Reported emissions of organic gases are not consistent with observations

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dc.contributor.authorHenry RCen_US
dc.contributor.authorSpiegelman CHen_US
dc.contributor.authorCollins JFen_US
dc.contributor.authorPark Een_US
dc.contributor.otherProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of Americaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:18:23Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T17:18:23Z
dc.date.issued1997 Jun 24en_US
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dc.description6596-6599en_US
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dc.description.abstractRegulatory agencies and photochemical models of ozone rely on self reported industrial emission rates of organic gases, Incorrect self-reported emissions can severely impact ore air quality models and regulatory decisions, We compared self-reported emissions of organic gases in Houston, Texas, to measurements at a receptor site near the Houston ship channel, a major petrochemical complex, We analyzed hourly observations of total nonmethane organic carbon and 54 hydrocarbon compounds from C-2 to C-9 for the period June through November, 1993, We were able to demonstrate severe inconsistencies between reported emissions and major sources as derived from the data using a multivariate receptor model, The composition and the location of the sources as deduced from the data are not consistent with the reported industrial emissions, On the other hand, our observationally based methods did correctly identify the location and composition of a relatively small nearby chemical plant. This paper provides strong empirical evidence that regulatory agencies and photochemical models are making predictions based an inaccurate industrial emissionsen_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/23622
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dc.notesTimes Cited: 14ArticleEnglishHenry, R. CUNIV SO CALIF,DEPT CIVIL & EnvIRONM ENGN,3620 S VERMONT AVE,LOS ANGELES,CA 90089Cited References Count: 4XH0342101 CONSTITUTION AVE NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20418WASHINGTONen_US
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dc.subjectAIRen_US
dc.subjectair qualityen_US
dc.subjectCARBONen_US
dc.subjectDECISIONen_US
dc.subjectEMISSIONSen_US
dc.subjectHoustonen_US
dc.subjectHouston Ship Channelen_US
dc.subjectHYDROCARBONen_US
dc.subjectIMPACTen_US
dc.subjectindustrialen_US
dc.subjectMODELen_US
dc.subjectorganic carbonen_US
dc.subjectORGANIC-CARBONen_US
dc.subjectozoneen_US
dc.subjectPLANTen_US
dc.subjectpredictionen_US
dc.subjectRATESen_US
dc.subjectTEXASen_US
dc.titleReported emissions of organic gases are not consistent with observationsen_US
dc.typeJournalen_US
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dc.vol-issue94(13)en_US

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