Science Inventory

Contribution of Urban Road Traffic to PM2.5 Pollution

Citation:

Baldauf, R. Contribution of Urban Road Traffic to PM2.5 Pollution. 2012 International Workshop on Mobile Source PM2.5 Emission Controls, Beijing, CHINA, December 19 - 20, 2012.

Impact/Purpose:

Presentation at the 2012 International Workshop on Mobile Source PM2.5 Emission Controls in Beijing, China. Present an overview of near-road PM2.5 measurements at US NAAQS sites to begin a discussion session on near-road impacts of PM2.5 mass from traffic activity

Description:

Overview of PM2.5 measurements from EPA's NAAQS monitoring sites across the US. The few measurements that exist show increased PM2.5 mass levels at near-road sites, consistent with measurements of other pollutants emitted by motor vehicles.

Record Details:

Record Type:DOCUMENT( PRESENTATION/ SLIDE)
Product Published Date:12/19/2012
Record Last Revised:04/13/2015
OMB Category:Other
Record ID: 307614