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    Unambiguous Identification of Fugitive Pollutants and Determination of Annual Emission Flux as Diurnal Monitoring Mode

    Analytical Science and Technology / Analytical Science and Technology, (P)1225-0163; (E)2288-8985
    1995, v.8 no.4, pp.731-738
    Chang, Shih-Yi
    Tso, Tai-Ly
    Lo, Jiunn-Gung
    Huang, Jer-Luen
    Lin, Cheng Ming
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    Abstract

    Toxic air pollutants are investigated in a petrochemical industrial park in Taiwan by using a movable open path FTIR. The results show the qualitative and quantitative analysis of emission gases from plants, and also provide the emission rate of different compounds. More than twenty compounds under usual operation are found from this industrial park. The concentration variation with time can be correlated exactly with wind direction. It means that by changing the measuring points, the source of emission can be unambiguously identified. An EPA proved PAL model is applied to estimate the emission rate of either a point or an area source. Local atmospheric stability is determined by releasing the <TEX>$SF_6$</TEX> tracer. The origins of errors come mainly from the uncertainty of source's configuration and the variation of meteorological condition. Through the continuous measurement (half an hour base in this study) of OP-FTIR sensor, the maximum value of emission rate and the annual amount of emission can be derived. The emission rate of the measured toxic gases are derived by the model technique and the results show that the emission amount are in the order of ten to hundred tons per year.

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    Open-path FTIR, Industrial park, Toxic gases, Emission rate, PAL model


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