Siting field research in the western Kentucky energy development region: an exploration of a regional approach. Environmental Sciences Division, Publication No. 2089

摘要: A regional approach was used for locating field research sites to assess the impact from new coal-burning electric generating and synfuel facilities along Ohio Green Rivers in western Kentucky. The study region divided into 1600 grid locations probability of exceeding 3-h average levels 210 262 ..mu..g/m/sup 3/ sulfur dioxide calculated each location. Given higher background transport distance dioxide, only located River Valley portion were found have a reasonable (0.37 1.00) threshold during growing season. by this quite different what one would expect site-by-site analysis. Forested nonforested wetlands, while covering less than 2% landscape, appeared 37% that had two concentrations dioxide. Thus, identified vegetation type which been ignored approach. incorporation multiple pollutant sources receptors provides an efficient method overlay deposition patterns uponmore » pattern region. This locate types at-risk site research. is especially important if unique are flagged procedure.« less