PM10 Research for Developing Educational Tools and Outreach Programs

PM10 Research for Developing Educational Tools and Outreach Programs
Author: Peter M. Lima
Publisher:
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2003
Genre: Air
ISBN:

More than 3 million persons reside in Maricopa County, Arizona, one of the fastest growing urban areas in the country. The urbanized portion of the county has been designated a nonattainment area for PM10, by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for levels of particulate matter that exceed the National Ambient Air Quality Standards. In response, Maricopa County has enacted Rule 310 that contains measures to mitigate the generation of fugitive dust. Construction activities are estimated to generate nearly 40% of airborne particulates in the area. The Arizona Department of Transportation contracted with Lima & Associates and Cathy D. Arthur to develop an educational outreach program with the purpose of training construction industry personnel on the importance of controlling fugitive dust and the methods of so doing. This report summarizes the background leading up to the enactment of Rule 310 and the subsequent development of the outreach program. Elements of the program are described, and an implementation plan is provided. This report is accompanied by appendices that contain prototype elements of the training program that have been developed. These prototypes are intended to illustrate the results of the research only, and are not current training instruments.

Study of Collocated Sources of Air Pollution and the Potential for Circumventing Regulatory Major Source Permitting Requirements Near Sun City, Arizona

Study of Collocated Sources of Air Pollution and the Potential for Circumventing Regulatory Major Source Permitting Requirements Near Sun City, Arizona
Author: Timothy S. Franquist
Publisher:
Total Pages: 47
Release: 2011
Genre: Air
ISBN:

The following research is a regulatory and emissions analysis of collocated sources of air pollution as they relate to the definition of "major, stationary, sources", if their emissions were amalgamated. The emitting sources chosen for this study are seven facilities located in a single, aggregate mining pit, along the Aqua Fria riverbed in Sun City, Arizona. The sources in question consist of rock crushing and screening plants, hot mix asphalt plants, and concrete batch plants. Generally, individual facilities with emissions of a criteria air pollutant over 100 tons per year or 70 tons per year for PM10 in the Maricopa County non-attainment area would be required to operate under a different permitting regime than those with emissions less than stated above. In addition, facility's that emit over 25 tons per year or 150 pounds per hour of NOx would trigger Maricopa County Best Available Control Technology (BACT) and would be required to install more stringent pollution controls. However, in order to circumvent the more stringent permitting requirements, some facilities have "collocated" in order to escape having their emissions calculated as single source, while operating as a single, production entity. The results of this study indicate that the sources analyzed do not collectively emit major source levels of emissions; however, they do trigger year and daily BACT for NOx. It was also discovered that lack of grid power contributes to the use of generators, which is the main source of emissions. Therefore, if grid electricity was introduced in outlying areas of Maricopa County, facilities could significantly reduce the use of generator power; thereby, reducing pollutants associated with generator use.

A Field Study of Particulate Emissions for Major Roadways in the Phoenix Airshed

A Field Study of Particulate Emissions for Major Roadways in the Phoenix Airshed
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 110
Release: 2006
Genre: Air
ISBN:

This report describes field experiments conducted to determine particulate emission amounts for PM10 along freeways in the greater Phoenix area. A field site at Mile 47 on Loop 101 near the Chaparral Road exit was chosen for experiments conducted in Feb-Mar 2001 and Feb-Mar 2002. Three mobile laboratories with instruments for measuring and sampling aerosol particles and measuring meteorological parameters were deployed, one on each side 3 m from the roadway and, in Mar 2002, one 100 m to the west of the roadway. A 10 m tower was also used to determine the vertical profiles of wind velocity and direction, and aerosol concentration. Soil dust particles dominate the freeway aerosol , but it also has significant concentrations of black carbon (soot) and iron oxide or other metal Many of the iron-rich particles are hypothesized to result from engine wear, although other sources of iron-rich particles are known in the Phoenix area. The measured emission factor for this experiment was 0.1 grams per vehicle kilometer traveled, a value that is similar to an emission factor calculated for roads in southern California through modeling by other investigators. However, emission factors such as this are not constants and can be expected to vary with changes in conditions such as vehicle fleet composition and loading of dust on the road surface. Vertical profiles of wind and aerosol are in disagreement with the assumptions made in current line source models; if the measured vertical profiles are used in the emission factor calculation, the emission factor is reduced to 0.06 grams per vehicle kilometer traveled. Both values are similar to MOBILE6 model results by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality for freeways in Maricopa County. Low wind conditions are very common in the Phoenix area. When wind speeds are below a critical value (4-5 mph), PM10 aerosol concentrations build to high values. This is because the turbulence from passing vehicles becomes more pronounced than the normal surface winds; under such conditions the aerosols are trapped in an essentially narrow, elongate plume above the freeways. When the low wind conditions break down, wind speed increases, and the plume of aerosol is dispersed down wind. The ratio of PM2.5 to PM10 is dependent on wind speed as well and can be very high when the wind speed is below the critical value. The evidence suggests that new dust is constantly being loaded onto the freeway surface so that the freeway is a perpetual source of PM10. The observations about high PM concentrations during frequent periods of low wind speed have broader implications for urban freeways. The control of noise by building urban freeways below grade, with high sound walls or both can artificially create low wind conditions for longer periods than naturally occur; the consequences of artificially created wind stagnation with regard to PM levels is as yet undetermined.

Air Quality State Implementation Plans - Approvals and Promulgations - Maricopa County Pm-10 Nonattainment Area (Us Environmental Protection Agency Regulation) (Epa) (2018 Edition)

Air Quality State Implementation Plans - Approvals and Promulgations - Maricopa County Pm-10 Nonattainment Area (Us Environmental Protection Agency Regulation) (Epa) (2018 Edition)
Author: The Law The Law Library
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 30
Release: 2018-07-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9781723353635

Air Quality State Implementation Plans - Approvals and Promulgations - Maricopa County PM-10 Nonattainment Area (US Environmental Protection Agency Regulation) (EPA) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Air Quality State Implementation Plans - Approvals and Promulgations - Maricopa County PM-10 Nonattainment Area (US Environmental Protection Agency Regulation) (EPA) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a State implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Arizona to meet Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements applicable to the Maricopa County (Phoenix) PM-10 Nonattainment Area. The Maricopa County PM-10 Nonattainment Area is designated as a serious nonattainment area for the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter of ten microns or less (PM-10). The submitted SIP revision consists of the Maricopa Association of Governments 2012 Five Percent Plan for PM-10 for the Maricopa County Nonattainment Area and the 2012 Five Percent Plan for the Pinal County Township 1 North, Range 8 East Nonattainment Area" (collectively, the 2012 Five Percent Plan). EPA is approving the 2012 Five Percent Plan as meeting all relevant statutory and regulatory requirements. This book contains: - The complete text of the Air Quality State Implementation Plans - Approvals and Promulgations - Maricopa County PM-10 Nonattainment Area (US Environmental Protection Agency Regulation) (EPA) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section