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Investigation of VOC radical sources in the Houston Ship Channel by the Solar Occultation Flux (SOF) Method and Mobile DOAS (SOF II)
| Project Period: | 08/01/2008 - 08/31/2009 |
| Total Budget: | $215,000 |
| Sub-Contractors: | University of Houston
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This project will focus on quantifying and characterizing the time variability of the emissions of HRVOCs (ethene, propene and butadiene) and formaldehyde from the industries in the Houston area using SOF and mobile DOAS. The results will assist in identifying errors in the emission inventory, potential source problems based on measurements taken in TexAQS 2006, new measurements taken on the upcoming survey, and the ability to take measurements closer to the source. We will also focus on primary emissions of formaldehyde.
We suspect that part of the variability of the olefins emitted from the chemical plants may be caused by inefficient flaring since this has been observed elsewhere on olefin plants.
To address this we will measure VOCs together with NO2 and formaldehyde to investigate whether high olefins are associated with combustion. The results will be compared to the newest TCEQ emission inventory. We will work closely with UH to schedule the SOF experiment so that it supports the SHARP effort, and will remain as flexible as possible with regards to scheduling.
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