Traffic Related Emission (4th Edition)
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Air Pollution Control".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 135
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Interests: exhaust and brake emission measurement and control; particularly particles; non regulated pollutants; combustion and emission characteristics of alternative fuels
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Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is a follow-up to the Special Issue ‘Traffic-Related Emission’ (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/atmosphere/special_issues/Traffic_Related_Emission), ‘Traffic Related Emission’ (2nd Edition) (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/atmosphere/special_issues/EHMD25U223), and ‘Traffic Related Emission (3rd Edition)’ (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/atmosphere/special_issues/7N6FZ389EW) published in Atmosphere. This fourth edition will cover all aspects of traffic-related emissions.
Globally, traffic-related emissions are critical contributors to local air pollution issues. The increasing applications of cleaner fuels (including low-/zero-carbon and carbon-neutral fuels) and emission control devices have largely alleviated the problem of traffic-related emissions. However, new challenges have emerged, such as hybridization, new toxic pollutants (ammonia, aldehydes, smaller exhaust particles, and intermediate- and semi-VOCs), concerns over secondary contamination via atmospheric reactions, and life-cycle emission reduction capabilities. These challenges establish the necessity to continue vehicle emissions research, legislation, and policy assessment in the 'electrified' era.
The non-road sector is another source of air pollution, but has been underestimated or unintendedly overlooked. Along with reducing on-road engine emissions, the impacts of non-road mobile machinery (NRMM) are attracting increasing focus. In addition, recent changes in marine emissions, including alternative fuels and emission control devices, may significantly impact both global and coastal inventories.
In addition to engine emissions, non-exhaust emissions, primarily brake and tire particles from motor vehicles and rails, have been included or considered in forthcoming regulations in Europe and China. The need for their control may grow with the increase in gross vehicle weight and urban traffic congestion.
The scope of the fourth volume of this Special Issue will be consistent with the previous three, showcasing research on traffic-related emissions from motor vehicles, NRMMs, and non-exhaust sources (brake and tire wear particles, as well as evaporative VOCs). In addition, new insights into the impacts of future vehicle technologies such as electrification, hybridization, and e-fuels on local air quality improvement and carbon footprint reduction are welcome. Original submissions on cutting-edge technologies in emissions control and fuel, life-cycle assessment of carbon footprint, and forthcoming emissions regulations with experimental data support are highly welcome.
Dr. Xin Wang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- traffic-related emission
- alternative fuel
- internal combustion engine
- motor vehicle
- non-road mobile machinery (NRMM)
- non-exhaust particles
- life-cycle assessment
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