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Identifying the potential for SO/sub 2/-induced vegetation damage in the evaluation of energy policy scenarios [electronic resource].

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Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 1979.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy
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Pages: 10 : digital, PDF file
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Argonne National Laboratory, United States. Department of Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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Summary
Environmental assessments of future conventional and nonconventional energy technologies are routinely conducted by the DOE and other Federal agencies. This work is usually done at broad spatial scales ranging from a county level to state, regional, or national levels of analysis. A case study is presented that uses a screening process which identifies potential SO/sub 2/ damage to crops and natural vegetation to highlight problems and to present possible approaches of conducting ecological assessments at unspecified sites. As a first approximation of impact, the screening process identifies potential crop and natural vegetation damage from projected SO/sub 2/ emissions. This process relies on existing data bases for SO/sub 2/ threshold values for crop damage and on the geographical location of SO/sub 2/ sensitive vegetation; 1975-measured and 1990-projected ambient SO/sub 2/ levels for energy and industrial sources provide the basis for identifying potential impact areas. A recent analysis of the PIES Mid-Mid Range Scenario indicates fewer areas with potential crop damage in 1990 than in 1975 even though fossil-fuel burning is projected to increase.
Report Numbers
E 1.99:conf-791009-20
conf-791009-20
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Published through SciTech Connect.
01/01/1979.
"conf-791009-20"
International conference on energy use management, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 22 Oct 1979.
Ballou, S.W.; Irving, P.M.; Gabriel, M.H.; Robeck, K.E.
Funding Information
W-31-109-ENG-38
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