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Surface coal mine emission factor field study. Final report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:91542
The report presents the results of an emissions sampling program to measure airborne particulate matter released from the activities conducted at open pit coal mines in the western United States. The principal objective of the study was to compare field measurements against available emission factors for surface coal mines and to revise the factors as necessary. The field measurements were conducted during the fall of 1992 at the Cordero surface coal mine in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming. A total of 36 PM-10 emission tests, distributed over various sources and five test sites, was performed. The report presents the sampling methodology used, the emission measurement results, the ambient monitoring results, the results of the reexamination of current emission factors, and recommended emission factor models for haul truck travel, light-duty vehicle travel and scraper travel on upaved roads.
Research Organization:
Midwest Research Inst., Kansas City, MO (United States)
OSTI ID:
91542
Report Number(s):
PB--95-239240/XAB; CNN: Contract EPA-68-D2-0159
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English