Multi-State Atmospheric Power Production Pollution program. [Health hazard from fossil fuels combustion]
The Multi-State Atmospheric Power Production Pollution Study (MAP3S) is a major atmospheric research program of ERDA's Division of Biomedical and Environmental Research. The goal of the MAP3S program is to develop and demonstrate an improved, verified capability to simulate the present and potential future changes in pollutant concentration, atmospheric behavior and precipitation chemistry as a result of pollutant releases to the atmosphere from large-scale power production processes, primarily coal combustion. A major motivation of this program is to be able to provide those agencies charged with the task of meeting the nation's energy needs with the knowledge required to assess alternative strategies for generating power while ensuring ample protection of human health and adequate preservation of the natural environment. Since coal is the most abundant domestic fossil-fuel resource and since electric power production is a major and growing sector of our energy economy, this study focuses on the effects of emissions from coal-fired electric power plants, particularly in the high-population, energy-intensive northeastern quadrant of the United States. The improved capabilities and numerical models will be made available for use in regional studies and assessments.
- Research Organization:
- California Univ., Livermore (USA). Lawrence Livermore Lab.
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 7100375
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-79447; CONF-770606-2
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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