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Asami Osato Presentation
- 1. Asami Osato EHS Intern Summer2015 Emission Inventory and Health Risk Assessment
- 2. Outline About me Assembly Bill 2588: The Hot Spots Act Health Risk Assessment (HRA) My Project: Lompoc Facility HRA Data Sources Hot Spots Analysis Reporting Program (HARP) Software HARP Outputs Next Steps
- 3. About me SanJose, CA UC Santa Barbara – Class of 2015 Environmental Studies, B.S. Senior Thesis – methane emissions from Compressed Air Energy Storage in CA SCUBA certified in 2014
- 4. AB 2588: TheHot Spots Act (1987) California regulation on air toxics Collect emission data Identify impacts Consider health risks Reduce risks Disclose to the public Federal Regulation: Clean Air Act (1963)
- 5. Health Risk Assessment(HRA) Significance Thresholds Public disclosure Past HRAs 1998 – Lompoc facility 2012 – 7 System Modification New permits with new standards Updated analysis needed
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- 7. Data Sources Startwith Air Toxic Emission Inventory Plan… Types of Data Source Equipment Emission Factors 2015, 2011, 1990 Source Tests Hours of Operation, Fuel Usage Operation Records Fuel Conversion Factors Air Permits Building & Property coordinates and elevation Google Earth Emission points - coordinates and elevation 2012 HRA for 7 System Modification Meteorological Data Santa Barbara County APCD Terrain Data USGS 137 Devices (Baghouses, Conveyors, Boilers, etc. )
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- 9. Hot Spots Analysisand Reporting Program (HARP)
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- 15. Thank You! Specialthanks to Vindi Ndulute, Lorie Ries, Bruce Coggin, Felicia Kaminsky, Karen Jurosky, Mike Mulder, Matt Prue, and Kim Andrade Thank you Imerys for a great summer! Questions?