Download or read book School buses air pollution children s health written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Given the introduction of low-emitting diesel school buses over the 2007-2010 period and the age of Ontario's school bus fleet, it appears that school buses that are already on the road, especially the 1994-2003 model year school buses, will be the dominant source of emissions from Ontario school buses for the next 10 years. [...] The decision about whether to retrofit or replace a 1994-2003 model year school bus would be influenced by the age of the existing bus and the financial situation of the school bus operator. [...] Since 2000, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has run the Lower-Emissions School Bus Program which aims to reduce the exposure of school children to both toxic and smog-forming air pollutants by funding the replacement of old buses with new, low-emitting school buses and retrofitting in-use school buses with technologies that significantly reduce emissions of particulate matter. [...] Exposures On-board School Buses The second report, produced by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Coalition for Clean Air in collaboration with researchers from the University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health, brought attention to the exposure of children on-board school buses. [...] For example, it estimated that DPM from on-road sources was responsible for 53% of the coarse particulate matter (PM10) in the ambient air in Manhattan, New York, in 1993, and for 10 to 15% of the PM2.5 in the ambient air in Phoenix and Denver, Colorado, in 1997 (US EPA, 2002).
Download or read book School Buses Air Pollution Children s Health written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book School buses air pollution children s health written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Page | 9 o The impact of the 2005 OPHA school bus report on the public health community, the school boards, and the school bus operators in Ontario in terms of awareness of the health concerns associated with school bus emissions and in terms of actions to reduce emissions from school buses; o The policies and/or contract language that the Ontario Ministry of Education (OMofEd) and/or Student Tran [...] This analysis highlighted: o The dramatic reductions in emissions from school buses that will result from the roll-out of new fuel and engine emission standards up until 2016; o The disproportionate contribution of the pre-1994 buses to PM emissions from the fleet as a whole; o The dominant impact of the 1994-2003 model year cohort to emissions of PM, HC and NOx up to 2016; and o The significant r [...] The Model Contract Template contains a few sections that require the collection and provision of data by operators which could be useful for the estimation and tracking of emissions: o Section 8.8 indicates that the Operator shall file with the Consortium's transportation office a bus route data sheet for each route stating the make, model, model number and year of manufacture of the vehicle servi [...] E Student Transportation Boards/Consortia - Survey Objectives The survey for STBs in Ontario was developed to get a sense of: o How much student transportation staff know about school bus emissions, emission control options, and the 2005 OPHA school bus report; o The demographics of the school bus fleets in different parts of the Province in 2010; and o The policies and/or practices that have been [...] The following are the emission-related policies or practices that have been established by the STBs that responded to the survey: Related to Replacement Age o "Do not allow the use of school buses built before 1998." o "Stipulate, in the contract with school bus operators, an average fleet age must not be.
Download or read book School Buses Air Pollution and Children s Health written by Kim Perrotta and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Children s Active Transportation written by Richard Larouche and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2018-06-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children's Active Transportation is a rigorous and comprehensive examination of the current research and interventions on active transportation for children and youth. As the travel behaviors of these groups tend to be highly routinized, and their mobility faces unique constraints, such as parental restrictions, mandatory school attendance, and the inability to drive a motor vehicle before late adolescence, this book examines the key factors that influence travel behavior among children and youth, providing key insights into lessons learned from current interventions. Readers will find a resource that clearly demonstrates how critical it is for children to develop strong, active transportation habits that carry into adulthood.
Download or read book Characterizing the Range of Children s Pollutant written by Dennis R. Fitz and published by . This book was released on 2004-01 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the Final Report prepared for the Calif. Air Resources Board. Because children's lungs are still developing & children are more susceptible to adverse health effects from air pollution, potentially high pollutant exposures during school bus commutes are of concern. Studies of pollutant concentrations inside vehicles show high exposures are typical, but few studies have attempted to characterize concentrations on-board & near school buses. This study's main purpose was to determine the range of children's exposures during their bus commutes, with an emphasis on determining the specific factors & conditions leading to high exposures & comparing the effects of different bus & traffic characteristics & bus operating conditions. Tables.
Download or read book The California Environmental Protection Agency s Children s Environmental Health Program Biennial Report written by California Environmental Protection Agency. Children's Environmental Health Center and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book How Much On bus Air Pollution Comes from the Bus Itself written by Whitney Webber and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book No Breathing in the Aisles written by Gina M. Solomon and published by . This book was released on 2001-02 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does diesel exhaust (DE) pose a risk to children sitting inside the bus on their way to and from school? This study of DE levels inside school buses attempts to answer this question in light of the evidence that DE causes cancer and premature death and exacerbates asthma and other respiratory illnesses. The results of the study are startling: A child riding inside of a diesel school bus may be exposed to as much as 4 times the level of toxic DE as someone riding in a car ahead of it. These exposures translate into a significant risk of cancer to children, posing as much as 23 to 46 times the cancer risk level considered significant under Fed. law. These results also suggest that DE on school buses could contribute to respiratory problems such as asthma.
Download or read book October 2004 EPA celebrate s children s health month written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Minimizing Children s Non residential Exposure to Traffic related Pollution written by Francis J. Ries and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Assessing Children s Exposure to Ultrafine Particles and Other Air Pollutants in School Buses and at Schools written by Qunfang Zhang and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increasing evidence has demonstrated toxic effects of ultrafine particles (UFPs, diameter
Download or read book Textbook of Children s Environmental Health written by Ruth A. Etzel and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2024 with total page 937 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With new and updated content on biodiversity and chemicals in food, Textbook of Children's Environmental Health, Second Edition remains the quintessential textbook for the study of the environmental hazards that cause disease in childre
Download or read book Health Effects of Transport related Air Pollution written by Michal Krzyzanowski and published by WHO Regional Office Europe. This book was released on 2005 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diseases related to the air pollution caused by road transport affect tens of thousands of people in the WHO Europe region each year. This publication considers the policy challenges involved in the need to reduce the related risks to public health and the environment, whilst meeting socio-economic requirements for effective transport systems. It sets out a systematic review of the literature and a comprehensive evaluation of the health hazards of transport-related air pollution, including factors determining emissions, the contribution of traffic to pollution levels, human exposure and the results of epidemiological and toxicological studies to identify and measure the health effects, and suggestions for policy actions and further research.
Download or read book Clean School Bus USA written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Evaluation of the Levels of Diesel related Pollutants on School Buses During the Transportation of Children electronic Resource Executive Summary written by Canada. Health Canada and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
