Modeling road transport emissions of pollutants with high spatial resolution
Abstract
Road transport is a significant contributor to atmospheric air pollution, and accurate estimates of emissions are crucial for understanding and managing air pollution. This paper presents a bottom-up approach for estimating annual emissions based on vehicle mileage modeling with a spatial resolution of 1 km × 1 km for the entire territory of Belarus. The study highlights the high spatial heterogeneity and differences in the territorial structure of emissions of various pollutants. It also identifies the contribution of roads of different levels and categories of vehicles that form them. The emission densities of four major pollutants, namely carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, non-methane volatile organic compounds, and fine particulate matter in urban and other areas were calculated.
Keywords
road transport,
emissions,
atmospheric air,
carbon monoxide,
nitrogen oxides,
particulate matter,
nonmethane volatile organic compounds,
urban areas
Supporting agencies: The study has been performed within The State program of scientific research «Nature management and ecology», subprogram «Natural resources and environmental safety»; state registration no. 20160130.
About the Authors
O. Yu. Krukowskaya
Institute of Nature Management of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Belarus
Belarus
Olga Yu. Krukowskaya – Ph. D. (Georgaphy), Senior Researcher
10, F. Skoriny Str., 220076, Minsk
S. V. Kakareka
Institute of Nature Management of the National Academy of
Sciences of Belarus
Belarus
Belarus
Sergey V. Kakareka – D. Sc. (Technical), Professor, Head of Lab of Transboundary Pollution
10, F. Skoriny Str., 220076, Minsk
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Krukowskaya O.Yu., Kakareka S.V. Modeling road transport emissions of pollutants with high spatial resolution. Nature Management. 2023;(2):24-38. (In Russ.)
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