Review of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management "Air Quality Modeling in the Gulf of Mexico Region" Study

Review of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 73
Release: 2020-02-28
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0309498805

Emissions associated with oil and gas exploration, development, and production on the Gulf waters can result in increased levels of air pollutants that contribute to a range of air quality impacts in the Gulf of Mexico Region (GOMR). "Criteria air pollutants", such as carbon monoxide, lead, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, particulate matter, and sulfur dioxide, are considered harmful to public health and the environment. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) manages the U.S. outer continental shelf oil and gas resources and is required to help manage air quality in the GOMR. Review of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management "Air Quality Modeling in the Gulf of Mexico Region" Study reviews and provides feedback on the BOEM's Air Quality Modeling in the Gulf of Mexico Region Study. This independent technical review of the study explores whether the study meets its goals, accurately reflects the scientific literature, uses reasonable data and modeling analyses, approaches quantitative modeling appropriately, documents findings in a consistent, transparent, and credible way, and aligns with necessary guidelines.

Synthesis, Analysis, and Integration of Meteorological and Air Quality Data for the Gulf of Mexico Region

Synthesis, Analysis, and Integration of Meteorological and Air Quality Data for the Gulf of Mexico Region
Author: U. S. Department U.S. Department of the Interior
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2015-01-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9781505484113

This report summarizes the combined analysis of photochemical modeling results and Classification and Regression Tree (CART) analysis results for selected areas along the Gulf Coast. The objective of this analysis was to use the Classification and Regression Tree (CART) results developed as part of the MMS-sponsored data synthesis study (Volume III of this report) to assess the frequency of occurrence of the conditions that lead to impacts of emissions from oil-and-gas-related sources located within the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) region on 8-hour ozone concentrations at onshore locations, based on photochemical modeling results using the 2005 Gulfwide emission inventory (Haney et al., 2008).

Volume I

Volume I
Author: U. S. Department U.S. Department of the Interior
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 88
Release: 2015-01-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9781505552775

The Gulf of Mexico Air Quality Database (GMAQDB) has been developed by ICF International and Air Resource Specialists, Inc. (ARS) under MMS Contract No. 0106CT39773-Synthesis, Analysis, and Integration of Meteorological and Air Quality Data Study. The GMAQDB is comprised of two primary components: an Oracle database containing meteorological, air quality, and emissions data from the Gulf of Mexico and Gulf Coast areas; and a custom interactive database tool developed with Microsoft Access 2003.

Plan for Air Pollution Research in the Texas Gulf Coast Area

Plan for Air Pollution Research in the Texas Gulf Coast Area
Author: U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Publisher: BiblioGov
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2013-07
Genre:
ISBN: 9781289174668

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Richard Nixon. The agency is charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress. The EPA's struggle to protect health and the environment is seen through each of its official publications. These publications outline new policies, detail problems with enforcing laws, document the need for new legislation, and describe new tactics to use to solve these issues. This collection of publications ranges from historic documents to reports released in the new millennium, and features works like: Bicycle for a Better Environment, Health Effects of Increasing Sulfur Oxides Emissions Draft, and Women and Environmental Health.

Integrated Air Quality Management

Integrated Air Quality Management
Author: Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 413
Release: 2012-07-05
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1439862265

The steady growth in the number of vehicles on the road, heavy reliance on coal, use of dirty fuels for residential combustion, and extensive open burning are some of the major factors leading to the progressive deterioration of air quality in developing countries in Asia. And despite efforts to establish and implement air quality measurement syste