Guidance for Quantifying the Contribution of Airport Emissions to Local Air Quality

This report is a guide for airport operators on effective procedures for using air quality models in combination with on-site measurement equipment to prepare a comprehensive assessment of air pollutant concentrations in the vicinity of airports. It is designed to help practitioners generate information desired by local communities as they seek to develop more detailed local air quality assessments as well as respond to regulatory needs, including those of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The guide provides in-depth information on the capabilities and limitations of modeling and measurement tools, adding to an increasing knowledge base concerning preparation of air quality assessments near airports. Starting with the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) regulatory EDMS/AEDT, it describes how best to use available models, in combination with potential on-site monitoring programs, to conduct air quality assessments. Detailed information on the monitoring campaigns and modeling assessments is included in a set of appendices that accompany the guide. The appendices (available in CRP-CD-115) describe the models tested and the various equipment used to collect data, the rationale behind the selection of Washington Dulles International Airport as a case study application, and the components and steps involved in the measurement campaigns, and include an assessment of the various model outputs.

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• Authors:
  • Kim, Brian
  • Rachami, Jawad
  • Robinson, Daniel
  • Robinette, Brandon
  • Nakada, Kazumi
  • Arunachalam, Saravanan
  • 0000-0002-6836-6944
  • Davis, Neil
  • Baek, Bok Haeng
  • Shankar, Uma
  • Talgo, Kevin
  • Yang, Dongmei
  • Hanna, Adel F
  • Wayson, Roger L
  • Noel, George
  • Cliff, Steven S
  • Zhao, Yongjing
  • Hopke, Philip K
  • Kumar, Pramod
• Publication Date: 2012

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: CD-ROM; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 75p
• Serial:
  • ACRP Report
  • Issue Number: 71
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 1935-9802
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Air quality; Airports; Case studies; Computer models; Evaluation and assessment; Monitoring
• Identifier Terms: EDMS (Computer model); Washington Dulles International Airport
• Uncontrolled Terms: Air quality models
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Environment; I15: Environment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01373829
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780309258180
• Report/Paper Numbers: Project 02-08
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jun 26 2012 7:44AM