Impact of Use of Chemical Transformation Modules in Calpuff on the Results of Air Dispersion Modelling

[1] Hanna SR, Schulman LL, Paine RJ, Pleim JE, Baer M. Development and evaluation of the offshore and coastal dispersion model. J Air Pollut Control Assoc. 1985;35(10):1039-1047. DOI: 10.1080/00022470.1985.10466003.10.1080/00022470.1985.10466003Search in Google Scholar

[2] Steven PG. CTDMPLUS: A Dispersion model for sources near complex topography. Part I: Technical formulations. J Appl Meteorol. 1992;31(7):633-645. DOI: 10.1175/1520-04501992031<0633:CADMFS>2.0.CO;2.Search in Google Scholar

[3] Paumier JO, Burns DJ, Perry SG. CTDMPLUS: A dispersion model for sources near complex topography. Part II: Performance characteristics. J Appl Meteorol. 1992;31(7):646-660. DOI: 10.1175/1520-04501992031<0646:CADMFS>2.0.CO;2.Search in Google Scholar

[4] US EPA. User’s guide for the Industrial Source Complex (ISC3) Dispersion Models: Volume II - Description of Model Algorithms. Tech. Rep. EPA-454/B-95-003b. Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards Emissions, Monitoring and Analysis Division, Research Triangle Park, NC; 1995. https://www.epa.gov/scram001/userg/regmod/isc3v2.pdf.Search in Google Scholar

[5] Janicke U, Janicke L. Lagrangian particle modelling for regulatory purposes - a survey of recent developments in Germany. 11th International Conference on Harmonisation within Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling for Regulatory Purposes. 2004:109-113. http://www.harmo.org/conferences/proceedings/_Cambridge/publishedSections/Op109-113.pdf.Search in Google Scholar

[6] Cimorelli AJ, Perry SG, Venkatram A, Weil JC, Paine RJ, Wilson RB, et al. AERMOD: A dispersion model for industrial source applications. Part I: General model formulation and boundary layer characterization. J Appl Meteorol. 2005;44(5):682-693. DOI: 10.1175/JAM2227.1.10.1175/JAM2227.1Search in Google Scholar

[7] Perry SG, Cimorelli AJ, Paine RJ, Brode RW, Weil JC, Venkatram A, et al. AERMOD: A dispersion model for industrial source applications. Part II: Model performance against 17 field study databases. J Appl Meteorol. 2005;44(5):694-708. DOI: 10.1175/JAM2228.1.10.1175/JAM2228.1Search in Google Scholar

[8] Helge Rørdam Olesen PL, Berkowicz R. OML: Review of model formulation. NERI Technical Report No. 609; 2007. http://www.dmu.dk/Pub/FR609.pdf.Search in Google Scholar

[9] CERC. ADMS 5.0 Flat Terrain Validation Kincaid, Indianapolis and Prairie Grass. June 2013. http://www.cerc.co.uk/environmental-software/assets/data/doc_validation/CERC_ADMS5_Study_Validation_Kincaid_Indianapolis_PrairieGrass_5.0_vs_4.2.pdf.Search in Google Scholar

[10] Holmes NS, Morawska L. A review of dispersion modelling and its application to the dispersion of particles: An overview of different dispersion models available. Atmos Environ. 2006;40:5902-5928. DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2006.06.003.10.1016/j.atmosenv.2006.06.003Search in Google Scholar

[11] Scire JS, Robe FR, Fernau ME, Yamartino RJ. A user’s guide for the CALMET meteorological model (Version 5). Earth Tech, Inc. Concord, MA; 2000. http://www.src.com/calpuff/download/CALMET_UsersGuide.pdf.Search in Google Scholar

[12] Scire JS, Strimaitis DG, Yamartino RJ. A user’s guide for the CALPUFF dispersion model (Version 5). Earth Tech, Inc. Concord, MA; 2000. http://www.src.com/calpuff/download/CALPUFF_UsersGuide.pdf.Search in Google Scholar

[13] Karamchandani P, Chen S, Seigneur C. CALPUFF Chemistry Upgrade. AER Final Report CP277-07-01 prepared for API, Washington, DC. San Ramon, CA; Atmospheric & Environmental Research, Inc.; 2008. https://www3.epa.gov/ttn/scram/11thmodconf/200802-CALPUFF_Chemistry_Upgrade.pdf.Search in Google Scholar

