Search Results - "Hilker, Nathan"
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Temporal and spatial variability of traffic-related PM2.5 sources: Comparison of exhaust and non-exhaust emissions
Published in Atmospheric environment (1994) (01-02-2019)“…The contribution of traffic-related particulate matter (PM2.5, particles smaller than 2.5 μm in diameter) sources can vary temporally and spatially, which may…”
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Characteristics and sources of PM2.5 and reactive gases near roadways in two metropolitan areas in Canada
Published in Atmospheric environment (1994) (01-12-2019)“…With concern in recent years about adverse health effects for populations living or spending significant amounts of time near large roadways, an investigation…”
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Long-term analysis of PM2.5 from 2004 to 2017 in Toronto: Composition, sources, and oxidative potential
Published in Environmental pollution (1987) (01-08-2020)“…Long-term trends (2004–2017) in the chemical composition and sources of PM2.5 (particulate matter smaller than 2.5 μm in diameter) in a metropolitan area were…”
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Quantifying metal emissions from vehicular traffic using real world emission factors
Published in Environmental pollution (1987) (01-01-2021)“…Road traffic emissions are an increasingly important source of particulate matter in urban and non-road environments, where non-tailpipe emissions can…”
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Elucidating long-term trends, seasonal variability, and local impacts from thirteen years of near-road particle size data (2006–2019)
Published in The Science of the total environment (20-06-2021)“…Significant attention, especially in the last decade, has been focussed on elevated concentrations of ultrafine particulate matter (UFP) in urban areas and the…”
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Characterization of winter air pollutant gradients near a major highway
Published in The Science of the total environment (25-11-2022)“…Traffic-related air pollutants (TRAP) including nitric oxide (NO), nitrogen oxide (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), ultrafine particles (UFP), black carbon (BC),…”
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Black carbon in the Lower Fraser Valley, British Columbia: Impact of 2017 wildfires on local air quality and aerosol optical properties
Published in Atmospheric environment (1994) (15-11-2019)“…Exposure to wildfire smoke is a public health issue of increasing prominence in North America, particularly in western states and provinces. In this study,…”
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Field Measurements of Gasoline Direct Injection Emission Factors: Spatial and Seasonal Variability
Published in Environmental science & technology (16-02-2016)“…Four field campaigns were conducted between February 2014 and January 2015 to measure emissions from light-duty gasoline direct injection (GDI) vehicles (2013…”
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Near-Road Air Pollutant Measurements: Accounting for Inter-Site Variability Using Emission Factors
Published in Environmental science & technology (21-08-2018)“…A daily integrated emission factor (EF) method was applied to data from three near-road monitoring sites to identify variables that impact traffic related…”
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Real-World Emission of Particles from Vehicles: Volatility and the Effects of Ambient Temperature
Published in Environmental science & technology (04-04-2017)“…A majority of the ultrafine particles observed in real-world conditions are systematically excluded from many measurements that help to guide regulation of…”
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Measurement of real-world roadway emission rates through a fitted dispersion model
Published in Atmospheric pollution research (01-03-2021)“…This paper presents a methodology for estimating fleet emission rates from measured roadside concentrations. By filtering measurements based on meteorological…”
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Air Pollution Measurements Near Roadways: Verifying Measurements and Discerning Traffic-Related Signal from Background
Published 01-01-2021“…The work in this thesis examined multiple years of air quality data collected in near-roadway and urban background environments as part of an air quality…”
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Comparing emission rates derived from a model with those estimated using a plume-based approach and quantifying the contribution of vehicle classes to on-road emissions and air quality
Published in Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association (1995) (02-11-2018)“…This study presents a comparison of fleet average emission factor (s) derived from a traffic emission model with EFs estimated using plume-based measurements,…”
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Traffic-related air pollution near roadways: discerning local impacts from background
Published in Atmospheric measurement techniques (02-10-2019)“…Adverse health outcomes related to exposure to air pollution have gained much attention in recent years, with a particular emphasis on traffic-related…”
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Contrasting the direct use of data from traffic radars and video-cameras with traffic simulation in the estimation of road emissions and PM hotspot analysis
Published in Transportation research. Part D, Transport and environment (01-07-2018)“…•Data from a microwave radar and a video camera were used for emission modelling.•The microwave radar exhibits poor performance in terms of vehicle…”
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