Emissions databases for polycyclic aromatic compounds in the Canadian Athabasca oil sands region – development using  current knowledge and evaluation with passive sampling   and   air dispersion modelling data

Qiu, Xin; Cheng, Irene; Yang, Fuquan; Horb, Erin; Zhang, Leiming; Harner, Tom

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-3457-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-3457-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-3457-2018

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08 Mar 2018

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| 08 Mar 2018

Emissions databases for polycyclic aromatic compounds in the Canadian Athabasca oil sands region – development using current knowledge and evaluation with passive sampling and air dispersion modelling data

Xin Qiu, Irene Cheng, Fuquan Yang, Erin Horb, Leiming Zhang, and Tom Harner

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RC1: 'minor revisions', Anonymous Referee #1, 12 Jan 2018
- AC1: 'Response to Referee #1', Irene Cheng, 23 Jan 2018
RC2: 'Comment on research article: Emissions databases for polycyclic aromatic compounds in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region – development using current knowledge and evaluation with passive sampling and air dispersion modeling data, acp-2017-1091', Anonymous Referee #2, 17 Jan 2018
- AC2: 'Response to Referee #2', Irene Cheng, 23 Jan 2018
RC3: 'Comment on research article: Emissions databases for polycyclic aromatic compounds in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region – development using current knowledge and evaluation with passive sampling and air dispersion modeling data', Anonymous Referee #3, 17 Jan 2018
- AC3: 'Response to Referee #3', Irene Cheng, 23 Jan 2018

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AR by Irene Cheng on behalf of the Authors (12 Feb 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (17 Feb 2018) by Jeffrey Brook

AR by Irene Cheng on behalf of the Authors (19 Feb 2018)

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We developed emissions databases for polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) in the Athabasca oil sands region and evaluated the emissions databases by comparing CALPUFF-modelled concentrations with monitored data. Model–measurement agreement improved near oil sands mines due to updated PAC emissions from tailings ponds. Modelled concentrations were underestimated at remote sites and for alkylated PACs suggesting that the emissions of PACs particularly alkylated compounds are underestimated.