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Environmental assessment for the Satellite Power System (SPS) Concept Development and Evaluation Program (CDEP). [Microwave and non-microwave health and ecological assessment]

Description: In the satellite power system (SPS), satellites in geosynchronous earth orbit would collect solar energy in space, convert it to microwaves, and transmit the microwaves to receiving antennas (rectennas) on earth. At the rectennas, the microwave energy would be converted to electricity. This SPS environmental assessment considers the microwave and nonmicrowave effects on the terrestrial environment and human health, atmospheric effects, and effects on electromagnetic systems. No environmental pr… more
Date: August 1, 1980
Creator: Valentino, A.R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Energy and protein production from pulp mill wastes. Progress report, June 15, 1977--September 15, 1977

Description: Experiments conducted during this past quarter demonstrated the decided difference both in amount and composition of the gas produced from the fermentation of ozonated versus unozonated yeast-plant SSL. Gas from ozonated SSL averaged over 80% methane content while unozonated effluent was mostly carbon dioxide. Gas production rates and retention time studies indicated that the fermentation was substrate-limited. Preliminary tests using supplemental carbon sources have verified this. The success … more
Date: September 15, 1977
Creator: Jurgensen, M. F. & Patton, J. T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Manual of analytical methods for the Industrial Hygiene Chemistry Laboratory

Description: This Manual is compiled from techniques used in the Industrial Hygiene Chemistry Laboratory of Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The procedures are similar to those used in other laboratories devoted to industrial hygiene practices. Some of the methods are standard; some, modified to suit our needs; and still others, developed at Sandia. The authors have attempted to present all methods in a simple and concise manner but in sufficient detail to make them readily usable. I… more
Date: August 1, 1991
Creator: Greulich, K. A. & Gray, C. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Treatment of dynamical processes in two-dimensional models of the troposphere and stratosphere

Description: The physical structure of the troposphere and stratosphere is the result of an intricate interplay among a large number of radiative, chemical, and dynamical processes. Because it is not possible to model the global environment in the laboratory, theoretical models must be relied on, subject to observational verification, to simulate atmospheric processes. Of particular concern in recent years has been the modeling of those processes affecting the structure of ozone and other trace species in t… more
Date: July 1, 1980
Creator: Wuebbles, D.J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Diagnosing vegetation injury caused by air pollution

Description: The structure and function of plants in relation to air pollution injury is discussed. The sources, atmospheric chemistry, monitoring data, symptomatology, factors affecting plant response, injury threshold doses, air quality standards, relative sensitivity of plants, and leaf tissue analysis are discussed for major air pollutants. Among the pollutants discussed are: the photochemical oxidants (ozone, PAN, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, and fluorides). Minor pollutants discussed in the same f… more
Date: February 1, 1978
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Dry deposition velocities

Description: Dry deposition velocities are very difficult to predict accurately. In this article, reported values of dry deposition velocities are summarized. This summary includes values from the literature on field measurements of gas and particle dry deposition velocities, and the uncertainties inherent in extrapolating field results to predict dry deposition velocities are discussed. A new method is described for predicting dry deposition velocity using a least-squares correlation of surface mass transf… more
Date: March 1, 1984
Creator: Sehmel, G.A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Studies of air pollution effects on vegetation

Description: The report consists of three parts which summarize pollutant-vegetation effects research studies. These include: oxidant effects of primary productivity in ponderosa pine in the San Bernardino National Forest; air pollution effects on vegetation related to geothermal power development; and regional assessment of air pollution impact on vegetation by mathematical modeling. A list of publications that report results of the studies is included in an appendix.
Date: January 1, 1978
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Ancillary effects of selected acid deposition control policies

Description: NAPAP is examining a number of potential ways to reduce the precursors (sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) to acid deposition. However, the policies to reduce acid deposition will have other physical, biological and economic effects unrelated to acid deposition. For example, control policies that reduce sulfur dioxide emissions may also increase visibility. The effects of an acid deposition policy that are unrelated to acid deposition are referred to as ''ancillary'' effects. This reserch iden… more
Date: August 1, 1986
Creator: Moe, R.J.; Lyke, A. J. & Nesse, R. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Calculations of increased solar UV fluxes and DUV doses due to stratospheric-ozone depletions

