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Main Title Kansas City PM Characterization Study.
Author S. KSHAN ; A. Burnette ; S. FINCHER ; M. Sabisch
CORP Author Eastern Research Group, Inc., Austin, TX.; Bevilacqua-Knight, Inc., Oakland, CA.; Nustats International, Austin, TX.; Desert Research Inst., Reno, NV.; Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Transportation and Air Quality.
Year Published 2008
Report Number EPA420-R-08-009; GS 10F-0036K
Stock Number PB2008-112462
Additional Subjects Particulates ; Air pollution sampling ; Site characteristics ; Air pollution control ; Diesel fuels ; Emission ; Gasoline ; Automotive fuels ; Exhaust gases ; Motor vehicles ; Metropolitan areas ; Light duty gasoline vehicles(LDGVs)
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NTIS  PB2008-112462 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
This program evaluates exhaust emissions from light-duty gasoline vehicles (LDGVs) which includes measuring particulate matter (PM) and other components of exhaust emissions from approximately 480 randomly selected LDGVs in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. Data obtained from this program will be used to evaluate and update existing and future mobile source emission models (MOBILE6 and MOVES). In an effort to understand the emissions of a fleet comprised of both new and older vehicles, EPA has conducted numerous studies to measure emissions from a sample of vehicles and then projected them to the population as a whole. Gaseous emissions have been studied extensively through the last few decades, both through special studies and through analysis of vehicle inspection and maintenance (I/M) program data. However, particulate matter (PM) emissions from gasoline-powered motor vehicles are less understood. Through this study EPA has conducted a watershed research experiment to characterize PM emissions from a very carefully selected random sample of vehicles in a major metropolitan area. It should be first noted that PM is a dynamic pollutant that is constantly being influenced by its environment therefore its formation is constantly changing both in the exhaust stream and in the ambient air.