Health Risks of Transportation-related Emissions: A GIS Assessment

Transportation-related emissions are major sources of toxic air pollutants. Although much effort has been put into the development of air pollution dispersion and exposure health models that address aerosol-related effects to children, little has been done to link the models with a Geographic Information System (GIS) for health risk assessment. This project fills this gap by conducting a real world case study of health risks due to exposure to vehicle emissions.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $50000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  2010-NBG-1062

  GT-10207

• Sponsor Organizations:

  California Department of Transportation

  1227 O Street
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95843
• Project Managers:

  Cavello, Casey

• Performing Organizations:

  California State University, Monterey Bay

  100 Campus Center
  Building 86A
  Seaside, California  United States  93955-8001
• Principal Investigators:

  Lao, Yong

• Start Date: 20100630
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20110731
• Source Data: RiP Project 27448

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air quality management; Environmental risk assessment; Exhaust gases; Geographic information systems; Health hazards; Pollutants; Public health; Transportation
• Subject Areas: Society; Transportation (General); I15: Environment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01463831
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Leonard Transportation Center
• Contract Numbers: 2010-NBG-1062, GT-10207
• Files: UTC, RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 2:31PM