Aviation-Related Impacts on Ultrafine Particle Number Concentrations Outside and Inside Residences near an Airport.

ABSTRACT: Jet engine exhaust is a significant source of ultrafine particles and aviation-related emissions can adversely impact air quality over large areas surrounding airports. We investigated outdoor and indoor ultrafine particle number concentrations (PNC) from 16 residences located in two study areas in the greater Boston metropolitan area (MA, USA) for evidence of aviation-related impacts. During winds from the direction of Logan International Airport, that is, impact-sector winds, an increase in outdoor and indoor PNC was clearly evident at all seven residences in the Chelsea study area (∼4-5 km from the airport) and three out of nine residences in the Boston study area (∼5-6 km from the airport); the median increase during impact-sector winds compared to other winds was 1.7-fold for both out

SUBMITTER: Hudda N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5822220 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature