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Technical Program
Technical Program (PDF 3MB)
| Sunday, September 21, 2003 |
| Preconference Workshops |
| 9:00-11:00 a.m. | 1 - Mercury Sampling and Measurement |
| 1:00-3:00 p.m. | 2 - Mercury Transformations and Speciation |
| 4:00-6:00 p.m. | 3 - Mercury Control and Modeling |
| 6:30-8:30 p.m. | Early Registration/Social and Cash Bar in Exhibit Hall |
| Monday, September 22, 2003 |
| 7:30-8:45 a.m. | Registration |
| | Opening Plenary Session |
| 8:30-9:30 a.m. | Welcome
| • | Charles E. Kupchella, President, University of North Dakota (UND) |
| • | Gerald H. Groenewold, Director, University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC)
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Keynote Presentations
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| 9:30-10:00 a.m. | Break |
| 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | Opening Panel on Environmental Policy
Panel Coordinator: Steve Benson, Senior Research Manager, EERC, Grand Forks, ND |
| 12:00-1:30 p.m. | Lunch/Keynote Address
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| | Stream A - Mercury |
Stream B - Trace Elements andParticulate Matter |
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Particulate Matter Policy, Regulations, and Health Issues |
Hg and Coal Utilization By-Products |
| 1:30 p.m. | "Health Effects of Particulate Matter: State of the Evidence in 2003," Jonathan Samet, Professor and Chairman, Department of Epidemiology, School of Hygiene and Public Health, The Johns Hopkins
University, Baltimore, MD |
"Comparison of Leaching Results for Three High-Mercury Fly Ash Samples," George Kazonich, Chemical Engineer, with A. Kim and M. Dahlberg, Environmental Science and Technology Division, DOE
NETL, Pittsburgh, PA
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| 1:55 p.m. | "Human Health Effects from Ambient Particulate Matter: A Toxicological Perspective," Richard
Schlesinger, Professor and Chair, Department of Biological Sciences, Pace University, New York, NY
| "Characterization of Fly Ash from Full-Scale Demonstration of Sorbent Injection for Mercury Control on Coal-Fired Power Plants," Constance Senior,
Manager, Engineering Research and Development, Reaction Engineering International, Salt Lake City, UT;
with J. Bustard, M. Durham, T. Starns, and K. Baldrey, ADA Environmental Solutions, LLC, Littleton, CO
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| 2:20 p.m. | "What Pollutants Are Most Likely, or Least Likely, to Cause Premature Death? A Review of Recent Evidence and Proposals for Research," Thomas Grahame, Senior Policy Analyst, DOE, Washington, DC | "Long-Term Mercury Vapor Release from CCBs," David Hassett, Senior Research Advisor, with L. Heebink, EERC, Grand Forks, ND |
| 2:45 p.m. | "Particles and Their Partners: Understanding the Roles of Particles and Non-Particulate Components of Air Pollution," Joe Mauderly, Director, National Environmental Respiratory Center and Vice President, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM |
"Release of Mercury During Curing of Concrete Containing Fly Ash and Mercury Sorbent Material,"
Ping Sun, with C.-M. Cheng, D. Golightly, P. Taerakul, H. Walker, L. Weavers, and W. Wolfe, Department of
Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
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| 3:10 p.m. | "EPA Perspective," John Bachmann, Associate Director, Science/Policy and New Programs Management Issues, EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC |
"Mercury Sorbents That Allow Fly Ash Use in Concrete," Sid Nelson, Jr., President, with Q. Zhou and B. Nelson, Sorbent Technologies Corporation, Twinsburg, OH |
| 3:45 - 4:05 p.m. | Break |
| | Session A2 - Mercury Policy, Regulations, and HealthIssues |
Session B2 - PM and Mercury, Issues in the Oil and Natural Gas Industry |
| 4:05 p.m. | "EPA Perspective on MACT and Clear Skies," William Maxwell, Environmental Engineer, Emission Standards Division, U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC | "Particulate Matter and the Petroleum Industry: Status and Trends," Glenn England, Vice President, General Electric Energy and Environmental Research Corporation, Irvine, CA |
| 4:30 p.m. | "Multiple Targets for Mercury Policy: Electric Utility Industry Perspectives," Michael Rossler, Manager, Environmental Programs, Edison Electric Institute, Washington, DC | "Development of Air Quality Guidelines for the Oil and Gas Industry in Colorado," Curtis Rueter with K. McDonnell, Wind River Environmental Group, LLC, Denver, CO |
