected for USEPA task force on hy-
drofracturing waste water treatment ENVIRON. Re-
trieved 2013-07-12.

[33] 2012 CCBJ Business Achievement Award Environ-

mental Business International. Retrieved 2013-06-07.

[34] Containerisation 2013 AwardsContainerisation Inter-

national. Retrieved 2013-06-07.

[35] ENVIRON wins award for environmental services to DP

World ENVIRON. 05 October 2012. Retrieved 2013-
06-07.

[36] ENVIRON assists client in achieving Italy's rst LEED

Platinum building ENVIRON. 21 March 2012. Re-
trieved 2013-06-07.

[37] Patented & Innovative Cost-Saving Control Device for

Facility-Generated Volatile Organic Compound (VOC)
Emissions, Marathon ReneryAAEES. Retrieved 2013-
06-07.

[38]2015 Publications(http://www.ramboll-environ.com/
news/publications) Ramboll Environ. Retrieved 2015-
06-28.

[39]Responsible Mining(http://www.smenet.org/store/
mining-books.cfm/Responsible-Mining/373-1) Soci-
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2015-06-26.

[40] Evaluation of gene expression changes in human primary

uroepithelial cells following 24-Hr exposures to inorganic
arsenic and methylated metabolites Wiley Online Li-
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[41]The EU Environmental Liability Directive: A Commen-

taryOxford University Press. Retrieved 2014-06-24.

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Academies Press. Retrieved 2013-06-07.

[43] Dr. Joseph V. RodricksInternational Journal of Tox-

icology. Retrieved 2013-06-07.

82.7 External links

Chapter 83

RIMPUFF

RIMPUFF is a local-scale pu diusion model devel- it is suggested that either one of the following books be
oped by Ris DTU National Laboratory for Sustainable read:
Energy, Denmark.* [1] It is an emergency response model
to help emergency management organisations deal with Turner, D.B. (1994). Workbook of atmospheric dis-
chemical, nuclear, biological and radiological releases to persion estimates: an introduction to dispersion mod-
the atmosphere. eling (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 1-56670-023-X.
RIMPUFF is in operational use in several European na-
Beychok, M.R. (2005). Fundamentals Of Stack Gas
tional emergency centres for preparedness and predic-
Dispersion (4th ed.). air-dispersion.com. ISBN 0-
tion of nuclear accidental releases (RODOS, EURANOS,
9644588-0-2.
ARGOS), chemical gas releases (ARGOS), and for air-
borne Foot-and Mouth Disease virus spread * [2]

83.4 References
83.1 Description
[1] Danmarks Tekniske Universitet. dtu.dk.

RIMPUFF builds from parameterized formulas for pu [2] The Foot and Mouth Disease
diusion, wet and dry deposition, and gamma dose ra-
diation. Its range of application covers distances up to (Click on the blue uparrow to display the text portion rel-
~1000 km from the point of release. evant to the reference)
RIMPUFF calculates the instantaneous atmospheric dis-
persion taking into account the local wind variability and
the local turbulence levels. The pu sizes represent in- 83.5 External links
stantaneous relative diusion (no averaging) and is cal-
culated from similarity scaling theory. Pu diusion is Model Documentation System - a detailed catalogue
patameterized for travel times in the range from a few of the models developed in Europe.
seconds and up to ~1 day.
Wet and dry deposition is also calculated as a function of
local rain intensity and turbulence levels.

83.2 See also

List of atmospheric dispersion models
UK Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling Liaison
Committee
UK Dispersion Modelling Bureau

83.3 Further reading

For those who are unfamiliar with air pollution dispersion
modelling and would like to learn more about the subject,

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Roadway air dispersion modeling

not usually warranted, because the best models have been

extensively validated over a wide spectrum of input data
variables.
The product of the calculations is usually a set of isopleths
or mapped contour lines either in plan view or cross sec-
tional view. Typically these might be stated as concen-
trations of carbon monoxide, total reactive hydrocarbons,
oxides of nitrogen, particulate or benzene. The air qual-
ity scientist can run the model successively to study tech-
Roadway air dispersion is applied to highway segments niques of reducing adverse air pollutant concentrations
(for example, by redesigning roadway geometry, altering
speed controls or limiting certain types of trucks). The
Roadway air dispersion modeling is the study of air
model is frequently utilized in an Environmental Impact
pollutant transport from a roadway or other linear emitter.
Statement involving a major new roadway or land use
Computer models are required to conduct this analysis,
change which will induce new vehicular trac.
because of the complex variables involved, including ve-
hicle emissions, vehicle speed, meteorology, and terrain
geometry. Line source dispersion has been studied since
at least the 1960s, when the regulatory framework in the 84.2 History
United States began requiring quantitative analysis of the
air pollution consequences of major roadway and airport
The logical building block for this theory was the use of
projects. By the early 1970s this subset of atmospheric
the Gaussian air pollutant dispersion equation for point
dispersion models were being applied to real world cases
sources.* [1]* [2] One of the early point source air pollu-
of highway planning, even including some controversial
tant plume dispersion equations was derived by Bosan-
court cases.
quet and Pearson* [3] in 1936. Their equation did not
include the eect of ground reection of the pollutant
plume. Sir Graham Sutton derived a point source air
84.1 How the model works pollutant plume dispersion equation in 1947* [4] which
included the assumption of Gaussian distribution for the
vertical and crosswind dispersion of the plume and also
The basic concept of the roadway air dispersion model is
to calculate air pollutant levels in the vicinity of a highway addressed the eect of ground reection of* the plume.
or arterial roadway by considering them as line sources. Further advances were made by G. A. Briggs [5] *
in model
The model takes into account source characteristics such renement and validation and by D.B. Turner [1] for his
as trac volume, vehicle speeds, truck mix, and eet user-friendly workbook that included screening calcula-
emission controls; in addition, the roadway geometry, tions which do not require a computer.
surrounding terrain and local meteorology are addressed. In seeing the need to develop a line source model to ap-
For example, many air quality standards require that cer- proach the study of roadway air pollution, Michael Hogan
tain near worst case meteorological conditions be applied. and Richard Venti developed a closed form solution to
The calculations are suciently complex that a computer integrating *
the point source equation in a series of publi-
*
model is essential to arrive at authoritative results, al- cations. [6] [7]
though workbook type manuals have been developed as While the ESL mathematical model was completed for a
screening techniques. In some cases where results must line source by 1970, model renement resulted in astrip
be refereed (such as legal cases), model validation may be source, emulating the horizontal extent of the road-
needed with eld test data in the local setting; this step is way surface. This theory would be the precursor of area

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84.3 The theory

The resulting solution for an innite line source is:
( 2
)
= 0 (ucdx2q)(cos ) exp 2cy2 x2 dx
where:
x is the distance from the observer to the roadway
y is the height of the observer
u is the mean wind speed
is the angle of tilt of the line source relative to the ref-
erence frame
The source of virtually all roadway air pollution emissions is the c and d are the standard deviation of horizontal and ver-
exhaust tical wind directions (measured in radians) respectively.
This equation was integrated into a closed form solution
using the error function (erf), and variations in geom-
etry can be performed to include the full innite line,
line segment, elevated line, or arc made from segments.
In any case one can calculate three-dimensional con-
source dispersion models. But their focus was roadway tours of resulting air pollutant concentrations and use the
simulation, so they proceeded with the development of a mathematical model to study alternative roadway designs,
computer model by adding to the team Leda Patmore, a various assumptions of worst case meteorology or varying
computer programmer in the eld of atmospheric physics trac conditions (for example, variations in truck mix,
and satellite trajectory calculations. A working computer eet emission controls, or vehicle speed).
model was produced by late 1970; then the model was
calibrated with carbon monoxide eld measurements tar- The ESL research group also extended their model by in-
geting from trac on U.S. Route 101 in Sunnyvale, Cal- troducing the area source concept of a vertical strip to
ifornia. simulate the mixing zone on the highway produced by ve-
hicle turbulence. This model too was validated in 1971
The ESL model received endorsement from the U.S. and showed good correlation with eld test data.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the form of
a major grant to validate the model using actual roadway
tests of tracer gas sulfur hexauoride dispersion. That
gas was chosen since it does not occur naturally or in ve- 84.4 Example applications of the
hicular emissions and provides a unique tracer for such model
dispersion studies. Part of the Environmental Protection
Agencys motives may have been to bring the model into
public domain. After a successful validation through the
EPA research, the model was soon put to use in a vari-
ety of settings to forecast air pollution levels in the vicin-
ity of roadways. The ESL group applied the model to
the U.S. Route 101 bypass project in Cloverdale, Califor-
nia, the extension of Interstate 66 through Arlington, Vir-
ginia, the widening of the New Jersey Turnpike through
Raritan and East Brunswick, New Jersey, and several
transportation projects in Boston for the Boston Trans-
portation Planning Review.
By the early 1970s at least two other research groups
were known to be actively developing some type to road-
way air dispersion model: the Environmental Research
and Technology group of Lexington, Massachusetts and
Caltrans headquarters in Sacramento, California. The Roadway air dispersion modeling is also done for curved
Caline model of Caltrans borrowed some of the tech- roadways-North-South Express Highway, Malaysia
nology from the ESL Inc. group, since Caltrans funded
some of the early model application work in Cloverdale There were several early applications of the model in
and other locations and was given rights to use parts of somewhat dramatic cases. In 1971 the Arlington Coali-
their model. tion on Transportation (ACT) was the plainti in an ac-
84.6. RECENT APPLICATIONS IN LEGAL CASES 283

tion against the Virginia Highway Commission over the second-by-second modal emissions, and Gaussian pu
extension of Interstate 66 through Arlington, Virginia, dispersion into a fully integrated system (a true simula-
having led a suit in the federal district court. The ESL tion) that models individual vehicles as discrete moving
model was used to produce calculations of air quality in sources. TRAQSIM was developed as a next generation
the vicinity of the proposed highway. ACT won this case model to be the successor to the current CALINE3 and
after a decision by the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Ap- CAL3QHC regulatory models. The next step in the de-
peals. The court paid special attention to the plainti's ex- velopment of TRAQSIM is to incorporate methods to
pert calculations and testimony projecting that air quality model the dispersion of particulate matter (PM) and haz-
levels would violate Federal ambient air quality standards ardous air pollutants (HAPs).
as set forth in the Clean Air Act. Several models have been developed that handle com-
A second contentious case took place in East Brunswick, plex urban meteorology resulting from urban canyons
New Jersey where the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and highway congurations. The earliest such model
planned a major widening of the Turnpike. Again the development (1968-1970) was by the Air Pollution
roadway air dispersion model was employed to predict Control Oce of the U.S. EPA in conjunction with
levels of air pollution for residences, schools and parks New York City.* [8] The model was successfully ap-
near the Turnpike. After an initial hearing in Superior plied to the Spadina Expressway in Toronto by Jack
Court where the ESL model results were set forth, the Fensterstock of the New York City Department of
judge ordered the Turnpike Authority to negotiate with Air Resources,.* [9]* [10] Other examples include the
the plainti, Concerned Citizens of East Brunswick and Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center's* [11]
develop air quality mitigation for the adverse eects. The Canyon Plume Box model,* [12] now in version 3
Turnpike Authority hired ERT as its expert, and the two (CPB-3), the National Environmental Research Insti-
research teams negotiated a settlement to this case using tute of Denmark's Operational Street Pollution Model
the newly created roadway air dispersion models. (OSPM), and the MICRO-CALGRID model, which
includes photochemistry, allowing for both primary and
secondary species to be modeled. Cornell University's
84.5 More recent model rene- CTAG model, which resolves vehicle-induced turbulence
(VIT), road-induced turbulence (RIT),* [13] chemical
ments transformation and aerosol dynamics of air pollutants
using turbulence reacting ow models. The CTAG model
The CALINE3 model is a steady-state Gaussian disper- has also been applied to characterize highway-building
sion model designed to determine air pollution concen- environments and study eects of vegetation barriers on
trations at receptor locations downwind of highways lo- near-road air pollution.
cated in relatively uncomplicated terrain. CALINE3 is
incorporated into the more elaborate CAL3QHC and
CAL3QHCR models. CALINE3 is in widespread use
due to its user friendly nature and promotion in govern-
84.6 Recent applications in legal
mental circles, but it falls short of analyzing the complex- cases
ity of cases addressed by the original Hogan-Venti model.
CAL3QHC and CAL3QHCR models are available in the
Recent health literature indicating that residents near ma-
Fortran programming language. They have options to jor roads face elevated rates of several adverse health out-
model either particulate matter or carbon monoxide, and
comes has prompted legal dispute over the responsibility
include algorithms to simulate queued trac at signalized of transportation agencies to use roadway air dispersion
intersections .
models to characterize the impacts of new and expanded
In addition, several more recent models have been de- roadways, bus terminals, truck stops, and other sources.
veloped that employ non-steady state Lagrangian pu Recently, the Sierra Club of Nevada sued the Nevada De-
algorithms. The HYROAD dispersion model has partment of Transportation and the Federal Highway Ad-
been developed through the National Cooperative High- ministration over its failure to assess the impact of the ex-
way Research Program's Project 25-06, incorporating pansion of U.S. Route 95 in Las Vegas on neighborhood
ROADWAY-2 model pu and steady-state plume algo- air quality. The Sierra Club asserted that a supplemen-
rithms (Rao et al., 2002). tal Environmental Impact Statement should be issued to
The TRAQSIM model, developed as part of a Ph.D dis- address emissions of hazardous air pollutants and particu-
sertation with support by the U.S. Department of Trans- late matter from new motor vehicle trac. The plaintis
portation's Volpe National Transportation Systems Cen- asserted that modeling tools were available, including the
ter's Air Quality Facility is currently under the care of Environmental Protection Agency's MOBILE6.2 model,
Wyle. The model incorporates dynamic vehicle behav- the CALINE3 dispersion model, and other relevant mod-
ior with a non-steady state Gaussian pu algorithm. Un- els. The defendants won in the U.S. District Court under
like HYROAD, TRAQSIM combines trac simulation, Judge Philip Pro, who ruled that the transportation agen-
284 CHAPTER 84. ROADWAY AIR DISPERSION MODELING

cies had acted in a manner that was not arbitrary and [2] Beychok, M.R. (2005). Fundamentals Of Stack Gas Dis-
capricious,despite the agencies' technical arguments re- persion (4th ed.). author-published. ISBN 0-9644588-0-
garding the lack of available modeling tools being contra- 2. www.air-dispersion.com
dicted by a number of peer-reviewed studies published in [3] C.H. Bosanquet and J.L. Pearson, The spread of smoke
scientic journals (e.g. Korenstein and Piazza, Journal and gases from chimneys, Trans. Faraday Soc., 32:1249,
of Environmental Health, 2002). On appeal to the U.S. 1936
Ninth Circuit, the Appeals Court stayed new construction
on the highway pending the court's nal decision. The [4] O.G. Sutton,The theoretical distribution of airborne pol-
Sierra Club and the defendants settled out of court, set- lution from factory chimneys, QJRMS, 73:426, 1947
ting up a research program on the air quality impacts of [5] G.A. Briggs, A plume rise model compared with observa-
U.S. Route 95 on nearby schools. tions, JAPCA, 15:433-438, 1965
A number of other high-prole cases have prompted en- [6] Michael Hogan, Theoretical basis for atmospheric diu-
vironmental groups to call for dispersion modeling to be sion from a linear source, ESL Inc., Environmental Sys-
used to assess the air quality impacts of new transporta- tems Laboratory, Publication IR-29, Sunnyvale, Ca., May
tion projects on nearby communities, but to date state 4, 1968
transportation agencies and the Federal Highways Ad-
ministration has claimed that no tools are available, de- [7] Richard J. Venti, Atmospheric diusion models for road-
spite models and guidance available through EPA's Sup- way sources, ESL Inc., Environmental Systems Labo-
ratory, Publication ET-22, Sunnyvale, Ca., October 5,
port Center for Regulatory Air Models (SCRAM).
1970.
Among the more contentious of cases the Detroit In-
termodal Freight Terminal and Detroit River Interna- [8] Fensterstock, J.C. et al, Reduction of air pollution
potential through environmental planning, JAPCA,
tional Crossing (Michigan, USA), and the expansion of
Vol.21,No.7, 1971.
Interstate 70 East in Denver (Colorado, USA).
In all of these cases, community-based organizations have [9] The Globe and Mail, 1971-01-21, James MacKenzie,
Pollution Predicted to be worse than New Yorks,
asserted that modeling tools are available, but transporta-
Toronto.
tion planning agencies have asserted that too much un-
certainty exists in all of the steps. A major concern for [10] The Globe and Mail, 1971-01-22, James MacKenzie,
community-based organizations has been transportation Monoxide level safe on present Spadina, expert tells
agencies' unwillingness to dene the level of uncertainty OMB, Toronto.
that they are willing to tolerate in air quality analyses, how
[11] Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
that compares to the Environmental Protection Agency's
guideline on air quality models, which addresses uncer- [12] Canyon Plume Box model
tainty and accuracy in model use.
[13] Y. Wang and Zhang, K.M,Modeling near-road air qual-
ity using computational uid dynamics (CFD) model,
ES&T, 43:7778-7783, 2009
84.7 See also
Air pollution dispersion terminology 84.9 External links
Atmospheric dispersion modeling EPA Support Center for Regulatory Atmospheric
Modeling
Bibliography of atmospheric dispersion modeling
EPA Preferred/Recommended Models
Line source
EPA's Air Quality Modeling Group (AQMG)
List of atmospheric dispersion models
Air Dispersion Modeling at DMOZ
Point source (pollution)
EPA's Air Toxics Risk Assessment (ATRA) Refer-
Volume source (pollution) ence Library

84.8 References
[1] Turner, D.B. (1994). Workbook of atmospheric dispersion
estimates: an introduction to dispersion modeling (2nd ed.).
CRC Press. ISBN 1-56670-023-X. www.crcpress.com
Chapter 85

Rolling coal

black coal can make visibility dicult.* [8]

In March 2015, Illinois General Assembly Representa-
tive Will Guzzardi published a bill proposing to impose
a $5,000 ne on anyone who removes or alters their ve-
hicle's EPA emissions equipment. Guzzardi has made it
clear that The ne would come on top of any penalties
enforced by the current law that prohibits emissions tam-
pering.* [9] In May 2015, New Jersey Governor Chris
Christie signed a bill into law which prohibits retrotting
diesel-powered vehicles to increase particulate emissions
for the purpose of coal rolling. Those found in violation
are subject to a ne by the state's Department of Envi-
ronmental Protection. The bill was introduced by state
Assemblyman Tim Eustace after a pickup truck blasted
smoke at Eustace's Nissan Leaf while driving.* [10]

85.1 References
[1] Abel, David (July 28, 2014). Rules have diesel enthu-
A Ford F-450 monster truck rolling coal, or blowing large siasts fuming. The Boston Globe. Retrieved July 30,
clouds of dark grey diesel smoke. 2014.

