Highway and Vehicle Pollutant Levels along Texas Border Towns

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• Creators:
  Perkinson, D. G.
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas. Dept. of Transportation ; Texas Transportation Institute
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Air Pollution Sources Air Quality Air Quality Management Border Regions Clean Air Acts Climate Change Engine Idling Exhaust Emissions Exhaust Gases Global Warming Greenhouse Effect Highway Environmental Impact Idling International Borders Mobile Pollutant Sources Pollutants Texas-Mexico Border Traffic Delay Traffic Delays Transportation Planning Transportation Studies Vehicle Air Pollution

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• Publication/ Report Number:
  TX-98/2977-S
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas
• Edition:
  Project summary: September 1996-August 1997
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Transportation Institute
• Abstract:
  The passage of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) has resulted in several Texas urban areas being declared nonattainment areas. Several other areas need to take actions to maintain current air quality levels to avoid being declared nonattainment. Many of these areas are considering transportation-related strategies to reduce emissions. This project quantifies on-road mobile source emissions within the four most populous border counties (Cameron, El Paso, Hidalgo, and Webb) and evaluates the contribution of Mexican vehicles to the overall emission levels. Information is also provided on the impacts of delay and idling at the international bridges. This information will assist in developing strategies to reduce or limit the growth of on-road mobile source emissions through transportation projects and programs.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  Study No. 7-2997
• Collection(s):
  Transportation Resilience & Vulnerability Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:936fe89a912b0dee5d1d68329f379f6611e3873ae024cadad10af0410658a340
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/15591/dot_15591_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.49 MB ]