Natural gas availability and ambient air quality in the Baton Rouge/New Orleans industrial complex
Three scenarios were modeled for the Baton Rouge/New Orleans area for 1985: one assumes the substitution of residual oil (0.7% sulfur) for gas to decrease gas-burning stationary sources from 80 to 8% and the use of properly designed stacks for large emitters; the second makes identical gas supply assumptions but adds proper stack dispersion for medium as well as large emitters; and the third is based on 16% gas-burning stationary sources. The Climatological Dispersion Model was used to translate (1974) emission rates into ambient air concentrations. Growth rates for residential, commercial, and transportation sources, but not industry, were considered. The results show that proper policies, which would require not only tall stacks for large oil burning units (and for intermediate units also in the areas of high industrial concentration), but also the careful location of new plants would permit continued industrial expansion without severe air pollution problems.
- Research Organization:
- Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge
- OSTI ID:
- 6819450
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-780223-
- Journal Information:
- 84th AIChE Natl. Meet.; (United States), Vol. 21a; Conference: 84. AIChE national meeting, Atlanta, GA, USA, 24 Feb 1978
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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