STORM program

The National Storm Program A Call to Action, University Corporation for Atmospheric... 

Program Improvements in the CEA Seivice Continuity Report and Impact of the Ice Storm on CEAData. (1999). CEA Electricity 99 Conference, Vancouver, B.C., March. U.S. Federal Power Commission. (1965). Northeast Power Failure, November 9 and W, 1965. Washington, DC U.S. Government Printing Office. 

In comparing the May storms of 1978 and 1976, clearly the simulated concentration values in Figure 3 are more representative of what actually occurred than the observed values. This is not meant to be a criticism of the sampling program but an indication of how errors in observed data can exist and impact the model validation process. 

In 1966 and 1967, when the use of endrin was not restricted, endrin was detected in 5 of 67 raw water samples from the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers (Schafer et al. 1969). At a later time when endrin use was substantially restricted, an Iowa study of 33 community water supplies using surface water found no detectable concentrations of endrin in the distribution systems (Wnuk et al. 1987). In an extensive water quality monitoring program conducted by the California Department of Health Services, endrin was detected (detection limit not specified) in only 2 of 5,109 public drinking water sources sampled from 1984 to 1992, at mean and maximum concentrations of 0.06 and 0.10 ppb, respectively (Storm 1994). Concentrations did not exceed the Maximum Concentration Level (MCL) of 0.2 ppb. In another recent study, endrin was not detected (detection limit not specified) in 32 samples each of raw water and highly treated reclaimed waste water undergoing evaluation as a possible supplement to raw water sources in San Diego, California (De Peyster et al. 1993). 

Findings from the Nationwide Urban Runoff Program priority pollutant samples collected in 1982 showed that heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide were detected at a concentration of 0.1 ppb for both compounds (Cole et al. 1984). Heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide were detected in 5% and 1%, respectively, of the 86 urban storm water runoff samples taken from 15 cities. 

Rindsberger MS, Jaffe S, Rahamin S, Gat JR (1990) Patterns of the isotopic composition of precipitation in time and space data from the Israeli storm water collection program. Tellus 42 263-271... 

X-Ray Absorption Data. The x-ray absorption data shown in Figure 2 were obtained using a computer program based on the mass absorption coefficients, y, total energy, as found in the paper of Storm and Israel (1 ) and using the fundamental absorption equation for x-rays (II). 

Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate has been reported in the leachate from municipal and industrial landfills at levels ranging from < 0.01 to 150 pg/mL (Ghassemi etal., 1984). It has also been detected in 13% of 86 samples of urban storm water runoff evaluated for the National Urban Runoff Program at concentrations ranging from 7 to 39 pg/L (Cole et al., 1984). 

In December 1997, Secretary of Defense William Cohen announced a departmentwide anthrax immunization program for high-risk military personnel. Implementation began in March 1998. On May 18, 1998, the Secretary authorized the vaccination of all military forces (Cohen, 1998). Almost 2.5 million troop-equivalent doses of vaccine were required to implement the Secretary s decision, much more than had ever been produced by the licensed manufacturer in its entire history. Prior to Desert Storm, the primary vaccine users had been veterinary, laboratory, and industrial workers at risk of infection, for whom an estimated 60,000 doses of Anthrax Vaccine Absorbed (AVA) were distributed between 1974 and 1989, an average of 4,533 doses per year (foellenbeck et al., 2002). During Desert Storm, approximately 150,000 troops received 300,000 doses of AVA, without accurate recording of recipients or adverse reactions. 

This program was carried out with the generous assistance of many individuals at the several rainfall collection sites along the California coast. The storm alerts and the quantitative descriptions of the storms studied were carried out by Einar L. Hovind of North American Weather Consultants, Inc., Goleta, Calif. The radiochemical analyses were performed in the water quality control radioactivity laboratory under the supervision of Gerald H. Hamada. 

The raw materials associated with the production of colorant and additive products are relatively costly and are ruined if they contact storm water. Final colorant and additive products are even more expensive. Therefore, except in the case of accidental spill while shipping or receiving, these materials are never stored in exposed positions. However, many states define significant storm water contact to include potential air emissions and require colorant and additive production facilities to participate in storm water monitoring programs. 

During the 1991 Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm), it is estimated that 300 tons of DU were used in the aircraft rounds and tank-fired shells in Kuwait and southern Iraq over an area of 20,000 km (Bern and Bou-Rabee, 2004). Studies have shown that DU penetrators hitting armored targets convert 17-28% of a projectile s mass into DU aerosols (Bern and Bou-Rabee, 2004 Force Health Protection Readiness Policy Programs, 2008 Harley et al, 1999 Parkhurst, 2003). Of these aerosols, 83% are S-type (S for slow dissolution) oxides, while 17% are M-type (M for medium dissolution) oxides, and the respirable fraction... 

The present study indicates the use of a fiuoride specific ion electrode as a means of measuring fluoride as a specific pollutant, but more to the point, the study indicates the possibility of environmental restoration when specific emissions are curtailed. If the abatement program is continued, apart from occasional accidental lapses, a significant result of the unique deltaic sedimentary fluorite deposit may be anticipated— fishing should be better there than in many places of Tampa Bay where absence of a firm bottom contributes to turbidity problems during storms and prevents benthic plants from using a useful niche. 

EPA. 1990b. EPA administered permit programs The national pollutant discharge elimination system. Subpart B Permit application and special NPDES program requirements. Storm Water Discharges. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Code of Federal Regulations. 40 CFR 122.26. 

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