Skip to main content

Research Needs Associated with Particulate Emissions at Airports (2008) / Chapter Skim
Currently Skimming:

Appendix B - Researcher and Airport Interviews
Pages 42-46

The Chapter Skim interface presents what we've algorithmically identified as the most significant single chunk of text within every page in the chapter.
Select key terms on the right to highlight them within pages of the chapter.


From page 42...
... There is relatively little vehicular traffic that might affect local air quality, which allows discrimination of the impact of the airport. Furthermore, measured peaks in ultrafine particle concentrations in the ambient air parallel aircraft activities.
Read the entire page →
From page 43...
... • The most likely impacts of PM emissions will be to human health, and the problem is quite open ended as compliance may require continuous monitoring. • Atlanta Airport currently monitors PM via its standard air quality analyses.
Read the entire page →
From page 44...
... Barbara Morin Department of Environmental Management, Rhode Island Project manager for TF Green Air Quality Study • As part of an air quality study at TF Green, measured PM 2.5 and black carbon soot. The total particulate mass was dominated by large particles and measurements seemed to be influenced by prevailing ambient conditions.
Read the entire page →
From page 45...
... • In some cases, because of the unique aircraft traffic patterns, sampling location, and prevailing wind direction at OAK, take-off and taxi plumes for different aircraft are found to mix prior to sample extraction, greatly complicating data interpretation. The PM data from these mixed plumes can be deconvolved to yield single aircraft specific information and such analysis is currently underway.
Read the entire page →
From page 46...
... • PM is important and not well characterized • Identification of aircraft component important • Need a aircraft related marker or fingerprint • Need ground transportation, GSE marker or fingerprint Roger Gardner Chief Executive, OMEGA Manchester Metropolitan University Center for Air Transport and the Environment, UK • Mass estimates for PM from brakes and tires are estimated to be similar to that for engine generated PM • Need air-side vehicle emission factors • Need operations details to estimate loading from source emissions data • As automobiles get cleaner then environmental impact from aviation in and around airports takes on greater significance • Need to study potential environmental impacts of alternative (synthetic) fuels • Need a full understanding of what is produced in and around airports.
Read the entire page →

Key Terms

  • exit plane
  • engine exit
  • emission factors
  • engines studied
  • engine power

  • engine tests
  • dedicated engine
  • emission indices
  • atlanta hartsfield
  • size distributions

  • ground transportation
  • vehicular traffic
  • quality study
  • airport activities
  • ambient air

  • local air
  • hartsfield international
  • study conducted
  • ultrafine particles
  • prevailing wind

  • environmental management
  • gse etc
  • sampling location
  • related marker
  • black carbon

  • rhode island
  • carbon soot
  • relative contributions
  • aviation emissions
  • aircraft related


    • This material may be derived from roughly machine-read images, and so is provided only to facilitate research.
    More information on Chapter Skim is available.