Impact of Alternate Fuels on Stationary Gas Turbine Operations and Siting

1974 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. W. Lipfert
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Ground Level ◽  
Quality Standards ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Particulate Emissions ◽  
Ambient Air Quality ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Home Heating ◽  
Alternate Fuels

An analysis of gas turbine ambient air quality impact is presented, from the standpoint of the acceptability of alternate fuels having higher sulfur content and possibly higher particulate emissions. Various plume rise formulas are compared, and formulas are given for maximum ground level concentrations for both short term (1 to 3 hr) and intermediate (3 to 24 hr) periods. The results show that the U.S. Federal Air quality standards may allow large gas turbine complexes (∼500 mw) burning up to 1% sulfur fuel, for example. Taking advantage of this capability could increase the supply of lower sulfur fuels for home heating and/or transportation use.

scholarly journals Coping With Gas Turbine Emissions Regulations

1987 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. Solt
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Quality Standards ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
The United States ◽  
The State ◽  
Federal Regulations ◽  
Ambient Air Quality ◽  
Air Quality Standards ◽  
Ambient Air Quality Standards

The subject of emissions regulations is complex. Worldwide there are over 20 countries that regulate permissible emissions, each with its own regulations. Certain groups, such as the European Economic Community (EEC) have regulations for all of their members. In the United States, federal regulations (Fig. 1) fall under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), while there are separate regulations for each of the 50 states. Fortunately, most of the state regulations are simply adapted from and are quite similar to federal regulations. However, several states have significantly more stringent standards than the federal regulations. The State of California, for example, not only has separate regulations, but each of the 45 pollution control districts within the state has its own regulations, most of which differ substantially from each other. The following is a discussion of the U.S. federal regulations as they apply to areas that presently meet the ambient air quality standards. These are called attainment areas. Areas that do not meet the ambient air quality standards are called nonattainment areas. For a gas turbine application in a nonattainment area, such as Denver, or in the State of California, it is imperative to check local regulations, which result from the federal regulations for nonattainment areas.

Application of Electron Optics to Characterization of Particulate Pollutants

1972 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 364-365
Author(s):  
J. B. Moran ◽  
J. L. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Quality Standards ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Hazardous Substances ◽  
Fuel Additives ◽  
Ambient Air Quality ◽  
Air Quality Standards ◽  
Emission Standards ◽  
Stationary Sources ◽  
Ambient Air Quality Standards

The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1970 provide the basis for a dramatic change in Federal air quality programs. The Act establishes new standards for motor vehicles and requires EPA to establish national ambient air quality standards, standards of performance for new stationary sources of pollution, and standards for stationary sources emitting hazardous substances. Further, it establishes procedures which allow states to set emission standards for existing sources in order to achieve national ambient air quality standards. The Act also permits the Administrator of EPA to register fuels and fuel additives and to regulate the use of motor vehicle fuels or fuel additives which pose a hazard to public health or welfare.National air quality standards for particulate matter have been established. Asbestos, mercury, and beryllium have been designated as hazardous air pollutants for which Federal emission standards have been proposed.

scholarly journals Ambient Air Quality in the Czech Republic: Past and Present

Atmosphere ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iva Hůnová
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Transition Period ◽  
Ground Level ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Ambient Air Pollution ◽  
Ambient Air Quality ◽  
Limit Values ◽  
Pollution Impacts

Based on an analysis of related core papers and reports, this review presents a historical perspective on ambient air pollution and ambient air quality development in the modern-day Czech Republic (CR) over the past seven decades, i.e., from the 1950s to the present. It offers insights into major air pollution problems, reveals the main hot spots and problematic regions and indicates the principal air pollutants in the CR. Air pollution is not presented as a stand-alone problem, but in the wider context of air pollution impacts both on human health and the environment in the CR. The review is arranged into three main parts: (1) the time period until the Velvet Revolution of 1989, (2) the transition period of the 1990s and (3) the modern period after 2000. Obviously, a major improvement in ambient air quality has been achieved since the 1970s and 1980s, when air pollution in the former Czechoslovakia culminated. Nevertheless, new challenges including fine aerosol, benzo[a]pyrene and ground-level ozone, of which the limit values are still vastly exceeded, have emerged. Furthermore, in spite of a significant reduction in overall emissions, the atmospheric deposition of nitrogen, in particular, remains high in some regions.

Applying the concept of “number needed to treat” to the formulation of daily ambient air quality standards

Chemosphere ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 222 ◽  
pp. 665-670 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zengliang Ruan ◽  
Zhengmin (Min) Qian ◽  
Yanjun Xu ◽  
Jun Wu ◽  
Haidong Kan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Quality Standards ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Number Needed To Treat ◽  
Ambient Air Quality ◽  
Air Quality Standards ◽  
Ambient Air Quality Standards
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