Can N2O (nitrous oxide) Emissions be Estimated in the MOVES Nonroad Model?
See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models. Nitrous oxide (N2O) results is not an option you can select for nonroad equipment in MOVES.
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See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models. Nitrous oxide (N2O) results is not an option you can select for nonroad equipment in MOVES.
See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models. The field road grade in the Links table should be entered as a percentage rather than a decimal fraction. In other words, a road grade of 4% should be entered in MOVES as 4, rather than 0.04.
See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models. MOVES2014 includes updated fuel effects and is designed to model ethanol volumes up to 15% (that is, E0 to E15). It can also model E85 (ethanol volumes of 70 to 85 percent), but MOVES2014 is not designed to model intermediate fuel…
See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models. MOVES is designed to model fleet emissions, but the project scale in MOVES allows you to model a single average vehicle on a link (road segment). The project scale requires the user to import detailed data, including vehicle population. By importing…
Anyone within the village of East Palestine, Ohio limits or within the 1-mile by 2-mile Ohio-Pennsylvania evacuation area is eligible for this service.
You can let us know by calling 330-775-6517, or visiting the EPA Community Welcome Center or the Norfolk Southern Family Assistance Center. If you previously contacted EPA to inquire about interest in the program, there is no need to contact us again. Please note that there will be an end…
Yes. After you meet with representatives from EPA and Norfolk Southern to discuss the cleanup of your home or place of business and agree to move forward with the cleaning, you will be asked to sign an access agreement. This form documents the occupant giving EPA permission to access the…
You should review your lease to ensure there is not an issue and contact your property owner for clarification as needed.
During your pre-cleaning interview, representatives from EPA and Norfolk Southern will explain the cleaning process, assess time and resource needs, answer questions, and if desired schedule a cleaning date.
Cleaning will include a top-down approach, starting from the top floor and working down, addressing habitable spaces. Workers will wet-wipe accessible horizontal hard surfaces, wet mop hard floors, vacuum floors, carpets and appropriate soft surfaces, and dry dust appropriate vertical surfaces. Cleaning teams will not move appliances, and cleaning under…
Cleaning under this program includes only the inside of structures. Based on soil sampling results from the Phase 1 soil sampling program, additional soil sampling is not necessary. You can find additional information on the EPA website.
We recommend first speaking with your neighbors, friends, and relatives, who may be able to help while you are away during the cleaning. If this option is not available, residents can contact the Norfolk Southern Family Assistance Center for alternative options.
EPA representatives will keep you informed about the progress of the cleaning. The cleaning team will provide an estimate of cleaning time when they arrive. You will be notified when cleaning is wrapping up so that you can return. Representatives of the cleaning team will not leave until you return…
Street cleaners now lightly mist Taggart with water before using a vacuum truck to collect material from the road. Crews adopted this approach to keep sediment and dust out of the storm drains and Sulphur Run.
Seventy-five different chemicals are tested for on the derailment site and around East Palestine. The air monitoring and sampling network includes 9 monitoring stations, 8 sampling stations, a MINICAM van, and the PTR-MS laboratory vans.