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Next Generation Emissions Measurement and Odor Projects in the Rubbertown Area (Louisville, KY)
Citation:
Spann, J., I. George, AND R. Duvall. Next Generation Emissions Measurement and Odor Projects in the Rubbertown Area (Louisville, KY). Webinar for the EPA and Federal Community of Practice for Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, February 27, 2020.
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. Improved understanding of stochastic industrial sources (SIS) can yield many benefits such as safer working environments, cost savings through reduced product loss, lower airshed impacts, and improved community relations. The emergence of lower cost air sensors and inverse modeling approaches is enabling new cost-effective ways to detect and analyze SIS emissions. Under its next generation emissions measurement (NGEM) program, EPA is working with a range of partners to develop and test NGEM tools that can assist facilities in detection and management of sources. Additionally, EPA is studying approaches to understand odors related to fugitive emissions. This research contributes to the general advancement and communication of NGEM concepts. Groups that would be interested or could apply the results from this research include state/local/tribal agencies, communities, EPA Regional Offices, other federal agencies, and industry.
Description:
Presentation summarizes Next Generation Emissions Measurement (NGEM) research and odor projects being conducted in the Rubbertown industrial area in Louisville, Kentucky.