title: Aged particles derived from emissions of coal-fired power plants: the TERESA field results.
abstract: The Toxicological Evaluation of Realistic Emissions Source Aerosols (TERESA) study was carried out at three US coal-fired power plants to investigate the potential toxicological effects of primary and photochemically aged (secondary) particles using in situ stack emissions. The exposure system designed successfully simulated chemical reactions that power plant emissions undergo in a plume during transport from the stack to receptor areas (e.g., urban areas). Test atmospheres developed for toxicological experiments included scenarios to simulate a sequence of atmospheric reactions that can occur in a plume: (1) primary emissions only; (2) H(2)SO(4) aerosol from oxidation of SO(2); (3) H(2)SO(4) aerosol neutralized by gas-phase NH(3); (4) neutralized H(2)SO(4) with secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formed by the reaction of α-pinene with O(3); and (5) three control scenarios excluding primary particles. The aged particle mass concentrations varied significantly from 43.8 to 257.1 µg/m(3) with respect to scenario and power plant. The highest was found when oxidized aerosols were neutralized by gas-phase NH(3) with added SOA. The mass concentration depended primarily on the ratio of SO(2) to NO(x) (particularly NO) emissions, which was determined mainly by coal composition and emissions controls. Particulate sulfate (H(2)SO(4) + neutralized sulfate) and organic carbon (OC) were major components of the aged particles with added SOA, whereas trace elements were present at very low concentrations. Physical and chemical properties of aged particles appear to be influenced by coal type, emissions controls and the particular atmospheric scenarios employed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.
authors.forename: Choong-Min
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Tarun
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Pablo A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.forename: Jack M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Wolfson
authors.forename: Stephen T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Ferguson
authors.forename: Joy E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Lawrence
authors.forename: Annette C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Rohr
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Godleski
authors.forename: Petros
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Koutrakis
mesh_terms: D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000336:Aerosols; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity*; D001273:Atmosphere Exposure Chambers; D003031:Coal / Q000633:toxicity; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D010316:Particle Size; D052638:Particulate Matter / Q000633:toxicity*; D011210:Power Plants; D013997:Time Factors; D001335:Vehicle Emissions / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols; D000393:Air Pollutants; D003031:Coal; D052638:Particulate Matter; D001335:Vehicle Emissions
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