Details of Hartlebury Plume Plotter

This page should be read in conjunction with How Plume Plotter Works. It provides more details specific to the Hartlebury version of Plume Plotter.

Stack measurements

All of these are taken from [1]:

The following values are used for albedo, Bowen ratio, and roughness length, the last of which is specified in [1]:

Emissions

The emission rates of pollutants are taken from [1]. These are:

PollutantEmission rate
per second
Oxides of nitrogen7.298 g
Sulphur dioxide1.825 g
Carbon monoxide1.825 g
Particulates PM10365 mg
Particulates PM2.5122 mg
Hydrogen chloride365 mg
Hydrogen flouride36.5 mg
VOCs365 mg
Ammonia365 mg
Mercury1.825 mg
Cadmium and thallium1.825 mg
Other metals18.25 mg
BaP73 μg
Dioxins and furans3.65 ng

Background levels

The background levels of pollutants are taken from [1]. These are:

PollutantBackground
concentration per m3
Oxides of nitrogen27.7 μg
Sulphur dioxide3.5 μg
Carbon monoxide265 μg
Particulates PM1022.15 μg
Particulates PM2.514.23 μg
Hydrogen chloride560 ng
Hydrogen flourideN/A
VOCs2.29 μg
AmmoniaN/A
Mercury450 pg
Cadmium and thallium3.64 ng
Other metals171.2 ng
BaP140 pg
Dioxins and furans23.3 fg

Weather data

Weather data is taken from METAR reports from a local airport: Birmingham.

Upper air data is the latest reported by the Nottingham upper air station.

References

1. WASTE MANAGEMENT ENVIRECOVER FACILITY AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT, Fichtner, 2010.