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15th International Emission Inventory Conference
"Reinventing Inventories - New Ideas in New Orleans
Papers and Presentations
New Orleans, May 15 - 18, 2006
The papers, presentations, posters and training materials below have been converted to Acrobat PDF.
Final Program (PDF 480K)
Plenary Session
"2005 Hurricane Havoc," Howard J. Feldman, Director, Regulatory Analysis and Scientific Affairs, American Petroleum Institute.
"RESPONSE: DEQ's Emergency Response Efforts in the Wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita," Mike D. McDaniel, Ph.D., Secretary, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality.
Session 1 - Mobile Sources
"Use of Travel Demand Model Data to Improve Inventories in Philadelphia," R. Cook, D. Brzezinski and H. Michaels, U. S. EPA; A. Beidler, Computer Sciences Corporation; J. S. Touma NOAA; M. Strum, U. S. EPA
presentation
"Current Methodologies and Best Practices for Preparing Port Emission Inventories," L. Browning, ICF Consulting; K. Bailey, U.S. EPA.
presentation
"Nine Ports in the 49th State: Commercial Marine Inventory for Alaska," K. B. Thesing and A. Mannino, E. H. Pechan & Associates, Inc.; A. Edwards, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation.
presentation
"Development of Gridded Ocean-Going Vessel Emission Inventories," C. E. Lindhjem and J. Russell, ENVIRON Corporation; J. Corbett, University of Delaware.
presentation
"U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center Support of Heavy Duty Diesel Engine Emissions Testing," J. A. Jack, U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center.
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Session 2 - Tribal Emission Inventories
"The Native American Tribal Emission Inventories, A 2006 Update," S. Kelly and A. Luedeker, Institute for Tribal Enviornmental Professionals at Northern Airzona University.
presentation
"Air Emissions Inventory Development of Criteria and Hazardous. Air Pollutants on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation, Colorado for 2002," J. Temte, Southern Ute Air Quality Program.
presentation
"Bad River Chippewa Emissions Inventory," L. Hall, Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.
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"Representative Community Emissions Inventory," A. Edwards, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation; B. Dulla, Sierra Research; J. Pardilla, Western Regional Air Partnership.
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"Mercury Releases and Tribal Lands, What's in Your Backyard?" J. C. Cain, Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals at Northern Arizona University; B. Grantham, National Tribal Environmental Council; S. Kelly, Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals at Northern Arizona University.
presentation
Session 3 - Web Based Information Systems
"Power to the People: Public Access and Reporting in theTexas Air Emissions Repository (TexAER)," G. Kitzmiller, W. Gerber, J. Veysey, B. Jacoby, Eastern Research Group.
presentation
"Emission Data Management System for the Western Regional Air Partnership." S. Boone, D. Holoman, A. Mannino, J. Wilson, M. Salhotra, E.H. Pechan & Associates, Inc.; T. Moore, Western Regional Air Partnership,
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"Cyber infrastructure for Emissions Data and Tools," S. Falke, Washington University in St. Louis; G. Stella, Alpine Geophysics; T. Keating and B. Hemming, U.S. EPA.
presentation
"Southern Smoke Simulation System - A Framework for Modeling Smoke Impacts from Prescribed Burning in the South," S. Goodrick, G. Achtemeier and Y. Liu, U.S.D.A.
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"Expanding BlueSkyRAINS to Support Emission Inventory Preparation." S. M. Raffuse, D. C. Sullivan, L. R. Chinkin, Sonoma Technology, Inc.
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Session 4 - Emission Inventory Preparation for Modeling: Issues and Applications
"Recent Updates to SMOKE," B. H. Baek, A. Eyth, and A. Holland, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
presentation
"Temporally Allocating Emissions with CEM Data for Chemical Transport and SIP Modeling." S. Edick, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.
presentation
"Development of REMSAD Emissions Tagging Scheme in Support of MANE-VU Contribution Assessment," J-H Woo, J. Graham, E. Savelli, S. He, and G. Kleiman, Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM).
