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TAMUS Center for Agricultural Air Quality Engineering and Science (CAAQES)

TAMUS Center for Agricultural Air Quality Engineering and Science (CAAQES). Center Activities Research Teaching Technology Transfer. CAAQES Faculty. College Station C. B. Parnell, Director R. E. Lacey B. W. Shaw S. Mukhtar G. Riskowsky. CAAQES Faculty. Amarillo J. Sweeten

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TAMUS Center for Agricultural Air Quality Engineering and Science (CAAQES)

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  1. TAMUS Center for Agricultural Air Quality Engineering and Science (CAAQES) Center Activities • Research • Teaching • Technology Transfer

  2. CAAQES Faculty • College Station • C. B. Parnell, Director • R. E. Lacey • B. W. Shaw • S. Mukhtar • G. Riskowsky

  3. CAAQES Faculty • Amarillo • J. Sweeten • B. Auvermann • J. Koziel • W. Green • D. Parker (WTAMU)

  4. Why CAQES? TAMUS has the talent in Science and Engineering: • to provide the research solutions that are economical and effective; • to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Air Pollution Engineering; • to transfer the new knowledge to the agricultural industry; and • to provide national leadership in AQ engineering and science.

  5. What is Air Pollution? • Air Pollution is the presence in the outdoor atmosphere of any one or more substances or pollutants in quantities-which are or may be harmful or injurious to human heath or welfare, animal or plant life, or property (Health Effect’s Standard)

  6. What is Air Pollution? • Air Pollution is the presence in the outdoor atmosphere of any one or more substances or pollutants in quantities-which unreasonably interfere with the enjoyment of life or property, including outdoor recreation (Nuisance Standard)

  7. IMPACTS OF AP REGULATION • Cost of mandated controls to limit emissions • Permitting costs • Reduced numbers of small operations • Perceptions and Legal Proceedings • Emission limits that are not justified based upon sound science

  8. Perceptions that are Not True • Agriculture is exempt from the CAA. • It is easy to determine emissions from agricultural operations. • The cause of non-attainment is agricultural emissions • Agriculture is only farming

  9. Agricultural Operations • The term “agricultural operations” are all operations that are associated with farming and production agriculture. This would include tilling of the soil, planting, and harvesting of crops (field operations); grain elevators; feed mills; cotton gins; oil mills; concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO); agricultural burning; and emissions from off-road engines.

  10. Essential Knowledge • The regulation of AP emissions from agricultural operations requires a working knowledge of the agricultural operation being regulated and the APRP!

  11. Monitoring & Sampling Technologies Emission Factors Control Strategies Regulations & Policy Center for Agricultural Air Quality Engineering and Science (CAAQES) Dispersion Modeling Process Modeling Pollutant Characterization Receptor Impacts

  12. TAMUS Center for Agricultural Air Quality Engineering and Science (CAQES) • Why CAAQES? • CAAQES Faculty have the lead in Science and Engineering with knowledge of Agricultural Operations!

  13. Agricultural Air Pollution • Particulate Matter (TSP/PM10 /PM2.5) • Odor • National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) • Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPS) • Ammonia and Hydrogen Sulfide (NH3 and H2S) • Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) • Measurement Accuracy

  14. The Problem • Agricultural operations are faced with inappropriate and unfair regulatory activities by SAPRAs brought about by EPA mandates and BAD data published by EPA!

  15. The Problem • The Problem is the economic impact of air pollution regulations on agricultural operations.

  16. TAMUS Center for Agricultural Air Quality Engineering and Science (CAAQES) Dispersion Modeling Receptor Impacts Appropriate Regulation

  17. TAMUS Center for Agricultural Air Quality Engineering and Science (CAAQES) Emission Factors Control Strategies Process Modeling

  18. TAMUS Center for Agricultural Air Quality Engineering and Science (CAAQES) Pollutant Measurement Pollutant Characterization Regulatory Policy

  19. TAMUS Center for Agricultural Air Quality Engineering and Science (CAAQES) • Economical and Effective AbatementStrategies: • Best Management Practices (BMP) • Best Available Control Technology (BACT) • Cyclones/filters/etc • Management strategies • Title V Permitting

  20. TAMUS Center for Agricultural Air Quality Engineering and Science (CAAQES) • Audiences: • Agriculture • EPA/SAPRA • Public • IndustryConsultants • Academia

  21. TAMUS Center for Agricultural Air Quality Engineering and Science (CAAQES) • Rural-Urban Interface Issues- • Odors - nuisance • NAAQS – health effects • Zoning, legal • TSP/PM10/PM2.5 • Nonattainment • CERCLA(Superfund Act)

  22. Agricultural Activities affected by the lack of Sound Science and Engineering: • CAFO- cattle feedyards, swine, poultry and dairy operations • Grain elevators, feed mills and oil mills • Cotton gins, • Agricultural burning • Field operations

  23. Agricultural field operations Emission Factors

  24. Cattle Feedyard Emission Factor

  25. Field Operations Cattle feedyard

  26. Dairy Emission Factor

  27. Prescribed Burning Emission factor

  28. TAMUS Center for Agricultural Air Quality Engineering and Science (CAAQES) Center Activities • Research • Teaching • Technology Transfer

  29. THANKYOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION.

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