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Enhanced Measurements of Oxidants, Fine Particles and Precursors (4918)
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Principal Investigator(s):

Kenneth L. Demerjian

Summary:

 Project Update (258kb .pdf)

map of projectThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and New York State (NYS) Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) are collecting ambient ozone and PM2.5 data over a five-year period to assess the extent of NYS non-attainment of federal standards. This Joint Enhanced Ozone-PM2.5 Technology Assessment and Characterization Study in New York (PMTACS-NY), co-funded by NYSERDA, conducts continuous high-resolution monitoring in support of the development of process science, observation-based analysis tools, and health-related exposure assessments.

This research seeks to measure the temporal and spatial distribution of PM2.5 and its co-pollutants at Whiteface Mountain, Pinnacle State Park, and three sites in New York City (NYC). The project will also analyze the effectiveness of new emission control technologies introduced in New York City, such as Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) bus deployment and Continuously Regenerating Technology (CRT), and their impact on ambient air quality. Additional objectives include testing and evaluating new measurement technologies and providing technology transfer of demonstrated, operationally robust technologies for network operation.

Partners: NYS Department of Environmental Conservation

Downloads:

Project Update (258kb .pdf)

Interim Reports

EPA - Executive Summary - PM Supersite Report (99.67kb .pdf)
EPA - Final Report - PM Supersite Report (199kb .pdf)

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Project Site(s):

Whiteface Mountain, Pinnacle State Park, New York City, Queens

Latitude/Longitude: (51kb .pdf)

Region(s): Metropolitan NY, North Country, Western

County(ies): Essex, Steuben, New York, Queens

Map of Whiteface

Map of Pinnacle

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Sampling:

Sampled Medium(Media): air

Analyte(s): carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide, ozone, volatile organic compounds, nitrogen dioxide, nitrogen oxides (NOx), NOy, H2CO, sulfur dioxide, nitrous acid, nitric acid, hydroxyl radical, hydroperoxy radical, condensation nuceli, particle size distribution, PM mass, PM sulfates, PM nitrates, PM ammonium, PM metals, PM elemental carbon, PM organic carbon, PM bond water, meteorological parameters (wind speed and direction, temperature, relative humidity, solar radiation)

Sampling Technolog(ies): fixed monitoring sites and mobile platform equipment

Sampling Frequency: most gases: minute data reported as hourly averages; PM mass and composition 10 minute to hourly to 24 hour averages

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Funding:

Total Costs: $9,104,634

NYSERDA Costs: $3,559,161

Funding Source(s): NYSERDA, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, NYS Department of Health, SUNY Research Foundation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Contract Initiated: April, 1999

Estimated Completion Date: December, 2004

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Links:

Project Website: http://www.asrc.cestm.albany.edu/pmtacsny/index.html

Related EMEP Projects: Philip Hopke 6083, Philip Hopke 7919, Monica Mazurek 7616, George Thurston 6084

Related Websites:
www.asrc.cestm.albany.edu
www.epa.gov/ttn/amtic/supersites.html

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Contact:

Photo of Principal InvestigatorKenneth Demerjian
SUNY Atmospheric Sciences Research Center
ASRC CESTM Building, Room L119
251 Fuller Road
Albany, New York 12203
PH: (518) 437-8705
Fax: (518) 437-8711
Email: kld@asrc.cestm.albany.edu

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