Andrea L Clements, Karoline K Barkjohn, Elizabeth Good, Corey Mocka
{"title":"Quality Assurance and Control of Air Sensors: EPA Efforts to Advance Information Sharing, Education, and Tools to Improve Air Sensor Data Quality.","authors":"Andrea L Clements, Karoline K Barkjohn, Elizabeth Good, Corey Mocka","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72892,"journal":{"name":"EM (Pittsburgh, Pa.)","volume":"2025 ","pages":"24-27"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13266543/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148267218","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"AERMOD-RLINE: An air quality model algorithm for roadways.","authors":"Michelle G Snyder, David K Heist, R Chris Owen","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Research and Development (ORD) developed the stand-alone Gaussian dispersion R-LINE model for roadway applications including roadway specific complexities, such as noise barriers and depressions. This model has since been incorporated into EPA's preferred near-field dispersion model, AERMOD, as the RLINE source type. The 2024 proposed updates to EPA's <i>Guideline on Air Quality Models</i> include RLINE as an additional regulatory option for roadway applications. This article outlines the journey of the stand-alone R-LINE model from research and development, through the integration into AERMOD, testing, evaluation, formulation and refinement process, and proposal for regulatory adoption. Additionally, future research and development priorities for the RLINE source type are outlined.</p>","PeriodicalId":72892,"journal":{"name":"EM (Pittsburgh, Pa.)","volume":"2024 ","pages":"16-20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13137775/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147846916","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nicolle S Tulve, Sarah L Mazur, Charles Lee, Helen Serassio, Ann Wolverton, Alan Walts, Sean J Paul, Susan H Julius, Aaron Ferster, H Christopher Frey
{"title":"Tackling Cumulative Impacts: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Whole-of-Agency Approach.","authors":"Nicolle S Tulve, Sarah L Mazur, Charles Lee, Helen Serassio, Ann Wolverton, Alan Walts, Sean J Paul, Susan H Julius, Aaron Ferster, H Christopher Frey","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) is embracing a whole-of-Agency approach to understand and address cumulative impacts-the totality of exposures to both chemical and non-chemical stressors-to meet its mission to protect human health and the environment, and to fulfill Executive Orders aimed at advancing environmental justice.</p>","PeriodicalId":72892,"journal":{"name":"EM (Pittsburgh, Pa.)","volume":"2024 ","pages":"7-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12425164/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145066624","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Renewable Energy Waste Management: Solar Panel Circular Economy.","authors":"Endalkachew Sahle-Demessie, Bineyam Mezgebe","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article explores the concept of end-of-life (EoL) solar panels and how a circular economy approach can offer a sustainable solution to this emerging challenge.</p>","PeriodicalId":72892,"journal":{"name":"EM (Pittsburgh, Pa.)","volume":"2024 ","pages":"8-12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13137759/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147846936","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cover Story for \"CMAQ 25<sup>th</sup> Anniversary\".","authors":"Tanya L Spero, Golam Sarwar","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72892,"journal":{"name":"EM (Pittsburgh, Pa.)","volume":"EM January4","pages":"4-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11534025/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142585113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elizabeth Adams, Christos I Efstathiou, Zac Adelman, Kristen Foley, Fahim Sidi, Winston Hao, Saravanan Arunachalam
{"title":"Air Quality Modeling on the Cloud: Pairing Data Availability and High-Performance Clusters.","authors":"Elizabeth Adams, Christos I Efstathiou, Zac Adelman, Kristen Foley, Fahim Sidi, Winston Hao, Saravanan Arunachalam","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72892,"journal":{"name":"EM (Pittsburgh, Pa.)","volume":"2024 ","pages":"20-23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12180906/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144369672","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Havala O T Pye, Rebecca H Schwantes, Kelley C Barsanti, V Faye McNeill, Glenn M Wolfe
{"title":"Leveraging scientific community knowledge for air quality model chemistry parameterizations.","authors":"Havala O T Pye, Rebecca H Schwantes, Kelley C Barsanti, V Faye McNeill, Glenn M Wolfe","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>An introduction to atmospheric chemical mechanisms: development, usage, and future needs.</p>","PeriodicalId":72892,"journal":{"name":"EM (Pittsburgh, Pa.)","volume":"2024 ","pages":"24-31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12180803/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144369619","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cover Story for \"Oil and Gas Sector Emissions\".","authors":"Amanda Brimmer, Golam Sarwar","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72892,"journal":{"name":"EM (Pittsburgh, Pa.)","volume":"2023 ","pages":"4-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12180890/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144478063","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Raymond L Smith, Joe Terriquez, Eben Thoma, Michael A Gonzalez, Derek Johnson, Hans Buenning, Fran Kremer, Jacob D Carpenter, Nigel N Clark
{"title":"Climate Change, Extreme Events, and Their Potential Effects on Aboveground Storage Tanks.","authors":"Raymond L Smith, Joe Terriquez, Eben Thoma, Michael A Gonzalez, Derek Johnson, Hans Buenning, Fran Kremer, Jacob D Carpenter, Nigel N Clark","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72892,"journal":{"name":"EM (Pittsburgh, Pa.)","volume":"2023 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10804445/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139547272","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"In-field Assessment of Oil and Gas Enclosed Combustion Device Performance.","authors":"Michael Stovern, Eben Thoma, Jared Beck","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72892,"journal":{"name":"EM (Pittsburgh, Pa.)","volume":"2023 ","pages":"30-34"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12425165/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145066586","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}