Publication Date
1-1991
Document Type
Technical Report
Organizational Units
College of Natural Science and Mathematics, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Keywords
Atmospheric chemistry, Emissions, Pollutants
Abstract
EPA Pub 600/4-90/032 (NTIS PB91148320)
Carbon monoxide (CO) emission measurements of thousands of vehicles per day are possible with a recently evaluated remote sensor developed at the University of Denver. Funded by the Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory - Las Vegas (EMSL- LV) Innovative Research Program, the evaluation has demonstrated the comparability of volume concentration measurements made by this method with traditional emission monitoring instrumentation. Measurements are made unobtrusively as vehicles pass through an infrared light beam directed across one traffic lane about 25 centimeters above the pavement. A video camera records the vehicle registration number of each vehicle as its CO emissions are measured so that characteristics of individual vehicles and vehicle fleet categories can be associated with each measurement. Determining appropriate applications and monitoring protocols for this technology is the second phase of this Innovative Research Project. Similar remote sensing technology for monitoring mobile hydrocarbon and nitrogen oxide emissions can be developed to address the urban ozone non-attainment problem.
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
Copyright Date
1-1-1991
Rights Holder
Donald H. Stedman, Gary A. Bishop, Marc Pitchford
Provenance
Received from author
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English (eng)
Extent
90 pgs
File Size
4.6 MB
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the authors. User is responsible for all copyright compliance. This report was originally published as:
Stedman, D. H., Bishop, G. A., & Pitchford, M. (1991). Evaluation of a remote sensor for mobile source CO emissions. Washington, DC: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Recommended Citation
Stedman, D. H., Bishop, G. A., & Pitchford, M. (1991). Evaluation of a remote sensor for mobile source CO emissions. Washington, DC: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.