Highway and Vehicle Pollutant Levels along Texas Border Towns

Details

• Creators:
  Perkinson, D. G.
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas. Dept. of Transportation ; Texas Transportation Institute
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Climate change
  • Global warming
  • Greenhouse effect
  • Exhaust gases
  • Pollutants
  • International borders
  • Border regions
  • Air quality
  • Air quality management
  • Engine idling
  More +
• 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
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/15591/dot_15591_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.49 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Transportation Resilience and Vulnerability Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:936fe89a912b0dee5d1d68329f379f6611e3873ae024cadad10af0410658a340