presentation
"Analysis of Power Plant NOX Emission Changes and Their Impact on Ozone in the Eastern United States," G. Frost, S-W. Kim, S. McKeen, E. Y. Hsie, and M. Trainer, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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"Development of Mid-Century Anthropogenic Emissions Inventory in Support of Regional Air Quality Modeling under Influence of Climate Change," J-H Woo, S. He, and P. Amar, Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM); K. Manomaiphiboon and A. G. Russell, Georgia Institute of Technology.
presentation
"Including the Emission Effects of Refinery Cases and Settlements in Projections for the EPA's CAAA Section 812 Analysis," J. H. Wilson, Jr. and M. A. Mullen, E. H. Pechan and Associates, Inc.
presentation
Session 5 - PM Emissions
"Development of an Emission Reduction Term for Near-Source Dust Depletion," C. Cowherd, and M. A. Grelinger, Midwest Research Institute; D. L. Gebhart, U.S. Army Engineering Research and Development Center.
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"Determination of PM Emission Rates from Leaf Blowers," D. R. Fitz, D. V. Pankratz, S. Pedersen, and J. Bristow, University of California, Riverside.
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"Control of Open Abrasive Blasting Emissions through Improved Materials," G. E. Muleski and Jason Downing, Midwest Research Institute.
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Session 6 - Agricultural and Ammonia Sources
"A Program to Determine Reactive Organic Gas Emissions from Different Manure Handling Methods at California Dairies," C. Krauter, M. Beene, D. Goorahoo, California State University; D. Blake, University of California at Irvine.
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"Ammonia Fluxes from Animal Housing at a California Free Stall Dairy," M. Beene, and C. Krauter, California State University; B. Goodrich, Texas A & M; D. Goorahoo, California State University.
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Developing and Applying Manure-DNDC: A Process-based Model for Estimating GHG and Air Emissions from California Dairies," W. Salas, Applied Geosolutions; C. Li, University of New Hampshire; C. Krauter, M. Beene, F. Mitloehner, and J. Pisano, California State University
Session 7 - Rapid Inventory Development
"Diamonds in the Rough: Creating Optimal, Composite Inventories in the Texas Air Emissions Repository," G. Kitzmiller, W. Gerber, and J. Veysey, Eastern Research Group; J. Westphal, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
presentation
"More Emissions Inventory with Less Time and Money Invested," C. P. Ramsdell, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
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"Rapid Inventory Development Pilot: Final Report," D. Solomon, S. Dombrowski, U.S. EPA; C. R. Tillerson, L. Harwell and J. Paumier, MACTEC, Federal Programs, Inc.
"New Approach for Timely Development of the 2005 Emissions Inventory," C. Y. Wu, M. Smith, B. Todd and K. Paul, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
presentation
"Pechan Introduces New Web-Based Inventory System." M. Salhotra, D. Divita, S. Boone, S. M. Roe, and R. P. Strait, E. H. Pechan and Associates, Inc.
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Session 8 - GIS Assisted Emission Inventory Development
"Updated GIS Data for Use in WRAP Regional Modeling," A. Hoats and G. Mansell, ENVIRON International Corporation.
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"Ongoing Development of a Multi-User GIS-Based Emission Inventory Tool," M. Van Altena, J. W. Boulton, M. Lepage, RWDI AIR Inc.; C. diCenzo, Environment Canada.
presentation
"Using GIS to Allocate Ground Level and Elevated Aircraft Emissions," S. Smeltzer and P. Nazem, Alamo Area Council of Governments.
presentation
"Use of Satellite Imagery to Inventory Erodible Lands in the Las Vegas Valley," C. Cowherd, Midwest Research Institute, M. Borengasser, Private Consultant; F. D. Hall and W. F. Kemner, Environmental Quality Management, Inc.
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"Using Aerial Imagery and GIS Data to Improve Quarry Equipment Emission Inventories," S. Smeltzer, Alamo Area Council of Governments.
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Session 9 - Emission Inventory Preparation for Modeling: Issues and Applications
"Constructing Base and Future Year Regional Inventories for SIP Model Development," M. Janssen, LADCO.
