Measured versus predicted air quality near highways

Journal Article · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1976 · J. Environ. Eng. Div., Am. Soc. Civ. Eng.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7309765

Miller, T L ^[1]; Noll, K E; Asce, M

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1. Enviro-Measure. Inc., Knoxville, TN

This paper provides a comparison of carbon monoxide concentrations measured near a highway with concentration predictions from two different idealized line source dispersion models. The models are based on the Gaussian dispersion equations. Field measurements were made of carbon monoxide, meteorological conditions, and traffic conditions synchronously. The meteorological and source strength measurements were used as input to the models and the carbon monoxide data were compared to model predictions. Two empirical models were also developed. One model relates the ambient concentration to three parameters--the pollutants emission rate; normal wind speed; and the distance from the highway. The second model relates the ambient concentration to the pollutant emission rate, the intensity of the turbulent wake induced by moving vehicles, and the time of travel of the wake downwind.

• OSTI ID: 7309765
• Journal Information: J. Environ. Eng. Div., Am. Soc. Civ. Eng.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Environ. Eng. Div., Am. Soc. Civ. Eng.; (United States) Vol. 102:EE3; ISSN JEEGA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION
AIR QUALITY
AUTOMOBILES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
DIFFUSION
DISPERSIONS
DISTANCE
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
EQUATIONS
EXHAUST GASES
FORECASTING
FUNCTIONS
GASEOUS WASTES
GAUSS FUNCTION
MASS TRANSFER
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
METEOROLOGY
MONITORING
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
PREDICTION EQUATIONS
QUANTITY RATIO
ROADS
TURBULENCE
VEHICLES
WASTES
WEATHER
WIND