Development and evaluation of an air quality modeling approach to assess near-field impacts of lead emissions from piston-engine aircraft operating on leaded aviation gasoline

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 32, 2011, Pages 5795-5804

  Carr, Edward ^a   Lee, Mark ^a   Marin, Kristen ^a   Holder, Christopher ^a   Hoyer, Marion ^b   Pedde, Meredith ^b   Cook, Rich ^b   Touma, Jawad ^b  

^a ICF INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

General aviation airports; Lead; Modeling; Monitoring; Piston engine aircraft

Indexed keywords

AIR CONCENTRATIONS; AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; AIR QUALITY MODELING; AIRCRAFT EXHAUSTS; AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETIES; ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATION; AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; AVIATION GASOLINE; CLOSE PROXIMITY; COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS; EMISSION INVENTORIES; EMISSION REDUCTION; FRACTIONAL BIAS; GENERAL AVIATION; IMPROVED MODELS; LEAD EMISSION; MAXIMUM DISTANCE; MODELING APPROACH; MODELING METHODOLOGY; MODELING RESULTS; NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS; NEAR-FIELD; PB CONCENTRATION; PISTON-ENGINE AIRCRAFT; PLUME RISE; REGULATORY AGENCIES; REGULATORY MODEL; SHORT DISTANCES; SINGLE-RUNWAY AIRPORT; SOURCE CONTRIBUTIONS; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; URBAN BACKGROUND; WAKE TURBULENCE;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; AIR QUALITY STANDARDS; AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT ENGINES; AIRCRAFT EXHIBITIONS; AIRPORTS; AVIATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENGINE PISTONS; ENGINES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; GASOLINE; LEAD; POLLUTION; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RATING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

GASOLINE; LEAD;

AIR QUALITY; AIRCRAFT; AIRPORT; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISPERSION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXHAUST EMISSION; LEAD; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION MONITORING; REGULATORY APPROACH; RESIDENT POPULATION; SEASONALITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WAKE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; AIRPORT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; AVIATION; COASTAL WATERS; CONCENTRATION PROCESS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EXHAUST GAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUMMER; WINTER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052310642     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.07.017     Document Type: Article

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