[2] Dahl, Melissa (July 24, 2014). Why Pickup Truck

Drivers Are Paying $5,000 to Pollute More. New York
Rolling coal is the practice of intentionally disabling the (New York City). Retrieved January 25, 2016.
Clean Burn Programming of a computer controlled diesel
engine, so that the vehicle can emit an under-aspirated [3] Kulze, Elizabeth (June 16, 2014). ""RollinCoalIs Pol-
lution Porn for Dudes With Pickup Trucks. Vocativ.
sooty exhaust that visibly pollutes the air. It also may in-
Retrieved July 30, 2014.
clude the intentional removal of the particulate lter.* [1]
Practitioners often additionally modify their vehicles by [4] Colbert Pokes Fun at Rolling Coal,the Insecure
installing smoke switches and smoke stacks. Modica- Trucker Driver s Response to Environmentalists. EcoW-
tions to a vehicle to enable rolling coal may cost from atch. July 18, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
$200 to $5,000.* [2]* [3] [5] Rolling coal: Canadian diesel truck lovers insist they're
Rolling coal is a form of conspicuous air pollution by anti- not like U.S. counterparts. CTV News. July 16, 2014.
environmentalists: a very public way for conservative Retrieved July 30, 2014.
drivers to simultaneously broadcast that they aren't wor- [6] Oberg, Jamie (July 18, 2014). Police warn drivers
ried about whether humans are the cause of global warm- against 'rolling coal'". KCTV. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
ing and to openly mock the people who are.* [2] Tar-
gets of coal rolling often include owners of hybrid vehi- [7] Political Protest Or Just Blowing Smoke? Anti-
cles (hence the nickname "Prius duster) as well as for- Environmentalists Are Now 'Rolling Coal'". Hungton
eign vehicles, bicyclists and pedestrians.* [4]* [5]* [6]* [7] Post. July 6, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
In addition to environmentalism concerns, it's been noted [8] Boyd, Shaun. Lawmaker Wants To StopCoal Rollers
that this phenomenon also has health risks associated with From Intentionally Blasting Black Smoke. CBS Denver.
it, particularly respiratory issues, as well as safety, as the Retrieved 7 April 2016.

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[9] Illinois bill would make 'rolling coal' illegal. Auto-

blog.com. 27 March 2015.

[10] Bruce, Chris (May 13, 2015). Rolling coal now illegal
in New Jersey. Autoblog. Retrieved August 21, 2015.

85.2 External links

Diesel Technology Forum Statement onRolling
Coal"". Diesel Technology Forum. July 17, 2014.
Statement from the diesel industry criticising the
practice.
Chapter 86

Sick building syndrome

Sick building syndrome (SBS) is used to describe situa- which do not appear to be connected. The key to dis-
tions in which building occupants experience acute health covery is the increased incidence of illnesses in general
and comfort eects that appear to be linked to time spent with onset or exacerbation within a fairly close time frame
in a building, but no specic illness or cause can be iden- usually within a period of weeks. In most cases, SBS
tied. SBS is also used interchangeably with building- symptoms will be relieved soon after the occupants leave
related symptoms[,]" which orients the name of the con- the particular room or zone.* [7] However, there can be
dition around patients rather than a sickbuilding. lingering eects of various neurotoxins, which may not
A 1984 World Health Organization (WHO) report sug- clear up when the occupant leaves the building. In some
gested up to 30% of new and remodeled buildings world- casesparticularly in sensitive individualsthere can be
wide may be subject of complaints related to poor indoor long-term health eects.
air quality.* [1]
Sick building causes are frequently pinned down to aws
in the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) 86.2 Psychological factors
systems. Other causes have been attributed to contam-
inants produced by outgassing of some types of build-
One study looked at commercial buildings and their
ing materials, volatile organic compounds (VOC), molds
employees, comparing some environmental factors sus-
(see mold health issues), improper exhaust ventilation of
pected of inducing SBS to a self-reported survey of the
ozone (byproduct of some oce machinery), light indus-
occupants,* [8] nding that the measured psycho-social
trial chemicals used within, or lack of adequate fresh-air
circumstances appeared more inuential than the tested
intake/air ltration (see Minimum Eciency Reporting
environmental factors.* [9] The list of environmental fac-
Value).
tors in the study can be found here.* [10] Limitations of
the study include that it only measured the indoor envi-
ronment of commercial buildings, which have dierent
86.1 Symptoms building codes than residential buildings, and that the as-
sessment of building environment was based on layman
Human exposure to bioaerosols has been documented observation of a limited number of factors.
to give rise to a variety of adverse health eects.* [2] Research has shown that SBS shares several symptoms
Building occupants complain of symptoms such as sen- common in other conditions thought to be at least partially
sory irritation of the eyes, nose, throat; neurotoxic caused by psychosomatic tendencies. The umbrella term
or general health problems; skin irritation; nonspecic 'autoimmune/inammatory syndrome induced by adju-
hypersensitivity reactions; infectious diseases;* [3] and vants' has been suggested. Other members of the sug-
odor and taste sensations.* [4] gested group include Siliconosis, Macrophagic myofasci-
Extrinsic alergic alveolitis has been associated with the tis, The Gulf War syndrome, Post-vaccination phenom-
presence of fungi and bacteria in the moist air of residen- ena.* [11]
tial houses and commercial oces.* [5]
The WHO has classied the reported symptoms into
broad categories, including: mucous membrane irrita- 86.3 Workplace
tion (eye, nose, and throat irritation), neurotoxic ef-
fects (headaches, fatigue, and irritability), asthma and
Greater eects were found with features of the psychoso-
asthma-like symptoms (chest tightness and wheezing), cial work environment including high job demands and
skin dryness and irritation, gastrointestinal complaints
low support. The report concluded that the physical en-
and more.* [6] vironment of oce buildings appears to be less impor-
Several sick occupants may report individual symptoms tant than features of the psychosocial work environment

287
288 CHAPTER 86. SICK BUILDING SYNDROME

in explaining dierences in the prevalence of symptoms. dition, pollution from outdoors, such as motor vehicle
However, there is still a relationship between sick build- exhaust, can contribute to SBS.* [1] ASHRAE has rec-
ing syndrome and symptoms of workers regardless of ognized that polluted Urban Air, designated within the
workplace stress.* [12] United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)s
Excessive work stress or dissatisfaction, poor interper- Air Quality ratings as unacceptable requires the installa-
sonal relationships and poor communication are often tion of gas phase ltration for which the HVAC practi-
seen to be associated with SBS, recent studies show that tioners generally apply carbon impreganated lters and
a combination of environmental sensitivity and stress can their like. ASHRAE alleges that excessive energy is used
to comply with its previous issues of the referenced IAQ
greatly contribute to Sick Building Syndrome.
Standard which coupled with improvements in furnish-
Specic work-related stressors are related with specic ings, nishes and cleaning materials allow for these sur-
SBS symptoms. Workload and work conict are signi- prising reductions in fresh air ventilation rates.* [17]
cantly associated with general symptoms (headache, ab-
normal tiredness, sensation of cold or nausea). While
crowded workspaces and low work satisfaction are asso-
ciated with upper respiratory symptoms.* [13]
86.5 Prevention
Specic careers are also associated with specic SBS toxin-absorbing plants, such as
symptoms. Transport, communication, healthcare, and sansevieria.* [18]* [19]* [20]
social workers have highest prevalence of general symp-
toms. Skin symptoms such as eczema, itching, and rashes Roof shingle non-pressure cleaning for removal of
on hands and face are associated with technical work. algae, mold, and Gloeocapsa magma.
Forestry, agriculture, and sales workers have the lowest
rates of sick building syndrome symptoms.* [14] Using ozone to eliminate the many sources, such
as VOC, molds, mildews, bacteria, viruses, and
Milton et al. determined the cost of sick leave specic for even odors however numerous studies identify High-
one business was an estimated $480 per employee, and ozone shock treatment as ineective despite com-
about ve days of sick leave per year could be attributed mercial popularity and popular belief.
to low ventilation rates. When comparing low ventilation
rate areas of the building to higher ventilation rate areas, Replacement of water-stained ceiling tiles and car-
the relative risk of short-term sick leave was 1.53 times peting.
greater in the low ventilation areas.* [15]
Use of paints, adhesives, solvents, and pesticides
Work productivity has been associated with ventilation in well-ventilated areas and use of these pollutant
rates, a contributing factor to SBS, and theres a signi- sources during periods of non-occupancy.
cant increase in production as ventilation rates increase by
1.7% for every two-fold increase of ventilation rate.* [16] Increasing the number of air exchanges; the Amer-
ican Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-
Conditioning Engineers recommend a minimum of
86.4 Causes 8.4 air exchanges per 24-hour period.

Proper and frequent maintenance of HVAC systems.

It has been suggested that sick building syndrome could
be caused by inadequate ventilation, chemical contam- UV-C light in the HVAC plenum.
inants from indoor or outdoor sources, and biological
contaminants. Many volatile organic compounds, which Installation of HVAC Air Cleaning systems or de-
are considered chemical contaminants, can cause acute vices to remove VOC's, bioeuents (people odors)
eects on the occupants of a building. Bacteria, from HVAC systems conditioned air.
molds, pollen, and viruses are types of biological con- Regular vacuuming with a HEPA lter vacuum
taminantsand can all cause SBS. The American Soci- cleaner to collect and retain 99.97% of particles
ety of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning En- down to and including 0.3 micrometers.
gineers (ASHRAE) recently revised its ventilation stan-
dard, ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2013 Ventilation for Ac- Increased ventilation rates that are above the mini-
ceptable Indoor Air Quality (Tables 6.2.2.2.1) reduces mum guidelines.* [16]
previous minimum of 15 CFM of outdoor air per person
(20 CFM/person in oce spaces) to 10 CFM per class- Lighting in the workplace should be designed to
room person and 5 CFM per oce occupant. The ve give individuals control, and be natural when pos-
CFM per oce person correlates with a predicted car- sible.* [21]
bon dioxide 5.000 PPM occupancy level set by OSHA
and adopted for federal workplaces and regulated energy There might be a gender dierence in reporting rates of
policy during the late 1980s energy scarcity years. In ad- sick building syndrome because women tend to report
 86.7. SICK BUILDING SYNDROME VERSUS BUILDING-RELATED ILLNESS 289

more symptoms than men do. Along with this, some therefore an expression used especially in the context of
studies have found that women have a more responsive workplace health.
immune system and are more prone to mucosal dryness Sick building syndrome made a rapid journey from me-
and facial erythema. Also, women are alleged by some dia to courtroom where professional engineers and archi-
to be more exposed to indoor environmental factors be- tects became named defendants and were represented by
cause they have a greater tendency to have clerical jobs, their respective professional practice insurers. Proceed-
wherein they are exposed to unique oce equipment and ings invariably relied on expert witnesses, medical and
materials (example: blueprint machines), whereas men technical experts along with building managers, contrac-
often have jobs based outside of oces.* [22]
tors and manufacturers of nishes and furnishings, testi-
fying as to cause and eect. Most of these actions re-
sulted in sealed settlement agreements, none of these be-
86.6 History ing dramatic. The insurers needed a defense based upon
Standards of Professional Practice to meet a court deci-
sion that declaredthat in a modern, essentially sealed
In the late 1970s, it was noted that nonspecic symptoms
building, the HVAC systems must produce breathing air
were reported by tenants in newly constructed homes, of-
for suitable human consumption. ASHRAE (American
ces, and nurseries. In media it was called oce ill-
Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
ness. The termSick Building Syndromewas coined
Engineers, currently with over 50,000 international mem-
by the WHO in 1986, when they also estimated that 10-
bers) undertook the task of codifying its IAQ (Indoor Air
30% of newly built oce buildings in the West had indoor
Quality) standard.
air problems. Early Danish and British studies reported
symptoms. ASHRAE empirical research determined that accept-
abilitywas a function of outdoor (fresh air) ventilation
Poor indoor environments attracted attention. The
rate and used carbon dioxide as an accurate measurement
Swedish allergy study (SOU 1989:76) designated sick
of occupant presence and activity. Building odors and
buildingas a cause of the allergy epidemic as was feared.
contaminants would be suitably controlled by this dilu-
In the 1990s, therefore, extensive research into sick
tion methodology. ASHRAE codied a level of 1,000
buildingwas carried out. Various physical and chem-
ppm of carbon dioxide and specied the use of widely
ical factors in the buildings were examined on a broad
available sense-and-control equipment to assure compli-
front.
ance. The 1989 issue of ASHRAE 62.1-1989 published
The problem was highlighted increasingly in media and the whys and wherefores and overrode the 1981 require-
was described as a ticking time bomb. Many studies ments that were aimed at a ventilation level of 5,000 ppm
were performed in individual buildings. of carbon dioxide, (the OAHA workplace limit), feder-
In the 1990s sick buildingswere contrasted against ally set to minimize HVAC system energy consumption.
healthy buildings. The chemical contents of build- This apparently ended the SBS epidemic.
ing materials was highlighted. Many building material Over time, building materials changed with respect to
manufacturers were actively working to gain control of emissions potential. Smoking vanished and dramatic im-
the chemical content and to replace criticized additives. provements in ambient air quality, coupled with code
The ventilation industry advocated above all more well- compliant ventilation and maintenance, per ASHRAE
functioning ventilation. Others perceived ecological con- standards have all contributed to the acceptability of
struction, natural materials, and simple techniques as a the indoor air environment. With the publication of
solution. ASHRAE 62.1-2013 ASHRAE has reactivated 1981
At the end of the 1990s came an increased distrust of the with respect to ventilation rates. Only time* and *the courts
concept ofsick building. A dissertation at the Karolin- will tell how right, or wrong ASHRAE is. [23] [24]
ska Institutet in Stockholm 1999 questioned the method-
ology of previous research, and a Danish study from 2005
showed these aws experimentally. It was suggested that 86.7 Sick Building Syndrome ver-
Sick Building Syndrome was not really a coherent syn-
drome and was not a disease to be individually diagnosed. sus Building-Related Illness
In 2006 the Swedish National Board of Health and Wel-
fare recommended in the medical journal Lkartidningen While Sick building syndrome (SBS) encompasses a mul-
that Sick building syndromeshould not be used as titude of non-specic symptoms, Building-related illness
a clinical diagnosis. Thereafter, it has become increas- (BRI) comprises specic, diagnosable symptoms caused
ingly less common to use terms such as sick buildings by certain etiological agents (chemicals, bacteria, fungi,
and Sick Building Syndromein research. However, etc.). For instance, Legionnaires disease, usually caused
the concept remains alive in popular culture and is used by Legionella pneumophila, involves a specic organism
to designate the set of symptoms related to poor home which could be ascertained through clinical ndings as
or work environment engineering. Sick buildingis the source of contamination within a building. SBS does
290 CHAPTER 86. SICK BUILDING SYNDROME

not have any known cure; alleviation consists of remov- [12] Bauer, R. M., Greve, K. W., Besch, E. L., Schramke, C.
ing the aected person from the building associated with J., Crouch, J., Hicks, A., . . . Lyles, W. B. (1992).
non-specic symptoms. BRI, on the other hand, uti- The role of psychological factors in the report of building-
lizes treatment appropriate for the contaminant identied related symptoms in sick building syndrome. Journal
within the building (e.g., antibiotics for Legionnaires of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 60(2), 213-219.
doi:10.1037/0022-006x.60.2.213
disease). In most cases, simply improving the indoor air
quality (IAQ) of a particular building will attenuate, or [13] Azuma, K., Ikeda, K., Kagi, N., Yanagi, U., & Osawa, H.
even eliminate, the acute symptoms of SBS, while re- (2014).Prevalence and risk factors associated with non-
moval of the source contaminant would prove more ef- specic building-related symptoms in oce employees in
fective for a specic illness, as in the case of BRI.* [25] Japan: Relationships between work environment, Indoor
Air Quality, and occupational stress.Indoor Air, 25(5),
499-511. doi:10.1111/ina.12158

