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The present paper demonstrates some preliminary results of the set up and testing of a system for modelling of toxic air pollution due to possible accidents in industrial sites. Risk assessment for the region of “Vereya Him” factory, Yambol, Bulgaria is performed. The modelling tools used for this study are: WRF, CMAQ and SMOKE. The CB05 toxic chemical mechanism, including chlorine reactions, is used. The shown numerical results demonstrate the practical value of the preparedness mode of the planned emergency response system.
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The present work is supported by the projects NATO ESP.EAP.SFPP 981393, SEE-GRID-SCI – contract No FP7 –RI-211338, as well as by the Bulgarian National Science Fund (grants No Д002-161/2008 and Д002-115/2008).
Deep gratitude is due to US EPA, US NCEP and EMEP for providing free-of-charge data and software. Special thanks to the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific research (TNO) for providing us with the high-resolution European anthropogenic emission inventory.
The work of the young scientists A. Todoriva, G. Jordanov and G. Gadzhev is also supported by the ESF project No BG51PO001-3.3.04-33/28.08.2009. G. Gadzhev is World Federation of Scientists grant holder.
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Todorova, A.D. et al. (2011). Bulgarian Emergency Response System for Release of Hazardous Pollutants – Design and First Tests. In: Steyn, D., Trini Castelli, S. (eds) Air Pollution Modeling and its Application XXI. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1359-8_44
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