Progress on Three Projects To Be Described at September Advisory Meetings
Results and plans for the following three projects will be among those discussed at the upcoming Environment Sector and Area Council Advisory Meetings, to be held Sep. 24–28 in Cleveland, OH:

• The Advanced Modeling System for Transport, Emissions, Reaction, and Deposition of Atmospheric Material (AMSTERDAM) combines the EPRI aerosol module, the APT plume-in-grid module, and components of the TEAM mercury model. AMSTERDAM will be used to model ozone, particulate matter, visibility, and deposition of mercury, nitrogen species, and sulfate for the year 2020. Researchers are finishing development of 2020 emissions for model evaluation, in preparation for selecting and running a series of scenarios for 2020. This work, also supported by Program 42, will allow calculation of relative response factors so that future impacts can be projected. Advisor input will be sought on which scenarios to simulate for 2020. For more information, contact Eladio Knipping, (650) 855-2592, eknippin@epri.com, Naresh Kumar (650) 855-2990, nkumar@epri.com, or Leonard Levin, (650) 855-7929, llevin@epri.com.
• EPRI, the Desert Research Institute, and Sonoma Technology are working on a project to evaluate different methodologies for using receptor models in order to illustrate the strengths and limitations of these models. A guidance document is planned to help standardize use and interpretation of receptor models in air quality applications. The research is part of a study supported in part by the EPA Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program. Progress on this project was recently presented at a STAR project update meeting and will be discussed with advisors. For more information, contact Eladio Knipping, (650) 855-2592, eknippin@epri.com or Naresh Kumar (650) 855-2990, nkumar@epri.com.
• Some initial toxicology results are available from the Secondary Particulate Health Effects Research (SPHERES) project, and these will be discussed with advisors. For more information, contact Eladio Knipping, (650) 855-2592, eknippin@epri.com, or Annette Rohr, (650) 855-2765, arohr@epri.com.