Grantee Research Project Results

Multi-Scale Modeling of Regional Photochemical Air Pollution

EPA Grant Number: U915779
Title: Multi-Scale Modeling of Regional Photochemical Air Pollution
Investigators: Bergin, Michelle S.
Institution: Georgia Institute of Technology
EPA Project Officer: Packard, Benjamin H
Project Period: August 1, 2000 through August 1, 2003
Project Amount: $102,000
RFA: STAR Graduate Fellowships (2000) RFA Text | Recipients Lists
Research Category: Fellowship - Environmental , Academic Fellowships , Safer Chemicals

Objective:

The objective of this research project is to identify cost-effective emissions control strategies to reduce regional exposure to ozone and aerosol pollution.

Approach:

A multi-scale, photochemical, three-dimensional computer model will be utilized to examine the formation, transport, and control of ozone and aerosols over the eastern half of the United States.

Expected Results:

By predicting responses of the atmosphere to reductions in emissions, effective air quality control strategies can be developed.

Supplemental Keywords:

urban smog, photochemistry, aerosols, PM2.5, ozone, air quality modelling., RFA, Scientific Discipline, Air, Ecosystem Protection/Environmental Exposure & Risk, Environmental Chemistry, Monitoring/Modeling, Civil/Environmental Engineering, tropospheric ozone, Atmospheric Sciences, Ecology and Ecosystems, Environmental Engineering, phototchemical modeling, urban air, computational model, urban air quality, multi-scale modeling, ozone , ozone, air pollution models, air quality model, air qialty model, emission control, aerosol sampling, three dimensional model, ecological models

Progress and Final Reports:

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