Abstract
Hourly concentrations of ambient VOC were analyzed between June and October 2003 at three sites to further understand emissions of VOC in the Houston area and the role of specific sources and source areas. The most important VOC sources affecting these three sites were consistent with the emissions from refineries, petrochemical production facilities, gasoline and natural gas emissions. Other sources, which have minor contributions to VOC concentrations, included aromatics emissions, industrial emissions, biogenic and mobile source/transient industrial. An interpretation of the likely source regions would be possible as the conditional probability function and potential source contribution function are calculated and the results for the three sites are compared to confirm the potential VOC source areas. The results of these analyses could be used to evaluate the emissions inventory for large point sources in Houston, which might then suggest effective control strategies for VOC emissions. This is an abstract of a paper presented at the 98th AWMA Annual Conference and Exhibition (Minneapolis, MN 6/21-24/2005).
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association's Annual Conference and Exhibition, AWMA |
| Volume | 2005 |
| State | Published - 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Air and Waste Management Association's - 98th annual Conference and Exhibition - Minneapolis, MN, United States Duration: Jun 21 2005 → Jun 24 2005 |
Other
| Other | Air and Waste Management Association's - 98th annual Conference and Exhibition |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Minneapolis, MN |
| Period | 6/21/05 → 6/24/05 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Environmental Science
- General Energy