ABSTRACT
The environmental model is calibrated with data describing the hypothetical source and location. The consequences of several air pollution abatement techniques are simulated with the calibrated model. The load center for the electricity generated by the power station is assumed to be downtown New Haven. Electricity generated outside of New Haven must, therefore, be shipped to the downtown area. The effects of the small hills around New Haven are also ignored. The omission of these topological influences decreases the accuracy of the model’s predictions. On the other hand, ignoring these effects should not result in any systematic biases. The total exposures in areas with higher ratios of jobs to residents is, therefore, underestimated by the model. The population exposures from pollution in downtown areas, such as in New Haven, may be underestimated slightly. Exposures near the power plant site are computed on a town by town basis.
