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The Gulf Coast seems rife with these spots, and of course with all population-linked metrics the Mississippi is apparent as a dividing line.

leereeves 5y ago
There are quite a lot in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and around Chicago too. What I'm wondering is why the shaded areas around the hot spots on the Gulf Coast are so much bigger than the shaded areas around hotspots elsewhere.
- apocalyptic0n3 5y ago
  Looks like they're oil refineries and related industry, which makes sense given how much oil is pulled from the Gulf. Pennsylvania has a bunch of metal processing industries. Given Pittsburgh's reputation for steel production, that makes sense too. Looks like a big blend of different industries in Chicago. That one I can't explain.
  - toomuchtodo 5y ago
    Chicago used to be (and somewhat still is) an industrial and transportation hub. A substantial amount of metals and chemical industry still operates there. https://chicagodetours.com/history-of-chicago-transportation-as-a-world-hub/ https://chicagodetours.com/history-of-chicago-transportation...
  - kingsloi 5y ago
    I just launched a non-profit, part of is it high quality air quality monitoring for Gary, IN. I'm looking to install it at/near the nearest residential area near USS Gary Works. I've only been able to afford a 3 month rental of AQMesh's sensor, hopefully it'll trigger enough interest to get a few of these bad boys around Gary/Chicagoland. If you drive past 80/94 or 90, there's a real rotten egg smell, or Hydrogen Sulfide. It's been known for a long, and is a common complaint in NWI https://web.archive.org/web/20210204024942/https://www.wbez.org/stories/the-smell-of-money-not-so-pleasant-in-northwest-indiana/58d698af-c002-45ef-be01-1d75e8249b52 https://web.archive.org/web/20210204024942/https://www.wbez.... When the sensor is up and running, I'll be adding the data to the air quality site I run https://millerbeach.community https://millerbeach.community
- ethbr0 5y ago
  Most of it is plant scale, which the model presumably uses to generate affected area size. So you may have one plant in Kansas and another one in Texas, but the Texas one processes and discharges 100x the volume the Kansas one does. Which makes sense re: Gulf, because there's always more demand for oil, so most of the refineries probably operate more continuously.

leereeves 5y ago

There are quite a lot in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and around Chicago too. What I'm wondering is why the shaded areas around the hot spots on the Gulf Coast are so much bigger than the shaded areas around hotspots elsewhere.

apocalyptic0n3 5y ago
Looks like they're oil refineries and related industry, which makes sense given how much oil is pulled from the Gulf. Pennsylvania has a bunch of metal processing industries. Given Pittsburgh's reputation for steel production, that makes sense too. Looks like a big blend of different industries in Chicago. That one I can't explain.
- toomuchtodo 5y ago
  Chicago used to be (and somewhat still is) an industrial and transportation hub. A substantial amount of metals and chemical industry still operates there. https://chicagodetours.com/history-of-chicago-transportation-as-a-world-hub/ https://chicagodetours.com/history-of-chicago-transportation...
- kingsloi 5y ago
  I just launched a non-profit, part of is it high quality air quality monitoring for Gary, IN. I'm looking to install it at/near the nearest residential area near USS Gary Works. I've only been able to afford a 3 month rental of AQMesh's sensor, hopefully it'll trigger enough interest to get a few of these bad boys around Gary/Chicagoland. If you drive past 80/94 or 90, there's a real rotten egg smell, or Hydrogen Sulfide. It's been known for a long, and is a common complaint in NWI https://web.archive.org/web/20210204024942/https://www.wbez.org/stories/the-smell-of-money-not-so-pleasant-in-northwest-indiana/58d698af-c002-45ef-be01-1d75e8249b52 https://web.archive.org/web/20210204024942/https://www.wbez.... When the sensor is up and running, I'll be adding the data to the air quality site I run https://millerbeach.community https://millerbeach.community
ethbr0 5y ago
Most of it is plant scale, which the model presumably uses to generate affected area size. So you may have one plant in Kansas and another one in Texas, but the Texas one processes and discharges 100x the volume the Kansas one does. Which makes sense re: Gulf, because there's always more demand for oil, so most of the refineries probably operate more continuously.