Air quality cumulative effects assessment for United States Air Force bases.

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dc.contributor.advisorCanter, Larry W.,en_US
dc.contributor.authorRumrill, Jeffrey Norman.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-16T12:30:00Z
dc.date.available2013-08-16T12:30:00Z
dc.date.issued1998en_US
dc.description.abstractAn air quality CE significance rating procedure was developed through adaptation of existing EIA significance evaluation methods combined with expert opinion and professional judgment. The procedure includes 18 factors for evaluation relative to specific pollutants and spatial boundaries. A significance score results from the assignment of importance weights and intensity levels to the 18 factors. Techniques for evaluating and implementing new opportunities in mitigation are then described.en_US
dc.description.abstractFrom the EIS and EA reviews, the lessons learned were used to develop an 8-step Cumulative Air Quality Effects Assessment (CAQEA) method which addresses topics such as past, present, and reasonably foreseeable future actions; emission data estimates for pertinent actions; modeling of quantitative and qualitative changes to background air quality; and significance determinations for air quality CEs.en_US
dc.description.abstractInformation gathering and analyses related to RFFAs may be the most difficult aspects of addressing CEs. Accordingly, an 8-step Conservative Determination Method is proposed herein for delineating RFFAs for inclusion in CEA.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis research develops methods and procedures for the assessment of cumulative effect (CEs) of air quality. The analysis components of this research are: (1) a review of recent environmental impact statements (EISs) and environmental assessments (EAs); (2) a review and analysis of the legal interpretation of what actions are defined as reasonably foreseeable future actions (RFFAs); (3) a review of existing air quality effect quantification models and selection of those that are best suited to cumulative effects assessment (CEA); (4) the development of a conceptual approach for significance determination for CEs and associated opportunities for mitigation; and (5) the application of the developed procedures at a U.S. Air Force base.en_US
dc.description.abstractAir quality modeling provides a scientific means for relating source emissions and atmospheric processes. A qualitative decision approach applied to a suitability review of numerous classes of models resulted in the identification of three classes that fully meet the criteria requirements for, and desirable attributes of, cumulative air quality effects quantification. These classes are: Simple Area Source, Rollback, and Box models.en_US
dc.description.abstractFinally, a demonstration is provided of the CAQEA method applied from the perspective of an Air Force base's influence on a small southwestern city. This case study identifies the assumptions needed to overcome difficulties in data collection and analysis and the rationale for the decisions made. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)en_US
dc.format.extentxv, 398 leaves :en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11244/5619
dc.noteAdviser: Larry W. Canter.en_US
dc.noteSource: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 59-03, Section: B, page: 1300.en_US
dc.subjectAir bases United States.en_US
dc.subjectCumulative effects assessment (Environmental assessment)en_US
dc.subjectAir quality.en_US
dc.subjectEngineering, Environmental.en_US
dc.thesis.degreePh.D.en_US
dc.thesis.degreeDisciplineSchool of Civil Engineering and Environmental Scienceen_US
dc.titleAir quality cumulative effects assessment for United States Air Force bases.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
ou.groupCollege of Engineering::School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science
ou.identifier(UMI)AAI9826300en_US

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