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One-second emissions potentials (i.e. kT 1/3 /s) for each road section and heading were averaged. The number of 1-second measurements constituting the averages ranged from 14 (Ponderay northbound after sweeping) to 300 (Quarter Horse westbound after sweeping). Figure 4-18 shows the average emissions potential for each road segment and heading before and after sweeping. The results from these tests are counterintuitive. If the street sweeper is removing suspendable material from the roadway, the emissions potential should decrease after sweeping. Instead, the emissions potential is observed to increase by up to 40% after sweeping. The average emissions potential increase measured on all five roads is 16%. 1.8 1.6 Before Sweeping After Sweeping 1.4 Emissions Potential (g/vkt)/(m/s) 1.2 1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 Clark East Clark West Ponderay North Ponderay South Ponderosa East Ponderosa West Quarter Horse East Quarter Horse West Wilcomb North Wilcomb South Figure 4-18. Comparison of emissions potential from 5 streets in Ada County before and after street sweeping. The reason for the increase in emissions potential after sweeping is unclear. It is possible that material displaced from the curb unto the street as the sweeper passes over the road. Alternatively, particles trapped in the cracks and pits of the road may be redistributedacross the road surface by the sweeper, making those particle available for suspension by passing vehicles. In this experiment, the application of the sand has been shown to increase PM 10 emissions, though only for a short time after application. Sand applied to the road drifted to the shoulders within a few hours of application. On the short time-scale of these experiments, it was not possible to investigate whether or not sand blown to the side of the road can serve as a longterm reservoir for subsequent PM 10 emissions. At present, it is uncertain how sweeping affects the urban scale emissions inventory. The sweepers tested effectively capture large material (e.g. sand, trash, and leaf debris) but were not effective in lowering PM 10 emissions in the short-term. We note however that the large material on roadways may be precursors to PM 10 road dust emissions since vehicle tires can disaggregate 4-28
the large material into finer particles. Thus, it is possible that the removal of comparatively large grains of geologic material reduces the total amount of PM 10 that would otherwise be available for emission in the long-term. This mechanism, not examined by the experiments presented here, should be studied further since it may have important implications for the effectiveness of street sweeping programs in PM 10 emissions reduction. 4-29
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TREASURE VALLEY ROAD DUST STUDY: FI
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Idaho Departm
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION..
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6.3 DISCUSSION ....................
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are strongly correlated and that on
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Figure 4-17. Map of street sweeper
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Table 5-3. Speeds and VKT by county
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Table A-28. Laboratory Silt Analysi
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?? To assess the impact of winterti
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2. SILT MEASUREMENTS For this study
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vehicle tires. The lengths of the s
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Figure 2-1. Map of Sample Collectio
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Table 2-5 Silt Content and Silt Loa
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collectors. In contrast, summer sil
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3.2 TRAKER Measurements For the TVR
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8.3 Differences Between Emissions M
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determine at this time what fractio
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sweepers to reduce PM 10 emissions
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McMahon T.A., and P.J. Denison (197
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Figure A-1. Map of Sample Collectio
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Table A-3. Laboratory Silt Analysis
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APPENDIX B. BOISE PRECIPITATION AND
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Pecentile among days with precipita
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A.1 Wind speed The cumulative frequ
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APPENDIX C : EMISSIONS INVENTORIES:
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C.1.1.2a Field List for worksheets
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values specified by AP-42 and do no
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