PARTICULATE MATTER: REGULATORY RESPONSE

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PARTICULATE MATTER REGULATORY RESPONSE

• Presented by Karl Loos

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REGULATORY RESPONSE THE ROLE OF INDUSTRY
Recognition of the problem Particulates lt2.5
microns in community air are considered to be a
serious health risk Emissions from combustion
sources are a source of PM2.5 Chemical
composition of ambient PM2.5 is important for
assessing sources and developing control
strategies Defining the problem with better
measurements Working with stakeholders to develop
solutions American Petroleum Institute, EPA,
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, City
of Houston
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DEVELOPING BETTER MEASUREMENTS 1997-2004
Multi-Stakeholder Project American Petroleum
Institute, Department of Energy, Gas Research
Institute, California Energy Commission, New
York State Energy Research Development
Authority gt3,000,000 to develop and test Focus
on gas-fired combustion units Boilers, process
heaters, turbines, IC engines Results show that
these emissions are much lower than
believed Share findings with EPA
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1997-1998 EARLY TEXAS PM2.5 STUDY
Industry and Regulatory Agency Partnership Housto
n Regional Monitoring Corp. Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality City of Houston Measure
and Characterize PM2.5 in Texas Focus on Houston
(9 sites)
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PM2.5 EMISSIONS REDUCTION
Importance of Measurements Source
assessments What to Control Fixed Sources
Scrubbers, VOC leak control (90 reduction in
SO2 at Shell Deer Park) Mobile Sources Low
sulfur diesel Catalytic converters, PM filters
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