van der Vaart

Donald R. van der Vaart ( Donald_van der Vaart@HQO.EHNR.State.NC.US )

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Cambridge, England

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Research Interests

Dr. van der Vaart conducts research in the following areas: mathematical modeling and regulatory and policy issues with application to air pollution; development of mathematical models capable of estimating the performance of various commonly used air pollution control devices; statistical analysis, with applications to the characterization of ambient tropospheric ozone data and to the evaluation of key factors affecting ozone formation; and regulatory and policy analysis, including evaluation of multimedia (gas, liquid, and solid) application of regulations that are currently used only for single media.


Representative Publications

van der Vaart, D. R., Calculating the potential to emit particulate matter, Pollution Engineering, 28(9):54-55, 1996.

van der Vaart, D. R., and J. C. Evans, Any credible evidence rule, The Environmental Law Letter, 8(1), 1997.

van der Vaart, D. R., and J. C. Evans, Requirements for Class I impacts under the Clean Air Act, American Bar Association Symposium on the Environment, Asheville, NC, October, 1997.


Recent and Ongoing Projects

Critical Comparison of Federal Air and Water Quality Regulations

Development of Control Technology Modules

Transport of Air-Borne Contaminants from the Gas in the Human Lungs to the Circulatory System

Statistical Analysis of Ambient Ozone Data