| 4:55 p.m. | "The UNEP Global Mercury Assessment - An Emerging Global Issue," Mitchell Baer, Senior Policy Analyst, DOE, Washington, DC | "Field and Modeling Investigations of the Fate of Outdoor PM2.5 in Residences," Nancy Brown, Senior
Scientist and Head of the Atmospheric Sciences Department, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA
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| 5:20 p.m. | "A Massachusetts Perspective on Regulation of Mercury from Utilities," Sharon Weber, Environmental Engineer, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Lawrence, MA | "Allowance Allocation as a Key to Cost-Effective Air Emissions Reduction," Peggy Duxbury, Director,
Government and Environmental Affairs, Calpine Corporation, Denver, CO
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| 5:45 p.m. | "Assessing the Mercury Health Risks Associated with Coal-Fired Power Plants: Impacts of New Research on Uncertainties," Frederick Lipfert, Consultant; with S. Morris, Consultant, T. Sullivan, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY; and S. Renninger, Project Manager, DOE NETL, Pittsburgh, PA
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"Remote Detection of Hydrocarbon Leaks," David Fashimpaur, Environmental Specialist, BP, Naperville, IL |
| 6:10 p.m. | Cash Bar/Social |
| 6:45 p.m. | Banquet/Welcome and Remarks
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| Tuesday, September 23, 2003 |
| | Session A3 - Measurement |
Session B3 - Control |
| 8:30 a.m. | "Field Observations of Mercury at a Rural/Urban Pair of Sites near Atlanta, Georgia, USA," Eric
Edgerton, President, Atmospheric Research & Analysis, Inc., Cary, NC; with J. Jansen, Southern Company,
Birmingham, AL; and B. Hartsell, Atmospheric Research & Analysis, Inc., Plano, TX
| "Multipollutant Control with Dry-Wet Hybrid ESP Technology," James Reynolds, President, with I. Ray, Croll-Reynolds Clean Air Technologies, Westfield, NJ; and R. Altman, EPRI, Chattanooga, TN |
| 8:55 a.m. | "Mercury CEMS Field Observations: May-July 2003," John Hosenfeld, Principal Scientist, Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, MO; with W. Grimley and B. Parker, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC | "Comparison of Metallic vs. Membrane-Based Wet ESP Technology for PM2.5, SO3 Mist and Mercury Control at a Coal-Fired Power Plant," John Caine, General Manager, Southern Environmental, Inc., Pensacola, FL; with D. Bayless, Ohio University, Athens, OH; and J. Reynolds, Croll-Reynolds Clean Air Technologies, Westfield, NJ |
| 9:20 a.m. | "Longer-Term' Mercury Emissions Variability from Coal-Fired Power Plants," Paul Chu, Project Manager,
EPRI, Palo Alto, CA; with R. Roberson, RMB Consulting & Research, Raleigh, NC; D. Laudal, EERC, Grand Forks, ND; L. Brickett, DOE NETL, Pittsburgh, PA; and W.-P. Pan, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
| "Impacts of Unburned Carbons and Activated Carbon Injection on Particulate Control Devices," Cameron Martin, ADA Environmental Solutions, LLC, Littleton, CO; with V. Belba, Belba Associates, Boulder, CO; S. Johnson, Quinapoxet Solutions, Londonderry, NH; and R. Altman, EPRI, Chattanooga, TN |
| 9:45 a.m. | "Evaluation on the Reliability and Variability Between Mercury SCEMs," Wei-Ping Pan, Professor of Chemistry, with K. Liu and J. Riley, Combustion Laboratory, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY | "SBS Injection Technology for SO3 Removal," Robert Moser, Codan Development LLC, Santa Cruz, CA; with
F. Meserole, Codan Development LLC, Austin, TX; and S. Gray, URS Corporation, Austin, TX
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| 10:10 - 10:40 a.m. | Break |
| 10:40 a.m. | "Performance Evaluation of Inertial Separation Probes for Vapor-Phase Mercury Measurements," Sharon Sjostrom, Director of Technology Development,
with G. Amrhein, J. Bustard, and T. Starns, ADA Environmental Solutions, LLC, Littleton, CO; and R. Merrit, Southern Research Institute, Birmingham, AL
| "Economic Comparison of SO3 Control Options for Coal-Fired Power Plants," Gary Blythe, URS
Corporation, Austin, TX; with R. Rhudy, EPRI, Palo Alto, CA; and B. Aljoe, DOE NETL, Pittsburgh, PA
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| 11:05 a.m. | "Evaluation of a Sample Conditioning System for the Continuous Real-Time Monitoring of Mercury in Flue Gas from Coal-Fired Utility Boilers," Scott McLaren, Senior Project Engineer, with T. Ley, K. Fisher, and R. Slye, Apogee Scientific, Inc., Englewood, CO; and S. Sjostrom, ADA Environmental Solutions, LLC, Littleton, CO | "Advanced HybridTM Filter Technology Update," Stanley Miller, Senior Research Manager, with Y.
