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Effects of Road Configurations and Urban Vegetation on the Air Quality Impact of Vehicle Related Emissions

Principal Investigator Faraz Enayati Ahangar
University of California, Riverside

This project examined the effects of road configurations and urban vegetation on the air quality impact of vehicle-related emissions and used this understanding to suggest methods to mitigate the impact of these emissions on urban air quality.

Project Status

Complete

Environmental Assessment of a Full Electric Transportation Portfolio

The presentation summarizes the collaborative three volume report “Environmental Assessment of a Full Electric Transportation Portfolio” that projects GHG emissions through 2050 and air quality impacts in 2030.

Dec 9, 2015 @ 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Sacramento City College, Davis Center, Room DAC 123, 1720 Jade St, Davis, CA
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Exploration of the Evolution of Primary GDI Emissions and the Impact of Secondary Pollutants to Climate and Regional Air Quality

Principal Investigator Patrick Roth
University of California, Riverside

This project aims to understand the secondary pollutants that form when vehicle exhaust reacts with atmospheric oxidants. This project encompasses various studies related to the main objective.

Project Status

Complete

Gasoline Particulate Filters as an Effective Tool to Reduce Particulate and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Emissions from Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) Vehicles: A Case Study with Two GDI Vehicles

Research Product Type

Associated Publication

This article discusses the findings from assessment of the gaseous, particulate, and genotoxic pollutants from two current technology gasoline direct injection vehicles when tested in their original configuration and with a catalyzed gasoline particulate filter (GPF).

Hyperlocal Monitoring of Traffic-Related Air Pollution to Assess Near-Term Impacts of Sustainable Transportation Interventions

Principal Investigator Cesunica Ivey, Ph.D.
University of California, Riverside

This project will evaluate the impact of sustainable traffic interventions on local air quality at signalized intersections along the Innovation Corridor using a dense network of low-cost air quality monitors.

Project Status

Complete

Hyperlocal Monitoring of Traffic-Related Air Pollution to Assess Near-Term Impacts of Sustainable Transportation Interventions

Research Product Type

Research Report

This study investigates the impact of traffic-related air pollutants, specifically NO2 and PM2.5, in Riverside's Innovation Corridor, a six-mile roadway serving key urban centers and logistics activities.

Innovative Charging Strategies for Light-, Medium-, and Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicles

Principal Investigator Jacqueline Garrido
University of California, Riverside

This project will study the response in electric vehicle charging behavior by implementing a carbon-based pricing scheme and studying activity patterns of drayage trucks operations by simulating different opportunity charging scenarios to estimate state of charge and load profiles.

Project Status

Complete

Investigation of Near-Road Air Pollution with Respect To Particle Size Distribution

Principal Investigator Yue Lin
University of California, Riverside

This project studies pollutant particle size distribution at near-road locations. The researcher examines the size, concentration, and mobility of pollutant particles.

Project Status

Complete

Investigation of Particle Effective Density, Size Distribution and Dose Metric of Ambient Aerosol

Research Product Type

Dissertation / Thesis

The exposure to particulate matter (PM) has strong adverse health effects, such as aggravated asthma, decrease in lung function, and increase respiratory symptoms.

Large-Scale, Dynamic, Microscopic Simulation for Region-Wide Line Source Dispersion Modeling

Research Product Type

Dissertation / Thesis

Motivated by the challenges encountered in the previous modeling efforts, this work develops an advanced modeling framework for region-wide applications of line source dispersion models that integrates a high-performance emission rate lookup system (i.e., MOVES-Matrix), link screening, and innovative receptor site selection routines to further accelerate model implementation within distributed computing modeling framework.