Remote Sensing of In-Use Heavy-Duty Diesel Trucks
Publication Date
10-21-2006
Document Type
Article
Organizational Units
College of Natural Science and Mathematics, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Keywords
Atmospheric chemistry, Emissions, Pollutants, Heavy-duty diesel trucks
Abstract
On-road measurements in 2005 of carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbons, nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide, and sulfur dioxide from 1641 individually identified heavy-duty diesel trucks at two locations in Colorado are reported. Carbon monoxide and nitric oxide show increasing emissions with increased altitude. Oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emissions have decreased with more recent model years over the last 10 years but are the same as vehicles that are 20 years old. At the Golden, CO site, there was a statistically significant decrease in fleet emissions of CO and NOx since a similar study in 1999. There was no emission trend for CO or NOx with gross vehicle weight or odometer in units of grams of pollutant per kilogram of fuel consumed. Data from this study suggest that on-road remote sensing can detect illegal, high sulfur fuel use from individual heavy-duty diesel trucks. Ammonia emissions from this study were below the detection limit of the instrument but will be useful as a baseline value for future comparison.
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Copyright Date
10-21-2006
Rights Holder
American Chemical Society
Provenance
Received from author
Language
English (eng)
Publication Statement
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Publication Title
Environmental Science & Technology
Volume
40
Issue
22
First Page
6938
Last Page
6942
ISSN
1520-5851
Recommended Citation
Burgard, D. A., Bishop, G. A., Stedman, D. H., Gessner, V. H., & Daeschlein, C. (2006). Remote sensing of in-use heavy-duty diesel trucks. Environmental Science & Technology, 40(22), 6938-6942. DOI: 10.1021/es060989a