[14] Karamchandani P, Chen S-Y, Balmori R. Evaluation of original and improved versions of CALPUFF using the 1995 SWWYTAF data base. AER Report CP281-09-01 prepared for API, Washington, DC. San Francisco, CA: Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc.; 2009. http://mycommittees.api.org/rasa/amp/CALPUFF%20Projects%20and%20Studies/CALPUFF%20Evaluation%20with%20SWWYTAF,%202009,%20Kharamchandani%20et%20al.pdf.Search in Google Scholar

[15] Scire JS, Strimaitis DG, Wu Z-X. New developments and evaluations of the CALPUFF model exponent. 10th EPA Conference on Air Quality Modeling. Research Triangle Park, NC; March 2012. http://mycommittees.api.org/rasa/amp/CALPUFF%20Projects%20and%20Studies/CALPUFF%20Evaluation%20with%20SWWYTAF,%202009,%20Kharamchandani%20et%20al.pdf.Search in Google Scholar

[16] Suppan P, Skouloudis A. Inter-comparison of two air quality modelling systems for a case study in Berlin. Int J Environ Pollut. 2003;20:75-84. DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2003.004250.10.1504/IJEP.2003.004250Search in Google Scholar

[17] Juda-Rezler K. New challenges in air quality and climate modeling. Archiv Environ Protect. 2010;36(1):3-28. www.ipis.zabrze.pl/dokumenty/archives/roczniki/2010/AOS10-1.pdf.Search in Google Scholar

[18] Karamchandani P, Vijayaraghavan K, Yarwood G. Sub-grid scale plume modeling. Atmosphere. 2011;2(3):389-406. DOI: 10.3390/atmos2030389.10.3390/atmos2030389Search in Google Scholar

[19] Leelőssy Á, Molnár F, Izsák F, Havasi Á, Lagzi I, Mészáros R. Dispersion modeling of air pollutants in the atmosphere: a review. Open Geosciences. 2014;6(3):257-278. DOI: 10.2478/s13533-012-0188-6.10.2478/s13533-012-0188-6Search in Google Scholar

[20] US EPA. Guideline on Air Quality Models: Revision to the Guideline on Air Quality Models: Adoption of a Preferred General Purpose (Flat and Complex Terrain) Dispersion Model and Other Revisions; Final Rule. Federal Register, 40 CFR Part 51. 2005;70(216):68218-68261. https://www3.epa.gov/scram001/guidance/guide/appw_05.pdf.Search in Google Scholar

[21] US EPA. Clarification of regulatory status of CALPUFF for near-field applications. Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Air Quality Assessment Division, Research Triangle Park, NC; 2008. https://www3.epa.gov/scram001/guidance/clarification/clarification%20of%20regulatory%20status%20of%20calpuff.pdf.Search in Google Scholar

[22] Levy JI, Spengler JD, Hlinka D, Sullivan D, Moon D. Using CALPUFF to evaluate the impacts of power plant emissions in Illinois: model sensitivity and implications. Atmos Environ. 2002;36:1063-1075. DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(01)00493-9.10.1016/S1352-2310(01)00493-9Search in Google Scholar

[23] Levy JI, Wilson AM, Evans JS, Spengler JD. Estimation of primary and secondary particulate matter intake fractions for power plants in Georgia. Environ Sci Technol. 2003;37(24):5528-36. DOI: 10.1021/es034484l.10.1021/es034484l14717160Search in Google Scholar

[24] Yim SHL, Fung JCH, Lau AKH. Use of high-resolution MM5/CALMET/CALPUFF system: SO₂ apportionment to air quality in Hong Kong. Atmos Environ. 2010;44:4850-4858. DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.08.037.10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.08.037Search in Google Scholar

[25] Cui H, Yao R, Xu X, Xin C, Yang J. A tracer experiment study to evaluate the CALPUFF real time application in a near-field complex terrain setting. Atmos Environ. 2011;45(39):7525-7532. DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.08.041.10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.08.041Search in Google Scholar

