Community Community-Based Air Based Air Monitoring in the South Monitoring in the South Coast Air Basin Coast Air Basin Coast Air Basin Coast Air Basin Philip M. Fine, Ph.D. Philip M. Fine, Ph.D. Atmospheric Measurements Manager Atmospheric Measurements Manager South Coast Air Quality Management District South Coast Air Quality Management District NACAA NACAA Fall Fall Membership Membership Meeting Meeting – Washington, DC Washington, DC October 18 October 18 - 20, 2010 20, 2010
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CommunityCommunity--Based Air Based Air Monitoring in the South Monitoring in the South
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•• Microscopically examined gray clinker fine dust and Microscopically examined gray clinker fine dust and particles on the deposition platesparticles on the deposition plates
Gray Clinker Fine DustGray Clinker Fine DustDeposition Plate Adjacent to Deposition Plate Adjacent to
Riverside CementRiverside Cement
More FingerprintingMore Fingerprinting•• XX--Ray Diffraction Ray Diffraction
(XRD) to (XRD) to measure measure chemical chemical composition and composition and crystal structurecrystal structure
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calcium
hydroxide
calcium
silicates
Distant
Plates
Calcium
Hydroxide
Nearcrystal structurecrystal structure
•• Calcium Calcium hydroxide a hydroxide a marker for fine marker for fine clinker dustclinker dust
•• Found on Found on deposition plates deposition plates nearer facilitynearer facility
36-0432 (D) - Gypsum - CaS
33-1161 (*) - Quartz, syn - S
04-0733 (I) - Portlandite, syn
42-0551 (*) - Calcium Silica
13-0272 (N) - Calcium Magnesium
05-0586 (I) - Calcite, syn - CaCO3
Operations: Y Scale Add 9500.000
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Operations: Y Scale Mul 0.542 | Y
0807302-004 - File: 0807302-004
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Glass plate 114-08 - File: Glass pl
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Glass plate 120-08 - File: Glass pl
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Glass plate 118-08 - File: Glass pl
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Glass plate 116-08 - File: Glass pl
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Glass plate 121-08 - File: Glass pl
Operations: Y Scale Add 6416.667 | Y Scale Add -93750.023 | Y Scale Add 13750.003 | Y Scale Add 30875.006 | Y Scale Add 50000.000 | Backgro
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Operations: Y Scale Add 9166.667 | Y Scale Add 3958.333 | Y Scale Add 1250.000 | Y Scale Add 6666.667 | Y Scale Add -27916.672 | Y Scale Ad
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Operations: Y Scale Add -1833.333 | Y Scale Add 10500.003 | Y Scale Add 1666.667 | Y Scale Add 13333.336 | Y Scale Add 10000.000 | Y Scale
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Operations: Y Scale Add 7333.333 | Y Scale Add -1458.333 | Y Scale Add 3958.333 | Y Scale Add 1250.000 | Y Scale Add -67500.000 | Y Scale A
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Operations: Y Scale Add 8250.000 | Y Scale Add 1250.000 | Y Scale Add -2500.000 | Y Scale Add -78125.000 | Y Scale Add 1250.000 | Y Scale A
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Operations: Y Scale Add 9625.000 | Y Scale Add -1458.333 | Y Scale Add 3958.333 | Y Scale Add 4375.000 | Y Scale Add -55416.676 | Y Scale A
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Operations: Y Scale Add 8708.333 | Y Scale Add 1250.000 | Y Scale Add 1666.667 | Y Scale Add 10000.000 | Y Scale Add -14166.670 | Y Scale A
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Operations: Y Scale Add 8250.000 | Y Scale Add -1458.333 | Y Scale Add 3958.333 | Y Scale Add 6666.667 | Y Scale Add -41666.676 | Y Scale A
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(025) Bay J T-II clinker sub-surface
(019) Bay G Block clinker surface
(006) Bay A T-II clinker sub-surface
(021) Bay H T-II clinker surface
(023) Bay I T-II clinker surface
(007) Bay B T-II clinker surface
(015) Bay E Scrap clinker,soil,cement surface
(013) Bay E Dirt and scrap surface
(001) Spillage from Kiln #1
LN 0807302-004 Gray cement
Fine
Clinker Dusts
NearPlates
TXI Riverside Cement
• Established multi-site Cr6+ sampling network
• Other violations identified leading to $1 million settlement agreement including million settlement agreement including mitigation measures
• Amended AQMD Rule 1156
• Requires facilities to conduct fence-line Cr6+ sampling and report results to AQMD
• Other housekeeping measures
AQMD Wildfire Response
• Mobile Continuous Monitors
• Fills gaps in PM network according to fire and smoke locationslocations
• 1-hour data comparable to fixed site monitors
• Rapidly and easily deployable units
• Self-contained power and telemetry
Met One E-BAM
Station Fire (2009)
Monitoring Data: Station Fire
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La Canada (1)
La Canada (2)
Los Angeles
Dodger Stadium
Burbank
Rose Bowl
Federal Standard
• Incorporates data from station and mobile monitors
Interactive Air Quality Map
monitors
• More responsive hourly PM data rather than moving 24-hour averages
• Color-coded to Air Quality Index
Risk Communication ChallengesRisk Communication Challenges
• Odors
• Not necessarily toxic, possible physical response
• Nose might be more sensitive than • Nose might be more sensitive than instruments