Zhuang and M. Jones, EERC, Grand Forks, ND; W. Swanson and T. Hrdlicka, Big Stone Power Plant, Otter Tail Power Company, Big Stone City, SD; and C. Rinschler, R. Gebert, and D. Davis, W.L. Gore & Associates, Elkton, MD
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| 11:30 a.m. | "A Source Dilution Approach for Near Real-Time Determination of Mercury Species in Fossil Fuel
Combustion Systems," Ian He, Engineering Project Leader, with S.W. Lee, V. Razbin, and R. Dureau, CANMET Energy Technology Centre - Ottawa, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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| 12:05 -1:30 p.m. | Lunch
Remarks by:
The Honorable Earl Pomeroy, Representative in Congress (D-North Dakota)
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| | Session A4 - Transformation, Plume, AtmosphericReactions, and Modeling |
Session B4 - Measurement |
| 1:30 p.m. | "The Source and Fate of Reactive Gaseous Mercury in Urban, Rural, and Remote Locations," Robert
Mason, Associate Professor, with F. Laurier, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Solomons, MD
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"Nickel Speciation of Fly Ash from Residual Oil-Fired Power Plants," Kevin Galbreath, Research Manager,
with R. Schulz, D. Toman, and C. Nyberg, EERC, Grand Forks, ND; F. Huggins and G. Huffman, University of
Kentucky, Lexington, KY; and E. Zillioux, Florida Power and Light Company, Juno Beach, FL
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| 1:55 p.m. | "Modeling Gaseous Mercury Behavior in Practical
Combustion Systems," Constance Senior, Manager, Engineering Research and Development, with D.
Lignell, Z. Chen, B. Shiley, and A. Sarofim, Reaction Engineering International, Salt Lake City, UT
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"Preliminary Assessment of PM2.5 Chemical Speciation Results for Texas," Richard Tropp, Associate Research Professor, with J. Engelbrecht, D. Lowenthal, S. Kohl, D. DuBois, J. Chow, and J. Watson, Division of Atmospheric Sciences, Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV; R. Countess and S. Countess, Countess Environmental,
Westlake Village, CA; and E. Michel, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Austin, TX
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| 2:20 p.m. | "Combustion Mercury Transformation and Kinetic Relationships," Jeffrey Thompson, Research Scientist, with Y. Zhuang, C. Zygarlicke, K. Galbreath, and J. Pavlish, EERC, Grand Forks, ND |
"Sources of Carbonaceous Material in PM2.5 Based on C14 and Tracer Analyses," Eric Edgerton, President,
Atmospheric Research & Analysis, Inc., Cary, NC; with J. Jansen, Southern Company Services, Birmingham, AL; and B. Hartsell, ARA, Inc., Plano, TX
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| 2:45 p.m. | "The Role of Coal Properties on Chemical and Physical Transformation on Mercury in Post Combustion," Wei- Ping Pan, Professor of Chemistry, with Y. Cao, Y. Duan, K. Liu, and J. Riley, Combustion Laboratory, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; P. Chu and A. Mehta, EPRI, Palo Alto, CA; and K. Ho, Illinois Clean Coal Institute, Carterville, IL |
"PM2.5 Source Apportionment in the Southeastern U.S. Using Organic Tracers," Mei Zheng, Research Scientist, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; with A.
