Session: Identifying and Mitigating Localized Air Pollution

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5104.0: Wednesday, November 08, 2006: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM

Oral

Identifying and Mitigating Localized Air Pollution

One of the most complex dimensions of air pollution involves local-scale exposures. Studies evaluating urban emission patterns and resulting spatial concentration patterns reveal that local pollution levels near motor vehicles and other ground-level sources can significantly exceed what is measured at fixed-site monitors for selected pollutants (i.e., elemental carbon, nitrogen dioxide). This leads to local community concerns about air quality, some of which could be addressed by research on exposure patterns, but there has often been a disconnect between questions of importance for community groups or policy decisions and questions of importance for academics. Presenters will discuss a variety of examples of community strategies and community-government collaborations used to address air pollution and other environmental problems.

Learning Objectives: 1. Discuss the means by which air quality research can be linked with community interests and concerns, considering case examples that did/did not use best practices. 2. . List the air pollutants for which exposure differentials would be anticipated within an urban area. 3. Describe different study designs to determine the effect of traffic on local air quality, including the pros and cons of monitoring and modeling approaches for multiple pollutants.

Moderator(s):

Maureen O'Neill

12:30 PM

Evaluating the effects of traffic on air quality: Linkages between research and community interests