AIR QUALITY MANUAL: VOL VI. ANALYSIS OF AMBIENT AIR QUALITY FOR HIGHWAY PROJECTS

HIGHWAY ENGINEERS MUST PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE ENHANCEMENT AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT. THEY WILL HAVE TO CONSIDER A VARIETY OF FACTORS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF ANY HIGHWAY PROJECT AND COMPLETE A NUMBER OF STUDIES PRIOR TO WRITING AN IMPACT STATEMENT. ONE OF THESE STUDIES IS CONCERNED WITH THE GATHERING OF FIELD DATA, ANALYSIS OF SUCH DATA, AND WRITING AN AIR QUALITY REPORT. THIS MANUAL EXPLAINS THE INTERACTION BETWEEN AIR POLLUTANT SOURCES AND METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTING TO THE AMBIENT AIR QUALITY OF A COMMUNITY. AIR POLLUTANT SOURCES WITHIN A HIGHWAY CORRIDOR NORMALLY INCLUDE STATIONARY AND MOBILE SOURCES. STATIONARY SOURCES INCLUDE DOMESTIC HEATERS, INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATIONS, AND POWER PLANTS. MOBILE SOURCES INCLUDE MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAYS, LOCAL ROADS AND STREETS. GUIDELINES ARE PRESENTED TO: (1) DETERMINE THE PRESENT AMBIENT AIR QUALITY ALONG A PROPOSED HIGHWAY CORRIDOR FROM EXISTING AIR MONITORING STATION DATA, (2) DETERMINE THE PRESENT AMBIENT AIR QUALITY BY PERFORMING AN ON-SITE AIR QUALITY SURVEY, AND (3) PERFORM A MESOSCALE ANALYSIS OF AMBIENT AIR QUALITY. /FHWA/

• Corporate Authors:

  California Department of Public Works

  1120 N Street
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95814

  California Division of Highways

  1120 N Street
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95814

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • BEATON, J L
  • Ranzieri, A J
  • Shirley, E C
  • Skog, J B
• Publication Date: 1972-4

Media Info

• Pagination: 111 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Environmental impact statements; Environmental impacts; Highway planning; Meteorological phenomena
• Old TRIS Terms: Meteorological data
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222626
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RD-72- 38 Intrm Rpt., FCP 33F3-032
• Contract Numbers: FH-11-7730
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 20 1976 12:00AM