Apportionment of PM2.5 adjacent to the I-710 Harbor Freeway in Long Beach, CA

• Published in: Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association (1995) Vol. 70; no. 3; pp. 260 - 282
• Main Authors: Eatough, Delbert J., Cropper, Paul, Keeton, William, Burrell, Emily, Hansen, Jaron C., Farber, Rob, Zack, John, Cary, Robert A., Hopke, Philip K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pittsburgh Taylor & Francis 03.03.2020; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Aerosols; Ammonium; Beaches; Black carbon; Carbon; Chlorides; Datasets; Diesel; Diesel engines; Diurnal; Emissions; Gasoline; Harbors; Highways; Light scattering; Moisture content; Particulate matter; Particulates; Ports; Refineries; Regression analysis; Sampling; Ships; Spark ignition; Sulfates; Sulfur dioxide; Traffic flow; Vehicle emissions; Visibility; Water content

During August and September 2012, a study was conducted to determine the sources of PM2.5 adjacent to the I-710 Long Beach Freeway. The site is directly affected by the emissions from heavy diesel traffic flowing from major container ports about 10 km south of the sampling site. Hourly average data...