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THE US MERCURY EMISSION INVENTORY FOR THE ARCTIC COUNCIL ACTION PLAN
Citation:
Rackley, K, A. Pope, J D. Mobley, S Durkee, AND M Engle. THE US MERCURY EMISSION INVENTORY FOR THE ARCTIC COUNCIL ACTION PLAN. Presented at NARSTO Emission Inventory Workshop, Austin, TX, October 14-17, 2003.
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The scientific modeling expertise of NERL/AMD technical staff often results in requests for staff participation in research planning and evaluation exercises and meetings both within EPA/ORD and in other research venues, including NOAA, NSF, DOE, and various public/private research efforts. Technical support is also requested for EPA/OAR programs for implementation of NAAQS for criteria pollutants. Staff participation in these exercises results in providing needed assistance to clients, broadening the experience base, perspective, and appreciation of the clients' needs by the AMD scientific staff, improved scientific interactions with research and regulatory colleagues, and increased visibility for NERL AMD programs.
Description:
The Arctic Council, having agreed to act to reduce exposures to a number of priority pollutants in the Arctic region, has initiated a mercury project via the Arctic Council Plan (ACAP). The project is being led by the Danish EPA with a Steering Group from all eight Arctic countries?Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and United States. The overall project objective is to contribute to a decrease of mercury releases from Arctic countries. This will be accomplished partly by contributing to the development of a common regional framework for an action plan or strategy for the decrease of mercury emissions, and partly by evaluating and selecting one or a few specific point sources for implementation of control measures. It is felt that the decrease of mercury releases from key sources should serve as a demonstration of existing possibilities, giving inspiration to other control measures in the region.