TA Luft
Germany has an air pollution control regulation titled "Technical Instructions on Air Quality Control" (Technische Anleitung zur Reinhaltung der Luft) and commonly referred to as the TA Luft.[1]
The first version of the TA Luft was established in 1964. It has subsequently been revised in 1974, 1983, 1988 and 2002.[2] Parts of the TA Luft have been adopted by other countries as well.
In 1974, 10 years after the TA Luft was first established, the
The German government created the Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and
Overview
The TA Luft is a comprehensive air pollution control regulation that includes:
- A discussion of the scope of the TA Luft application, which is to review applications for licenses to construct and operate new industrial facilities (or altered existing facilities) and to determine whether the proposed new or altered facilities will comply with the requirements of the TA Luft and the requirements of other air pollutant emission regulations promulgated under the Federal Pollution Control Act.
- Air pollutant emission limits for particulates, organicsubstances and others.
- Emission limits may also be set for hazardous, toxic, carcinogenic or mutagenic substances as part of the TA Luft review procedures.
- Other limits or requirements related to stack heights (for flue gases or other process vents) and for storing, loading or working with liquid or solid substances.
- Various requirements for sampling measuring and monitoring emissions.
- Listing of the industries subject to the requirements of the TA Luft, such as aluminum and other metals, chemical plants, oil refining, plastics, food, and others.
- Annex 3 is devoted to guidelines on: how the atmospheric dispersion modeling required during the TA Luft review is to be performed, and the acceptable type of dispersion model to be used. In essence, the modeling must be in accordance with the VDI Guidelines 3782 Parts 1 and 2, 3783 Part 8, 3784 Part 2, and 3945 Part 3.[5]
The full text of the TA Luft is available on the Internet.[1]
AUSTAL2000
It simulates the dispersion of air pollutants by utilizing a
Austal2000G is a similar model for simulating the dispersion of odours and it was also developed by Ingenieurbüro Janicke. The development of Austal 2000G was financed by three German states: Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen and Baden-Württemberg.
See also
- 2008/50/EG
- Air Quality Modeling Group
- Air Resources Laboratory
- AP 42 Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors
- Bibliography of atmospheric dispersion modeling
- List of atmospheric dispersion models
- UK Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling Liaison Committee
- UK Dispersion Modelling Bureau
References
- ^ a b "Complete text of the TA Luft" (PDF).
- ^ "History of the TA Luft". Archived from the original on 2003-01-23. Retrieved 2003-01-23.
- ^ "Complete text of the Federal Air Pollution Control Act" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 11, 2006.
- ^ "Web site of the Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety". Archived from the original on 2006-02-25. Retrieved 2006-04-23.
- ^ "VDI-Richtlinien". VDI.
- ^ "AUSTAL2000 / Geschichte". www.austal2000.de.
- ^ "Austal2000 download web site".
Further reading
- Beychok, M. R. (2005).
- Turner, D. B. (1994). Workbook of atmospheric dispersion estimates: an introduction to dispersion modeling (2nd ed.). CRC Press. .