RURAL OXIDANT AND OXIDANT TRANSPORT

The factors that may lead to and affect the observed ozone concentrations are discussed with reference to data from recent field monitoring programs for ozone in nonurban areas. Several meteorological parameters (temperature, fronts, vertical distribution of ozone, pressure systems and surface winds) including transport of ozone and its precursor compounds are examined as factors affecting rural ozone levels that exceed the national ambient air quality standard. The study concludes that man-made sources of precursor compounds are primarily responsible for the violations of the air quality standards. The transport of ozone or ozone precursors from cities to nonurban areas and the importance of synoptic-scale pressure systems are also discussed.

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  • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/sr/sr167/sr167-006.pdf
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  • Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Presented at the Conference on the State of the Art of Assessing Transportation-Related Air Quality Impacts, Washington, D.C. October 22-24, 1975.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board (TRB)

  Washington, DC   
• Authors:
  • Angus, R M
  • Martinez, E L
• Conference:
  • Conference on the State of the Art of Assessing Transportation-Related Air Quality Impacts
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1975-10-22 to 1975-10-24
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 63-74
• Monograph Title: Assessing transportation-related air quality impacts
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Special Report
  • Issue Number: 167
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0360-859X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Environmental protection; Meteorological phenomena; Monitoring; Oxidizing agents; Ozone; Pressure; Rural areas; Standards; Temperature; Urban areas; Wind
• Old TRIS Terms: Dispersion; Meteorological data; Oxidant
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00139652
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 16 1976 12:00AM