Mobile laboratory investigations of industrial point source emissions during the MOOSE field campaign

TI Yacovitch, BM Lerner, MR Canagaratna, C Daube… - Atmosphere, 2023 - mdpi.com
TI Yacovitch, BM Lerner, MR Canagaratna, C Daube, RM Healy, JM Wang, EC Fortner…
Atmosphere, 2023mdpi.com
Industrial emissions of trace gases and VOCs can be an important contributor to air quality in
cities. Disentangling different point sources from each other and characterizing their
emissions can be particularly challenging in dense industrial areas, such as Detroit,
Dearborn and surrounding areas in Southeast Michigan (SEMI). Here, we leverage mobile
measurements of trace gases and speciated volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to identify
emitting sites. We characterize their complicated emissions fingerprints based on a core set …
Industrial emissions of trace gases and VOCs can be an important contributor to air quality in cities. Disentangling different point sources from each other and characterizing their emissions can be particularly challenging in dense industrial areas, such as Detroit, Dearborn and surrounding areas in Southeast Michigan (SEMI). Here, we leverage mobile measurements of trace gases and speciated volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to identify emitting sites. We characterize their complicated emissions fingerprints based on a core set of chemical ratios. We report chemical ratios for 7 source types including automakers, steel manufacturers, chemical refineries, industrial chemical use (cleaning; coatings; etc.), chemical waste sites, compressor stations, and more. The source dataset includes visits to over 85 distinct point sources. As expected, we find similarities between the different types of facilities, but observe variability between them and even at individual facilities day-to-day. Certain larger sites are better thought of as a collection of individual point sources. These results demonstrate the power of mobile laboratories over stationary sampling in dense industrial areas.
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