Research Details

Assessment of Potential Exposures of Passengers and Operators to Air Pollutants (Study 2)

Honeylou Farinas

Category: Study

Status: Not conducted

Duration: January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2015

Additional Information

Project: Modeling of the Air Quality Impacts of Trikes and Other Vehicles at the MMSU Campus (Project 2)

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Brief Description

This is the Study 2 of the project "Modeling of the Air Quality Impacts of Trikes and Other Vehicles at the MMSU Campus".

This study is a comparative measurement of air pollutant emissions from trikes and e-jeep will be done in order to have a more concrete basis of advocating more environment-friendly means of transportation.

This study can be done with the following sequence of activities:

  1. Interview passengers/operators regarding the potential health effects of air pollutants
  2. Review literature on past studies that measure exposure of passengers/operators/drivers to various pollutants
  3. Measure air pollutants in selected tricycles and e-jeep
  4. Recommend possible abatement measures if needed
Parameters to be assessed and methods of measurement:
  • VOCs - continuous VOC analyzer and detector tubes
  • Particulate Matter - continuous dust monitor
  • CO - non-dispersive infrared analyzer

Expected Output

Enhanced modeling capability on indoor and outdoor air quality.