[26] Hernández-Garces A, Souto Ja, Rodríguez Á, Saavedra S, Casares JJ. Validation of CALMET/CALPUFF models simulations around a large power plant stack. Física de la Tierra. 2015;27:35-55. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5209/rev_FITE.2015.v27.51192.10.5209/rev_FITE.2015.v27.51192Search in Google Scholar

[27] Dresser AL, Huizer RD. CALPUFF and AERMOD model validation study in the near field: Martins Creek revisited. J Air Waste Manage Assoc. 2011;61(6):647-659. DOI: 10.3155/1047-3289.61.6.647.10.3155/1047-3289.61.6.647Search in Google Scholar

[28] Gulia S, Kumar A, Khare M. Performance evaluation of CALPUFF and AERMOD dispersion models for air quality assessment of an industrial complex. J Sci Ind Res. 2015;74:302-307. http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/31451.Search in Google Scholar

[29] Jittra N, Pinthong N, Thepanondh S. Performance evaluation of AERMOD and CALPUFF air dispersion models in industrial complex area. Air Soil Water Res. 2015;8:87-95. DOI:10.4137/ASWR.S32781.10.4137/ASWR.S32781Search in Google Scholar

[30] Rood AS. Performance evaluation of AERMOD, CALPUFF, and legacy air dispersion models using the Winter Validation Tracer Study dataset. Atmos Environ. 2014;89:707-720. DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.02.054.10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.02.054Search in Google Scholar

[31] Tartakovsky D, Broday DM, Stern E. Evaluation of AERMOD and CALPUFF for predicting ambient concentrations of total suspended particulate matter (TSP) emissions from a quarry in complex terrain. Environ Pollut. 2013;179:138-145. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2013.04.023.10.1016/j.envpol.2013.04.023Search in Google Scholar

[32] Thepanondh S, Outapa P, Saikomol S. Evaluation of dispersion model performance in predicting SO₂ concentrations from petroleum refinery complex. Int J GEOMATE. 2016;11(23):2129-2135. http://www.geomatejournal.com/sites/default/files/articles/2129-2135-1118-Thepanondh-July-2016-c1.pdf.Search in Google Scholar

[33] Holnicki P, Kałuszko A, Trapp W. An urban scale application and validation of the CALPUFF model. Atmos Pollut Res. 2015;7(3):393-402. DOI: 10.1016/j.apr.2015.10.016.10.1016/j.apr.2015.10.016Search in Google Scholar

[34] Zhou Y, Levy JI, Hammitt JK, Evans JS. Estimating population exposure to power plant emissions using CALPUFF: a case study in Beijing, China. Atmos Environ. 2003;37(6):815-826. DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(02)00937-8.10.1016/S1352-2310(02)00937-8Search in Google Scholar

[35] López MT, Zuk M, Garibay V, Tzintzun G, Iniestra R, Fernández A. Health impacts from power plant emissions in Mexico. Atmos Environ. 2005;39(7):1199-1209. DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2004.10.035.10.1016/j.atmosenv.2004.10.035Search in Google Scholar

[36] Hao J, Wang L, Shen M, Li L, Hu J. Air quality impacts of power plant emissions in Beijing. Environ Pollut. 2007;147:401-408. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2006.06.013.10.1016/j.envpol.2006.06.01316899328Search in Google Scholar

[37] ENVIRON International Corporation. Evaluation of Chemical Dispersion Models using Atmospheric Plume Measurements from Field Experiments. Final Report UNC-EMAQ 4-06.018.v4 prepared for Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards U.S. EPA. EPA Contract No: EP-D-07-102, Novato, CA; September 2012. https://www3.epa.gov/scram001/reports/Plume_Eval_Final_Sep_2012v5.pdf.Search in Google Scholar

[38] Apostoł M, Bąkowski A, Chronowska-Przywara K, Kot M, Monieta J, Oleniacz R, et al. Wybrane zagadnienia inżynierii mechanicznej, materiałowej i środowiskowej (Selected issues of mechanical, material and environmental engineering). Kraków: Wyd. Katedra Automatyzacji Procesów, AGH w Krakowie; 2015. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.2907.1440.Search in Google Scholar

[39] EEA. Reported data on large combustion plants covered by Directive 2001/80/EC. August 2016. http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/lcp-1.Search in Google Scholar

