EPA/TACB (Environmental Protection Agency/Texas Air Control Board) study reveals Dallas affected by both brown cloud and regional haze

Journal Article · Sun May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1988 · JAPCA, the International Journal of Air Pollution Control and Hazardous Waste Management; (USA)

OSTI ID:6997166

State of Texas and federal air quality officials have reported results of a cooperative study which showed that the brown cloud which veils the city of Dallas on a number of winter mornings is primarily due to vehicular and woodburning emissions, but that sulfate aerosol which may result from the burning of coal and lignite is also a significant cause. Winds blowing into the Dallas area may bring sulfates from Texas coal and lignite-fueled power plants, Gulf Coast oil industry operations, and from other parts of the country. Further work is needed to determine which geographic areas are the most important contributors to the sulfate haze. Although diesel-fueled vehicles account for only 11% of the total vehicle miles traveled in the Dallas area, they account for 60 to 80% of the visibility degradation attributed to vehicles there, according to the study. The study was a cooperative effort of the TACB (Texas Air Control Board), EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), Sandia National Laboratory and the City of Dallas.

• OSTI ID: 6997166
• Journal Information: JAPCA, the International Journal of Air Pollution Control and Hazardous Waste Management; (USA), Journal Name: JAPCA, the International Journal of Air Pollution Control and Hazardous Waste Management; (USA) Vol. 38:5; ISSN JIJME; ISSN 0894-0630
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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