Search Results - "Presto, Albert A."

A machine learning calibration model using random forests to improve sensor performance for lower-cost air quality monitoring by Zimmerman, Naomi, Presto, Albert A, Kumar, Sriniwasa P. N, Gu, Jason, Hauryliuk, Aliaksei, Robinson, Ellis S, Robinson, Allen L, R. Subramanian

“…Low-cost sensing strategies hold the promise of denser air quality monitoring networks, which could significantly improve our understanding of personal air…”
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Changes in criteria air pollution levels in the US before, during, and after Covid-19 stay-at-home orders: Evidence from regulatory monitors by Bekbulat, Bujin, Apte, Joshua S., Millet, Dylan B., Robinson, Allen L., Wells, Kelley C., Presto, Albert A., Marshall, Julian D.

“…The widespread and rapid social and economic changes from Covid-19 response might be expected to dramatically improve air quality. However, national monitoring…”
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Comparison of Gasoline Direct-Injection (GDI) and Port Fuel Injection (PFI) Vehicle Emissions: Emission Certification Standards, Cold-Start, Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation Potential, and Potential Climate Impacts by Saliba, Georges, Saleh, Rawad, Zhao, Yunliang, Presto, Albert A, Lambe, Andrew T, Frodin, Bruce, Sardar, Satya, Maldonado, Hector, Maddox, Christine, May, Andrew A, Drozd, Greg T, Goldstein, Allen H, Russell, Lynn M, Hagen, Fabian, Robinson, Allen L

“…Recent increases in the Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards have led to widespread adoption of vehicles equipped with gasoline direct-injection (GDI)…”
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Survey of Catalysts for Oxidation of Mercury in Flue Gas by Presto, Albert A, Granite, Evan J

“…Methods for removing mercury from flue gas have received increased attention because of recent limitations placed on mercury emissions from coal-fired utility…”
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Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation from in-Use Motor Vehicle Emissions Using a Potential Aerosol Mass Reactor by Tkacik, Daniel S, Lambe, Andrew T, Jathar, Shantanu, Li, Xiang, Presto, Albert A, Zhao, Yunliang, Blake, Donald, Meinardi, Simone, Jayne, John T, Croteau, Philip L, Robinson, Allen L

“…Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation from in-use vehicle emissions was investigated using a potential aerosol mass (PAM) flow reactor deployed in a…”
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Impact of Sulfur Oxides on Mercury Capture by Activated Carbon by Presto, Albert A, Granite, Evan J

“…Recent field tests of mercury removal with activated carbon injection (ACI) have revealed that mercury capture is limited in flue gases containing high…”
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Gas- and particle-phase primary emissions from in-use, on-road gasoline and diesel vehicles by May, Andrew A., Nguyen, Ngoc T., Presto, Albert A., Gordon, Timothy D., Lipsky, Eric M., Karve, Mrunmayi, Gutierrez, Alváro, Robertson, William H., Zhang, Mang, Brandow, Christopher, Chang, Oliver, Chen, Shiyan, Cicero-Fernandez, Pablo, Dinkins, Lyman, Fuentes, Mark, Huang, Shiou-Mei, Ling, Richard, Long, Jeff, Maddox, Christine, Massetti, John, McCauley, Eileen, Miguel, Antonio, Na, Kwangsam, Ong, Richard, Pang, Yanbo, Rieger, Paul, Sax, Todd, Truong, Tin, Vo, Thu, Chattopadhyay, Sulekha, Maldonado, Hector, Maricq, M. Matti, Robinson, Allen L.

“…Tailpipe emissions from sixty-four unique light-duty gasoline vehicles (LDGVs) spanning model years 1987–2012, two medium-duty diesel vehicles and three…”
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Mortality risk and long-term exposure to ultrafine particles and primary fine particle components in a national U.S. Cohort by Pond, Zachari A., Saha, Provat K., Coleman, Carver J., Presto, Albert A., Robinson, Allen L., Arden Pope III, C.

“…The objective of this study was to estimate all-cause, cardiopulmonary, and cancer mortality associations for long-term exposure to ultrafine particles (UFP)…”
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Gas-particle partitioning of primary organic aerosol emissions: (1) Gasoline vehicle exhaust by May, Andrew A., Presto, Albert A., Hennigan, Christopher J., Nguyen, Ngoc T., Gordon, Timothy D., Robinson, Allen L.

