Review of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy's Research Plan for Fine Particulates (1999) / Chapter Skim
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Because of new more stringent standards and regulations, however, emissions from coal-fired power plants continue to be targeted for reduction, especially emissions that contribute to ambient fine particulates, tropospheric ozone. regional haze.
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and an annual mean concentration limit of 15 ,ug/m3 to protect human health from both acute and chronic effects associated with the respiration of fine particulate matter. To meet the new ambient concentration levels, many different sources of emissions would have to reduce their current emissions that contribute to primary and secondary PM concentrations, especially in urban areas of the eastern United States where many coal-fired power plants are located.
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The same method cannot be used, however, to identify sources of precursor gases that form secondary Articulates. In 1996-1997, coal-fired power plants emitted approximately 60 percent of the total sulfur dioxide and 25 percent of the NOX emissions, which are precursors of secondary particulate matter, in the United States (EPA, 1998a)
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In response to that request, the NRC appointed the Committee to Review the Office of Fossil Energy's Fine Particulate Research Plan. The committee is composed of individuals with expertise in the operation of coal-fired power plants, emissions from coal-fired power plants, air quality monitoring and modeling, atmospheric chemistry, health effects of PM, and emission-control technologies (see Appendix A for biographical sketches of the committee members)
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These recommendations address the salient questions regarding fossil-fueled power plants and fine particulates. (The reader familiar with PM25 issues can focus on Chapter 3, which contains the committee's review of the DOE-FE fine particulate research program.)
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