Dispersion model development for open burn/open detonation sources
- Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)
- NOAA-ETL, Boulder, CO (United States). Environmental Research Labs.
- Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (United States)
The disposal of obsolete munitions, propellants, and manufacturing wastes is conducted at Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Energy (DOE) facilities. The most common disposal method is open burning (OB) and open detonation (OD) of the material, which occurs in an earthen pit or bermed area. OB/OD operations generate air pollutants and require predictions of pollutant concentrations. The pollutants include SO{sub 2}, NO{sub x}, particulates, volatile organic compounds and toxic materials such as metals, semivolatile organics, etc. Dispersion models are used to estimate pollutant concentrations given the source and meteorological conditions. However, there is currently no recommended EPA dispersion model to address OB/OD sources. Due to the constraints of existing models, a model development program was initiated under the DOD/DOE Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program. In Section 2, the authors give an overview of the model design which is divided into simple and research components. Sections 3 and 4 describe the simple component which includes Gaussian puff and analytic plume models.
- OSTI ID:
- 422992
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960127-; TRN: IM9707%%299
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 9. joint American Meteorological Society/Air and Waste Management Association conference on applications of air pollution meteorology, Atlanta, GA (United States), 28 Jan - 2 Feb 1996; Other Information: PBD: [1996]; Related Information: Is Part Of Ninth joint conference on applications of air pollution meteorology with A and WMA; PB: 672 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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