“…The gas-particle partitioning of the primary organic aerosol (POA) emissions from fifty-one light-duty gasoline vehicles (model years 1987–2012) was…”
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Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation from High-NOx Photo-Oxidation of Low Volatility Precursors: n-Alkanes by PRESTO, Albert A, MIRACOLO, Marissa A, DONAHUE, Neil M, ROBINSON, Allen L

“…Smog chamber experiments were conducted to investigate secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation from photo-oxidation of low-volatility precursors; n-alkanes…”
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Gas-Particle Partitioning of Primary Organic Aerosol Emissions: (2) Diesel Vehicles by May, Andrew A, Presto, Albert A, Hennigan, Christopher J, Nguyen, Ngoc T, Gordon, Timothy D, Robinson, Allen L

“…Experiments were performed to investigate the gas-particle partitioning of primary organic aerosol (POA) emissions from two medium-duty (MDDV) and three…”
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Cooking emissions are a major source of racial-ethnic air pollution exposure disparities in the United States by Saha, Provat K, Presto, Albert A, Hankey, Steve, Marshall, Julian D, Robinson, Allen L

“…Abstract Racial-ethnic minority populations in the US are disproportionately exposed to airborne fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ), but few national studies…”
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Impacts of Modifiable Factors on Ambient Air Pollution: A Case Study of COVID-19 Shutdowns by Tanzer-Gruener, Rebecca, Li, Jiayu, Eilenberg, S. Rose, Robinson, Allen L, Presto, Albert A

“…COVID-19-related closures offered a novel opportunity to observe and quantify the impact of activity levels of modifiable factors on ambient air pollution in…”
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Racial-ethnic exposure disparities to airborne ultrafine particles in the United States by Saha, Provat K, Presto, Albert A, Hankey, Steve, Marshall, Julian D, Robinson, Allen L

“…Abstract Ultrafine particles (‘UFP’; <100 nm in diameter) are a subset of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ); they have different sources and spatial patterns…”
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Spatial Variability of Sources and Mixing State of Atmospheric Particles in a Metropolitan Area by Ye, Qing, Gu, Peishi, Li, Hugh Z, Robinson, Ellis S, Lipsky, Eric, Kaltsonoudis, Christos, Lee, Alex K.Y, Apte, Joshua S, Robinson, Allen L, Sullivan, Ryan C, Presto, Albert A, Donahue, Neil M

“…Characterizing intracity variations of atmospheric particulate matter has mostly relied on fixed-site monitoring and quantifying variability in terms of…”
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A dual‐chamber method for quantifying the effects of atmospheric perturbations on secondary organic aerosol formation from biomass burning emissions by Tkacik, Daniel S., Robinson, Ellis S., Ahern, Adam, Saleh, Rawad, Stockwell, Chelsea, Veres, Patrick, Simpson, Isobel J., Meinardi, Simone, Blake, Donald R., Yokelson, Robert J., Presto, Albert A., Sullivan, Ryan C., Donahue, Neil M., Robinson, Allen L.

“…Biomass burning (BB) is a major source of atmospheric pollutants. Field and laboratory studies indicate that secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation from BB…”
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Primary Gas- and Particle-Phase Emissions and Secondary Organic Aerosol Production from Gasoline and Diesel Off-Road Engines by Gordon, Timothy D, Tkacik, Daniel S, Presto, Albert A, Zhang, Mang, Jathar, Shantanu H, Nguyen, Ngoc T, Massetti, John, Truong, Tin, Cicero-Fernandez, Pablo, Maddox, Christine, Rieger, Paul, Chattopadhyay, Sulekha, Maldonado, Hector, Maricq, M. Matti, Robinson, Allen L

“…Dilution and smog chamber experiments were performed to characterize the primary emissions and secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation from gasoline and…”
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Gas-Particle Partitioning of Vehicle Emitted Primary Organic Aerosol Measured in a Traffic Tunnel by Li, Xiang, Dallmann, Timothy R, May, Andrew A, Tkacik, Daniel S, Lambe, Andrew T, Jayne, John T, Croteau, Philip L, Presto, Albert A

“…We measured the gas-particle partitioning of vehicle emitted primary organic aerosol (POA) in a traffic tunnel with three independent methods: artifact…”
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A risk-based model to assess environmental justice and coronary heart disease burden from traffic-related air pollutants by Fabisiak, James P, Jackson, Erica M, Brink, LuAnn L, Presto, Albert A

“…Communities need to efficiently estimate the burden from specific pollutants and identify those most at risk to make timely informed policy decisions. We…”
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Spatial Modeling of Daily PM2.5, NO2, and CO Concentrations Measured by a Low-Cost Sensor Network: Comparison of Linear, Machine Learning, and Hybrid Land Use Models by Jain, Sakshi, Presto, Albert A., Zimmerman, Naomi

“…Previous studies have characterized spatial patterns of pollution with land use regression (LUR) models from distributed passive or filter samplers at low…”
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