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"New Tools to Generate Spatial Surrogate and Speciation Profile Inputs to SMOKE," A. M. Eyth, L. Ran, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; G. Yarwood, M. Jimenez, S. Rao, ENVIRON International; M. R. Houyoux, U.S. EPA.
presentation
"Updating SMOKE to Create AERMOD--Ready Inputs for Urban-Scale Air Dispersion Modeling," R. Mason, M. Houyoux, M. Strum, U.S. EPA; A. Eyth, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
presentation
"Processing Mobile Emissions in SMOKE: Is it worth simulating everyday onroad mobile emissions to support 8-hr ozone modeling?" M. Abraczinskas, C. Loomis, G. Stella, Alpine Geophysics, LLC.
presentation
"Data Management Using the Emissions Modeling Framework, " M. Houyoux, M. Strum, US EPA, R. Mason, NOAA.
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"EPA's Multipollutant Modeling with the 2002 National Emission Inventory: Integrating Criteria and Toxics," M. Strum, R. Mason and M. Houyoux, U.S. EPA.
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"Comparison of National and State Emissions Inventories Used for Houston Ozone Simulations," S. Kim and D. W. Byun, University of Houston.
presentation
Session 10 - Managed Burning and Wildfires
"Recent Changes to the Hazard Mapping System," M. Ruminski, S. Kondragunta, R. Draxler, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; J. Zeng, Earth Research Technology, Inc.
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"Satellite Derived PM2.5 Emissions from Prescribed and Wildfires," S. Kondragunta, NOAA; X. Zhang, Earth Resources Technology, Inc.
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"Fire Emissions from North America: A Simple Modeling Approach," C. Wiedinmyer, National Center of Atmospheric Research; C. Geron, U.S. EPA; A. Belote, National Center of Atmospheric Research; B. Quayle, USFS Remote Sensing Applications Center; D. McKenzie, U.S. Forest Service; X. Zhang, NOAA, S. O'Neill, U.S. Forest Service; K. K. Wynne and A. Guenther, National Center of Atmospheric Research.
presentation
"How well does satellite data quantify fire and enhance biomass burning emissions estimates?" A. Soja, National Institute of Aerospace; D. J. Williams, T. Pace, J. Kordzi, U.S. EPA; J. Al-Saadi, J. Szykman, B. Pierce, NASA Langley Research Center, L. Giglio, Goddard Space Flight Center.
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Session 11 - Greenhouse Gas
"Emissions Inventory Considerations for Supporting the Development of State and Local Climate Change Mitigation Plans," S. M. Roe, M. A. Mullen, and R. P. Strait, E. H. Pechan; T. D. Peterson, K. Hausker, and K. Colburn, Center for Climate Strategies; M. Lazarus, A. Bailie, Tellus Institute.
presentation
"Voluntary Commitment to Stabilizing Greenhouse Gas Emissions," J. L. Williams, Entergy, Inc.
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"Transportation GHG Emissions 1990-2003: Trends, Uncertainties and Future Methodological Improvements," J. Davies, U.S. EPA.
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"Constructing State and Local Scale Inventories of Forest and Soil Emissions and Sinks," G. Smith, Environmental Resources Trust.
presentation
"Local Efforts to Monitor and Mitigate Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Case Studies from the University park Campus of the Pennsylvania State University and Montgomery County, PA.," B. Nagle, S. Knuth, Pennsylvania State University; C. Steuer, ICF Consulting; B. Yarnal, Pennsylvania State University.
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"An Integrated Emissions Data Management Framework for Government and Corporate Greenhouse Gas Data Management, Modeling, and Reporting," P. A. Hoyte and J. D. Johnson, Caiteur Group, Inc.
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Session 12 - Nonpoint Sources
"Air Quality Modeling and Health Benefits of a Woodstove Change-Out Program," B. Timin, R. Huntley, M. Houyoux, L. Brockman, G. Wood, E. Crump and Z. Pekar, U.S. EPA
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"Oregon DEQ 2002 Residential Wood Combustion Emissions Inventory," C. Swab, S. Aalbers, J. Stocum, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.
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"Residential Wood Combustion Emission Inventory for the South Coast Air Basin and Coachella Valley Portion of the Salton Sea Air Basin of California," J. E. Houck, OMNI Environmental Services, Inc.; J. Crouch, Hearth, Patio, and Barbecue Association.
