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Emission data from 49 industries in the Lower Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia have been used as input to the ATDL model of Hanna and Gifford (1977) and the SCA model of Dennis (1978) to obtain simulated ground-level concentrations of SO2. Monthly mean concentrations are calculated for daytime conditions assuming neutral and unstable atmospheric conditions. The modeled results are compared with acid gas concentrations measured in the eight station Newcastle network. Areas within the region where high concentrations of SO2 are likely to be found are identified. Accuracy of the models is generally within a factor of two.
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Chambers, J.A., Kalma, J.D. & Bridgman, H.A. The contribution of industrial fossil fuel use to seasonal ground level sulphur dioxide concentrations in the Lower Hunter Region, Australia. Water Air Soil Pollut 26, 293–305 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00294139
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