AIR POLLUTION FROM URBAN ROAD TRAFFIC ---ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. PROCEEDINGS OF SEMINAR P HELD AT THE PTRC TRANSPORT AND PLANNING SUMMER ANNUAL MEETING, UNIVERSITY OF BATH, ENGLAND 7-11 SEPTEMBER 1987. VOLUME P300

The paper presents the first results of a research project which investigates the air quality problem along urban roads. The work is based on data collected at fifty typical urban sites (street canyons) in London over a period of one year (1985-86), using a mobile laboratory specially designed for the purposes of this study. Kerbside and facade air pollution concentrations from the traffic under interrupted flow conditions are examined. The traffic characteristics studied include traffic volumes, speed and composition. The influence of varying layout configurations and weather conditions on the air quality at street level are also investigated. The relevant contribution of each one of the factors to the pollution burden of a street in different situations has been analysed and the results of this analysis are described. The significance of the preliminary results, together with the utility of tentative prediction models developed in the study are discussed. The use of such models, in the context of urban traffic appraisal, as part of the environmental assessment of road traffic is briefly outlined.(a) for the covering abstract of the seminar see IRRD 816888.

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• Authors:
  • LINARITAKIS, K
  • Gilbert, D
• Publication Date: 1987

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 126-45
• Serial:
  • Publication of: PTRC EDUCATION & RESEARCH SERVICES, LTD.
  • Publisher: PTRC Education and Research Services Limited
  • ISSN: 0267-9728

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Conferences; Forecasting; Layout; Mathematical models; Speed; Traffic; Traffic flow; Urban areas; Vehicle mix; Weather
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00483324
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• ISBN: 0-86050-185-X
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1989 12:00AM