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"An Emission Inventory of Nonpoint Oil and Gas Emissions Sources in the Western Region," J. Russell, A. Pollack and G. Yarwood, ENVIRON International Corporation
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Session 13 - Emission Inventory Validation And Quality Assurance
"Comparison of Ambient Measurements to Emissions Representations for Modeling in California's San Joaquin Valley," S. B. Reid, S. G. Brown, M. McCarthy, T. Funk, and Lyle Chinkin, Sonoma Technology, Inc.
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"Review of the Arkansas Emission Inventory Improvement Effort," W. Hodan and L. Williams, MACTEC Federal Programs.
presentation
"Quality Assurance and Quality Control Approach for Local and Regional Air Pollutant Emission Inventories in Italy," C. Trozzi, R. Vaccaro, A. Bernetti, C. Melis, M Pantaleoni, Techne Consulting, Italy
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"Quality Assurance of Emissions Inventory and Modeling Data with the Emissions Modeling Framework and EmisView," A. M. Eyth, R. Partheepan, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M. R. Houyoux, U. S. EPA.
presentation
"A Quantitative Analysis of the Uncertainty of Emissions Data: A Limited Study," W. B. Kuykendal, U.S. EPA; J. Filipkowski, North Carolina State University; T. P. Mc Mullen, U.S. EPA/SEEP.
presentation
Session 14 - Emission Factors
"Emissions Factor Program Re-Engineering Update," M. Ciolek, R. Myers, B. Parker, U.S. EPA.
presentation
"Exploration of Emissions Factor Adjustments for Using Emissions Factors in Non-Inventory Applications," R. Neulicht, B. Munoz, and K. Schaffner, RTI International; B. Parker, U.S. EPA.
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"Alternative Technologies for Evaluating Paved-Road Dust Emission Potential - Mobile Sampling Methodology as an Alternative to Traditional AP-42 Silt Measurements," R. Langston and R. S. Merle, Jr., Clark County Department of Air Quality and Environmental Management; D. James, University of Nevada; H. Kuhns and V. Etyemezian, Desert Research Institute; D. Fitz and K. Bumiller, University of California, Riverside.
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"Proposed Revisions to Fine Fraction Ratios Used for AP-42 Fugitive Dust Emission Factors," C. Cowherd, J. Donaldson and R. Hegarty, Midwest Research Institute; D. Ono, Great Basin UAPCD.
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"USAEC's Emission Factors from Munitions Use," B. E. Conway, U.S. Army Environmental Center; J. C. Bach Military Environmental Technology Demonstration Center.
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"DIAL Measurement of Fugitive Emissions from Natural Gas Plants and the Comparison with Emission Factor Estimates," A. Chambers and M. Strosher, Alberta Research Council, Inc., Canada; T. Wootton, J. Moncrieff and P. McCready, Spectrasyne Ltd., UK.
presentation
Poster Session
"Content and Emission Characteristics of Artificial Wax Firelogs," V. Li, Environment Canada.
poster
"More Emissions Inventory with Less Time and Money Invested," C. P. Ramsdell, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, L. B. Goodrich, C. Krauter, D. Goorahoo, and M. Beene, California State University - Fresno.
"Native American Tribal Emission Inventories, A 2006 Update," S. Kelly and A. Luedeker, Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals at Northern Arizona University.
"Data and Maps - Clean Air Markets Programs Web Based Interface to Emissions, Compliance, and Air Quality Data," K. D. Patel, S. Young, M. Cohen, U.S. EPA.
"Preparation of Emission Inventories of Air Toxic Contaminants for the San Francisco Bay Area," B. M. Penfold, D. C. Sullivan, S. B. Reid, L. R. Chinkin; Sonoma Technology, Inc.
Training
PM Fine Emission Inventory Preparation. Roy Huntley and Tom Pace, U.S. EPA. (PDF 7.75M)
NONROAD 2005 Inventory Model. Penny Carey, Craig Harvey, U.S. EPA. (PDF 240K)
National Mobile Inventory Model (NMIM). Harvey Michaels, U.S. EPA. (PDF 300K)
Everything You Wanted to Know About Environmental Information Exchange Network "Nodes." Chris Clark, U.S. EPA. (PDF 1.3M)