| Main Title |
Atmospheric Deposition of Toxic Metals to Lake Michigan: Preliminary Annual Model Calculations. |
| Author |
Clark, T. L. ;
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| CORP Author |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Research Triangle Park, NC. Atmospheric Sciences Modeling Div.;Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. Atmospheric Research and Exposure Assessment Lab. |
| Publisher |
1992 |
| Year Published |
1992 |
| Report Number |
EPA/600/A-92/239; |
| Stock Number |
PB93-120954 |
| Additional Subjects |
Air water interactions ;
Air pollution ;
Water pollution ;
Deposition ;
Metals ;
Mathematical models ;
Lake Michigan ;
Great Lakes ;
Water quality ;
Toxic substances ;
Wet methods ;
Dry methods ;
Study estimates ;
Particle size ;
Regional Lagrangian Model of Air Pollution
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| Holdings |
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| NTIS |
PB93-120954 |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
8p |
| Abstract |
Concern is growing for the environmental water quality of the Great Lakes. Atmospheric deposition of toxic substances is recognized as a major pathway of contaminants to the water medium. To estimate the annual atmospheric loadings of five toxic metals--arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), lead (Pb), and nickel (Ni)--to Lake Michigan, the Regional Lagrangian Model of Air Pollution (RELMAP) was applied using a preliminary 1985 airborne toxics emissions inventory developed by EPA for U.S. and Canadian anthropogenic sources. At 3-h intervals the model creates pollutant puffs containing particles with diameters of either 0.5 micrometers or 5.0 micrometers, transports them across the eastern North American domain, and calculates wet and dry deposition amounts for each unit-degree cell. Total direct deposition amounts to the lake are determined from these calculated amounts and a land-use inventory that defines the water surface portion of each cell. |
| Supplementary Notes |
Presented at the Environmental Protection Agency/Air and Waste Management Association International Symposium of Measurement of Toxic and Related Air Pollutants, Durham, NC., May 1992. See also PB86-171394 and PB91-119669. Sponsored by Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. Atmospheric Research and Exposure Assessment Lab. |
| NTIS Title Notes |
Interim rept. Apr 91-May 92. |
| Category Codes |
68A; 68D; 91A |
| NTIS Prices |
PC E02/MF A01 |
| Primary Description |
600/09 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
300826140 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
