Development of a low-rise industrial source dispersion model. (1st September 2004)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kouchi, A.; Okabayashi, K.; Okamoto, S.; Yoshikado, H.; Yamamoto, S.; Kobayashi, K.; Ono, N.
• Is Part Of: International journal of environment and pollution. Volume 21:Number 4(2004)
• Page Start: 325
• Page End: 338
• Publication Date: 2004-09-01
• Subjects: dispersion model -- downdraught -- ISC model -- METI-LIS model -- wind tunnel experiments -- environmental impact -- Japan -- air pollution; Environmental policy -- Periodicals; Environmental engineering -- Periodicals; Environmental sciences -- Periodicals; Pollution -- Periodicals; 363.73
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0957-4352

Abstract

In Japan, with amendment of the Air Pollution Control Law in May 1996, various substances, including benzene and trichloroethylene, were newly designated as hazardous air pollutants, and environmental standards were established. In this situation, it is necessary to develop a dispersion model that is applicable to environmental impact assessment of industrial areas with a complex of factory buildings. To overcome this problem, modification of the ISC downdraught model was undertaken based on datasets from wind tunnel experiments by the Ministry of International Trade and Industries and Japan Environmental Management Association for Industry. This new model is called the METI-LIS model, and comparison shows that the performance of the model is better than that of the original ISC model.