Masters Theses

Date of Award

6-1992

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Major

Environmental Engineering

Major Professor

Wayne T. Davis, Terry L. Miller

Committee Members

Miller

Abstract

The purpose of this manual is to provide training which integrates EPA guidance and procedures with hands-on experience using the tools and methods currently available to build emission inventories. The short course taught with this manual will provide training using EPA developed computer programs including SAMS, AMS-PC, PC-BEIS, MOBILE4.1 and AFSEF. This thesis contains the portions of the training manual exclusive of those portions used for MOBILE4.1 training. It will also provide the student with experience through example emission calculations and in-class usage of inventory procedures. This manual is designed to be a student workbook which can be used in conjunction with Volume 1: General Guidance for Stationary Sources and Volume 4: General Guidance for Mobile Sources, while taking the short course.

Volumes 1 and 4 pertain to inventories of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC's), Nitrogen Oxides (NOx), and Carbon Monoxide (CO). The course itself is designed to train the student in Emission Inventory Preparation for any pollutant, with emphasis on VOC's, NOx, and CO. It is anticipated that the majority of students taking the course will be involved in Ozone or CO SIP inventories. It is also recognized that Particulate Matter (PM), Sulfur Oxides (SOx), Lead (Pb), and Air Toxics are of interest in many inventories. In recognition of this fact, inventory basics will be taught which can be applied to any pollutant of interest.

Emissions Inventories have been utilized for many years in planning and monitoring air pollution control programs (9). The comprehensive and accurate listing of pollutant sources along with the physical quantification of the pollutants from each source comprise a basic emission inventory (2). The focus of an inventory will depend upon it's intended use. For example an acid rain control strategy could be developed from an emission inventory of SOx and NOx, where a SIP Ozone inventory would require an inventory of VOC, NOx, and CO. Regardless of the pollutants involved, all emission inventories have similar basic structures and stages of development necessary for their successful completion. In the following manual these stages, and helpful examples will be conveyed.

This thesis falls more into the creative writing category than that of research. This is true because the most important component was the development of a manual for a course which had not been taught before. The format used in the thesis was chosen because of its ability to make the book more usable for the situation for which it was designed. The format of the thesis also conforms to the Graduate School's guidance for special problem/creative writing theses.

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