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ORD-R4 Briefing on Rubbertown - Next Steps
Citation:
Thoma, E., M. MacDonald, R. Duvall, AND I. George. ORD-R4 Briefing on Rubbertown - Next Steps. Internal EPA brief, Durham, NC, March 17, 2021.
Impact/Purpose:
Energy production operations, refineries, chemical plants, and other industries and waste facilities can emit air pollutants and odorous compounds from fugitive leaks, process malfunctions, and area sources that are hard to detect and manage. From the shared perspective of industries, regulators, and communities, improved understanding of stochastic industrial sources (SISs) can yield many benefits such as safer working environments, cost savings through reduced product loss, lower airshed impacts, and improved community relations. Under its next generation emissions measurement (NGEM) program, ORD CEMM is working with a range of partners to develop and test NGEM tools that can assist facilities in detection and management of SISs.
Description:
This product is an EPA internal briefing to EPA Region 4 that provides an update on the Rubbertown NGEM Demonstration Project, emerging SPod, and canister data near a chemical facility, and EPA’s Odor App pilot.