[40] US EPA. AP42 Fifth Ed. Vol. 1, 1.1, 1993. http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/ap42/ch01/bgdocs/b01s01.pdf.Search in Google Scholar

[41] Chief Inspectorate for Environmental Protection (Poland). Air Quality Portal. http://powietrze.gios.gov.pl (accessed in 31.01.2016).Search in Google Scholar

[42] EEA. AirBase - The European air quality database. http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/airbase-the-european-air-quality-database-8/ (accessed in 30.09.2015).Search in Google Scholar

[43] EEA. Air Quality e-Reporting (AQ e-Reporting). May 2016. http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/aqereporting-1.Search in Google Scholar

[44] Oleniacz R, Rzeszutek M. Determination of optimal spatial databases for the area of Poland to the calculation of air pollutant dispersion using the CALMET/CALPUFF model. Geomat Environ Eng. 2014;8(2):57-69. DOI: 10.7494/geom.2014.8.2.57.10.7494/geom.2014.8.2.57Search in Google Scholar

[45] Oleniacz R, Rzeszutek M. Assessment of the impact of spatial data on the results of air pollution dispersion modeling. Geoinformatica Polonica. 2014;13:57-68. DOI: 10.2478/gein-2014-0006.10.2478/gein-2014-0006Search in Google Scholar

[46] Stelson AW, Seinfeld JH. Relative humidity and temperature dependence of the ammonium nitrate dissociation constant. Atmospheric Environ. 1982;16:983-992. DOI: 10.1016/0004-6981(82)90184-6.10.1016/0004-6981(82)90184-6Search in Google Scholar

[47] Atkinson R, Lloyd AC, Winges L. An updated chemical mechanism for hydrocarbon/NO_x/SO_x photo oxidation suitable for inclusion in atmospheric simulation models. Atmos Environ. 1982,16:1341-1355. DOI: 10.1016/0004-6981(82)90055-5.10.1016/0004-6981(82)90055-5Search in Google Scholar

[48] Scire JS, Lurmann FW, Bass A, Hanna SR. Development of the MESOPUFF II Dispersion Model. Concord, MA: Environmental Research and Technology, Inc.; Contract No. 68-02-3733; Environmental Sciences Research Lab., Office of Research and Development, U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC; 1984. https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi/9101QF22.PDF?Dockey=9101QF22.PDF.Search in Google Scholar

[49] Morris RE, Kessler RC, Douglas SG, Styles KR, Moore GE. Rocky Mountain Acid Deposition Model Assessment: Acid Rain Mountain Mesoscale Model (ARM3). San Rafael, CA.: Systems Applications, Inc., US EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC, Atmospheric Sciences Research Laboratory; 1988. https://ntrl.ntis.gov/NTRL/dashboard/searchResults/titleDetail/PB89124408.xhtml.Search in Google Scholar

[50] Nenes A, Pandis SN, Pilinis C. ISORROPIA: A new thermodynamic equilibrium model for multiphase multicomponent inorganic aerosols. Aquat Geochem. 1998;4(1):123-152. DOI: 10.1023/A:1009604003981.10.1023/A:1009604003981Search in Google Scholar

[51] Fountoukis C, Nenes A. ISORROPIA II: a computationally efficient thermodynamic equilibrium model for K⁺-Ca²⁺-Mg²⁺-NH₄⁺-Na⁺-SO₄²⁻-NO₃⁻-Cl⁻-H₂O aerosols. Atmos Chem Phys. 2007;7(17):4639-4659. DOI: 10.5194/acp-7-4639-2007.10.5194/acp-7-4639-2007Search in Google Scholar

[52] Wexler AS, Seinfeld JH. Second-generation inorganic aerosol model. Atmos Environ. 1991;25A:2731-2748. DOI: 10.1016/0960-1686(91)90203-J.10.1016/0960-1686(91)90203-JSearch in Google Scholar

[53] TRC Environmental Corporation. CALPUFF Chemistry Updates: User’s Instructions for API Chemistry Options. Prepared for WEST Associates, Lowell, MA; 2010. http://www.src.com/calpuff/download/Mod64_Files/UsersInstructions_UpdatedChemistry.pdf.Search in Google Scholar