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TRAFFIC EMISSION IMPACTS ON AIR QUALITY NEAR LARGE ROADWAYS
Citation:
BALDAUF, R. W., K. BLACK, V. MARTINEZ, M. GABER, E. D. THOMA, AND D. L. COSTA. TRAFFIC EMISSION IMPACTS ON AIR QUALITY NEAR LARGE ROADWAYS. In Proceedings, 2007 Transportation, Land Use, Planning and Air Quality Conference, Orlando, FL, July 09 - 11, 2007. Transportation Research Board OF the National Academies, Washington, DC, NA, (2007).
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Description:
Recent epidemiological studies have examined associations between living near major roads and different health endpoints. They find that populations living, working or going to school near major roads may be at increased risk for a number of adverse health effects. When compared to overall urban background concentrations, air quality monitoring studies have measured elevated concentrations of pollutants emitted directly by motor vehicles near large roadways. These elevated concentrations generally occur within a few hundred meters of the road, although this distance may vary depending on traffic patterns, environmental conditions, topography and the presence of near roadway urban structures.