Predicting and controlling downwind concentrations of PCB from surface impoundments
Over 227,000 kv of PCB were discharged into the Hudson River from two capacitor manufacturing plants at Fort Edward and Hudson Falls, New York. Much of the discharged PCB was absorbed by the bottom sediments of the river and accumulated behind the Fort Edward Dam. A large amount of the contaminated sediments migrated dowstream when the dam was removed. An effort has been made to dredge PCB-contaminated sediments from the Upper Hudson River and to deposit those sediments in a secure containment site. Part of this project was an air quality impact analysis which addressed the effect of PCB volatilization from the proposed containment site on ambient 24-hour concentrations of PCB downwind of the site. An estimate of the volatilization rate was made and a dispersion modeling analysis was performed in order to calculate the potential impact on residences. 4 references, 1 table.
- Research Organization:
- Wapora, Inc., New York, NY
- OSTI ID:
- 6003865
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-820627-Pt.6
- Journal Information:
- Proc., Annu. Meet., Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States), Vol. 36; Conference: 75. annual meeting of the Air Pollution Control Association, New Orleans, LA, USA, 20 Jun 1982
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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