Characteristics of tail pipe (Nitric oxide) and resuspended dust emissions from urban roads - A case study in Delhi city
Characteristics of tail pipe (Nitric oxide) and resuspended dust emissions from urban roads - A case study in Delhi city
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jth.2019.100653
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发表时间:
2020-06-01
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
Longhurst, James
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作者:
Alshetty, V. Dheeraj;Kuppili, Sudheer Kumar;Longhurst, James
Introduction: Personal exposure to elevated vehicle exhaust and non-exhaust emissions at urban roadside leads to carcinogenic health effects, respiratory illness and nervous system disorders. In this paper, an attempt has been made to investigate the exhaust and non-exhaust emissions emitted from selected roads in Delhi city. Methods: Based on the vehicular density per hour and speed, three categories of roads have been considered in the present study: (a) low density road (= 10 m/s); (b) medium density road ( > 1000 vehicles/hour but = 7.5 m/s < 10 m/s); and (c) high density road (> 2000 vehicles/hour, V < 7.5 m/s). At the selected roads, real-world exhaust emissions were measured using AVL DiTEST 1000 analyser. The silt load measurements were also carried out as per EPA AP -42 methodology at the selected roads. Results: Results indicated real-world NO exhaust emissions of 0.5 g/m(3) (2.03 g/km) on high -density roads and 0.23 g/m3 (0.67 g/km) on low and medium density roads. These values were significantly higher than the Bharat Standard (BS) IV (0.25 g/km). The silt load on the different types of roads indicated 3, 25 and 44 g/m(2) -day dust deposition on, low, medium and high-density road, respectively. PM2.5 and PMa, emission rates were measured using US -EPA AP-42 methodology and were found to be least at low-density roads with values of 0.54 and 2.22 g/VKT (VKT -Vehicle Kilometer Travelled) respectively, and highest for high density roads with values of 12.40 and 51.25 g/VKT respectively. Conclusion: The present study reveals that both tailpipe (exhaust) and resuspend able road dust (non-exhaust) emissions contributes significantly and deteriorates local air quality. Although there exists emission standards, but there are no enforced regulations for non-exhaust emissions (resuspension of road dust). Hence, there is need to regulate non-exhaust emissions on urban roads.