86.8 See also [14] Norback, D., & Edling, C. (1991). Environmental, oc-
cupational, and personal factors related to the prevalence
of sick building syndrome in the general population. Oc-
Aerotoxic syndrome cupational and Environmental Medicine,48(7), 451-462.
doi:10.1136/oem.48.7.451
Multiple chemical sensitivity
[15] Milton, D. K., Glencross, P. M., & Walters, M. D.
NASA Clean Air Study (2000). Risk of Sick Leave Associated with Outdoor Air
Supply Rate, Humidication, and Occupant Complaints.
Somatization disorder Indoor Air, 10(4), 212-221. doi:10.1034/j.1600-0668.
2000.010004212.x

[16] Wargocki, P., Wyon, D. P., Sundell, J., Clausen, G.,

86.9 References & Fanger, P. O. (2000). The Eects of Outdoor Air
Supply Rate in an Oce on Perceived Air Quality, Sick
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[2] Sundell, J; Lindval, T; Berndt, S (1994).Association be-
tween type of ventilation and airow rates in oce build- [17] ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2013
ings and the risk of SBS-symptoms among occupants..
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[3] Rylander, R (1997). Investigation of the relationship
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[22] Godish, Thad (2001). Indoor Environmental quality. New
[5] Teculescu, D.B. (1998). Sick Building Symptoms in York: CRC Press. pp. 196-197. ISBN 1-56670-402-2
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[8] Taken from another study: Whitehead II

[9] Building health: an epidemiological study ofsick build- 86.10 Further reading
ing syndrome
Martn-Gil J, Yanguas MC, San Jos JF, Rey-
[10] ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Martnez and Martn-Gil FJ.Outcomes of research
[11] The sick building syndrome as a part of the autoim- into a sick hospital. Hospital Management Interna-
mune (auto-inammatory) syndrome induced by adju- tional, 1997, pp 8082. Sterling Publications Lim-
vants. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ited.
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ke Thrn, The Emergence and preservation of sick

building syndrome, KI 1999.
Charlotte Brauer, The sick building syndrome revis-
ited, Copenhagen 2005.
Michelle Murphy, Sick Building Syndrome and the
Problem of Uncertainty, 2006.
Johan Carlson, "Gemensam frklaringsmodell fr
sjukdomar kopplade till inomhusmiljn nns inte"
[Unied explanation for diseases related to indoor
environment not found.]. Lkartidningen 2006/12.
Research Committee Report on Diagnosis and
Treatment of Chronic Inammatory Response Syn-
drome Caused by Exposure to the Interior Environ-
ment of Water-Damaged Buildings (PDF)
 Chapter 87

TA Luft

Germany has an air pollution control regulation titled lead compounds, cadmium and inorganic cad-
Technical Instructions on Air Quality Control(Tech- mium compounds, nickel and inorganic nickel
nische Anleitung zur Reinhaltung der Luft) and commonly compounds, mercury and inorganic mercury com-
referred to as the TA Luft.* [1] pounds, thallium and inorganic thallium com-
The rst version of the TA Luft was established in 1964. pounds, ammonia from farming and livestock breed-
It has subsequently been revised in 1974, 1983, 1988 and ing operations, inorganic gases and particulates,
2002.* [2] Parts of the TA Luft have been adopted by other organic substances and others.
countries as well.
Emission limits may also be set for hazardous, toxic,
In 1974, 10 years after the TA Luft was rst established, carcinogenic or mutagenic substances as part of the
the German government enacted the Federal Pollution TA Luft review procedures.
Control Act(Bundes-Immissionsschutzgesetz). It also has
subsequently been amended a number of times, the last Other limits or requirements related to stack heights
of which was in 2002.* [3] Although the rst version of (for ue gases or other process vents) and for storing,
the TA Luft existed 10 years before the enactment of the loading or working with liquid or solid substances.
Federal Pollution Control Act, it is often called the
First General Administrative Regulationpertaining to Various requirements for sampling measuring and
the Federal Pollution Control Act. monitoring emissions.
The German government created the Federal Ministry for Listing of the industries subject to the requirements
Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of the TA Luft, such as mining, electric power gen-
(Bundesministerium fr Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reak- eration, glass and ceramics, steel, aluminum and
torsicherheit) in June, 1986* [4] and it is now responsible other metals, chemical plants, oil rening, plastics,
for implementing the TA Luft regulation under theFed- food, and others.
eral Air Pollution Control Act.
Annex 3 is devoted to guidelines on: how the
atmospheric dispersion modeling required during
87.1 Overview the TA Luft review is to be performed, and the ac-
ceptable type of dispersion model to be used. In
essence, the modeling must be in accordance with
The TA Luft is a comprehensive air pollution control reg- the VDI Guidelines 3782 Parts 1 and 2, 3783 Part
ulation that includes: 8, 3784 Part 2, and 3945 Part 3.* [5]

A discussion of the scope of the TA Luft application, The full text of the TA Luft is available on the Inter-
which is to review applications for licenses to con- net.* [1]
struct and operate new industrial facilities (or altered
existing facilities) and to determine whether the pro-
posed new or altered facilities will comply with the
requirements of the TA Luft and the requirements 87.2 AUSTAL2000
of other air pollutant emission regulations promul-
gated under the Federal Pollution Control Act. AUSTAL2000 is an atmospheric dispersion model for
simulating the dispersion of air pollutants in the ambi-
Air pollutant emission limits for dust, sulfur diox- ent atmosphere. It was developed by Ingenieurbro Jan-
ide, nitrogen oxides, hydrouoric acid and other icke* [6] in Dunum, Germany under contract to the Fed-
gaseous inorganic uorine compounds, arsenic and eral Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and
inorganic arsenic compounds, lead and inorganic Nuclear Safety. Although not named in the TA Luft, it is

292
87.6. REFERENCES 293

the reference dispersion model accepted as being in com- 87.6 References

pliance with the requirements of Annex 3 of the TA Luft
and the pertinent VDI Guidelines. [1] Complete text of the TA Luft
It simulates the dispersion of air pollutants by utilizing a [2] History of the TA Luft
random walk process (Lagrangian simulation model) and
it has capabilities for building eects, complex terrain, [3] Complete text of the Federal Air Pollution Control Act
pollutant plume depletion by wet or dry deposition, and
[4] Web site of the Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature
rst order chemical reactions. It is available for download Conservation and Nuclear Safety
on the Internet free of cost.* [7]
[5] The VDI web site
Austal2000G is a similar model for simulating the dis-
persion of odours and it was also developed by Inge- [6] http://www.austal2000.de/en/history.html
nieurbro Janicke. The development of Austal 2000G
was nanced by three German states: Niedersachsen, [7] Austal2000 download web site
Nordrhein-Westfalen and Baden-Wrttemberg.

87.3 Further reading

Turner, D.B. (1994). Workbook of atmospheric dis-
persion estimates: an introduction to dispersion mod-
eling (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 1-56670-023-X.
www.crcpress.com

Beychok, M.R. (2005). Fundamentals Of Stack

Gas Dispersion (4th ed.). self-published. ISBN 0-
9644588-0-2. www.air-dispersion.com

87.4 See also

Air Quality Modeling Group

Air Resources Laboratory

AP 42 Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Fac-

tors

Bibliography of atmospheric dispersion modeling

List of atmospheric dispersion models

UK Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling Liaison

Committee

UK Dispersion Modelling Bureau

87.5 External links

UK Dispersion Modelling Bureau web site

UK ADMLC web site

Air Resources Laboratory (ARL)

Air Quality Modeling Group

Error propagation in air dispersion modeling

Chapter 88

Toxic hotspot

Toxic hotspots are locations where emissions from spe- posure to pollution by race and/or income (cite one of the
cic sources such as water or air pollution may expose early readings from our syllabus, e.g. Mohai & Pellow, or
local populations to elevated health risks, such as can- Saha). Hazardous land uses (toxic storage and disposal
cer.* [1] These emissions contribute to cumulative health facilities, manufacturing facilities, major roadways) tend
risks of emissions from other sources nearby. Urban, to be located where property values and income levels
highly populated areas around pollutant emitters such are low. Low socioeconomic status can be a proxy for
as old factories and waste storage sites are often toxic other kinds of social vulnerability, including race, a lack
hotspots. of ability to inuence regulatory permitting and a lack of
ability to move to neighborhoods with less environmen-
tal pollution. These communities bear a disproportionate
burden of environmental pollution and are more likely to
88.1 Soil contamination hotspots face health risks such as cancer or asthma.* [6]
Studies show that patterns in race and income disparities
The 1984 Bhopal disaster in India, the worlds worst
not only indicate a higher exposure to pollution but also
chemical disaster, is a prime example of a signicant
higher risk of adverse health outcomes.* [7] Communi-
toxic hotspot. The toxic gas leaked from the understaed
ties characterized by low socioeconomic status and racial
Union Carbide plant killed up to 20,000 people and left
minorities can be more vulnerable to cumulative adverse
120,000 others chronically ill.* [2] Bhopal continues to
health impacts resulting from elevated exposure to pollu-
face pollution problems from the abandoned factory to-
tants than more privileged communities.* [7] Blacks and
day.
Latinos generally face more pollution than whites and
Asians, and low-income communities bear a higher bur-
den of risk than auent ones.* [6] Racial discrepancies
88.2 Air pollution hotspots are particularly distinct in suburban areas of the South
and metropolitan areas of the West.* [8] Residents in pub-
lic housing, who are generally low-income with poor ac-
Air pollution hotspots are areas where air pollution emis-
cess to health care and cannot move to healthier neighbor-
sions expose individuals to increased negative health ef-
* hoods, are highly aected by nearby reneries and chem-
fects. [3] Hotspots denote areas in which a population
ical plants.* [9]
s exposure to pollution and estimated health risks are
high.* [4] Air pollution hotspots are particularly common Community groups and academic researchers have ar-
in highly populated, urban areas, where there may a com- gued the unequal distribution of pollution on the poor and
bination of stationary sources (e.g. industrial facilities) communities of color is an environmental justice.
and mobile sources (e.g. cars and trucks) of pollution. Policy makers and researchers concerned with improving
Emissions from these sources can cause respiratory dis- environmental justice for communities situated next to
ease, childhood asthma, cancer, and other health prob- major sources of air pollution have developed a number
lems. Fine particulate matter such as diesel soot, which of regulatory tools to identify air pollution hotspots. The
contributes to more than 3.2 million premature deaths EPA, for example, utilizes their Risk-Screening Environ-
around the world each year, is a signicant problem. It is mental Indictors (RSEI) model to identify hotspots from a
very small and can lodge itself within the lungs and enter score of 3 to 15, with higher scores indicating closer prox-
the bloodstream. Diesel soot is concentrated in densely imity to hazards.* [10] Individual states have also taken
populated areas, and one in six people in the U.S. live steps to improve identication and surveillance. Cali-
near a diesel pollution hot spot.* [5] fornias AB 2588 Air Toxics Hot SpotsProgram,
While air pollution hotspots aect a variety of popu- enacted in 1987, seeks to collect emission data, deter-
lations, some groups are more likely to be located in mine health risks, and notify local residents of major
hotspots. Previous studies have shown disparities in ex- risks.* [11] By identifying hotspots regulators hope these

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88.2. AIR POLLUTION HOTSPOTS 295

tools will help them reduce pollution and inform nearby Hills.* [14] Children 5 and under in west Oakland visit the
populations through the health risk assessments of indi- emergency room for asthma three times more often than
vidual pollutants and facilities that are summed in each children in the county as a whole.* [16]
zone to develop a total lifetime cancer risk. Air pollution There are multiple eorts and strategies to spur leg-
hot spots are also at issue in pollution-trading programs, islation for equitable environmental conditions in low-
such as cap-and-trade systems designed to control pollu- income communities. There are many environmental jus-
tion. These programs can potentially exacerbate eects tice groups and organizations in the Bay Area that encour-
from air pollution hotspots if the dierences in chemical age community participation in pursuing environmental
hazards are ignored. These programs also cause pollu-
justice. For example, data is collected by a Community-
tion to be mitigated towards where credit-buying rms based participatory research (CBPR) and collaborated
are located.* [6] Factories can purchase emissions reduc-
with West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project
tion credits from other rms, which leads to concentrated (WOEIP) in order to nd eective and accurate nd-
areas of pollution, since facilities that sell their credits
ings to prove injustice and eventually spur reform in en-
are exportingtheir pollution to rms more likely to vironmental policy. These research eorts can be used to
buy credits. However, some studies have noted that these
document and communicate trends in air quality in West
claims have not materialized. Evan Ringquist, a professor Oakland to policy makers.* [14] Eectiveness of eorts
at Indiana University of Public and Environmental Af- by these groups are multiplied by and increasing avail-
fairs, states that there is little empirical evidence to sug- ability of environmental poverty lawyers who empower
gest the emergence of hotspots.* [12] legislation in the legal system.* [17]

88.2.1 West Oakland, California 88.2.2 Richmond, California

Located in the East San Francisco Bay, the neighborhood Richmond, located in the San Francisco Bay Area, is an
of West Oakland is home to mainly low-income, African evolving, multi-cultural community that has transformed
American and Latino residents who are exposed to a dis- itself from an over-polluted industrial town to a pioneer
proportionate amount of airborne toxins, as compared to in an environmental justice movement. The city has been
the rest of the surrounding Alameda County. West Oak- host to numerous oil reneries, including the Chevron
lands close proximity to highways and the Port of Oak- Corporation renery, which opened in 1901 under the
land leave residents highly exposed to pollutants caused ownership of Pacic Coast Oil.* [18] The Chevron Re-
by moving and stationary sources of diesel pollution, thus nery is a leading source of air quality violations in the
leaving them at higher risk for health complications such state of California. Richmond residents are also exposed
as asthma and even shorter life expectancy than surround- to pollution from the Santa Fe train line and the pres-
ing neighborhoods averages.* [13] ence of heavy trac and diesel trucks along the Rich-
High emissions of toxic chemicals and airborne particu- mond Parkway. However, residents are most concerned
late matter in West Oakland that cause health issues are with air pollution health impacts from the Chevron Re-
due to diesel fuels used for transportation in the Port of nery.* [19] In 1999, Richmond measure signicantly
Oakland and surrounding highways. Trac and trans- higher on Air Quality Indices (AQI) (an indicator of how
portation related air pollutants include carbon monox- polluted is air is) compared to national level.* [20] Air
ide, nitrogen dioxide, black carbon, and diesel particulate pollution emission from the Chevron renery includes
matter.* [14] Residents are more exposed to harmful pol- benzene, ethyl benzene, toluene, xylene, nitrous diox-
lutants compared to other areas of the Bay Area and Oak- ide, and sulfur dioxide,* [21] which are known to cause
land and therefore more at risk for harmful health ef- elevated cancer risks and respiratory illness.* [22] Rates
fects. Compared to the State of California, West Oak- of child and adult asthma are especially elevated among
land produces 90 times more diesel emission particulates Richmond residents.* [19]
per square mile per day.* [15] These pollutants have detri- Richmond residents have struggled to improve local air
mental health eects such as asthma and reduced life ex- quality. The city has a signicant non-white, low-income
pectancy while putting children at higher susceptibility population.* [23] According to 2010 U.S. Census, of
for health complications.* [14] Richmonds 103,701 person populations,* [24] one
Inequitable economic, residential, and environmental in six residents lives below the federal poverty level, and
conditions in this low-income community of color leave more than eight in 10 are people of color. In North Rich-
residents of West Oakland with poor and inequitable mond, next to one of the nations largest reneries, 97
health outcomes. African-American and Latino children percent of residents are non-white and nearly one in four
of 1018 years in West Oakland are more susceptible live in poverty.* [25] Low-income communities have
to onset lung defects such as asthma.* [13] According to dierential access to political power, and their collec-
Alameda County Vital Statistics, an African American tive political voice is often less able to contest decisions
child born in West Oakland is expected to live 14 fewer impacting industrial operations.* [26] The combination of
years than a white child born in the more wealthy Oakland poverty, poor access to clean air, and poor political power
 296 CHAPTER 88. TOXIC HOTSPOT

