Volatile Organic Compound Emissions Inventory Evaluation andReconciliation with Ambient Concentrations

该项目的目标是开发一种受体建模方法，明确说明挥发性有机碳化合物在从排放源到受体位置的运输过程中化学成分的分馏。该项目还包括设计一项实地研究，该研究将同时为受体建模、模型性能评估、它的用途是对释放到环境中的挥发性有机碳进行盘点。这是一项研究计划拨款，用于支持响应NSF 87-56项目公告（女性研究机会）而提交的提案。这个项目解决了一个重要问题，即确定挥发性有机化合物的排放对空气质量的影响。本提案中概述的初步阶段的完成预计将提供支持实地研究所需的信息，以评估本项目中开发的模型的有效性。

The objectives of this project are to develop a receptor modeling method that explicitly accounts for the fractionation in chemical composition of volatile organic carbon compounds that occurs in transit from emission- sources to the receptor location. The project also includes the design of a field study that will simultaneously provide data for receptor modeling, evaluation of the performance of the model, and its use in conducting an inventory of volatile organic carbon releases to the environment. This is a Research Planning Grant made to support a proposal submitted in response to the Program Announcement, NSF 87-56, Research Opportunities for Women. This project addresses an important issue in determining the effect that emissions of volatile organic compounds have on air quality. Completion of the preliminary phase outlined in this proposal is expected to provide the information that is needed to support a field study intended to assess the validity of the model developed in this project.