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A7: Physical and Chemical Evolution of Aerosols in Smelter and Power Plant Plumes
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| Research Team | |
| Cathy Banic Email: cathy.banic@ec.gc.ca Co-investigators: Richard Leaitch Kevin Strawbridge Clément Gariépy Amares Chatt Marc Lamoureux Iain Campbell Henry Wong Jim Skeaff Sreerama Daggupaty Antonio Simonetti Shao-Meng Li Pierrette Blanchard William Schroeder
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| Project Summary | |
| A research aircraft will be flown
in a study of emissions from two major metal- and power-producing industries:
Noranda-Horne Smelter and Ontario Power Generation-Nanticoke. The study will be carried
out by scientists from the Atmospheric Environment Service and the National Research
Council of Canada, working in co-operation with groups at the University of Quebec
(Montreal), Dalhousie University, University of Guelph, Saint Mary=s University, National
Water Research Institute and Natural Resources Canada, as well as with the industries
themselves. The physical and chemical properties of the particles being emitted will be
measured and compared with those of particles being carried into the area from distant
sources. The particle content of the plumes will be monitored by remote sensing using a
ground-based lidar system. This study will be made in both summer and winter to understand
the emissions under two extremes of temperature and weather conditions. The data will be used in computer simulations of the pathways taken by the emissions in the atmosphere to understand the impact that these sources have on the environment locally, regionally and globally. The study will provide needed data for development of emission control strategy by the Federal Government.
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