can result in inequality in which communities of color the Constitution because it violates equal protection of
bear a disproportionate burden of pollution and, there- residentspublic health.* [35]
fore, suer from greater environmental health risks.* [27] Los Angeles is known for the nations worst air quality
Because Richmond is an air pollution hotspot, Richmond and its sharp inequalities in environmental exposures
residents have applied dierent strategies since the 1980s .* [36] Wilmington, Los Angeles is a neighborhood lo-
to try to improve local air quality. The rst EJ movement cated on the southern part of Los Angeles, California.
in the area started in the late 1980s, when the activist tried 54,512 people live in Wilmington, the median house-
to stop construction of a garbage incinerator near North hold income is $40,627, about 86 percentage of them are
Richmond.* [28] Sixteen years later, local citizen utilizes Latino and only 5.1% of Wilmington residents 25 or older
Bucket Brigadesto document a handful of criteria air have a four-year degree.* [37]
pollutants such as sulfur dioxide [SO2], carbon monox- Wilmington, most of its residents are ethnic minorities,
ide [CO], nitrous dioxide [NO2], and ozone [O3].This is possible to bear more environmental burden than other
study involves citizens to actively collecting the samples communities in Los Angeles because it is located next to
of emissions from Chevrons reneries, especially dur- several sources of air pollution. For example, Wilming-
ing accidents, res, leaks, and explosions.The sniers ton has the highest concentration of reneries in the
alert thesamplersto collect the air samples when they State. Emissions from reneries in Wilmington include
notice a problem.Thesamplersthen contact the Coor- carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide and benzene.* [38] Wilm-
dinator to check the bucket and perform the paperwork ington has higher concentration of diesel particulate mat-
before submitting the samples to the Laboratory, in which ter due to emissions from diesel trucks from the ports
the results will be reported to CBE, an environmental jus- of Los Angeles and Long Beach.* [39] The risks associ-
tice organization. The Bucket Brigadesdid not only ated with diesel are often underestimated since existing
raise the awareness local citizens to ght against the air epidemiological studies cannot isolate exposure to diesel
pollution in their area, but also their participation.* [29] PM.* [39] However, exposure to diesel particulate matter
As the number of activists and participants grew in num- can cause irritation to the eyes, nose, throat and lungs
bers, their position in the battle against environmental , asthma, exhaust immunological eects, and can-
injustice was further fortied with the election Green- cer.* [40]
party mayor of Richmond, Gayle McLaughlin, as well as Several NGOs have worked to improve the accuracy of
three new council members sympathetic to their cause in
Wilmington air quality data and air quality in order to
2008.* [30] In July 2008, despite the council failure to halt protect approximately 1400 children who live or visit
the Chevrons plan to build more reneries in the area schools or childcare facilities at Wilmington.* [41] The
due to rising gasoline prices during that time, the council environmental group Coalition For a Safe Environ-
succeeded to acquire $61 million from the oil company mentinstalled an air pollution monitoring devices on
for community programs.* [31] the residential buildings in Wilmington in order to prove
Due to great forces from the local communities and fellow that emissions from local oil reneries and diesel trucks
EJ activists in Richmond area, Chevron has been mak- to the ports pollute the air in Wilmington, dispropor-
ing progress to embrace cleaner environment. In 2005, tionately aecting Wilmington residents to suer from
local activists managed to convince Bay Area Air Qual- health problems including lung diseases and respiratory
ity Management District to tighten the air pollution reg- diseases.* [42]
ulations by increasing the frequency of nes of facility
incidents.* [29] Since then, Chevron has been aring 10
times less than before.* [23] On top of that, Chevron has
invested $150 million for building gas turbine in order to
88.3 Groundwater contamination
reduce air emission, increase energy eciency, as well
as provide most electrical and steam power Chevron re- The town of Hinkley, California, located in the
quires to operate.* [32] Mojave Desert, had its groundwater contaminated with
hexavalent chromium starting in 1952, resulting in a le-
gal case against Pacic Gas & Electric (PG&E) and a
88.2.3 Wilmington, Los Angeles multimillion-dollar settlement in 1996. The legal case
was dramatized in the lm Erin Brockovich, released in
Bonnoris noted, The environmental justice movement 2000.
posits that the distribution of environmental harms and PG&E operates a compressor station in Hinkley for nat-
benets should be fairly apportioned among all commu- ural gas transmission pipelines. The natural gas has to be
nities.* [33] As Bonnoris argued, the burden of air pollu- re-compressed approximately every 350 miles (560 km),
tion is disproportionally distributed among communities and the station uses large cooling towers to cool the gas af-
based on their racial, social or economic status.* [34] Dis- ter it has been compressed. Between 1952 and 1966, the
proportion distribution of air pollution among communi- water used in these cooling towers contained hexavalent
ties can be a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of chromium now recognized as a carcinogen to prevent
88.4. RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION 297

rust in the machinery. The water was stored between uses ing the Castle Bravo accident, $15.3 million was paid to
in unlined ponds, which allowed it to percolate into the Japan.* [46]
groundwater. This severely contaminated the groundwa-
ter, aecting soil and contaminating water wells near the
compressor station, with a plume approximately 2 miles 88.4.2 Nevada Test Site
(3.2 km) long and nearly 1 mile (1.6 km) wide.* [43]
Main article: Nevada Test Site
The Nevada Test Site (NTS), is a United States Depart-
88.4 Radioactive contamination

88.4.1 Pacic Proving Grounds

Main article: Pacic Proving Grounds

The Pacic Proving Grounds was the name used to de-

Mushroom cloud from the Nevada Test Site seen from downtown
The Castle Bravo test of 1954 spread nuclear fallout across the Las Vegas.
Marshall Islands, parts of which were still inhabited.
ment of Energy reservation located in southeastern Nye
scribe a number of sites in the Marshall Islands and a few County, Nevada, about 65 miles (105 km) northwest of
other sites in the Pacic Ocean, used by the United States the city of Las Vegas. Formerly known as the Nevada
to conduct nuclear testing at various times between 1946 Proving Grounds,* [47] the site was established on 11
and 1962. In July 1947, after the rst atomic weapons January 1951 for the testing of nuclear devices, covering
testing at Bikini Atoll, the United States entered into an approximately 1,360 square miles (3,500 km2 ) of desert
agreement with the United Nations to govern the Trust and mountainous terrain. Nuclear testing at the Nevada
Territory of the Pacic Islands as a strategic trusteeship Test Site began with a 1-kiloton-of-TNT (4.2 TJ) bomb
territory. The Trust Territory is composed of 2,000 dropped on Frenchman Flat on 27 January 1951. Many
islands spread over 3,000,000 square miles (7,800,000 of the iconic images of the nuclear era come from the
km2 ) of the North Pacic Ocean. On July 23, 1947, the NTS.
United States Atomic Energy Commission announced the During the 1950s, the mushroom clouds from atmo-
establishment of the Pacic Proving Grounds.* [44]
spheric tests could be seen for almost 100 mi (160 km).
105 atmospheric (i.e., not underground) nuclear tests The city of Las Vegas experienced noticeable seismic
were conducted there, many of which were of extremely eects, and the distant mushroom clouds, which could
high yield. While the Marshall Islands testing composed be seen from the downtown hotels, became tourist at-
14% of all U.S. tests, it composed nearly 80% of the total tractions. St. George, Utah, received the brunt of
yields of those detonated by the U.S., with an estimated the fallout of above-ground nuclear testing in the Yucca
total yield of around 210 megatons, with the largest being Flats/Nevada Test Site. Winds routinely carried the fall-
the 15 Mt Castle Bravo shot of 1954 which spread con- out of these tests directly through St. George and south-
siderable nuclear fallout on many of the islands, including ern Utah. Marked increases in cancers, such as leukemia,
several which were inhabited, and some that had not been lymphoma, thyroid cancer, breast cancer, melanoma,
evacuated.* [45] bone cancer, brain tumors, and gastrointestinal tract
Many of the islands which were part of the Pacic Prov- cancers, were reported from the mid-1950s through
ing Grounds continue to be contaminated by nuclear fall- 1980.* [48]* [49]
out, and many of those who were living on the islands at From 1986 through 1994, two years after the United
the time of testing have suered from an increased inci- States put a hold on full-scale nuclear weapons testing,
dence of various health problems. Through the Radiation 536 anti-nuclear protests were held at the Nevada Test
Exposure Compensation Act of 1990, at least $759 mil- Site involving 37,488 participants and 15,740 arrests, ac-
lion has been paid to Marshall Islanders as compensa- cording to government records.* [50] Those arrested in-
tion for their exposure to U.S. nuclear testing. Follow- cluded the astronomer Carl Sagan and the actors Kris
298 CHAPTER 88. TOXIC HOTSPOT

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For example we observe trails of white clouds from ships
crossing the oceans due to this eect.

89.1 See also

Albrecht eect

Sulfate

Aerosols and soot

89.2 References
[1] IPCC 4th Assessment Report, 2005

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Chapter 90

Urban dust dome

Urban dust domes are a meteorological phenomenon in

which soot, dust, and chemical emissions become trapped
in the air above urban spaces. This trapping is a product
of local air circulations. Calm surface winds are drawn to
urban centers, they then rise above the city and descend
slowly on the periphery of the developed core. This cycle
is often a cause of smog through photochemical reactions
that occur when strong concentrations of the pollutants in
this cycle are exposed to solar radiation. These are one
result of urban heat islands: pollutants concentrate in a
dust dome because convection lifts pollutants into the air,
where they remain because of somewhat stable air masses
produced by the urban heat island.
The urban heat island which causes a city to heat up, caps
the dust and other particulates at a low level in the at-
mosphere. If there is not a strong enough wind, then this
dome that is created remains intact and causes that heated
up air within the urban heat island. Though if the wind
does blow strong enough, then this dome is blown down-
wind causing it to move out of the city.* [1]

90.1 References
[1] http://test.ourhomeground.com/entries/definition/dust_
dome

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Useful conversions and formulas for air

dispersion modeling

Various governmental agencies involved with 1 percent by volume = 10,000 ppmv (i.e., parts per
environmental protection and with occupational safety million by volume).
and health have promulgated regulations limiting the
atm = absolute atmospheric pressure in atmospheres
allowable concentrations of gaseous pollutants in the
ambient air or in emissions to the ambient air. Such mol = gram mole
regulations involve a number of dierent expressions of
concentration. Some express the concentrations as ppmv
and some express the concentrations as mg/m, while 91.2 Correcting concentrations for
others require adjusting or correcting the concentrations
to reference conditions of moisture content, oxygen con- altitude
tent or carbon dioxide content. This article presents a set
of useful conversions and formulas for air dispersion Atmospheric pollutant concentrations expressed as mass
modeling of atmospheric pollutants and for complying per unit volume of atmospheric air (e.g., mg/m, g/m,
with the various regulations as to how to express the etc.) at sea level will decrease with increasing altitude be-
concentrations obtained by such modeling.* [1] cause the atmospheric pressure decreases with increasing
altitude.
The change of atmospheric pressure with altitude can be
91.1 Converting air pollutant con- obtained from this equation:* [2]
centrations
Pa = 0.9877a
The conversion equations depend on the temperature
at which the conversion is wanted (usually about 20 to Given an atmospheric pollutant concentration at an atmo-
25 degrees Celsius). At an ambient air pressure of 1 spheric pressure of 1 atmosphere (i.e., at sea level alti-
atmosphere (101.325 kPa), the general equation is: tude), the concentration at other altitudes can be obtained
from this equation:

(0.08205 T )
ppmv = mg/m3 Ca = C 0.9877a
M
and for the reverse conversion: As an example, given a concentration of 260 mg/m at sea
level, calculate the equivalent concentration at an altitude
of 1,800 meters:

mg/m3 = ppmv
M C a = 260 0.9877* 18 = 208 mg/m at 1,800 meters
(0.08205 T ) altitude
Notes:
91.3 Standard conditions for gas
Pollution regulations in the United States typically
reference their pollutant limits to an ambient tem- volumes
perature of 20 to 25 C as noted above. In most
other nations, the reference ambient temperature for A normal cubic meter (Nm ) is the metric expression of
pollutant limits may be 0 C or other values. gas volume at standard conditions and it is usually (but

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91.5. CORRECTING FOR REFERENCE CONDITIONS 303

not always) dened as being measured at 0 C and 1 Likewise, a standard cubic meter of dry gas is often de-
atmosphere of pressure. noted as dscmor scmd(again, by environmental
A standard cubic foot (scf) is the USA expression of gas agencies in the USA).
volume at standard conditions and it is often (but not al-
ways) dened as being measured at 60 F and 1 atmo- 91.5.1 Correcting to a dry basis
sphere of pressure. There are other denitions of stan-
dard gas conditions used in the USA besides 60 F and 1 If a gaseous emission sample is analyzed and found to
atmosphere. contain water vapor and a pollutant concentration of say
That being understood: 40 ppmv, then 40 ppmv should be designated as thewet
basispollutant concentration. The following equation
1 Nm of any gas (measured at 0 C and 1 atmo-
can be used to correct the measured wet basiscon-
sphere of absolute pressure) equals 37.326 scf of that
centration to a "dry basis" concentration:* [3]
gas (measured at 60 F and 1 atmosphere of absolute
pressure).
1 kmol of any ideal gas equals 22.414 Nm of that gas dry basis concentration = (wet basis concentration)/(1w)
at 0C and 1 atmosphere of absolute pressure ... and
1 lbmol of any ideal gas equals 379.482 scf of that gas Thus, a wet basis concentration of 40 ppmv in a gas hav-
at 60 F and 1 atmosphere of absolute pressure. ing 10 volume percent water vapor would have a dry basis
concentration = 40 ( 1 - 0.10 ) = 44.44 ppmv.
Notes:

kmol = kilomole or kilogram mole 91.5.2 Correcting to a reference oxygen

content
lbmol = pound mole
The following equation can be used to correct a measured
pollutant concentration in an emitted gas (containing a
91.4 Windspeed conversion factors measured O2 content) to an equivalent pollutant concen-
tration in an emitted gas containing a specied reference
amount of O2 :* [4]
Meteorological data includes windspeeds which may be
expressed as statute miles per hour, knots, or meters per
second. Here are the conversion factors for those various (20.9 r)
expressions of windspeed: Cr = Cm
(20.9 m)
1 m/s = 2.237 statute mile/h = 1.944 knots Thus, a measured NOx concentration of 45 ppmv (dry
1 knot = 1.151 statute mile/h = 0.514 m/s basis) in a gas having 5 volume % O2 is
1 statute mile/h = 0.869 knots = 0.447 m/s 45 ( 20.9 - 3 ) ( 20.9 - 5 ) = 50.7 ppmv (dry basis) of
Note: NOx when corrected to a gas having a specied reference
O2 content of 3 volume %.
1 statute mile = 5,280 feet = 1,609 meters
91.5.3 Correcting to a reference carbon
dioxide content
91.5 Correcting for reference con-
The following equation can be used to correct a measured
ditions pollutant concentration in an emitted gas (containing a
measured CO2 content) to an equivalent pollutant con-
Many environmental protection agencies have issued reg- centration in an emitted gas containing a specied refer-
ulations that limit the concentration of pollutants in ence amount of CO2 :* [5]
gaseous emissions and dene the reference conditions ap-
plicable to those concentration limits. For example, such
a regulation might limit the concentration of NOx to 55 Cr = Cm r
ppmv in a dry combustion exhaust gas corrected to 3 vol- m
ume percent O2 . As another example, a regulation might Thus, a measured particulates concentration of 0.1 grain
limit the concentration of particulate matter to 0.1 grain per dscf in a gas that has 8 volume % CO2 is
per standard cubic foot (i.e., scf) of dry exhaust gas cor- 0.1 ( 12 8 ) = 0.15 grain per dscf when corrected
rected to 12 volume percent CO2 . to a gas having a specied reference CO2 content of 12
Environmental agencies in the USA often denote a stan- volume %.
dard cubic foot of dry gas as dscfor as scfd. Notes:
304 CHAPTER 91. USEFUL CONVERSIONS AND FORMULAS FOR AIR DISPERSION MODELING

Although ppmv and grains per dscf have been used

in the above examples, concentrations such as ppbv
(i.e., parts per billion by volume), volume percent,
grams per dscm and many others may also be used.
1 percent by volume = 10,000 ppmv (i.e., parts per
million by volume).
Care must be taken with the concentrations ex-
pressed as ppbv to dierentiate between the British
billion which is 1012 and the USA billion which is
109 .

91.6 See also

Standard conditions of temperature and pressure
Units conversion by factor-label

Atmospheric dispersion modeling

Roadway air dispersion modeling

Bibliography of atmospheric dispersion modeling

Accidental release source terms

Choked ow

91.7 References
[1] Air Dispersion Modeling Conversions and Formulas

[2] Beychok, Milton R. (2005). Fundamentals Of Stack Gas

Dispersion (4th Edition ed.). author-published. ISBN 0-
9644588-0-2.

[3] 40 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter I, Part 60,

Appendix A-3, Test Method 4.

[4] 40 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter I, Part 60,

Appendix B, Performance Specication 2.

[5] 40 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter I, Part 60.

