KC Donnelly Externship - LSU SRP MATHIEU: AERMOD spatial predictive model for airborne exposure to PCBs

项目说明(摘要) AERMOD是应用最广泛的美国环保局监管模型，用于预测 点源空气污染物。爱荷华州超级基金研究计划(ISRP) 运行AERMOD的丰富经验，这是ISRP用来预测空降量的主要模型 多氯联苯同系物浓度。申请者在路易斯安那州立大学的研究 超级基金研究计划(LSU SRP)包括执行空间和统计建模 颗粒物成分，以了解暴露于露天燃烧/露天燃烧排放的情况 洛杉矶科尔法克斯农村的爆炸危险废物热处理设施。作为她的一部分 马蒂娜·马蒂厄女士将开发一种混合暴露评估模型， 用AERMOD弥散模式进行地面测量以提供可靠的预报 作为估计暴露剂量的替代物的浓度。借鉴ISRP的经验 AERMOD，外星人的首要目标是学习预测空气污染物 使用AERMOD大气扩散模型的曝光。这一外部任务将使 申请人了解模型输入的要求、AERMOD输入的结构、 模型的实施，以及结果的质量保证。具有当前的研究兴趣 在空间空气污染模型的混合方法中，通过外部空间获得的新技能 这将为马修女士的研究生涯和职业目标增添价值。此外，她还说。 马蒂厄通过KC Donnelly Externship的经验将加强长期合作 在路易斯安那州立大学SRP和ISRP之间通过社区参与体验和进一步 研究合作以建模为中心，包括期刊出版物，这将 为类似的研究和类似的网站提供见解。

Project Description (Abstract) AERMOD is the most widely applied U.S. EPA regulatory model to predict the dispersion of airborne pollutants from a point source. The Iowa Superfund Research Program (ISRP) has extensive experience running AERMOD, the primary model used by ISRP to predict airborne PCB congener concentrations. The applicant’s research at the Louisiana State University Superfund Research Program (LSU SRP) consists of performing spatial and statistical modeling of particulate matter components to understand exposure to emissions from an open burn/open detonation hazardous waste thermal treatment facility in rural Colfax, LA. As part of her dissertation, Ms. Martine Mathieu will develop a hybrid exposure assessment model integrating surface-level measurements with the AERMOD dispersion model to provide a robust prediction of concentrations as surrogates for estimated exposures. Drawing on ISRP’s experience with AERMOD, the overarching objective of the Externship is to learn to predict air pollutant exposure using the AERMOD atmospheric dispersion model. This externship will enable the applicant to learn about requirements for model inputs, construction of AERMOD inputs, implementation of the model, and quality assurance of the results. With current research interests in hybrid approaches to spatial air pollution models, the new skills gained through the Externship will add value to Ms. Mathieu’s research career and professional goals. Furthermore, Ms. Mathieu’s experience through the KC Donnelly Externship will enhance long-term collaboration between the LSU SRP and the ISRP through community engagement experiences and further research collaboration centered around modeling, including journal publications, that will provide insights for similar studies and comparable sites.