Spatial-Temporal Assessment of Traffic-Related Pollutants Using Mobile and Stationary Monitoring in an Urban Environment
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area and Route Definition
2.2. Air and Traffic Pollutant Data Collection
Instrumentation and Setup
3. Results
3.1. Air Quality Data Results
3.1.1. Informative Statistics
3.1.2. Spatio-Temporal Averages of Mobile Concentrations
3.1.3. Spatio Comparison of Near-Road Stationary and Mobile Measurements
4. Discussion
4.1. Comparing Mobile and Stationary Data
4.2. Limitations and Applications
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Use of Artificial Intelligence
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sunbowl | CAMS12 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pollutant | Mobile | Stationary | Percent Diff. | Mobile | Stationary | Percent Diff. |
PM2.5 | NA | NA | - | 9.9 μg/m3 | 10.4 μg/m3 | −5% |
PM10 | NA | NA | - | 33.1 μg/m3 | 38.6 μg/m3 | −14% |
NO2 | 22.8 ppb | 15.4 ppb | 48% | 23.8 ppb | 18.1 ppb | 31% |
O3 | 32.1 ppb | 29.5 ppb | 9% | 34.7 ppb | 33.8 ppb | 3% |
Pollutant | Sunbowl | CAMS12 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Slope | Intercept | R2 | Slope | Intercept | R2 | |
PM2.5 | NA | NA | NA | 1.15 | −1.18 | 0.74 |
PM10 | NA | NA | NA | 1.10 | 2.95 | 0.75 |
NO2 | 0.33 | 8.14 | 0.19 | 0.53 | 4.95 | 0.32 |
O3 | 0.85 | 2.38 | 0.89 | 0.93 | 1.30 | 0.93 |
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Chavez, M.; Vazquez-Raygoza, L.; Williams, E.; Li, W.-W. Spatial-Temporal Assessment of Traffic-Related Pollutants Using Mobile and Stationary Monitoring in an Urban Environment. Air 2025, 3, 18. https://doi.org/10.3390/air3020018
Chavez M, Vazquez-Raygoza L, Williams E, Li W-W. Spatial-Temporal Assessment of Traffic-Related Pollutants Using Mobile and Stationary Monitoring in an Urban Environment. Air. 2025; 3(2):18. https://doi.org/10.3390/air3020018
Chicago/Turabian StyleChavez, Mayra, Leonardo Vazquez-Raygoza, Evan Williams, and Wen-Whai Li. 2025. "Spatial-Temporal Assessment of Traffic-Related Pollutants Using Mobile and Stationary Monitoring in an Urban Environment" Air 3, no. 2: 18. https://doi.org/10.3390/air3020018
APA StyleChavez, M., Vazquez-Raygoza, L., Williams, E., & Li, W.-W. (2025). Spatial-Temporal Assessment of Traffic-Related Pollutants Using Mobile and Stationary Monitoring in an Urban Environment. Air, 3(2), 18. https://doi.org/10.3390/air3020018