Transportation conformity particulate matter hot-spot air quality modeling.

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• Creators:
  Lin, Jane ; Vallamsundar, Suriya
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration ; Illinois. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Materials and Physical Research
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Air quality management
  • Particulates
  • Regulations
  • Case studies
  • Conformity
  • Pollutants
  • Exhaust gases
  • Motor vehicles
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-ICT-13-024;ICT-13-024;UILU-ENG-2013-2025
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Illinois
• Corporate Publisher:
  Illinois Center for Transportation
• Abstract:
  In light of the new development in particulate matter (PM) hot-spot regulations and Illinois Department ; of Transportation (IDOT)’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation requirements, ; this project is intended to (1) perform and demonstrate modeling of motor vehicle–generated PM in ; Illinois’s PM2.5 nonattainment and maintenance areas in IDOT Districts 1, 3, and 8 (northeastern ; Illinois and Metro East), (2) identify data needs and gaps in PM2.5 hot-spot modeling, (3) gain technical ; insights into PM hot-spot modeling, and (4) understand uncertainties and limitations of PM hot-spot ; modeling. Three required regulatory models are investigated: MOVES, the latest U. S. Environmental ; Protection Agency mobile source emission model, and AERMOD and CAL3QHCR which are air ; dispersion models authorized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) for PM hot spot conformity analyses. For all three models, model inputs, parameters, model capability, model ; performance, and output are investigated thoroughly through one pilot study and three case studies one highway project in the East St. Louis metropolitan area, and two arterial street-signal intersection ; projects located in both Chicago and Metro East areas. Major findings of the modeling exercises, ; modeling experience and insight, and recommendation for future work are discussed in the report.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  R27-93
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/28793/dot_28793_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.81 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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