Description: Accurate radiative transfer calculations are performed in the middle ultraviolet spectral region for aerosol-loaded atmospheres with the goal of determining the solar irradiance at the ground and quantifying the irradiance perturbations due to the presence of aerosols and various ozone depletions. The extent of the increase of UV-B radiation as a function of wave-length and solar zenith angle is calculated for five model atmospheres. In addition, the damaging ultraviolet dose rates and radiatio… more
Date: February 1, 1982
Creator: Zardecki, A. & Gerstl, S.A.W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Collector sealants and breathing. Final Report, 25 September 1978-31 December 1979

Description: The objectives of this program were: (1) to investigate the pertinent properties of a variety of possible sealants for solar collectors and identify the most promising candidates, and (2) to study the effect of breathing in flat-plate, thermal solar collector units. The study involved two types of sealants, Class PS which includes preformed seals or gaskets and Class SC which includes sealing compounds or caulks. It was the intent of the study to obtain data regarding initial properties of cand… more
Date: February 20, 1980
Creator: Mendelsohn, M A; Luck, R M; Yeoman, F A & Navish, Jr, F W
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Studies defining interactions between hypertension and air pollutants

Description: An animal model of hypertension was developed by breeding two lines of rats. The model was used to investigate interactions between commonly encountered air pollutants and the development of hypertension. This paper summarizes studies of the interaction of sulfur dioxide and ozone with the models. (ACR)
Date: January 1, 1980
Creator: Drew, R T; Costa, D L; Haber, S & Iwai, J
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Ozone mass transfer and kinetics experiments

Description: Experiments were conducted at the Hanford Site to determine the most efficient pH and temperature levels for the destruction of complexants in Hanford high-level defense waste. These complexants enhance migration of radionuclides in the soil and inhibit the growth of crystals in the evaporator-crystallizer. Ozone mass transfer and kinetics tests have been outlined for the determination of critical mass transfer and kinetics parameters of the ozone-complexant reaction.
Date: December 1981
Creator: Bollyky, L. Joseph & Beary, M. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Measurement of airborne radioactivity and its meteorolgical application. Part VI. Annual report, 1 August 1974--31 July 1975

Description: Continuous data of the radionuclides 7Be, 32P, 33P, 35S and of fallout, as well as tentative data of the ozone concentration are given for the reporting period. A new Ge(Li) Gamma Spectrometer, permitting the routine monitoring of the fallout composition is described. A method is set forth for the forecast of influxes of stratospheric air to a certain place on the earth surface. The forecasting quality is subjected to continuous checking. A first analysis of the ozone concentration in correlati… more
Date: March 1, 1977
Creator: Reiter, R.; Kanter, H.J.; Sladkovic, R. & Poetzl, K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Energy and protein production from pulp mill wastes. Progress report, September 15, 1977--December 15, 1977

Description: Effort during the past quarter was directed at two specific objectives. First, the conversion of the protein production experiments from batch to continuous operation and, second, the identification of growth stimulants to increase methane yield. Early in the project, yeast production ranging from 0.5 to 5.0 grams of dry yeast per liter had been obtained in batch cultures. Highest yields were consistently attained on SSL (spent sulfite liquor) which had been ozonated for only 10 minutes. Contin… more
Date: December 15, 1977
Creator: Jurgensen, M. F. & Patton, J. T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Energy and protein production from pulp mill wastes. Annual report, June 15, 1976--June 15, 1977

Description: The effect of ozone treatment on spent sulfite liquor yeast plant effluent was studied. A 500 ml capacity packed column was constructed to efficiently react ozone with spent sulfite liquor (SSL) on a continuous flow basis. The SSL was reacted at pH 3.0 for 3 hours averaging an ozone consumption of 12.8 gm/1. It was found that pH tended to decrease during ozonation indicative of the formation of oxalic and other organic acids. Chemical oxygen demand (COD) decreased 13 percent from 101,000 to 88,… more
Date: September 1, 1977
Creator: Jurgensen, M. F. & Patton, J. T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Balance of the tropospheric ozone and its relation to stratospheric intrusions indicated by cosmogenic radionuclides. Technical progress report, November 1, 1979-June 30, 1980

Description: The balance of the tropospheric ozone is investigated considering the ozone sources with emphasis on tropospheric pollutants and stratospheric-tropospheric exchange processes. The measuring series of ozone concentration from the years 1977 to 1979 obtained at three different levels of the boundary layer (700, 1800, and 3000 m a.s.1.) have been analyzed. In the course of this work the data have been evaluated in correlation with relevant meteorological parameters, for instance solar radiation. I… more
Date: July 1, 1980
Creator: Reiter, R.; Kanter, H.J.; Sladkovic, R.; Jaeger, H. & Munzert, K.H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Chemical reaction and turbulence. Progress report, June 1, 1979-May 31, 1980

