Arsenic speciation in atmospheric aerosols at The Geysers

Journal Article · Sat May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1993 · Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/1073161X.1993.10467159· OSTI ID:6093550

Solomon, P A; Altshuler, S L; Keller, M L ^[1]

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1. Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Ramon, CA (United States)

California's air toxic law (AB 1807), which became effective in January 1984, defines California's air toxic program. Under this legislation, a statutory mandate was created for the identification and control of toxic air contaminants found in California. The California Air Resources Board (ARB) lists inorganic arsenic under Category I: substances that have been identified as toxic air contaminants by the ARB, pursuant to the provisions of AB1807. The enactment of new regulations regarding air toxics and ARB's report entitled [open quotes]Public Exposure to Airborne Inorganic Arsenic in California[close quotes] suggest that geothermal energy producers in California must remain aware of the current atmospheric levels of arsenic at The Geyser. These producers must also be able to provide evidence of the species-specific nature of the airborne arsenic if the regulatory climate changes to include the inorganic species of arsenic in health risk assessment calculations. Preliminary results reported by this paper are useful as a baseline to provide an indication of As(III) and As(V) concentration levels at The Geysers. If species-specific instead of total data on arsenic in the atmosphere are required by regulators, these results could be useful in evaluating future monitoring and assessment needs for arsenic at The Geysers. 12 refs., 1 fig., 1 tab.

• OSTI ID: 6093550
• Journal Information: Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association; (United States) Vol. 43:5; ISSN JAWAEB; ISSN 1047-3289
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
150400 -- Geothermal Energy-- Legislation & Regulations
150600* -- Geothermal Energy-- Environmental Aspects
153000 -- Geothermal Energy-- Health & Safety-- (1990-)
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AIR POLLUTION MONITORING
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EXPERIMENTAL DATA
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GEYSERS
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NUMERICAL DATA
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POWER PLANTS
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