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E P A i s c u rr e n t l y c o n du c t i n g a R i s k a n d T e c h n o l o g y R e v i e w ( R T R ) f o r t h e S ec o n d a r y L ea d S m e l t i ng s o u r ce ca t e g o r y

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m e m o r a n d u m s u mm a r i z e s t h e a v a i l a b l e a m b i e n t l e a d m

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o r t h e S ec o n d a r y L ea d S m e l t i ng s o u r ce ca t e g o r y . T h i s m e m o r a n d u m i s o r g a n i ze d a s f o l l o w s :
1 .0 D a t a E x t r a c t i o n 2 .0 S u mm a r y o f M o n i t o r i n g S t a t i o n s 3 .0 S u mm a r y o f A m

b i e n t L ea d D a t a 4 .0 A m

b i e n t L ea d C o n c e n t r a

t i o n s B a s e d o n

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1 .0 DA T A E X T RA C T I O N
E P A ’ s r e p o s i t o r y o f a m

b i e n t a i r qu a l it y d a t a , t h e A i r Q u a l it y S y s t e m ( A Q S )
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b i e n t l ea d m

o n it o r i n g d a t a a r o u n d s ec o n d a r y l ea d s m e l t i ng f ac i l it i e s

. W h e r e a v a i l a b l e , t h e 3

- m o n t h r o l l i ng a v e r a g e l e a d c o n c e n t r a t i o n s w e r e e x t r ac t e d f

o r t h e p e r i o d

o f 2008

- 2010 a

t a n y a v a i l a b l e m

o n i t o r i n g s t a t i o n s w it h i n t h r ee m i l e s o f ea c h o f t h e f

a c il it i e s

. T h e 2008

- 2010 t im e f

r a m e w a s c h o s e n t o b e c o n s i s t e n t w it h m o d e li ng c o n du c t e d a s p a r

t o f E P A ’ s r i s k a n d t ec hn o l og y r e v i e w ( R T R ) f o r t h e S ec o n d a r y L e a d S m e l t i ng s o u r ce c a

t e go r y

. T h r ee

- m o n t h r o l l i ng a v e r a g e c o n c e n t r a t i o n s w e r e e x t r ac t e d t o b e c o n s i s t e n t w it h t h e a v e r a g i ng t im e f o r t h e N a t i o n a l A m

b i e n t A i r Q u a l it y S t a n d a r d s ( NA A Q S ) f o r l ea d

. 2 .0 S U M M ARY O F M O N I T O R I N G S T A T I O N S
A m b i e n t l ea d m

o n i t o r i n g s t a t i o n s a r e l o ca t e d n ea r 12 o f t h e 14 s ec o n d a r y l ea d s m e l t i ng f a c il i t i e s ; d a t a n ea r t h e E x i d e T ec h n o l og i e s f a c il it i e s i n B a t o n R o ug e , L A a n d F o r e s t C it y , M O

w e r e n o t a v a il a b l e . T a b l e 1 p r e s e n t s a s u mm a r y o f t h e m o n it o r i n g s t a t i o n s n ea r ea c h o f t h e

s ec o n d a r y l ea d s m e l

t i ng f ac i l i t i e s

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. F a c i l i ty N u m b er o f

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n ea r t h e s ec o n d a r y l e a d s m e l t i n g f a c i l it i e s

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F a c i l i ty A Q S ID M ax i m u m 3

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F i g u re 1. M ea n o f 3

- M o n t h R o l l i ng A v e r a g e L ea d C o n ce n t r a t i o n s n ea r S ec o n d a r y L e a d S m e l t i ng F ac i l it i e s f

r o m 2008

- 2010

0

. 00 0

. 10 0

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. 30 0

. 40 0

. 50 0

. 60 0

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### M e a n 3 -M o n th R ollin g A v e r a g e L e a d C once n t ra t ion

P r i m a ry L e a d N AA QS5

F i g u re 2. M a x i m

u m 3

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r o m 2008

- 2010

0

. 00 0

. 50 1

. 00 1

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. 00 2

. 50 3

. 00Concentration(μg/m3) 

### M a x i mum 3 -M o n th R ollin g A v e r a g e L e a d C once n t ra t ion

P r i m a ry L e a d N AA QS