Title: Development of a low-rise industrial source dispersion model

Authors: A. Kouchi, K. Okabayashi, S. Okamoto, H. Yoshikado, S. Yamamoto, K. Kobayashi, N. Ono, M. Koizumi

Addresses: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan. ' Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan. ' Tokyo University of Information Science, Japan. ' National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan. ' National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan. ' Japan Environmental Management Association for Industry, Japan. ' Suuri-keikaki Co Ltd, Japan

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.

Keywords: dispersion model; downdraught; ISC model; METI-LIS model; wind tunnel experiments; environmental impact; Japan; air pollution.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2004.005093

International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 2004 Vol.21 No.4, pp.325 - 338

Published online: 01 Sep 2004 *

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