91.8 External links

More conversions and formulas useful in air disper-
sion modeling are available in the feature articles at
www.air-dispersion.com.
U.S. EPA tutorial course has very useful informa-
tion.
Chapter 92

Daniel A. Vallero

Daniel A. Vallero is an American environmental au- ethics and the responsible conduct of research (RCR).
thor* [1]* [2] and scientist. He was born in East St. Louis,
Illinois and grew up in Collinsville, Illinois. He re-
ceived a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in city
and regional planning from Southern Illinois University-
92.2 Works
Edwardsville. He also earned a masters in civil and en-
vironmental engineering (environmental health sciences) Vallero is a pioneer of green engineering and the applica-
from the University of Kansas and a PhD in civil and tion of life cycle analysis to engineering design. He was
environmental engineering from Duke University with a among the rst to question the sustainability and ethics
thesis on "Dicarboximide Fungicide Flux to the Lower of using corn as a source of ethanol fuel. His reasoning
Troposphere from an Aquic Hapludult Soil* [3]* [4] was that current farming practice's dependence on fossil
fuels needed to grow (including fertilizer and pesticides),
harvest and ferment the corn is highly inecient thermo-
dynamically. The use of corn for fuel is especially prob-
92.1 Career lematic, since only the seed are used, not to mention the
misuse of an important part of the global food supply.* [7]
Vallero is recognized internationally for advancing the Vallero argued that other crops are much more sustain-
state of environmental science and engineering, as an au- able, especially those that make use of the whole plant,
thor, educator, engineer and scientic researcher. He has including cellulosic material, like switchgrass (Panicum
appeared on news and other shows, recently discussing virgatum).
plastic recycling on NBC's Today Show (http://www. In the book, DUST: The inside Story of its Role in the
today.com/video/today/51620316) and on MSNBC, and September 11th Aftermath,* [8] the late American sci-
current state of ethics in research at universities.* [5] He entist Paul Lioy credited Vallero with leading the way
began his professional career in the Kansas City regional to sampling of hazardous air pollutants in and around
oce of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Ground Zero following the 9/11 attacks on the World
1976 and has worked in numerous other scientic venues Trade Center. Lioy collaborated with Vallero in estab-
since then.* [6] He directed the Science, Technology and lishing a protocol for characterizing exposure in risk as-
Human Values Program at Duke University from 1997 to sessments following such emergencies. Lioy and Vallero
2005. Beginning in 2005, he has been adjunct Professor coined the term 5 Rsto delineate how exposure as-
of Engineering Ethics at Duke University, with a joint ap- sessment varies during the ve stages following a disaster:
pointment in the Department of Civil and Environmental 1. Rescue; 2. Recovery; 3. Reentry; 4. Restoration; and
Engineering, and the Trinity School of Arts and Sciences. 5. Rehabitation.* [9]
He held appointments also at the University of Missouri- With architect, Chris Brasier, Vallero coined the term
Kansas City, North Carolina Central University, and as synthovation,as a new design process for green engi-
science sta member on Energy and Power Subcommit- neering and green architecture.* [10] A combination of
tee of the United States House of Representatives. synthesis and innovation, sustainable design does not con-
In his twelve books, Vallero has taken the systems view sider innovation to be an interruption (feedback loop) to
of living systems, and discussed the social aspects of the design process as in traditional concept to com-
engineering. As such he has bridged biomedical engi- pletiondesign. Rather, innovations are to be expected
neering with environmental engineering. As a leader in and integrated. Diering from the traditional step-wise
engineering ethics, he has served the National Academy process, synthovation is a spiral, dynamic, and continu-
of Engineering as a member of the Online Ethics Com- ously moving process toward completion of the design
mittee and the Executive Board of the National Institute and throughout the life of the project, including end-of
of Engineering Ethics. Vallero has also advised Sigma Xi, life recycling and design for disassembly, a component
universities and other institutions on science and research of design for environment (DfE), with innovations added

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306 CHAPTER 92. DANIEL A. VALLERO

along the way that will increase the sustainability of the Vallero, D.A. (2007). Fundamentals of Air Pol-
project over its entire life cycle. lution, 4th Edition. Academic Press, Amsterdam,
In her book,Hormone Deception,* [11] Lindsey Berk- Netherlands and Boston MA, ISBN 0750682272.
son credits Vallero as among the rst to apply exposure 400 pages.
science to endocrine disruptors. Reviewd by Don MacKay. Environmental Re-
views 2008 v16 p181(1)
92.2.1 Books Vallero, D.A., (2007). Biomedical Ethics for En-
gineers: Ethics and Decision Making in Biomedi-
Vallero, D.A. (2015). Environmental Biotechnology: cal and Biosystem Engineering. Academic Press,
A Biosystems Approach. 2nd Edition. Academic Amsterdam, Netherlands and Boston MA, ISBN
Press, Amsterdam, Netherlands and Boston MA, 0750682272. 400 pages. In 777 libraries accord-
Print Book ISBN 9780124077768; eBook ISBN ing to WorldCat * [13]
9780124078970. 746 pages.
Vallero, D.A. and Vesilind, P.A.(2006). Socially Re-
Vallero, D.A. (2014). Fundamentals of Air Pol-
sponsible Engineering. John Wiley and Sons, Inc.,
lution, 5th Edition. Academic Press, Amsterdam,
Hoboken, NJ, ISBN 0471787078. 384 pages.
Netherlands and Boston MA, I978-0124017337.
950 pages. Reviewed by Ray Bert. Civil Engineering Nov
Vallero, D.A. and Letcher, T.M. (2012). Unrav- 2006 v76 i11 p71
eling Environmental Disasters. Academic Press, Reviewed by Alex A. Karner, Science and En-
Amsterdam, Netherlands and Boston MA, ISBN gineering Ethics 2010 16(2): 415-417
9780123970268. 492 pages.
Vallero, D.A. (2005). Paradigms Lost: Learn-
Letcher, T.M. and Vallero, D.A. Editors (2011). ing from Environmental Mistakes, Mishaps and
Waste: A Handbook for Management. Academic Misdeeds. Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, Am-
Press, Amsterdam, Netherlands and Boston MA, sterdam, Netherlands and Boston MA, ISBN
ISBN 9780123814753. 448 pages. 0750678887. 688 pages. According to WorldCat,
the book is held in 333 libraries.* [14]
Vallero, D.A. (2010). Environmental Biotechnol-
ogy: A Biosystems Approach. Academic Press, Reviewed by Ray Bert. Civil Engineering
Amsterdam, Netherlands and Boston MA, ISBN March 2006 v76 i3 p68
012375089X.750 pages.
Vallero, D.A. (2004). Environmental Contaminants:
Ratner, B.D., Homan, A.S., Schoen, F.J., Lemons, Assessment and Control. Academic Press, New
J.E., Dyro, J. Martinsen, O.G., Kyle, R., Preim, B., York, NY, ISBN 0127100571. 832 pages.
Batz, D., Grimnes, S., Vallero, D., Semmlow, J.,
Murry, W.B., Perez, R. and Bankman, I. (2009). Vallero, D.A. (2003). Engineering the Risks
Biomedical Engineering Desk Reference. Academic of Hazardous Wastes. Butterworth-Heinemann,
Press, Amsterdam, Netherlands and Boston MA, Amsterdam, Netherlands and Boston MA, ISBN
ISBN 0123746469. 948 pages. 0750677422. 306 pages (with contribution by J.J.
Peirce). According to WorldCat, the book is held in
Vallero, D.A. and Brasier, C. (2008), Sustainable
416 libraries * [15]
Design: The Science of Sustainability and Green En-
gineering. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., Hoboken,
NJ, ISBN 0470130628. 350 pages. According to
WorldCat, the book is held in 578 libraries * [12] 92.3 References
Reviewed by R.W. Peters in Environ- [1] Author page at Elsevier
mental Progress Nov 8, 2008, v27 issue4,
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ [2] Author page at John Wiley & Sons
ep.10323/full
[3] Faculty page at Duke
Reviewed by D.A. Vaccari in Choice Oct 2008
v46 i2 p334(1) [4] Curriculum vitae at Duke
Reviewd by Amy Trendler in Library Journal [5] U.S. News & World Report
Sept 1, 2008 v133 i14 p126(1)
[6] Researcher page at EPA
Reviewd by Alanna Malone in GreenSource:
The Magazine of Sustainable Design Aug [7] D. Vallero and C. Brasier (2008). Teaching green engi-
8, 2007, http://greensource.construction.com/ neering: The case of ethanol life cycle analysis. Bulletin
bookreviews/0807_SustainableDesign.asp of Science, Technology & Society. 28 (3): 236-243.
92.4. EXTERNAL LINKS 307

[8] P.J. Lioy (2010). DUST: The Inside Story of Its Role in
the September 11th Aftermath (Forward By Tom Kean).
Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littleeld. ISBN 1-4422-
0148-7.

[9] D. Vallero and P. Lioy (2012). The 5-Rs: Reliable Post-

Disaster Exposure Assessment. Leadership and Manage-
ment and Engineering. 12 (4): 247-253. (October 2012).
doi:10.1061/(ASCE)LM.1943-5630.0000200.

[10] D. Vallero and C. Brasier (2008), Sustainable Design: The

Science of Sustainability and Green Engineering. John
Wiley and Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, ISBN 0470130628.

[11] L. Berkson (2010), Hormone Deception. CreateS-

pace Independent Publishing Platform; 1 edition, ISBN
1453741275

[12] WorldCat

[13] worldCat book record

[14] WorldCat

[15] WorldCat

92.4 External links

Civil Engineering Faculty Website at Duke Univer-
sity
Online Ethics of the National Academy of Engineer-
ing
National Institute of Engineering Ethics

International Society of Exposure Science

 Chapter 93

Vapor intrusion

Vapor intrusion (VI) is a process by which chemicals In 2002 the US EPA had issued its rst draft guidance
in soil or groundwater - especially Volatile Organic on the subject .* [4] The George W. Bush Administration
Compounds (VOCs) - migrate to indoor air above a dropped the project in 2003, and only in 2013 Obamas
contaminated site. appointee as EPA Assistant Administrator in the Oce
of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, made it a pri-
ority to complete the document. On June 11, 2015, the
EPA released its nal Vapor Intrusion Technical Guide,
93.1 Denition along with a Technical Guide for Addressing Petroleum
Vapor Intrusion At Leaking Underground Storage Tank
The United States Environmental Protection Agency de- Sites. A guide is neither a statute nor a regulation, but
nes vapor intrusion as a migration of volatile chem- a guidance.* [5]
icals from groundwater contamination or contaminated
soil into an overlying building. The chemicals can be
of dierent classes including volatile organic compounds
(VOCs) , certain semi-volatile organic compound and in-
93.4 See also
organic chemicals, such as elemental mercury, naturally
occurring radon, and hydrogen sulde.* [1] Superfund for a list of Environmental Protection
Agency Superfund sites

Trichloroethylene (TCE) for a discussion of the

93.2 Concerns chemical compound

At worst, vapor intrusion can be a safety hazard, e.g.,

when ammables are involved in form of an explosion. 93.5 References
Noxious vapors can cause health eects, either acutely
such as CNS disturbances like headaches or mental sta- [1] What is Vapor Intrusion?". US EPA. 30 September
tus changes, and they can have chronic health eects, e.g. 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
in the case of radon, which can cause lung cancer. Lastly, [2] Guidance for Evaluating Soil Vapor Intrusion in the State
vapors can be severe aesthetic problems, e.g., odors of New York Final Soil Vapor Intrusion Guidance, 92pp,
from hydrogen sulde.* [1] October 2006.

[3] ASTM E2600-10 Standard Guide for Vapor Encroach-

ment Screening on Property Involved in Real Estate
93.3 Guidance Transactions. ASTM International. 1 June 2010.

[4] OSWER Draft Guidance for Evaluating the Vapor Intru-

In the United States, vapor intrusion is handled in indi- sion to Indoor Air Pathway from Groundwater and Soils
vidual states in dierent ways. (Subsurface Vapor Intrusion Guidance)". Environmental
One of the most scrupulous guidance documents on va- Protection Agency. 2002-11-29.
por intrusion in the nation has been from the New York [5] OSWER Technical Guide for Assessing and Mitigat-
Department of Health in 2006.* [2] ing the Vapor Intrusion Pathway from Subsurface Vapor
In June 2010, the American Society for Testing and Sources to Indoor Air.. US EPA. 11 June 2015. p. 267.
Retrieved 29 August 2015.
Materials (ASTM International) released a commercial
Standard Guide for Vapor Encroachment Screening on
Property Involved in Real Estate Transactions(ASTM
E 2600-10).* [3]

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Chapter 94

Ventilation air methane thermal oxidizer

94.2 Operation
Thermal oxidation is the most widely accepted air pollu-
tion control technologies used in industrial applications.
Ventilation Air Methane Thermal Oxidizers are com-
monly referred to as a VAMTOX. They are very specic
and extremely ecient energy recovery eciency can
reach 95%. This is achieved through the storage of heat in
dense ceramic stoneware. Ventilation Air Methane Ther-
mal Oxidizers are used for the very low methane con-
centrations operate continuously. These systems can de-
stroy 95-98+% methane (CH4) that would otherwise be
emitted. Ventilation Air Methane Thermal Oxidizers can
be designed with hot gas bypass systems, re-circulation
heat exchangers that convert heat into energy, and oxy-
gen monitoring to reduce any possible carbon monoxide
and/or nitrous oxide production. Methane streams allow
the VAMTOX to operate at reduced or zero fuel usage,
which makes these systems ideal for mine shaft ventila-
tion operations.
Ventilation air methane thermal oxidizers (or VAM- VAMTOX systems have a system of valves and dampers
TOX) are a type of processing equipment used for that direct the methane ow across the ceramic bed. On
greenhouse gas abatement related to underground min- system start up, the system preheats and raises the tem-
ing operations that destroys gaseous methane at a high perature of the heat exchange material in the oxidizer bed
temperature. to or above the auto-oxidation temperature of methane
(1,000C or 1,832F). Then the preheating system is
turned o and mine exhaust air is introduced. When the
methane-lled air reaches the preheated bed, it oxidizes
and releases heat. This heat is transferred to the bed,
94.1 Principle thereby maintaining its temperature to support continued
operation. The oxidation process is ameless. Once the
bed is preheated, the process needs no auxiliary energy
Ventilation Air Methane Thermal Oxidizers are used to so long as adequate inow methane concentrations are
destroy methane in the exhaust air of underground coal maintained. The VAMTOX system exhaust gases can be
mine shafts. Methane is a greenhouse gas that burns to used to raise steam, which can provide electrical power
form carbon dioxide (CO2 ) and water vapor. (CO2 ) is through a turbine generator.
25 times less potent than methane when emitted into the
atmosphere with regards to global warming. Concentra-
tions of methane in ventilation exhaust air of coal and 94.3 External links
trona mines are very dilute; typically below 1% and of-
ten below 0.5%.* [1] Flow rates are so high that ventila- Ventilation Air Methane Thermal Oxidizer Sys-
tion air methane constitutes the largest source of methane temAmerican Environmental Fabrication & Sup-
emissions at most mines. This methane emission wastes ply, Sept. 2010
energy and contributes signicantly to global greenhouse
gas (GHG) emissions. Assessment of the Worldwide Market Potential for

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Oxidizing Coal Mine Ventilation Air MethaneU.S

EPA, Sept. 2009
Thermal oxidation of coal mine ventilation
methane2008 Mine Ventilation Symposium, Jul.
2008

Capture and use of coal mine ventilation-air

methaneU.S. Department of Energy National En-
ergy Technology Laboratory, April 2008

References

[1] Ventilation air methane thermal oxidizer.

