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ACRP Report 6: Research Needs Associated with Particulate Emissions at Airports (2008)
Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)

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Webb, Sandy, Whitefield, Philip D, Miake-Lye, Richard C, Timko, Michael T, Thrasher, Theodore G, Transportation Research Board. "Chapter 7 - Needed Research." ACRP Report 6: Research Needs Associated with Particulate Emissions at Airports. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2008.

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21 CHAPTER 7 Needed Research The following five topics identify the most pressing ­ Inputs to models for PM inventory predictions focused research needs and all are of comparable priority. Some on coupling operations to emissions data and on a sys- sequencing of projects will be required to address the knowl- tematic study of the PM emissions of the most advanced edge gaps most efficiently; however, the information gained turbofan technology, GSE, APUs, and piston-engine from these proposed research areas is needed to complete aircraft airport PM inventories with commonly acceptable confi- ­ Evaluation of aircraft PM emissions data to possibly dence levels. Chapter 8 proposes two separate research proj- develop chemical or other markers or fingerprints for ects and a synthesis report, describing rationale and estimated aircraft cost, to address several of these needs. The other research ­ Size number, mass, and compositional studies for aircraft needs described in Chapter 8 are being addressed in research brake and tire PM emissions, including possibly markers sponsored by other organizations. or fingerprints ­ Size number, mass, and compositional studies for other · Broader Engine Emissions Database airport sources, particularly GSE and APUs, including ­ Studies to correlate aircraft engine emissions to engine possibly chemical or other markers/fingerprints age and maintenance history (critical role for airlines) · Methodology Development ­ Studies to correlate fuel composition to PM production ­ Measurement methods for volatile PM properties to be ­ APU emissions database for PM developed (density, evolution, and sampling system, etc.) ­ Role of lubrication oils in aircraft PM emissions ­ Measurement methods for nonvolatile PM properties · PM Evolution Studies to be refined ­ Measurements · Health Impacts ­ Modeling ­ Health impacts of nonvolatile PM as a function of size, Link emissions datasets to local and regional air qual- number, and composition ity models ­ Health impacts of volatile PM as a function of size, ­ Laboratory simulations number, and composition · Develop Means of Estimating Relative Contributions of ­ Organic speciation relative to carcinogens and other Aircraft and Other PM Sources to Airport PM Inventory toxic compounds for volatile and coated nonvolatile PM