An Inventory of Particulate Emissions from Open Sources
Open Access
- 1 December 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association
- Vol. 30 (12) , 1298-1303
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00022470.1980.10465188
Abstract
Open sources are those stationary sources of air pollution too great in extent to be controlled through enclosure or ducting. Open sources of atmospheric particles include: wind erosion, tilling, and prescribed burning of agricultural cropland; surface mining and wind erosion of tailings piles; vehicular travel on both paved and unpaved roads; construction site activity; and forest fires. It is estimated that in 1976 the total open source emissions of particles in the U.S. amounted to over 580 × 106 ton. These estimates indicate that emissions from the two largest open source classes, travel on unpaved roads and agricultural wind erosion, accounted for 86% of this total. The open source emissions in ten states (AZ, CA, KS, MN, MT, NM, ND, OH, SD, TX) contributed 6 2% of the national emissions for 1976.Keywords
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