USEPA, 2003 Assessment of the Worldwide Mar-

ket Potential for Oxidizing Coal Mine Ventilation
Air MethaneJuly 2003

Mattus, R, 2007. In Full Operation The Worlds

First VAM Power Plant, presented at the Methane to
Markets Partnership Expo, Beijing, China, October
30 November 1, 2007

Hamilton et al., 2007. State of the Voluntary Car-

bon Markets 2007: Picking Up Steam, Hamilton,
K, Bayon, R, Turner, G, and Higgins, D, New Car-
bon Finance and The Ecosystem Marketplace, July
2007
12th U.S./North American Mine Ventilation Sym-
posium 2008 Wallace (ed) ISBN 978-0-615-
20009-5"

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port Climate Change 2001, Intergovernmen-
tal Panel on Climate Change, Geneva, Switzerland,
2001
Chapter 95

Volatile Organic Compounds Protocol

The Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range

Transboundary Air Pollution Concerning the Con-
trol of Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds or
Their Transboundary Fluxes (known as the Volatile
Organic Compounds Protocol or the VOC Protocol)
is a protocol to the Convention on Long-Range Trans-
boundary Air Pollution which aims to provide for the con-
trol and reduction of emissions of volatile organic com-
pounds in order to reduce their transboundary uxes so
as to protect human health and the environment from ad-
verse eects. The protocol was concluded at Geneva,
Switzerland.
Opened for signature - November 18, 1991
Entered into force - September 29, 1997
Parties - (24) Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany,
Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Republic of Macedonia, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway,
Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Countries that have signed, but not yet ratied - (6)
Canada, European Union, Greece, Portugal, Ukraine,
United States

95.1 See also

environmental agreements

95.2 References
This article incorporates public domain material
from the CIA World Factbook document2003 edi-
tion.

95.3 External links

Ratication status

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Chapter 96

Wildland re emission

Wildland re and wildland re atmospheric emissions [4] Leenhouts, B. 1998. Assessment of biomass burning in
have been a part of the global biosphere for millennia.* [1] the conterminous United States. Conservation Ecology
The major wildland re emissions include greenhouse [online] 2(1): 1.
gasses and several criteria pollutants that impact human
[5] EPA. 1998. The National Air Pollutant Emission Trends:
health and welfare.:* [2] 1900-1997
Compared to the preindustrial era, wildland land re
[6] Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks:
in the conterminous U.S. has been reduced 90 per- 1990 - 1999
cent with proportional reductions in wildland re emis-
sions. Land use changes (agriculture and urbanization)
are responsible for roughly 50 percent of this decrease,
and land management decisions (land fragmentation,
suppression actions, etc.) are responsible for the remain-
der. Anthropogenic activities (e.g., industrial production,
transportation, agriculture, etc.) today have more than
replaced the lost preindustrial wildland re atmospheric
emissions.* [3]
The following charts compare preindustrial wildland re
emissions * [4] with contemporary emissions.* [5]* [6]

Carbon Dioxide
Carbon Monoxide
Nitric Oxide
Volatile Organic Compounds
Particulate Matter <10
Particulate Matter <2.5

96.1 References
[1] Pyne, S.J. 1995. World re: The culture of re on earth.
University of Washington Press. 384 pp. [ISBN 0-295-
97593-8]

[2] National Research Council: Committee on Air Quality

Management in the United States, Board on Environmen-
tal Studies and Toxicology, Board on Atmospheric Sci-
ences and Climate, Division on Earth and Life Studies
(2004). Air Quality Management in the United States.
National Academies Press. [ISBN 0-309-08932-8]

[3] Leenhouts, B. 1998.Assessment of biomass burning in the

conterminous United States. Conservation Ecology [on-
line] 2(1): 1.

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Chapter 97

Working Environment (Air Pollution,

Noise and Vibration) Convention, 1977

Working Environment (Air Pollution, Noise and Vi-

bration) Convention, 1977 is an International Labour
Organization Convention.
It was established in 1977, with the preamble stating:

Having decided upon the adoption of cer-

tain proposals with regard to working environ-
ment: atmospheric pollution, noise and vibra-
tion,...

97.1 Ratications
As of 2013, the convention had been ratied by 45 states.

97.2 External links

Text.
Ratications.

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Holiday, MrOllie, Yobot, Daniele Pugliesi, Trappist the monk, BattyBot and Anonymous: 3
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tributors: Michael Hardy, Spiy sperry, Blaxthos, BD2412, Ketiltrout, Rjwilmsi, NHSavage, Addshore, Cybercobra, Zahid Abdassabur,
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Wavelength, R'n'B, Niceguyedc, BG19bot, Lakun.patra, Wanderingwater, CryOCed and Jimmykumar10
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Ganeshk
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tributors: Denelson83, Bearcat, Bender235, Giraedata, Vegaswikian, Wavelength, NHSavage, Bejnar, Magioladitis, R'n'B, Commons-
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Ohconfucius, KConWiki, Addbot, Jncraton, Yobot, FreeRangeFrog, EmausBot, Fraulein451, HumberView, Isiaq, Jetson123, RuthLiving-
stone, Laevateinn0402, Nikki268, Robert4565, Thebrownemdash, Perdugradboom, Oliverwelsby and Anonymous: 1
Ambient air quality criteria Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambient_air_quality_criteria?oldid=712323089 Contributors:
Bearcat, Anthony Appleyard, Whoisjohngalt, I dream of horses, EoRdE6, MicroPaLeo, CarlHawkings and Anonymous: 4
Arctic haze Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_haze?oldid=719989824 Contributors: Michael Hardy, Paul A, Wetman, Mbover-
load, MacGyverMagic, KillerChihuahua, Dave souza, Bender235, Sherurcij, Avenue, Axeman89, Woohookitty, Carcharoth, Eirikr, Ah-
pook, Wavelength, Meersan, Arthur Rubin, JoanneB, SmackBot, Colonies Chris, Dl2000, Wikid77, Zzthex, MarshBot, Inks.LWC, Mapcat,
Gabriel Kielland, Mike Payne, Empanda, AstroHurricane001, Inomyabcs, Funandtrvl, A.Ou, Bpz1234, Anonymous Dissident, Warhead66,
SieBot, 1013-josh, 1013-shae, 1013-Lisa, 1013-rey, 1013-Brendan, LittleClogs, Oiws, Lightmouse, Rosiestep, Wristshot, Nymf, Addbot,
Yobot, AnomieBOT, Jim1138, Philip72, LucienBOT, DrilBot, Lotje, RjwilmsiBot, Thargor Orlando, Northamerica1000, Stewi101015
and Anonymous: 22
Atmospheric dispersion modeling Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_dispersion_modeling?oldid=716126516 Con-
tributors: Edward, Michael Hardy, Ahoerstemeier, Alan Liefting, Mboverload, Trevor MacInnis, Anthony Appleyard, Gene Nygaard,
Woohookitty, RHaworth, Cbdorsett, Al E., Ketiltrout, GangofOne, Bgwhite, Wavelength, RussBot, Welsh, Daniel Mietchen, Sscomp2004,
Jade Knight, That Guy, From That Show!, SmackBot, Benjaminevans82, Chris the speller, Bluebot, Cybercobra, Vina-iwbot~enwiki, Will
Beback, Anlace, Alexdevisscher, Mbeychok, Fig wright, Patau, Covalent, CmdrObot, Myasuda, Cydebot, Marokwitz, OhanaUnited,
Gabriel Kielland, Sudhanshu Kumar, Dlary, Inwind, Gouveia2, AlleborgoBot, Mcroson, Stzsi, Mlas, Qwfp, XLinkBot, Nathan Johnson,
Dthomsen8, Good Olfactory, Addbot, Luckas-bot, Vincnet, Alchimista, Daniele Pugliesi, Sumivec, Citation bot, Rivmlvmil, Some stan-
dardized rigour, HRoestBot, Tom.Reding, Opherct, Tix, Drcambridge, Harvey2, Askedonty, Cobaltcigs, Snotbot, BMacZero, HROlesen,
CitationCleanerBot, Riinuots, BattyBot, ChrisGualtieri, Chinacap, Prokaryotes, Dendionne, Monkbot, Gup00 and Anonymous: 29
Best available technology Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_available_technology?oldid=710638671 Contributors: Katana0182,
Je3000, Rjwilmsi, Mahlum~enwiki, CarolGray, Celestianpower, Dj Capricorn, Wavelength, robot, Mauls, Grumpyyoung-
man01, Mr3641, Thijs!bot, Gabriel Kielland, Blood Oath Bot, TXiKiBoT, AlleborgoBot, SieBot, Busy Stubber, DragonBot, Moreau1, Ad-
dbot, SpBot, Middayexpress, Yobot, Xqbot, FrescoBot, RjwilmsiBot, Oldfox2003, H3llBot, SporkBot, Ctebert, BattyBot, ChrisGualtieri,
ChemTom and Anonymous: 8
Beta attenuation monitoring Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_attenuation_monitoring?oldid=638123475 Contributors: Drag-
onySixtyseven, Esmu Igors, ChrisGualtieri and Anonymous: 1
Boulder Climate Action Plan Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulder_Climate_Action_Plan?oldid=711761371 Contributors:
Rich Farmbrough, Lockley, GnniX, Wavelength, Arthur Rubin, SmackBot, SMasters, Neelix, E. Ripley, Magioladitis, Auntof6, GB
fan, AlexRexR, AvicAWB, Truexper, Mr. Magoo and McBarker and Anonymous: 5
Burn pit Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burn_pit?oldid=711022716 Contributors: Fred Bauder, BDD, Rjwilmsi, Bgwhite, Gilliam,
Bejnar, Nono64, Davy p, DASonnenfeld, Dthomsen8, Jncraton, AnomieBOT, Aaron dub, RightCowLeftCoast, Jakec, Bldg5158,
Deavkat15, Denise Meehan, Hagopian and Anonymous: 7
CALPUFF Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CALPUFF?oldid=705926652 Contributors: Chris-gore, Alan Liefting, Al E., Rjwilmsi,
Ground Zero, SmackBot, Benjaminevans82, Mbeychok, H lina k, Cydebot, Travelbird, MarshBot, Leiranbiton, MrBell, Inwind, Mirtillo2,
Yobot, Citation bot, FrescoBot, Citation bot 1, Look2See1, Donner60, ClueBot NG and Anonymous: 5
CMAQ Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CMAQ?oldid=694653588 Contributors: Derek R Bullamore, Stzsi, Yobot, Lakun.patra,
Moonboy54, Compassionate727 and Anonymous: 1
Condensation particle counter Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condensation_particle_counter?oldid=715979590 Contributors:
Andrewa, Kkmurray, NHSavage, Dawynn, Esmu Igors, Jonathanarpith and Anonymous: 2
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Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_on_Long-Range_

Transboundary_Air_Pollution?oldid=713942727 Contributors: Bryan Derksen, Paul A, Docu, Wik, Qertis, Alan Liefting, Avala, Sysin,
Rich Farmbrough, Gronky, Jonathunder, Ronline, Wavelength, Hu Gadarn, AndrewRT, Vasil~enwiki, Mbeychok, NJA, Lamiot, Cydebot,
Leyo, DASonnenfeld, Dawn Bard, Pinkadelica, PipepBot, DerBorg, Good Olfactory, Angrense, Lightbot, Legobot, Yobot, Sumivec, Bsea,
Lalalalaaaaaa, EmausBot, WikitanvirBot, Finn Bjrklid, Meclee, IUCN-ELC, ArmbrustBot and Anonymous: 14
Criteria air contaminants Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criteria_air_contaminants?oldid=655369818 Contributors: Alan Lieft-
ing, Beland, Anirvan, JIP, Tlroche, Rjwilmsi, Wsiegmund, SmackBot, Bejnar, Future Perfect at Sunrise, Alaibot, Billtubbs, Inks.LWC,
Freeghter~enwiki, Mattmnelson, ImageRemovalBot, ClueBot, RMFan1, Chzz, Gnomeselby, FrescoBot, DrilBot, BG19bot, Rrosa3005,
Chasercm, ElleJean, Kleptopigstar, Joeknowsair and Anonymous: 9
Critical load Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_load?oldid=647452989 Contributors: Jnestorius, PirateMink, Wavelength,
RussBot, Saittam, Benshepherd, Tom Morris, SmackBot, Hmains, Colonies Chris, Ben Moore, Jaksmata, ChemNerd, Lamro and Anony-
mous: 3
Czech Hydrometeorological Institute Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Hydrometeorological_Institute?oldid=676685954
Contributors: Miaow Miaow, Old Moonraker, Wavelength, Benjaminevans82, Mbeychok, Pierre cb, Cydebot, Cloudz679, Inwind, Squids
and Chips, Mtys, Svick, Sun Creator, Iohannes Animosus, Mlas, Addbot, Lightbot, Horaljan, LilHelpa, Strepon, Full-date unlinking
bot and Anonymous: 2
Decipol Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decipol?oldid=545021233 Contributors: D6, GregorB, Stephenb, Cydebot, Beax, Stefano
Schiavon, Addbot, Yobot and WikitanvirBot
Diesel exhaust Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_exhaust?oldid=721674524 Contributors: Fred Bauder, Kku, Bkonrad, An-
thony Appleyard, Dan100, Pmj, Rjwilmsi, Bgwhite, Raquel Baranow, Gilliam, Chris the speller, Rrburke, Martijn Hoekstra, Derek R
Bullamore, Doodle77, Glynhughes, Electron9, JustAGal, Widefox, Z22, JamesBWatson, Nyttend, Nono64, KudzuVine, DASonnenfeld,
Funandtrvl, Wiae, Andy Dingley, Biscuittin, MaynardClark, Sfan00 IMG, Shaded0, Excirial, SoxBot, Dthomsen8, Addbot, Jacopo Werther,
Ocdnctx, MartinezMD, Legobot, Yobot, Librsh, AnomieBOT, ThaddeusB, Xqbot, Buttons0603, FrescoBot, Dana60Cummins, Trappist
the monk, Now wiki, RjwilmsiBot, Cf. Hay, Noggo, Rememberway, ClueBot NG, Niallbh, Elsnthesea, Helpful Pixie Bot, Amp71, Tute-
lary, Testem, Cyberbot II, Gpennefather, Lophostrix, Saltwolf, Unique Ubiquitous, Dexbot, Pinx, Wuerzele, Tom Prangnell, JohnSHicks,
Monkbot, Eteethan, Stefano993, Hamidoborna, WilliamStephenson, Callumlud98, Stepgp and Anonymous: 51
Dust abatement Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dust_abatement?oldid=699360411 Contributors: Alan Liefting, Combuchan, Bg-
white, NHSavage, SmackBot, OBDM, Nyttend, MrBell, Shoemate78, Erik9bot, JNoworyta and Anonymous: 1
Eects of the car on societies Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_the_car_on_societies?oldid=720817574 Contributors:
Hajhouse, Frecklefoot, Patrick, Michael Hardy, Sam Francis, Pcb21, Mac, G-Man, Angela, Kingturtle, Smack, Heidimo, Ed Cormany,
Denni, Fuzheado, Wik, Timc, Populus, Moros~enwiki, Lawsonsj, Morven, Sewing, Moncrief, Mirv, Hadal, Anthony, Cecropia, Alan
Liefting, Akadruid, Inter, Monedula, Andris, Beland, Oneiros, Lawnchair, Ukexpat, Jtmendes, Mike Rosoft, D6, Rhobite, Guanabot,
Bender235, CanisRufus, EurekaLott, Coolcaesar, Ian27, Sortior, Viriditas, Foobaz, Cavrdg, Stephen Bain, Mdd, Andrewpmk, Darrelljon,
Velella, Max rspct, Axeman89, Mahanga, Woohookitty, Ae-a, SCEhardt, SDC, Doco, Graham87, Cuchullain, Zzedar, Miq, BorgHunter,
Vgedris, Vegaswikian, Jax-wp, Cs30109, Sharkface217, Bgwhite, Wavelength, RussBot, Peoplesunionpro, Gaius Cornelius, Howcheng,
Comradeash, Nick, PM Poon, TastyCakes, Igin, Chrishmt0423, Etusalikii, SmackBot, Ashley thomas80, AndyZ, Delldot, Commander
Keane bot, Gilliam, Duke Ganote, Bluebot, pa~enwiki, Thisisbossi, Rrburke, The PIPE, Hmoul, G-Bot~enwiki, Flip619, Loodog, 16@r,
Hyeahmfr, Motorworld~enwiki, DabMachine, Iridescent, Peter M Dodge, Phasmatisnox, Pithecanthropus, Benwildeboer, NaBUru38,
Christhebull, Ward3001, Marek69, Electron9, Ufwuct, DanTD, Dfrg.msc, Michael A. White, Futurebird, Tom servo, Mentisto, AntiVan-
dalBot, Chubbles, QuiteUnusual, Zweifel, MER-C, Boleslaw, Magioladitis, VoABot II, Careless hx, Catgut, Giggy, PaulAndrewAnderson,
STBot, Jim.henderson, Rettetast, Fconaway, Midwestmax, Herbythyme, Foober, WFinch, Nothingofwater, Axolotl Nr.733, The Inter-
loafer, Philip Trueman, Flyte35, Pwnage8, Boter, Mr carburettor, Softlavender, Typ932, Screamingman14, Dodo von den Bergen, Sheep-
NotGoats, Android Mouse Bot, Kerksieck, StaticGull, ClueBot, Mariordo, Cambrasa, TheOldJacobite, Timiddriver, Auntof6, DumZiBoT,
NigeriaFelaKuti, XLinkBot, Addbot, Glane23, SpBot, Lightbot, Fraggle81, Playclever, Sapsan~enwiki, Dmarquard, AnomieBOT, Demo-
craticLuntz, Jim1138, E2eamon, LilHelpa, 3family6, BritishWatcher, Samwb123, Laservisor, Kkj11210, OgreBot, HRoestBot, MJ94,
Cnwilliams, Orenburg1, Q Illespont, Reaper Eternal, Onel5969, RjwilmsiBot, Beyond My Ken, ThisguyYEAH, DHooke1973, EmausBot,
Gobela13, K6ka, Joao.pimentel.ferreira, Andyman1125, Gankin, ClueBot NG, This lousy T-shirt, Snotbot, Isisshape, O.Koslowski, Widr,
Helpful Pixie Bot, Calabe1992, Marcocapelle, Brad7777, RGloucester, Jonadin93, BattyBot, Comsat41, Khazar2, Lugia2453, SFK2,
Wywin, Epicgenius, Blunter Mercury 6, ThinkerAndDoer, Greedo8, Mkalbrosky, Rubbish computer, Sleet62, Hmandude, Knife-in-the-
drawer, Void burn, DrakeQuinn, Ihnjuhnj and Anonymous: 245
Emission standard Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emission_standard?oldid=720902631 Contributors: BlckKnght, Walter,
Kemkim, Edward, Skysmith, Mac, Mulad, Dale Arnett, RedWolf, Hadal, Alan Liefting, Bobblewik, Chaerani, Gor, Beland, Sfoskett,
Sonett72, DmitryKo, Martins, Sladen, Vsmith, DcoetzeeBot~enwiki, Jensbn, Vortexrealm, Slambo, Mark Lewis, Alansohn, Danthe-
mankhan, Lebite, Crosbiesmith, RHaworth, Xaliqen, BD2412, Rjwilmsi, Ellenmc, Mitrebox, Dar-Ape, Senna6094, SteveBaker, 121a0012,
RedGreenInBlue, YurikBot, Wavelength, Arado, Rsrikanth05, Dtrebbien, Qviri, Kkmurray, Scheinwerfermann, Johnmwatson, Arthur Ru-
bin, NHSavage, NeilN, SmackBot, KnowledgeOfSelf, Gilliam, Chris the speller, Bluebot, Makemi, Lifetime, DMacks, Daniel.Cardenas,
Mion, Lambiam, Gobonobo, Mbeychok, Wizard191, G-W, CmdrObot, Tunertools, Cydebot, Gogo Dodo, Omicronpersei8, Rosarinagazo,
JustAGal, Philippe, Bjenks, MER-C, RiseOfTheRev01ution, Desertsky85451, Magioladitis, VoABot II, Sarahj2107, Mikelantis, High-
lunder, DGG, Tremello, Eumakant, AntiSpamBot, MKoltnow, The Discoverer, Joshua Issac, Ken g6, KudzuVine, Signalhead, PDFbot,
Cremepu222, Jujubeberry, Altermike, Buhin, Typ932, Mackabean, HybridBoy, Midgetman525, PookeyMaster, Nopetro, Black lupin,
Aycan, M2Ys4U, Regushee, Tomdobb, Charliep8, Mikellew, ClueBot, Mariordo, Excirial, Rawr itsnik, Chnt, Jehandz, DumZiBoT, Cath-
Carey, Wensi w, Addbot, Fieldday-sunday, Farmercarlos, Granitethighs, Tide rolls, Atysn, Yobot, Xanxys, Jimboh2000, Materialscientist,
Ado2102, Mr.choppers, No More Mr Nice Guy, Leaveitdear, Shadowjams, PeterEastern, Denzil Simoes, Dac04, Slmsactiwo, Bobby122,
RjwilmsiBot, Chicco3, John of Reading, Dewritech, Jandrewc, ClueBot NG, Gareth Grith-Jones, O.Koslowski, Widr, Northamerica1000,
Alexauto321, W.D., Cyberbot II, Khazar2, Vanamonde93, Coppertop740, YiFeiBot, Fixuture, Cllrctmhe, UglowT, Linesource, CAPTAIN
RAJU, Ontario Teacher BFA BEd, Majora, Er Adil Farooq, Mary Panko and Anonymous: 157
Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated Database Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emissions_%26_Generation_Resource_
Integrated_Database?oldid=687593114 Contributors: Mac, Ronz, Alan Liefting, Beland, Bobrayner, MassGalactusUniversum, Rjwilmsi,
Wavelength, Arthur Rubin, SmackBot, Hmains, OrphanBot, Jeremyb, Gobonobo, DumbBOT, Alaibot, Qwyrxian, Cander0000, Emeraude,
Hugo999, ImageRemovalBot, Stonelox, M00seo00o, M.boli, DumZiBoT, Dthomsen8, Yobot, Crisbrujis2008, Omnipaedista, FrescoBot,
RaptureBot, Danim, Dobie80, MarissaHoer, Chekura11 and Anonymous: 46
318CHAPTER 97. WORKING ENVIRONMENT (AIR POLLUTION, NOISE AND VIBRATION) CONVENTION, 1977

