An initial linkage of the CMAQ modeling system at neighborhood scales with a human exposure model Jason Ching/Thomas Pierce Air-Surface Processes Modeling.

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An initial linkage of the CMAQ modeling system at neighborhood scales with a human exposure model Jason Ching/Thomas Pierce Air-Surface Processes Modeling Branch Atmospheric Modeling Division National Exposure Research Laboratory EPA Office of Research and Development October 19, 2004 Collaborators EPA/OAQPS (T. Palma, J. Touma) CSC (R. Tang, S. Edney, L. Bender) EPA/ORD (W. Hutzell, D. Luecken) EPA/Region 3 (A. Cimorelli) State of Delaware (R. Majeed)

AMD Research Community-scale modeling for air toxics and homeland security Objective: Develop numerical modeling tools for simulating ambient concentrations of airborne substances in urban settings at spatial scales ranging from <1-10 km for assessing human exposures. Motivation: Tools are needed to assess the small-scale variability in ground-level concentrations that occurs from the release of toxic air pollutants in an urban setting. These tools can benefit the National Assessment of Air Toxics (NATA) program and other human exposure modeling programs.

Science Question Can a chemical transport model (such as CMAQ) successfully augment traditional Gaussian plume modeling approaches for estimating annual ambient concentration estimates of air toxics for human exposure assessments in urban settings?

Study Approach Development of an initial prototype to support human exposure models Establish collaborations with Delaware, Region 3, and OAQPS Use the 36 km CMAQ simulations for boundary conditions Apply CMAQ at 12 & 4 km to Philadelphia for 2001 Compare CMAQ with available air toxic observations Link annual CMAQ results to HAPEM5 Assess practicality of using CMAQ

CMAQ modeling domains (36, 12, 4 km)

Ethylene Dichloride Annual average (2001) CMAQ … impact of grid size on modeling air toxics in the Philadelphia area

1,3-Butadiene Annual average (2001) CMAQ

Benzene Annual average (2001) CMAQ

Acetaldehyde Annual average (2001) CMAQ

Formaldehyde Annual average (2001) CMAQ …while the means are comparable, the 4 km grids provide more spatial variability than the 12/36 km grids

CMAQ can differentiate primary and secondary formaldehyde in an urban area. The time series shows a 4 km grid cell (26,47) over central Philadelphia. Data are grouped into three-hour averages.

Comparison of air toxic concentrations measured at the Camden, NJ, site to CMAQ (layer 1). All samples, except benzene, are 24-hour averages; benzene is a 1-hour average. Mean (ug/m 3 )Std. deviation (ug/m 3 ) Compound nObs4 km36 kmObs4 km36 km 1,3-Butadiene Formaldehyde Acetaldehyde Benzene …based on this limited comparison, CMAQ compares favorably to observations

Linkage of annual CMAQ results to HAPEM5 Hazardous Air Pollutant Exposure Model (HAPEM5) › Screening-level exposure model › Predicts “apparent” inhalation for general population in a census tract › Attempts to account for behavior of demographic groups for indoor and outdoor microenvironments › Uses annual 3-hr average ambient concentrations assumed at the centroid of each census tract › Ingests statistical distribution info (median, mean, and 90 th -percentile) CMAQ results › Aggregated into annual 3-hr time bins › Concentration distribution from the grid cell overlaying a centroid was used in HAPEM5

HAPEM5 results for Philadelphia based on CMAQ annual (2001) simulations Formaldehyde (mean)

HAPEM5 results for Philadelphia based on CMAQ annual (2001) simulations Formaldehyde (90 th -percentile)

Average Philadelphia exposure levels (ug/m3) computed with HAPEM5 CMAQ 4 kmNATA Compound Median DD Mean DD90% DDMean DD Benzene Formaldehyde *DD = Diurnal Distribution … CMAQ can be used to provide statistical distributions to human exposure models.

Is it practical to apply CMAQ to model air toxics in urban areas? Annual simulation on EPA’s IBM eServer Cluster 1600 (w/ 8 CPUs): - 12 km (45 x 45 grid cells): 55 hours - 4 km (54 x 72 grid cells): 146 hours Simulation times on a Linux cluster are comparable With modern computer resources, annual urban simulations are quite manageable

Future opportunities for linking CMAQ to human exposure models at urban scales Integrate approach with ISCST or AERMOD Extend capability to a finer grid resolution (~1 km) Perform more extensive model evaluation Link with the SHEDS human exposure model Explore application to other regions for other toxics

An initial linkage of the CMAQ modeling system at neighborhood scales with a human exposure model Disclaimer: This research was performed under the Memorandum of Understanding between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and under agreement number DW Although this work was reviewed by EPA and NOAA and approved for publication, it may not necessarily reflect their policies or views. For more information: