Report 596 Traffic management and air quality: realistic driving cycles for traffic management schemes

Publication Year

2004

Document Status

Current

Abstract

In most urban areas road traffic contributes significantly to emissions of the pollutants included in legislation, and is likely to be the most important source of air pollution in any designated area. This review and assessment may result in the declaration of an Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) and the need for a Local Air Quality Action Plan, where hotspots of pollution result mainly from traffic emissions. In order to develop action plans local authorities will need to be able to predict the effects of traffic management schemes on vehicle emissions and air quality.

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