Download or read book An Analytic Framework for the Prediction of Health Impacts from Diesel Freight Emissions with Case Study written by Colin Murphy and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Diesel particulate matter, emitted by many types of freight transport, poses a health risk to populations living near freight activity. Accurate information about the magnitude and location of health impacts would help inform policy decisions at a number of levels. Existing methods, including atmospheric dispersion modeling, epidemiology or air quality measurement can estimate the magnitude of harm experienced by populations but these methods often require resources or expertise beyond the reach of some stakeholders, particularly those at local levels. This thesis describes a framework by which health impact estimation can be carried out utilizing readily available models and methodologies in a more simple fashion. This framework postulates that significant parts of the analytic process can be automated by computer scripts or other programmatic structures, thereby reducing the time, expertise and resource requirements for health impact analyses. These analyses will allow policy makers to more effectively evaluate the expected health impacts of transport policy and incorporate public health considerations into other policy making activities. This thesis assembles the analytic tools required for these analyses and outlines the ways in which they might be joined into a single piece of software; though the actual creation of this software is left to future work. A case study of on-highway truck activity in Sacramento, CA utilizes this analytic framework. This case study demonstrates framework and also highlights some possible policy directions for transport in the region."--Abstract.
Download or read book Health Effects Associated with Diesel Exhaust Emissions written by Joseph Santodonato and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Diesel Cars written by Assembly of Engineering (U.S.). Diesel Impacts Study Committee and published by National Academies. This book was released on 1982 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Health Assessment Document for Diesel Emissions written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 844 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Health Effects of Exposure to Diesel Exhaust written by National Research Council (U.S.). Diesel Impacts Study Committee. Health Effects Panel and published by National Academies. This book was released on 1981 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Health Effects of Diesel Exhaust Emissions written by Per Camner and published by Nordic Council of Ministers. This book was released on 1988 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miljørapport 1988:8
Download or read book Program Summary written by Health Effects Institute and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Diesel Exhaust written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Diesel Technology written by National Research Council (U.S.). Diesel Impacts Study Committee. Technology Panel and published by National Academies. This book was released on 1982 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An initial assessment of the literature on the measurement control transport transformation and health effects of urregulated diesel engine emissions written by United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Environmental Justice and Intermodal Freight Emissions written by Yi Lou and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental Justice analysis is now part of the transportation planning process of most metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs). The analysis focuses on equitable distribution of money spent on transportation development and improvement projects. Another current topic of discussion in MPOs and other organizations is the congestion and environmental tradeoffs of shifting freight between modes, moving containers by rail or water instead of trucks. However, one of the unconsidered tradeoffs which this study explores is the impact of those emissions on nearby populations. Using the highway and rail corridors of New Castle County, Delaware and Cecil County, Maryland, the research evaluated the amount of emissions from each mode and looked at the affected populations as freight is shifted from truck to rail.
Download or read book Carcinogenic Effects of Exposure to Diesel Exhaust written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents recent information on the potential carcinogenicity of diesel exhaust. Included are discussions of recent animal studies that confirm the relationship between cancer and exposure to whole diesel exhaust. Also discussed is epidemiologic evidence that associates lunger cancer with occupational exposure to diesel engine emissions. On the basis of the results of these studies, NIOSH recommends that whole diesel exhaust be regarded as a potential occupational carcinogen in conformance with the OSHA Cancer Policy (29 CFR 1990).
Download or read book Health Effects of Diesel Engine Emissions written by William E. Pepelko and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Health Effects of Diesel Engine Emissions written by Silas Jackson and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Emissions and Air Quality Impacts of Freight Transportation written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diesel freight vehicles (trucks + trains) are responsible for 20% of all U.S. nitrogen oxide (NOx) and 3% of fine particulate (PM2.5) emissions - pollutants that are harmful to human health. Freight tonnage is also projected to double over the next several decades, reaching 30 billion tons by 2050, increasing freight transport activity. Air quality impacts from increased activity, trade-offs between activity and vehicle technology improvements, as well as where to make infrastructure investments that encourage sustainable freight growth, are important considerations for transportation and air quality managers. To address these questions, we build a bottom-up roadway-by-roadway freight truck inventory (WIFE) and employ it to quantify emissions impacts of swapping biodiesel blends into the Midwest diesel freight truck fleet, and investigate emissions and air quality impacts of truck-to-rail freight modal shifts in the Midwest. We also evaluate the spatial and seasonal freight performance of WIFE modeled in a regional photochemical model (CMAQ) against satellite retrievals of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI). Results show that spatial and seasonal distribution of biodiesel affects regional emissions impacts. Summer high-blend deployment yields a larger annual emissions reduction than year-round low-blend deployment, however, technological improvements in vehicle emissions controls between 2009 and 2018 dwarf the impacts of biodiesel. Truck-to-rail modal shift analysis found 40% of daily freight truck VMT could be shifted to rail freight, causing a 26% net reduction in NOx emissions, and 31% less carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Despite significant emissions impacts, air quality modeling results showed mostly localized near roadway air quality improvements, with small regional net changes; yet, federal regulation of CO2 emissions and/or rising costs of diesel fuel could motivate shifting freight to more fuel efficient rail. Evaluation of the photochemically modeled WIFE inventory against satellite retrievals of NO2 from OMI showed better spatial agreement between WIFE and OMI compared to another diesel inventory (LADCO), however with larger bias and error, especially in urban areas. This preliminary analysis illustrates the utility of satellite data in evaluating air quality model performance, and constraining surface emissions estimates.
Download or read book Assessing Chronic Health Risks from Stationary Source Air Emissions in Volgograd Russia written by Volgograd Health Risk Assessment Working Group and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Modeling Health Effects of Particulate Matter Emissions from Heavy Duty Diesel Trucks Involved in High Volume Hydraulic Fracturing with BenMAP CE written by Katelijn Van Munster and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The use of high volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF) has grown substantially in the past decade, and with it the number of heavy duty diesel trucks (HDDTs) used to transport HVHF materials and wastes. This research is a pilot study for the third phase of a three-phase project to determine the potential negative health effects caused by these HDDTs. This pilot study developed the methodology of modeling health effects, subsequent costs, and their spatial distribution with the Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Benefits Mapping and Analysis Program – Community Edition (BenMAP-CE), using data from previous phases of the project and focusing on the effects of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) emissions in and around Pittsburgh, PA. Health endpoints modeled include adult mortality, infant mortality, respiratory hospital admissions, and cardiovascular hospital admissions. Other emissions datasets modeled for comparison are: the Pennsylvania HDDT fleet of 2008, the Pennsylvania HDDT fleet upgraded to model year 2007 emissions regulations, and ambient PM2.5 pollution. PM2.5 emissions from HVHF HDDTs have a low impact compared to the other emissions datasets and caused less than 1 incidence for each health endpoint per 1 million people in the respective age groups. These findings are likely suppressed due to data estimation and averaging in this and previous phases. However, the HVHF HDDTs impact different communities than typical HDDT traffic due to different routes and the more rural nature of HVHF activity. This model also showed that emissions regulations can have a large positive impact on reducing health impacts. This thesis successfully developed methodology involving BenMAP-CE as a modeling tool, which can be used in future studies to help quantify the health impacts of emissions from HVHF-related activity."--Abstract.
