Modeling the effects of changes in new source review on national SO 2 and NOx emissions from electricity-generating units

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 347-353

  Evans, David A ^a,d   Hobbs, Benjamin F ^b   Oren, Craig ^c   Palmer, Karen L ^a  

^a RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

^b Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^c and law in the military   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; FUELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RETROFITTING;

ELECTRICITY-SECTOR MODEL; EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT PROVISION (ERP);

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

NITROUS OXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; COAL; NITROGEN OXIDE;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; FUELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; RETROFITTING;

AIR QUALITY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; NITROGEN OXIDES; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DIFFUSION; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; ELECTRICITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; MANDATORY PROGRAM; NITROUS OXIDE EMISSION; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; COST; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; LEGAL ASPECT; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; COAL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NITROGEN OXIDES; POWER PLANTS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 40949150783     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es070003c     Document Type: Article

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