The files contained in the ZIP file b11s09.zip are all of the background and section files for AP 42 Section 11.9, Western Surface Coal Mining dated September 1998. Some of the files were used to generate the background document and the Section. Other files were used to perform other analysis that are not reflected in the Adobe Acrobat version of the background report. The following descriptions indicate the use of the files and the software format of the files:

• b11s09-a.wpd - This file is the Intro, background, recommendations and revisions for AP 42 Section 11.9, Western Surface Coal Mining. It is in WordPerfect 8 format.
• b11s09-b.wpd - EPA report "REVIEW OF SURFACE COAL MINING EMISSION FACTORS" EPA-454/R-95-007, July 1991 in WordPerfect 8 format.
• b11s09-c.wpd - Information on methods of sampling fugitive dust emissions extracted from EPA reports titled "Fugitive Dust Emission Factor Update for AP 42" and "Improved Emission Factors For Fugitive Dust From Western Surface Coal Mining Sources - Volume I - Sampling Methodology and Test Results."
• b11s09-d.wpd - Information on the handling and analysis of fugitive dust emission samples. Extracted from section 4 of the EPA report "Improved Emission Factors For Fugitive Dust From Western Surface Coal Mining Sources - Volume I - Sampling Methodology and Test Results."
• b11s09-e.wpd - Information related to emissions factors for blasting. Includes: Section 5.5 and 8.5 of "Fugitive Dust Emission Factor Update for AP 42"; memorandum from Chatten Cowherd, MRI, to James Southerland, EPA, June 1986; memorandum from Greg Muleski, MRI, to Frank Noonan, EPA, April 1987; and Section 9 of "Improved Emission Factors For Fugitive Dust From Western Surface Coal Mining Sources--Volume I - Sampling Methodology and Test Results."
• b11s09-f.wpd - Information related to truck loading, bulldozing and dragline emissions factors. Reproduced from Sections 5.5 and 8.5 of EPA report "Fugitive Dust Emission Factor Update for AP 42" and Section 8 of EPA report "Improved Emission Factors For Fugitive Dust From Western Surface Coal Mining Sources - Volume I - Sampling Methodology and Test Results."
• b11s09-g.wpd - Information related to scraper and grading emissions factors. The information is from Sections 5.5 and 8.5 of EPA report "Fugitive Dust Emission Factor Update for AP 42" and Section 7 of EPA report "Improved Emission Factors For Fugitive Dust From Western Surface Coal Mining Sources - Volume I - Sampling Methodology and Test Results."
• b11s09-h.wpd -  Information related to emissions factors for active storage piles. The information is from Sections 5.5 and 8.5 of EPA report "Fugitive Dust Emission Factor Update for AP 42" and Section 10 of EPA report "Improved Emission Factors For Fugitive Dust From Western Surface Coal Mining Sources - Volume I - Sampling Methodology and Test Results."
• b11s09-i.wpd - Information on the development of correction factors and emission factor equations for fugitive dust emissions. The information is from Sections 5 and 13, and Appendices A and B of the EPA report "Improved Emission Factors For Fugitive Dust From Western Surface Coal Mining Sources - Volume I and 11."
• blasting.wk4 - Spreadsheet of test data for blasting in Lotus 1-2-3 format.
• 11-9-2.wpg & 11-9-1.wpg - WordPerfect Draw (WPG) files for Figure 11.9-2 and Figure 11.9-1contained in AP 42 Section 11.9.
• c11s09.wpd - This is the text of AP 42 Section 11.9 Western Surface Coal Mining in Word Perfect 8 format. It does include all of the figures and of the tables that were used to produce the Adobe Acrobat version of the Section. All of these tables and figures are also included in separate files as well.

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Section 11.9:  Western Surface Coal Mining Section and Background document information(3 MB)  (ZIP 2.8M)

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