COST-BENEFIT AND UNCERTAINTY ISSUES IN USING ORGANIC-REACTIVITY TO REGULATE URBAN OZONE

The costs and benefits of urban ozone control strategies based on regu lation of ozone-forming potential, or reactivity, of volatile organic carbon (VOC) emissions are quantified using a mixed-integer linear pro gramming model. Optimal regulatory strategies are chosen on the basis of calculated reactivity of source emissions as well as cost and techn ology constraints. Model results depict the impacts of reactivity-base d regulation on overall cost-effectiveness of controls and on prioriti zation of control technology implementation. The results are robust to uncertainties in reactivity and emission levels. This study suggests how reactivity information can be used to determine the most appropria te, cost-effective control strategies for emission reductions.