Russell, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; J. Schauer, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; E. Edgerton, Atmospheric Research & Analysis, Inc., Cary, NC; and J. Jansen, Southern Company Services, Birmingham, AL
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| 3:10 p.m. | "Initial Results from New Mercury Deposition Network (MDN) Stations near Culpeper and at Shenandoah National Park - Big Meadows, Virginia," Allan Kolker,
Eastern Energy Resources Team, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA; with D. Mose, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA; C. Gordon and S. Spitzer, National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park, Luray, VA; M. Nilles, Office of Water Quality, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO; and R. Brunette, Frontier Geoscience, Inc., Seattle, WA
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"A Field Evaluation to Compare the Performance of Personal Exposure Multi-Pollutant Samplers vs. Federal Method Monitors at a Central Ambient Air Monitoring Station in Steubenville, Ohio," Steve Winter, Chemist, with R. Bilonick, J. Withum, V. Conrad, and R. Statnick, Research and Development, CONSOL Energy Inc., South Park, PA; and S. Ebelt, H. Suh, and P. Koutrakis, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA |
| 3:35-4:05 p.m. | Break |
| 4:05 p.m. | "Mercury Contamination at Ground Zero," Keith Rickabaugh, Manager, with R. Lee, S. Badger, and C. Bunker, RJ Lee Group, Inc., Monroeville, PA |
"Carbon Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants," Eric Edgerton, President, Atmospheric Research & Analysis, Inc., Cary, NC; with J. Jansen, Southern Company Services, Birmingham, AL; and B. Hartsell, ARA, Inc., Plano, TX
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| 4:30 p.m. | "Simulation of Mercury Deposition over the Eastern United States with a Fine Spatial Resolution," Christian Seigneur, Vice President, with K. Vijayaraghavan, K. Lohman, and P. Karamchandani, Atmospheric & Environmental Research, Inc., San Ramon, CA; L. Levin, EPRI, Palo Alto, CA; and J. Jansen, Southern Company Services, Birmingham, AL
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"Overview of the NSF CRAEMS Program on the Molecular Structure and Microstructure of PM2.5 Derived from Fossil Fuel Combustion," Gerald
Huffman, Director, with F. Huggins, N. Shah, A. Braun, and Y. Chen, Consortium for Fossil Fuel Science and Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY; D. Robertson and J. Kyger, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and A. Sarofim, R. Pugmire, J. Lighty, and H. Meuzelaar, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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| 4:55 p.m. | "An Integrated Analysis of the Potential Effectiveness of Mercury Emission Reduction Strategies in the Great Lakes," Elsie Sunderland,
Office of Science Policy, EPA, Washington, DC; with T. Watkins and G. Foley, National Exposure Research Laboratory, EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC
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"Characterization of PM2.5 Using the Ramen-SEM," Gary Casuccio, Vice President, with K. Harris and K. Wagner, RJ Lee Group, Monroeville, PA; J. Baker and M. Nelson, ChemImage Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA; and D. Martello, DOE NETL, Pittsburgh, PA |
| 5:30-8:30 p.m. | Poster Session/Exhibit Social |
| Wednesday, September 24, 2003 |
| | Session A5 (A) - Control: Fundamentals/Science |
Session B5 - Transport, Atmospheric Chemistry, and Modeling |
| 8:05 a.m. | "Fundamental Science and Engineering of Mercury Control in Coal-Fired Power Plants," James Kilgroe, EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC; and C. Senior, Engineering Research and Development, Reaction Engineering International, Salt Lake City, UT |
"Some Recent Results from Simulations of Sulfur Chemistry," Stephen Mueller, Projects Manager, Tennessee Valley Authority, Muscle Shoals, AL |
| 8:30 a.m | "The Mechanistic Model for Flue Gas-Mercury Interactions on Activated Carbons," Edwin Olson,
Senior Research Advisor, with J. Laumb, S. Benson, G. Dunham, R. Sharma, B. Mibeck, C. Crocker, S. Miller, M. Holmes, and J. Pavlish, EERC, Grand Forks, ND
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"Sources of Organic PM2.5 in the Pittsburgh Region," Allen Robinson, Assistant Professor, with R. Subramanian, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA |
| 8:55 a.m. | "Coal Blending, Ash Separation, Ash Re-Injection, Ash Conditioning, and Other Novel Approaches to Enhance Hg Uptake by Ash in Coal-Fired Electric Power Stations," Thomas Gale, Senior Scientist/ Engineer, with R. Merritt, Environment and Energy
Division, Southern Research Institute, Birmingham, AL