Environmental impact of aviation Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_of_aviation?oldid=718032160 Contrib-

utors: IceKarma, Raul654, Phil Boswell, UtherSRG, Alan Liefting, Matthew Stannard, Pgan002, Andycjp, Dan aka jack, Nickptar, Rich
Farmbrough, Bender235, Max Naylor, Uncle G, Rtdrury, Bkwillwm, BD2412, Rjwilmsi, Ahunt, DVdm, Wavelength, Arado, Splette, Gaius
Cornelius, Alarichall, Epipelagic, Arthur Rubin, NHSavage, Chriswaterguy, Sardanaphalus, SmackBot, Marc Lacoste, Verne Equinox,
KVDP, Chris the speller, Bluebot, Shalom Yechiel, Ecozeppelin, BrownHairedGirl, John, Vgy7ujm, J 1982, MilborneOne, Peterlewis,
Dl2000, Quartz1, Mctorres, Neelix, DShantz, Cydebot, Wakeyjamie, Rieman 82, Mercury624, Hebrides, Cimbalom, Headbomb, Mm-
cknight4, D.Wardle, Hydro, OhanaUnited, MaxPont, Indon, A3nm, Gomm, Hans Dunkelberg, Shawn in Montreal, KylieTastic, DA-
Sonnenfeld, Funandtrvl, Malik Shabazz, VolkovBot, Johnfos, Imme5150, Insanity Incarnate, Saneeta, Jrun, Flyer22 Reborn, Factotem,
Kpaynter, Msrasnw, Dolphin51, Mrfebruary, BSABill, ClueBot, Watti Renew, Djk3, Nathan Johnson, Addbot, DOI bot, Ronhjones, Yobot,
AnomieBOT, Jim1138, Bluerasberry, Materialscientist, Citation bot, Quebec99, MauritsBot, Xqbot, MerlLinkBot, FrescoBot, Menwith,
Brodmont, OgreBot, Citation bot 1, Pinethicket, I dream of horses, Plane Person, Reelx09, Irt78, Robvanvee, GregKaye, Wiking, John of
Reading, Lorast, Dewritech, Sp33dyphil, Tommy2010, Dcirovic, H3llBot, Petrb, ClueBot NG, Coastwise, O.Koslowski, Helpful Pixie Bot,
Gob Lofa, Denovoid, BG19bot, NewsAndEventsGuy, CeraBot, ChrisGualtieri, MKR125188, Peterbircak, SambarnardODI, Sosthenes12,
Mr Imicplatetarium, Aqualily6, Monkbot, Ziraios, TerryAlex, Izkala, Jamesimo24, Mike4ebooks and Anonymous: 89
Exhaust gas Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exhaust_gas?oldid=721692349 Contributors: Mac, Cimon Avaro, Lumos3, Moriori,
Cyrius, Wolfkeeper, MacGyverMagic, Sonett72, Discospinster, Vsmith, Bender235, Janderk, El C, Jag123, Alansohn, Anthony App-
leyard, Guaca, Bfriesen, Woohookitty, Deanshan, Bgwhite, YurikBot, Wavelength, Stian, Rmky87, NHSavage, CWenger, SmackBot,
Yamaguchi , Gilliam, Chris the speller, DeFacto, EvelinaB, Acdx, Daniel.Cardenas, Mbeychok, Tim Q. Wells, IronGargoyle, Vin-
dheim, Iridescent, Alexthe5th, NaBUru38, Chrissy385, Thijs!bot, Hazmat2, John254, Kathovo, EdJogg, David Shankbone, Arsenikk,
AniRaptor2001, Cpl Syx, Rderijcke, Toyota prius 2~enwiki, Leyo, Tgeairn, J.delanoy, Cobi, Steel1943, VolkovBot, Lamro, Biscuittin,
BotMultichill, Keilana, MaynardClark, M2Ys4U, Elassint, ClueBot, LAX, Ariadacapo, Jusdafax, Chaosdruid, Acabashi, Callinus, DumZ-
iBoT, Banhandam, Leonini, Addbot, Ocdnctx, Fieldday-sunday, Eivindbot, Luckas-bot, Yobot, AnomieBOT, Tryptosh, Daniele Pugliesi,
Sumivec, Kasaalan, Xqbot, Thegodofbigthings, Gilo1969, Hayden747, Mattis, LucienBOT, RicHard-59, Mutinus, TobeBot, Connelly90,
, Sinophile21992, Ocdncntx, TyA, Lucysadler, ClueBot NG, Widr, BG19bot, Solistide, Writ Keeper, Rowan Adams,
Testem, Epicgenius, Everymorning, Musclewelsh, Prokaryotes, Noyster, Lakun.patra, Monkbot, Lord Laitinen, Sen Mendoza, KasparBot,
Hamidoborna, Yang 1973, The Quixotic Potato, Yash Racha75, ScarszRawr, Rhdzxjtsr and Anonymous: 117
Flue gas Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flue_gas?oldid=699636976 Contributors: Edward, Mac, Icairns, Rich Farmbrough,
Vsmith, Velella, Crosbiesmith, OwenX, RHaworth, V8rik, Nells~enwiki, AnthonyA7, Lmatt, Tysto, Wavelength, Sceptre, Ospalh, NHSav-
age, Chriswaterguy, Mbeychok, CmdrObot, SkonesMickLoud, Robini 99, KylieTastic, Miwanya, Lamro, Puchiko, Fastily, Addbot,
Farmercarlos, Daniele Pugliesi, Chongkian, FrescoBot, Tinton5, ClueBot NG, Platonicmaria, MerlIwBot, Anbu121, Sue Wainwright,
FoCuSandLeArN, Unknownbot1, Yaqui.val and Anonymous: 25
Flue-gas desulfurization Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flue-gas_desulfurization?oldid=721946766 Contributors: Radiojon,
Blainster, Tom harrison, Cap601, H Padleckas, Spiy sperry, Rich Farmbrough, Vsmith, Remuel, Vortexrealm, Maurreen, Hooperbloob,
Alansohn, Benjah-bmm27, Gene Nygaard, LePierrotAnguille, Krash, Antiuser, Chris Capoccia, Gaius Cornelius, Neilbeach, Brushes,
Tony1, NHSavage, Petri Krohn, Garion96, SmackBot, Chris the speller, Cadmium, Primacag, BCAttwood, Mion, Jaganath, Mbeychok,
SQGibbon, Mets501, Harold f, Mbell, Uruiamme, The Vindictive, Leuko, Biondos, LorenzoB, Beagel, Leyo, Uncle Dick, MaugansC,
Pterre, Knulclunk, KudzuVine, Pdcook, Tetris L, TheOtherJesse, Melvynitman, Philip Trueman, Someguy1221, Pl-chmielewski, Andy
Dingley, Lamro, SieBot, TX55, ClueBot, LizardJr8, HokiePE, Gnowor, FellGleaming, DaL33T, Addbot, Anrocach, Some jerk on the
Internet, Mazandarany, Tide rolls, Halaster, Luckas-bot, Yngvadottir, Tim J Wright, AnomieBOT, Daniele Pugliesi, Jim1138, AdjustShift,
LilHelpa, Geopersona, Marianne Holmen, MarcosJose, FrescoBot, Chargerz09, Amse12, Reaper Eternal, Envchemprof, Heikkilahammer,
Sponk, ZroBot, Midas02, ClueBot NG, Widr, JohnSRoberts99, Imgaril, Mr. Cheeshead 2345492, Mddkpp, ASME C&S Engineer, Fgkh,
Fluorogrol, Wellmanneredninja, Victorfeltrin and Anonymous: 89
Flue-gas emissions from fossil-fuel combustion Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flue-gas_emissions_from_fossil-fuel_
combustion?oldid=721947687 Contributors: Blainster, Alan Liefting, GeoGreg, Vortexrealm, Maurreen, Free Bear, Gene Nygaard, Cros-
biesmith, RHaworth, Lmatt, Wavelength, Tony1, Ott2, NHSavage, Hu Gadarn, Mbeychok, Dicklyon, Joseph Solis in Australia, Luna Santin,
Robini 99, Altermike, Wizard7~enwiki, TX55, ClueBot, AnomieBOT, Daniele Pugliesi, Citation bot, Nasnema, Gamewizard71, ClueBot
NG, Widr, BattyBot, Johnnch1966, Jtildenook11, Starkdune, Lawzy987, Luy anuran, Xperiaguy and Anonymous: 11
Flue-gas stack Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flue-gas_stack?oldid=698201617 Contributors: GTBacchus, Jmabel, Blainster, Mc-
Dutchie, Wolfkeeper, Markus Kuhn, Circeus, Ypacara, Vortexrealm, Kaganer, RPH, Gene Nygaard, Lmatt, Wavelength, Hairy Dude,
DanMS, Adamrush, Tony1, NHSavage, SmackBot, Melchoir, Srnec, Lcarscad, Anlace, Kuru, Mbeychok, Neelix, Cydebot, Christian75,
Widefox, Mrs Mei, Nposs, Beagel, Black Stripe, RIPSAW1986, Nomad nomad~enwiki, Xenonice, 28bytes, AlleborgoBot, Joost.vp,
Da Joe, Andrewjlockley, Anchor Link Bot, Raoulduke25, Addbot, Tide rolls, Lightbot, Ettrig, High Contrast, Citation bot, Oundhakar,
Gamewizard71, BattyBot, Meyer.cm, Xoegki and Anonymous: 23
Fugitive emissions Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugitive_emissions?oldid=624069195 Contributors: Alan Liefting, Rrburke,
Martijn Hoekstra, Billtubbs, TypoBoy, UnCatBot, Addbot, Glane23, Yobot, Alchimista, SD5, Citation bot 1, RjwilmsiBot, EmausBot,
Photovac, Monkbot and Anonymous: 3
Gas are Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_flare?oldid=716100371 Contributors: Ryguasu, Andrewa, Gepwiki, BenFrantzDale,
DJSupreme23, Rich Farmbrough, Vortexrealm, Hooperbloob, Sponge, Axeman89, Woohookitty, Tmassey, SeventyThree, Hideyuki, Fre-
plySpang, Carwil, Bgwhite, YurikBot, Petiatil, Ikar.us, Gaius Cornelius, Lekoman, Hrvoje Simic, Emijrp, Arthur Rubin, Abune, Smack-
Bot, Matmota, Bluebot, Tomtefarbror, Ligulembot, Mion, Mbeychok, Makyen, Judgesurreal777, Eastlaw, Walling, Chrisw404, Ishdarian,
AntiVandalBot, The Vindictive, Beagel, Janx Spirit, Autocratique, Naniwako, Father Christmastime, Olinga, Piperh, Charist, McM.bot,
AdRock, Alexgalt, YSSYguy, Traveler100, Scott1588, Unbuttered Parsnip, Jorge Ianis, Alexbot, Muhandes, Vboo-belarus, Environ-
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Yobot, Sublirony, Mmxx, Xqbot, Ikaria-Tennison, RibotBOT, Chaheel Riens, Dougofborg, FrescoBot, Originalwana, Jah29, Baileymar-
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abluntroller, ClueBot NG, Rezabot, Jamie Tubers, Amiraram, Gomalhunzai, David.moreno72, Darekk2, Earth100, Wenezzar, Ballhead2,
Graphium, The Anonymouse, Tentinator, NYBrook098, Quenhitran, Jarrett Doss Maria, Haris13588, FluyArmy, Santasays, Buggiehug-
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14
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Werd814, Fourjustice9, Puchiko, Techfast50, LeeAnn0923, Yobot, Kilom691, Citation bot, J04n, FrescoBot, Preventpneumo, Citation
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Indoor air quality Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indoor_air_quality?oldid=718705861 Contributors: Timo Honkasalo, The
Anome, Olivier, Edward, JohnOwens, Dante Alighieri, Menchi, CesarB, Kingturtle, Hankwang, Khashmi316, Pengo, Alan Liefting,
Michael Devore, Bobblewik, Golbez, Beland, Dreamtheater, Neutrality, Philip lamb, Solitude, Rich Farmbrough, Phssthpok, CanisRu-
fus, Femto, Arcadian, Alansohn, Kurieeto, Cromwellt, Shoey, TVBZ28, Gene Nygaard, Dennis Bratland, Njk, Stemonitis, Rjwilmsi,
BBerryhill, Lockley, Vegaswikian, StephanieM, Ground Zero, Old Moonraker, WriterHound, Wavelength, Samuel Wiki, Arjuna909,
Rada, Gaius Cornelius, NawlinWiki, TheGreenHerring, Dugosz, NHSavage, Veinor, SmackBot, Edgar181, Gilliam, RDBrown, George
Church, Uthbrian, Nick Levine, VMS Mosaic, Deeb, SundarBot, Pissant, Anlace, Copeland.James.H, Jim Derby, Gobonobo, JorisvS,
Patau, Waggers, TastyPoutine, David Bangs, Hu12, CmdrObot, Requestion, Gogo Dodo, MichaelS82, Calvero JP, Repliedthemockturtle,
Jobber, Gralo, StuartB, Randall00, Catsmoke, Wallsts, Darklilac, UDLL, The Vindictive, Ikanreed, Magioladitis, Pedro, WhatamIdo-
ing, JaGa, MartinBot, Das5018, FactsAndFigures, Mikael Hggstrm, Anonywiki, Plasticup, Halrhp, Burzmali, Jmhunter, JavierMC,
DASonnenfeld, Vranak, Barbaracarder, Jmrowland, Templationist, Someguy1221, Czajko, Cyberwriter, Freeghter~enwiki, Lamro,
Robertreyes, MrChupon, Stevo850, Tomfy, Iamrichard, Toddst1, Neutralhomer, Richjb16, Gsumarji, FlamingSilmaril, Erik Bolin, Dev-
ilchaser, Mookie25, Kyledotson, ImperfectlyInformed, Valerielgreen, VQuakr, Tisdalepardi, Stefano Schiavon, MentaikoMayo, Manfred
Kaiser, Carriearchdale, Cantabrigian2, Praays, SoxBot III, DumZiBoT, XLinkBot, Tuktusong, Closca Tercera, MystBot, Purier123,
Kbdankbot, Addbot, Download, Xenobot, P2env, Yobot, Ptbotgourou, Alchimista, Kilom691, Aboalbiss, KamikazeBot, Worksafe, Kati-
etara, AnomieBOT, Mbains, WiscEditor, Materialscientist, R.Oppl, Jtamad, Transity, Danielstoner, Stuartestrand, Rb88guy, Crescent77,
Hehejessy, FrescoBot, Gregniemeyer, Clemifornia, Pinethicket, Billcapricorn, Mean as custard, RjwilmsiBot, Felipekovacic, Jesimpki,
WikitanvirBot, Prsjain, Hypocaustic, IndoorAir, Trahana22, Fionna21, Noggo, Forever Dusk, ClueBot NG, Reify-tech, Helpful Pixie Bot,
BG19bot, Djmix75, HereticBleach, Pano38, BattyBot, Hlevin6, ~riley, Layzeeboi, EuroCarGT, Peterirga, Bluebirday, Azita Goldman, Po-
lentarion, George8211, CarbonWHO, Monkbot, ChristaJocelyn, Netcomposites.james, Jamesbondjnr, KH-1, Air purifacation technologies
llc, Danmacphee, Inquinamentoindoor, Dr Micko, Ortan111, Awenthomas, Ronine310 and Anonymous: 163
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length, Malcolma, Dv82matt, SmackBot, Z22, Katharineamy, WereSpielChequers, Yobot, Billcapricorn, John of Reading, Jochen
Burghardt, Medmyco and Vieque
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Alliance?oldid=702384911 Contributors: Yobot, AnomieBOT, BG19bot, M.Kapsalaki, WikiWisePowder and NeemNarduni2
