Acronyms and Abbreviations
AR&ET
Advanced Research and Environmental Technologies
ARIES
Aerosol Research Inhalation Epidemiology Study
ASACA
Assessment of Spatial Aerosol Composition in Atlanta
BRAVO
Big Bend Regional Aerosol and Visibility Observational
CASAC
Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee
CASTNet
Clean Air Status and Trends Network
CMB
chemical mass balance
CUF
Cumberland Fossil Plant
DOE-FE
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
EPRI
Electric Power Research Institute
FETC
Federal Energy Technology Center
FRM
Federal Reference Method
IMPROVE
Interagency Monitoring of Protected Environments
MTI
McDermott Technologies, Inc.
NAAQS
National Ambient Air Quality Standard
NAPAP
National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program
NARSTO
North American Research Strategy for Tropospheric Ozone
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOx
oxides of nitrogen
NRC
National Research Council
NSPS
New Source Performance Standard
OCDO
Ohio Coal Development Office
Pb
lead
PM
particulate matter
PM2.5
particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than 2.5 micrometers
PM10
particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than 10 micrometers
SEARCH
Southeastern Aerosol Research and Characterization
SIP
state implementation plan
TSP
total suspended particulates
TVA
Tennessee Valley Authority
UORVP
Upper Ohio River Valley Project
μm
micrometers
μg/m3
micrograms per cubic meter