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IMPACT OF A PRIMARY SULFATE EMISSION SOURCE ON AIR QUALITY
Citation:
Boldt, K., C. Chang, E. Kaplin, J. Stansfield, AND B. Wuebber. IMPACT OF A PRIMARY SULFATE EMISSION SOURCE ON AIR QUALITY. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/2-80/109.
Description:
A one-month study was carried out at an isolated oil-fired power plant in New York State to assess the impact of primary sulfate emissions on air quality. Emissions of total sulfate from the source varied from 22 kg/hr to 82 kg/hr per boiler with the sulfuric acid concentration averaging 74% of the total sulfate. Particulate emissions ranged from 12 kg/hr to 70 kg/hr per boiler with between 32% and 67% of the particle mass as water soluble sulfate. Vanadium was implicated as the driving force in the magnitude of the primary sulfate emissions. Measurements taken 5 km downwind of the plant indicated a source sulfate contribution of from 30% to 60% of the 24 hr average ambient levels.