Diesel Particulate Matter Health Risk Assessment for the West Oakland Community: Preliminary Summary of Results

The purpose of this study was to help understand the emissions impacts and the potential public health risk from exposures to diesel particulate matter (diesel PM) resulting from activities at the Maritime Port of Oakland and other significant sources of diesel exhaust in and near the West Oakland community in California. The study evaluates the current and future contributions of diesel PM emissions from three sources: 1) diesel PM emissions from Port of Oakland operations; 2) emissions from activities at the Union Pacific Railyard; and, 3) other diesel PM emissions from activities such as ocean-going vessels destined for San Francisco Bay ports other than the Port of Oakland, onroad heavy-duty trucks not transporting goods to and from the Port, harbor craft such as the commercial ferries used to transport passengers across the Bay, and local distribution centers in and near the West Oakland community.

• Record URL:
  http://www.arb.ca.gov/ch/communities/ra/westoakland/documents/draftsummary031908.pdf
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• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/221301473
• Corporate Authors:

  California Air Resources Board

  1001 I Street, P.O. Box 2815
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95812
• Authors:
  • Di, Pingkuan
• Publication Date: 2008-3-19

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Edition: Draft
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: v.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution sources; Diesel engine exhaust gases; Environmental impacts; Particulates; Pollutants; Port operations; Public health; Railroad yards
• Identifier Terms: Port of Oakland
• Geographic Terms: West Oakland (Oakland, California)
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Highways; Marine Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities; I15: Environment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01095858
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: CALTRANS, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 2008 7:33AM