Test of a theoretical commuter exposure model to vehicle exhaust in traffic

Technical Report · Mon Mar 31 23:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:5694810

Flachsbart, P; Ah Yo, C

A theoretical model of commuter exposure is presented as a box or cell model with the automobile passenger compartment representing the microenvironment exposed to CO concentrations resulting from vehicle exhaust leaks and emissions from traffic. Equations that describe this situation are developed and discussed. The model is evaluated according to predictive power, explanatory power when compared to a more-parsimonious model, and the influence of initial CO concentrations inside a vehicle's passenger compartment. The model is shown to have relatively high predictive power and excellent explanatory power when compared to the more-conservative model.

• Research Organization: Hawaii Univ., Honolulu (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5694810
• Report Number(s): PB-86-177193/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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