Description: This corresponds to the first year of our investigation into the interaction of chemical reactions and turbulence. During this time, construction of a special purpose wind tunnel was completed, the fiber optics probe for concentration measurements was designed and constructed, and the general method of attack on the theoretical front was set up by first looking at the problem of total dispersion of a scalar in turbulent flows and independently setting up a scheme to model directly the equations… more
Date: February 1, 1980
Creator: Chevray, R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Comparative evaluation of effects of ozonated and chlorinated thermal discharges on estuarine and freshwater organisms

Description: Although limited, the results of tests evaluating the comparative effects of chlorinated and ozonated thermal discharges on mummichog and white perch indicate that the biological effects of ozonation are much less severe than those of chlorination. The data also show white perch to be more sensitive than mummichog to the tested biocides. The relative effects of ozonation and chlorination in the behavioral studies were similar to those observed in the toxicity studies. Cough rates were higher in… more
Date: July 23, 1979
Creator: Meldrim, J. W.; Holmstrom, E. R. & Balog, G. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Energy and protein production from pulp mill wastes. Final report, 15 Jun 1976-14 Jun 1979

Description: The goal of this research was to convert the organics and sulfur in sulfite spent liquor (SSL) now classified as pollutants from sulfite pulp mills, into synthetic methane and protein by means of a combination chemical-biological process. Ozonization was used to break the high molecular weight lignosulfonate molecules present in SSL into lower weight fractions which could be metabolized by methane-producing bacteria and protein-producing yeast. Ozonization experiments showed that this treatment… more
Date: June 14, 1979
Creator: Jurgensen, M. F. & Patton, J. T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Air pollution effects on food quality. Final progress report. CAES No. 555-80

Description: The impact of ozone on the qualitative characteristics of potatoes, alfalfa and soybeans is discussed. The impact on yield, total solids, sugar status and tuber glycoalkaloid (TGA) content was measured. The effects of ozone on the leaves were also noted. Field trials were conducted as well as laboratory experiments. (DC)
Date: January 1, 1980
Creator: Pell, E.J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Direct insolation models

Description: Several recently published models of the direct component of the broadband insolation are compared for clear sky conditions. The comparison includes seven simple models and one rigorous model that is used as a basis for determining accuracy. Where possible, the comparison is made between the results of each model for each atmospheric constituent (H/sub 2/O, CO/sub 2/, O/sub 3/, O/sub 2/, aerosol and molecular scattering) separately as well as for the combined effect of all of the constituents. … more
Date: January 1, 1980
Creator: Bird, R. & Hulstrom, R.L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Characterization of Fine Particulate Matter (PM) and Secondary PM Precursor Gases in Mexico City

Description: This project was one of three collaborating grants designed to understand the atmospheric chemistry and aerosol particle microphysics impacting air quality in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area (MCMA) and its urban plume. The overall effort, titled MCMA- 2006, focused on: 1) the primary emissions of fine particles and precursor gases leading to photochemical production of atmospheric oxidants and secondary aerosol particles and 2) the measurement and analysis of secondary oxidants and secondary … more
Date: March 31, 2008
Creator: Zavala, Dr. Charles E. Kolb Dr. Douglas R. Worsnop Dr. Manjula R. Canagaratna Dr. Scott C. Herndon Dr. John T. Jayne Dr. W. Berk Knighton Dr. Timothy B. Onasch Dr. Ezra C. Wood Dr. Miguel
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Characterization of Fine Particulate Matter (PM) and Secondary PM Precursor Gases in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area

Description: This project was one of three collaborating grants funded by DOE/ASP to characterize the fine particulate matter (PM) and secondary PM precursors in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area (MCMA) during the MILAGRO Campaign. The overall effort of MCMA-2006, one of the four components, focused on i) examination of the primary emissions of fine particles and precursor gases leading to photochemical production of atmospheric oxidants and secondary aerosol particles; ii) measurement and analysis of secon… more
Date: October 31, 2008
Creator: Luisa T. Molina, Rainer Volkamer, Benjamin de Foy, Wenfang Lei, Miguel Zavala, Erik Velasco & Molina, Mario J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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