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International_Union_of_Air_Pollution_Prevention_and_Environmental_Protection_Associations?oldid=720951600 Contributors: Wave-
length, Sct72, Midas02, BG19bot, Jo-Jo Eumerus, Everymorning, Acad1989, JJMC89 and Anonymous: 1
Line source Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_source?oldid=707273905 Contributors: Heron, Sdedeo, Graeme Bartlett, Harriv,
Eleland, Woohookitty, Rnt20, Bensin, Wavelength, Melchoir, Anlace, Mbeychok, Drg85, Cydebot, Quibik, Sagar apte2005, JustAGal,
Pixel ;-), Almadenbu, RetypePassword, Jtir, Inwind, Oahiyeel, ClueBot, Yobot, Amaury, Tim.chatterton, Greg Dahlen and Anonymous:
3
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eychok, The Vindictive, KudzuVine, Mild Bill Hiccup, Daniele Pugliesi, DrilBot and Anonymous: 2
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most_polluted_cities_in_the_world_by_particulate_matter_concentration?oldid=720006634 Contributors: Ganeshk, BD2412, UkPaolo,
Mareklug, Attilios, Colonies Chris, Biruitorul, MikeLynch, Jufa.junaid, Archon 2488, Nedim Ardoa, Zanhe, Schwede66, Northamer-
ica1000, Xwejnusgozo, DPL bot and Anonymous: 3
Low-carbon emission Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-carbon_emission?oldid=711637271 Contributors: Alan Liefting,
Woohookitty, BD2412, Wavelength, SmackBot, Gobonobo, Cydebot, MER-C, R'n'B, Altermike, Mariordo, Jehandz, DumZiBoT, Nas-
nema, Menwith, ClueBot NG, BG19bot and Anonymous: 3
Low-emission zone Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-emission_zone?oldid=721236296 Contributors: Mac, Kaihsu, Psychonaut,
Alan Liefting, Alexf, MRSC, Reinthal, JIP, KX675, Wavelength, Stephenb, ReddyRose, Black Falcon, SmackBot, Hu Gadarn, Derek R
Bullamore, Regan123, AxG, Cnbrb, Hebrides, Deipnosophista, Thearsenalofmegadeth, JAnDbot, Frankie816, Gabriel Kielland, Martin-
Bot, Tholly, Guruhamboy, DavidB601, Shawn in Montreal, Philaweb, BuzzWoof, Billinghurst, Smsarmad, Nopetro, Lowattboy, Myoung-
man, Mariordo, PixelBot, QWERTY121974, Trevbennett, Potasche, Addbot, Yobot, Fmrauch, Timothyhouse1, AnomieBOT, Sumivec,
ArthurBot, Full-date unlinking bot, Mean as custard, MrFawwaz, ZH2010, Philemon7, Nudecline, Nakkiputka, Lucysadler, Diamondland,
BaboneCar, Helpful Pixie Bot, Northamerica1000, Cyberbot II, Urbana regula and Anonymous: 28
Mist Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mist?oldid=714209313 Contributors: AstroNomer, Patrick, Ixfd64, Susan Mason, Glenn,
Scott, Warofdreams, Robbot, Pbryan, Gilgamesh~enwiki, Solipsist, Tangerine Cossack, Decoy, Andycjp, Beland, OrangUtanUK, Vsmith,
Fir0002, Elipongo, Kjkolb, Helix84, Alansohn, Anthony Appleyard, Pjacklam, Hohum, Itsmine, Gene Nygaard, HenryLi, Tabletop,
BD2412, Saperaud~enwiki, Rjwilmsi, Margosbot~enwiki, JYOuyang, Celestianpower, Chobot, Kummi, CambridgeBayWeather, Her-
bertxu, RattleMan, Bloodofox, Zephyrkage22, Dbrs, YolanCh, Arthur Rubin, NHSavage, Ian Fieggen, ArielGold, Yvwv, SmackBot,
Vontafeijos, Salvor, Dustimagic, TheKMan, Giancarlo Rossi, J 1982, This user has left wikipedia, Peterlewis, Patau, 16@r, Pianoman057,
Runningonbrains, Green caterpillar, MarsRover, WeggeBot, Danrok, A876, Zachary, Moon&Nature, Escarbot, Afaz, VoABot II, Cadsuane
Melaidhrin, Soulbot, Enboifre, Numbo3, Piercetheorganist, Benjamint444, Binliner4, Tbone762, Idioma-bot, Salcey, CanOfWorms,
Museerouge, Madhero88, Operating, Bluedenim, SieBot, Mikaka, Antonio Lopez, Fratrep, ClueBot, The Thing That Should Not Be, Hafs-
pajen, ChandlerMapBot, DragonBot, XLinkBot, Roxy the dog, Fede.Campana, Ost316, Vianello, Addbot, Tide rolls, Teles, DrFO.Tn.Bot,
Luckas-bot, Yobot, Kingpin13, Materialscientist, The High Fin Sperm Whale, Xqbot, 216Kleopatra, Pien021796, Abuk SABUK, Ham-
burgerRadio, AwesomeHersh, TobeBot, Tbhotch, Mean as custard, Alph Bot, Eekerz, Ashton 29, Katherine, Prabinepali, Pranab bhandari,
Delboy118, Smile1999, RockMagnetist, ClueBot NG, The Master of Mayhem, Lead holder, Snaevar-bot, Hampcat, Bolatbek, Clairely-
o, MatthewLaw1, Jesus is King of Kings, TheNorlo, Gts-tg, LardydarGunnerGraham, Vincius94, Jonesco87, TheMagikCow, Berenice
Curro, Thatsux, Transvalaa, Gwfe and Anonymous: 79
Mitigation of aviation's environmental impact Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitigation_of_aviation'{}s_environmental_
impact?oldid=715816933 Contributors: Ewen, Alan Liefting, Vadmium, Je3000, BD2412, Rjwilmsi, Ahunt, Kakurady, Wave-
length, Arthur Rubin, NHSavage, Redlegsfan21, Iridescent, Cydebot, Shawn in Montreal, DASonnenfeld, Lamro, Ariadacapo, Yobot,
AnomieBOT, Jim1138, Quebec99, Nirmos, Plane Person, Trappist the monk, Trilliumz, Sp33dyphil, Coastwise, 220 of Borg, Zack-
mann08, BattyBot, Cyberbot II, SomeFreakOnTheInternet, Monkbot and Anonymous: 6
Mobile source air pollution Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_source_air_pollution?oldid=720794885 Contributors: Edward,
Andrewman327, Bearcat, Woohookitty, BD2412, Rjwilmsi, Ground Zero, Wavelength, Melchoir, Gilliam, Bejnar, RomanSpa, Cydebot,
Z22, R'n'B, Kotabatubara, Lightbot, FrescoBot, Phearson, RjwilmsiBot, John of Reading, Sross (Public Policy), Swgarg, Enveconmatt,
EnvEcon11, BG19bot, Arcandam, TwoMartiniTuesday, Monkbot, Canonc and Anonymous: 8
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Liefting, BD2412, George Burgess, CambridgeBayWeather, Anomalocaris, NHSavage, Hu Gadarn, Cydebot, IndieRect, WereSpielChe-
quers, Good Olfactory, Yobot, E258, BG19bot, Cyberbot II, ArmbrustBot and Anonymous: 5
National Air Pollution Symposium Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Air_Pollution_Symposium?oldid=644524223 Con-
tributors: Wavelength, GoodDay, Disavian, Funandtrvl and American Money
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650728078 Contributors: Alan Liefting, Hu Gadarn, Inks.LWC, Gabriel Kielland, Download, Yobot, Brightgalrs, TheCascadian and
Stamptrader
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curiger, Cholling, Auric, PBP, MikeCapone, Rpyle731, Intelligentsia, Quarl, Andy Smith, Quietly, Sfahey, El C, BDD, Axeman89, Alvis,
Deltabeignet, Ligulem, Yuletide, Hibana, Bhny, Gaius Cornelius, Shaddack, SEWilcoBot, Emc2, Bernd in Japan, That Guy, From That
Show!, SmackBot, Herostratus, CMD Beaker, Gilliam, Jprg1966, Jgrabbs, Tamfang, Fuhghettaboutit, Smokefoot, Infratec, Microchip08,
UncleDouggie, Winston Spencer, CmdrObot, NaBUru38, Rieman 82, Epbr123, Canadian-Bacon, PacicBoy, Dulciana, STBot, J.delanoy,
Gahunt, MGerety, Baraka2356, Mr. PIM, Stevo850, Flyer22 Reborn, ImageRemovalBot, WikiSkeptic, Timberframe, Trivialist, Themas-
softoe, Rayman1030, MelonBot, Schumi4ever, XLinkBot, Addbot, Fieldday-sunday, Yobot, AaRH, Full-date unlinking bot, H3llBot,
Gz33, ClueBot NG, Helpful Pixie Bot, Hmainsbot1, Professorclee, Scoob5555, Jaanwy, Cmvillalon, Lachyderm, Ryan layn and Anony-
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felder, Doseiai2, PC-XT and Zpeopleheart
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sen, Menchi, Dori, Paul A, Docu, Big Bob the Finder, Alan Liefting, Jonel, Eastlaw, Cydebot, Monobi, Good Olfactory, Addbot, Mattis,
Full-date unlinking bot, ClueBot NG, ArmbrustBot, Joshkino15 and Anonymous: 5
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Contributors: Stone, Netpilot43556, TommyG, Pearle, Geschichte, Allen3, DrTorstenHenning, CalJW, Sherool, YurikBot, SmackBot,
Benjaminevans82, Mbeychok, Cydebot, Thijs!bot, Arsenikk, HYPERION, The Anomebot2, D-rew, R'n'B, J.delanoy, Tikiwont, Inwind,
Mtys, Rkarlsba, CohesionBot, Danmichaelo, Addbot, LaaknorBot, Lightbot, Luckas-bot, Panasiuk, Citation bot, EmausBot, GoingBatty,
Finn Bjrklid, Northamerica1000, Tumkir and Anonymous: 5
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Wilhelmina Will, Stalwart111, Josve05a, ServiceAT, Barney the barney barney, Mogism, Truexper, Fbryce, Prokaryotes, Acyd101,
Ashok.Mehta.31122, Avelpa, Lokoturkey1, Philnation, Ctrlshiftq and Anonymous: 2
Organic molecular tracers Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_molecular_tracers?oldid=678992599 Contributors: Top-
banana, Neutrality, Rich Farmbrough, Rjwilmsi, Wavelength, SmackBot, Yobot, Tea with toast, RjwilmsiBot, DexDor, Venustas 12,
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Woohookitty, Rjwilmsi, Wavelength, Tvtonightokc, Caballero1967, SmackBot, Mpbhide, Chasingsol, JaGa, Kevindh71, W5WMW,
Maralia, Wkharrisjr, Addbot, Yobot, Starryeyedhaze, FrescoBot, Coltsfan443, Ripchip Bot, Meltdown627, BG19bot, Izzy3232, Cyberbot
II, ChrisGualtieri and Anonymous: 10
Particulates Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Particulates?oldid=719653437 Contributors: Michael Hardy, Fred Bauder, COR-
NELIUSSEON, Skysmith, Ellywa, Ahoerstemeier, Andrewa, Julesd, Raven in Orbit, Charles Matthews, Dcoetzee, Dino, Maximus Rex,
Dragons ight, Topbanana, Robbot, RedWolf, RossA, Paul Murray, Alan Liefting, Graeme Bartlett, Fudoreaper, Tom harrison, Michael
Devore, Bobblewik, Utcursch, Andycjp, Beland, PDH, Karol Langner, Sonett72, MementoVivere, Spiy sperry, Rich Farmbrough, Vsmith,
Hhielscher, Bender235, RoyBoy, Bobo192, Circeus, Cmdrjameson, R. S. Shaw, Vortexrealm, Darwinek, Sam Korn, Ranveig, Alansohn,
Anthony Appleyard, Greba, Dschwen, Lebite, Gene Nygaard, IJzeren Jan, Dan100, Stemonitis, Pol098, Lensovet, BD2412, Plau, Gram-
marbot, Rjwilmsi, XP1, StephanieM, Ffaarr, Kolbasz, David Haberlah, Chobot, Ahpook, Cactus.man, Gwernol, Algebraist, YurikBot,
Wavelength, Samuel Wiki, RussBot, Gerfriedc, DanMS, Manop, CambridgeBayWeather, Shaddack, Lavenderbunny, 7innity, Jpbowen,
Epipelagic, Kkmurray, Maelgwn, Ameyabapat, NHSavage, QmunkE, Curpsbot-unicodify, Poulpy, Kungfuadam, Dfa881, Mardus, Luk,
SmackBot, Roger Davies, TestPilot, Hu Gadarn, Kintetsubualo, Edgar181, Ralphybaby, Carboxen~enwiki, Kleinzach, SchftyThree,
Baronnet, Xchbla423, Onceler, Tsca.bot, Deeb, Tercom, Akriasas, Saxonyking~enwiki, Claush66, Mwtoews, Daniel.Cardenas, Aussie
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ric, Hannesb, Widefox, Postlewaight, Tishers, JAnDbot, Inks.LWC, B.S. Lawrence, Kerotan, Dekimasu, Twsx, Froid, Lionsh0, Tails-
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JzG, Gleng, Surfsupusa, Bwabes, Cxk271, Waggers, Blintz, Thedukeofno, QuilaBird, Nehrams2020, Shoeofdeath, Newone, Scarrig, Rek-
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Steel, Roberta F., DumbBOT, Paddles, Zalgo, Pustelnik, Gimmetrow, PamD, Thijs!bot, King Bee, Technogeek44, Headbomb, Marek69,
James086, Vwjr, Big Bird, KrakatoaKatie, AntiVandalBot, Luna Santin, SummerPhD, A.M.962, Kauczuk, Ingolfson, Darrenhusted,
John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmid, JAnDbot, MER-C, Ph.eyes, Vidal.dewit, Repku, Smokincheap, Glediz, VoABot II, MastCell, Nyttend,
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Athene cunicularia, Mikael Hggstrm, Coppertwig, Pyrospirit, Dessources, Cometstyles, HiEv, Bonadea, Peruilken, Rosenkreuz, RayJohn-
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Wavelength, Samuel Wiki, TheGrappler, Closedmouth, NHSavage, SmackBot, Chris the speller, Rschen7754bot, Anlace, Mbeychok,
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Braincricket, Candleabracadabra, BattyBot, Cornelleerl, SoledadKabocha and Anonymous: 30
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