How big is big? How often is often? Characterizing Texas petroleum refining upset air emissions

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 34, 2010, Pages 4230-4239

  McCoy, Britney J ^a   Fischbeck, Paul S ^a,b   Gerard, David ^c  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Criteria pollutants; Emissions characterization; Petroleum refinery; Upset air emissions

Indexed keywords

AIR EMISSIONS; CO-LOCATED; CRITERIA POLLUTANTS; EMISSIONS CHARACTERIZATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGIONAL ANALYSIS; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; START-UPS; UPSET AIR EMISSIONS;

AIR QUALITY; BENZENE; BUTADIENE; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; METAL REFINERIES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDES; PETROLEUM REFINING; POLLUTION; REFINING; REGIONAL PLANNING; SULFUR; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

PETROLEUM REFINERIES;

1,3 BUTADIENE; BENZENE; NITROGEN OXIDE; PETROLEUM; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BENZENE; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH RISK; MAGNITUDE; NITROGEN OXIDES; PETROLEUM; POLICY MAKING; REFINING INDUSTRY; SULFUR DIOXIDE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956949756     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.07.008     Document Type: Article

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