MOBILE AND SENSOR MEASUREMENTS TO ASSESS COMMUNITY IMPACTS AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES FOR TRANSPORTATION SOURCES, August 2022
Citation:
Baldauf, R. MOBILE AND SENSOR MEASUREMENTS TO ASSESS COMMUNITY IMPACTS AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES FOR TRANSPORTATION SOURCES, August 2022. National Ambient Air Monitoring Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, August 22 - 25, 2022.
Impact/Purpose:
To characterize ambient air quality in communities, innovative measurement techniques can enhance the ability to understand the spatial and temporal variability of air pollution source impacts. Mobile monitoring and portable sensors have been used to obtain and expand air quality data in many cities throughout the world. This presentation will describe the use of these techniques in determining air pollution impacts within neighborhoods impacted by multiple local sources. This presentation will be useful for environmental professionals as well as community leaders in understanding urban air quality
Description:
In many cities throughout the world, emissions from transportation activities contribute large amounts of air pollution, including criteria and toxic pollutants that negatively impact human health and the environment. Transportation facilities are ubiquitous throughout the world, with the vast majority of people exposed to air pollution emissions from these sources daily at home, work, and school. Numerous health studies indicate that people who spend significant amounts of time near large transportation facilities (i.e., highways, ports, railyards) face increased adverse health risks including asthma, cardiovascular disease, cancer and premature mortality. Many of the neighborhoods adjacent to these facilities are also overburdened by multiple pollution sources and have environmental justice concerns. Due to these concerns, understanding and mitigating local-scale air pollution exposures from the transport sector has become an important public health objective. This presentation will provide an overview of research that integrated mobile and sensor ambient air quality measurement techniques to evaluate air pollution near transportation sources. The presentation will also highlight how these measurement techniques were used to demonstrate how urban built and green infrastructure can mitigate air pollution impacts from these sources, including examples of studies implemented to characterize air quality and mitigation potentials of urban design for highways and railyards. Results from this work will also be highlighted which have been used to develop air dispersion model algorithms, recommendations, and methods for designing and implementing urban and green infrastructure for urban communities, and best practices to improve indoor and outdoor air quality at schools located near transportation facilities.