Relationships between ozone precursor levels and response to emissions reductions: Analysis of regional oxidant model results for the northeastern united states. Final report, October 1991-February 1093

Technical Report · Thu Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:6530135

Milford, J; Gao, D; Zafirakou, A

A detailed analysis of results from the Regional Ozone Modeling for Northeast Transport (ROMNET) study has been conducted to examine the conditions under which alternative control strategies were predicted to be effective in improving air quality. The ROMNET study had predicted that for most of the northeastern United States, reducing nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions by about 60 percent would be more effective in reducing ozone (O3) than reducing anthropogenic reactive organic gas (ROG) emissions by approximately the same proportion. However, for the New York City and Baltimore-Washington areas, ROG controls were predicted to be highly effective and NOx controls to be counterproductive. The authors recommend further investigation of the idea that NOy concentrations could serve as an indicator of the likely sensitivity of O3 to ROG or NOx controls, if NOy is monitored along with peak O3 during photochemical air pollution episodes.

• Research Organization: Connecticut Univ., Storrs, CT (United States). Dept. of Civil Engineering
• OSTI ID: 6530135
• Report Number(s): PB-93-186294/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540120* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
AIR POLLUTION MONITORS
AIR QUALITY
ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMISTRY
DATA
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
GASEOUS WASTES
INFORMATION
MARYLAND
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MONITORS
NEW YORK
NEW YORK CITY
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN OXIDES
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
OZONE
PHOTOCHEMICAL OXIDANTS
PRECURSOR
REGIONAL ANALYSIS
SENSITIVITY
STATISTICAL DATA
TRANSPORT
URBAN AREAS
USA
WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON DC
WASTES