Quantitative Comparisons of Various Air Pollutant Emission Sources of Ozone Precursors in East Tennessee - A Study Evaluated from the Emission Inventory Development

摘要

The United States Department of the Interior has raised concerns regarding air pollution impacts in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP). The formation of the Southern Appalachian Mountains Initiative (SAMI) is regional effort to understand the air quality impacts of emission sources upon the Appalachian Mountains. The tennessee Division of Air Pollution Control (TDAPC) has recently committed additional resources for the analyses of proposals for increased emissions of air pollutants in East Tennessee. This effort will help to protect the GSMNP from the harmful effects of air pollution, particularly, ozone. The TDAPC has planned to assess these effects by conducting an air quality modeling project. The United States Environmental Protection Agency's (US EPA's) Urban Airshed Model (UAM) has been use das the primary air quality model for this purpose. The purpose of this project will be to evaluate the expected impact of any major new or modified air pollution source located in Tennessee on ozone in the GSMNP.