Regional air pollution study: sulfur compounds and particulate size distribution inventory. Final report

Technical Report · Fri Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1977

OSTI ID:7218612

Littman, F E; Griscom, R W; Wang, H

In conjunction with the Regional Air Pollution Study being conducted in the St. Louis Air Quality Control Region (AQCR), a methodology for estimating the amount of sulfur trioxide (SO/sub 3/) emitted by combustion sources was developed. It is based on SO/sub 2//SO/sub 3/ ratios determined both experimentally and from literature surveys. The most likely value appears to be 1.85% of the SO/sub 2/ emissions. On this basis, about 22,000 tons of SO/sub 3/ are emitted yearly from combustion sources. A fine particle size inventory for the area was also developed. The inventory gives a breakdown of particulate emissions in the range of 7 to .01 microns, based on production rates and collection efficiencies for point sources in the St. Louis AQCR. The information on the SO/sub 2//SO/sub 3/ ratios and the particle size breakdown is stored in the RAPS Data Handling System.

• Research Organization: Rockwell International Corp., Creve Couer, MO (USA). Air Monitoring Center
• OSTI ID: 7218612
• Report Number(s): PB-266960
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AIR POLLUTION
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
COLLOIDS
COMBUSTION PRODUCTS
DESIGN
DISPERSIONS
FLUE GAS
GASEOUS WASTES
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
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OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTICLE SIZE
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SIZE
SOLS
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SULFUR TRIOXIDE
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WASTES