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"Source Receptor Modeling of Ambient PM2.5 in the Upper Ohio River Valley Region," Donald Martello, Project Manager, with P. Rohar and R. Anderson, DOE NETL, Pittsburgh, PA; and D. Eatough, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT |
| 9:20 a.m. | "The Behaviour of Gaseous Mercury in a Wet Scrubber," Hiroyuki Akiho, Research Associate, with M. Nunokawa and H. Shirai, Chemical Energy Engineering, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Kanagawa, Japan |
"Development and Application of an Improved Three-Dimensional Chemical Transport Model
(PMCAMX+)," Spyros Pandis, with T. Gaydos, B. Koo, and K. Fahey, Department of Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
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| 9:45 a.m. | "Effects of a Mercury Oxidant on SCR Catalyst for PRB Coal," Rene Mangal, Senior Research Engineer, Kinectrics, Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada; with B. Seckington, Ontario Power Generation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and K. Zanganeh and R. Dureau, CANMET Energy Technology Centre, Nepean, Ontario, Canada |
"Assessment of Aged Coal-Fired Power Plant Emissions: The Teresa Study," Annette Rohr, Project Manager, Air Quality Health and Risk Assessment, EPRI, Palo Alto, CA; with P. Ruiz-Rudolf, J. Lawrence, J. Wolfson, and P. Koutrakis, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA |
| 10:10-10:40 a.m. | Break |
| | Session A5 (B) - Control: Sorbent Technologies |
| 10:40 a.m. | "Evaluation and Comparison of Novel, Low-Cost Sorbents for Mercury Control," Trevor Ley, Senior Project Engineer, with R. Slye and T. Ebner, Apogee Scientific, Inc., Englewood, CO; S. Sjostrom, ADA, Environmental Solutions, LLC, Littleton, CO; R. Patton, DOE NETL, Pittsburgh, PA; and R. Chang, EPRI, Palo Alto, CA |
| 11:05 a.m. | "Full-Scale Evaluation of Mercury Control by Injecting Activated Carbon Upstream of ESPs," Michael Durham, President, with J. Bustard, T. Starns, S. Sjostrom, C. Lindsey, C. Martin, and R. Schlager, ADA Environmental Solutions, LLC, Littleton, CO; R. Chang, EPRI, Palo Alto, CA; S. Renninger, DOE NETL, Morgantown, WV; and R. Afonso, Energy and Environmental Strategies, Shrewsberry, MA |
| 11:30 a.m. | "Long-Term Evaluation of Activated Carbon Injection for Mercury Control Upstream of a COHPAC Fabric Filter," C. Jean Bustard, Executive Vice President, with C. Lindsey, P. Brignac, T. Taylor, T. Starns, S. Sjostrom, and R. Schlager, ADA Environmental Solutions, LLC, Littleton, CO; S. Renninger, DOE NETL, Morgantown, WV; L. Monroe and M. Berry, Southern Company, Birmingham, AL; R. Miller, Hamon Research-Cottrell, Inc., Walnutport, PA; and R. Chang, EPRI, Palo Alto, CA |
| 12:00-1:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00 p.m. | "Pilot-Scale Evaluation of Activated Carbon-Based Mercury Control Options for Utilities Burning Lignite Coal," Michael Holmes, Senior Research Advisor, with J. Pavlish, Y. Zhuang, K. Galbreath, and B. Pavlish, EERC, Grand Forks, ND |
| 1:25 p.m. | "Analysis of Key Parameters Impacting Mercury Control on Coal-Fired Boilers," Sharon Sjostrom, Director of Technology Development, with J. Bustard and M. Durham, ADA Environmental Solutions, LLC, Littleton, CO; and R. Chang, EPRI, Palo Alto, CA |
| | Session A5 (C) - Control: Scrub/Multipollutant Systems |
| 1:50 p.m. | "Mercury Control with the Advanced Hybrid™ Filter-2003 Update," Stanley Miller, Senior Research Manager, with Y. Zhuang and J. Almlie, EERC, Grand Forks, ND; C. Rinschler, R. Gebert, and D. Davis, W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Elkton, MD; and W. Swanson and T. Hrdlicka, Otter Tail Power Company, Big Stone City, SD |
| 2:15 p.m. | "Mercury Control for Low-Rank Coals," Vitali Lissianski, Group Leader, with P. Maly, R. Seeker, V. Zamansky, L. Ho, GE Energy and Environmental Research Corporation, Irvine, CA |
| 2:40 p.m. | "Control of Mercury Emissions by Absorption on Fly Ash - The CONSOL/Allegheny Pilot Plant Program," Richard Winschel, Director of Coal Utilization, with M. Fenger, Research & Development, CONSOL Energy, South Park, PA; and T. Banfield, Allegheny Energy Supply, LLC, Monroeville, PA |
| 3:05 - 3:30 p.m. | Break |
| 3:30 p.m. | "Evaluation of the Effect of SCR on Mercury Speciation and Emissions," Dennis Laudal, Senior Research, Advisor, with C. Wocken, EERC, Grand Forks, ND; P, Chu, EPRI, Palo Alto, CA; L. Brickett, DOE NETL, Pittsburgh, PA; and C.W. Lee, U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC |
| 3:55 p.m. | "Mercury Emissions of Coal-Fired Power Stations, Firing Bituminous Coal, as a Function of Plant Parameters, Coal Composition, and Co Combustion," Ruud Meij, Senior Research and Project Manager, with H. te Winkel, KEMA Power Generation & Sustainables, Arnhem, The Netherlands |
| 4:20 p.m. | "New Integrated Emissions Control Technologies - Review and Comparison to Commercial Options," Robert Keeth, Washington Group International, Denver, CO; with C. Dene, EPRI, Palo Alto, CA
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