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Nez Perce TribeAir Quality Program
Air Toxics Monitoring
Community-Scale Air Toxics Study 2006-2007
Toxics Monitoring Around a Kraft Pulp and Paper Mill in Lewiston, Idaho
http://www.nezperce.org/Official/Air%20Quality/Airtoxics/airtoxics.htm
Partners Responsibility
Nez Perce Tribe, Environmental Restoration and Waste Management Division
Air Quality Program
Administer project
Operate reservation sampling sites
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, Lewiston Office and Boise Modeling Group
Operate off-reservation sampling sites and Modeling
Washington State University, Laboratory for Atmospheric Research (Pullman, WA)
Modeling
RJ Lee Group, Inc., Center for Laboratory Sciences (Pasco, WA)
Sample analysis
Potlatch Corporation Idaho Pulp and Paperboard
Meteorological data from facility tower and emissions data
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 10
Funding, Guidance
Sampling locations
Particulate metalsPM10 Hi-Vol.
Quartz microfiber filtersEPA method IO-3.5
Volatile Organic Compounds ATEC 2200 sampler
canistersEPA method TO-15
Carbonyls ATEC 2200 sampler
DNPH cartridgesEPA method TO-11A
Benzene, carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, 1,3-butadiene, 1,2-dichloropropane, methylene chloride, tetrachloroethylene, trichlororethylene, vinyl chloride
Arsenic, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, lead, manganese, nickel
Formaldehyde,Acetaldehyde
24 h samples; EPA’s one in six day sampling schedule; 5/1/2006-4/30/2007
Nez Perce County Demographic Comparison
Expect lower concentrations than in other U.S. data.
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US countiesCounties with metals measurementsCounties with VOC measurementsNez Perce CountyNez Perce County
Median county population The subsets of counties with metals or VOC measurements have median populations that are at the upper end of the distribution compared to all US counties.
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6th percentile
26th percentile
Potential Concern
Formaldehyde Acetaldehyde
Benzene Carbon tetrachloride
Tetrachloroethylene 1,3-Butadiene
Arsenic Manganese
>50% detects exceed the chronic screening threshold
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Chronic Inhalation Cancer Risk Comparison
30-year chronic cancer risk screening values from EPA Region 3 and highest annual mean concentrations from any site in the Lewiston study were used to generate estimated risk numbers.
Formaldehyde
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4/28/2006 7/12/2006 9/25/2006 12/9/2006 2/22/2007 5/8/2007
Date
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LapwaiHatwai ITDSunsetLSOB
Regional Comparison
La Grande, OR May 2006-April 2007 rural NATTS siteLongview, WA May 2004-May 2005 Pulp & paper, urban settingSeattle, WA 2005Spokane, WA 2005
Carbonyls
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Acetaldehyde
Formaldehyde
ATSDR health consultation
School Air Toxics Study 2009
PM10 sampler
Sonic anemometer
Carbonyl sampler
Formaldehyde
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24-Mar 13-May 2-Jul 21-Aug 10-Oct 29-Nov 18-Jan 9-Mar 28-Apr 17-Jun
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FaST Program 2011• DOE funded
• University professor and 2 students
• PTR-MS – 1 minute resolution of air toxics
VOC species to be measured by PTR-MS
Ion (m/z)Species Notes
Oxygenated species
31 formaldehyde direct emissions / photoproduct
33 methanol solvents
45 acetaldehydedirect emission / photochemical product
59 acetone / propanal solvents
73 2-btuanone / butanal solvents
Aromatic compounds
79 benzene air toxic / vehicle emissions
93 toluene vehicle emissions
105 styrene industrial
107
Sum of C2-alkylbenzenes (C8H10)
vehicle emissions
121
Sum of C3- alkylbenzenes (C9H12)
vehicle emissions
135
Sum of C4-alkylbenzenes (C10H14)
vehicle emissions
Biogenic emissions
69 isoprene (1) biogenic emission
71 MVK + MACR(2) isoprene photoproducts
137 monoterpenes biogenic emission
Others
54 acrylonitrile air toxic: plastics industry
42 acetonitrile CH3CN : wood smoke tracer
(1) subject to positive interferences from other hydrocarbons at low isoprene mixing ratios (< 100 pptv)(2) methylvinyl ketone + methacrolein
Wet Mercury Monitoring
Mercury Deposition Network Sites
Nez Perce TribeAir Quality Program
airquality@nezperce.org (208) 843-7375
www.nezperce.org/Official/Air%20Quality/airquality.htm
Prepared for National Tribal Forum
June 15, 2011 in Spokane, WA
Presented by Mary Fauci