Measurements of Particle Number and Mass Concentrations and Size Distributions in a Tunnel Environment
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Abstract
Particulate matter emissions were measured in two bores of the Caldecott Tunnel in Northern California during August and September 2004. One bore (Bore 1) is open to both heavy- and light-duty vehicles while heavy-duty vehicles are prohibited from entering the second bore (Bore 2). Particulate matter number and mass size distributions, chemical composition, and gaseous copollutants were recorded for four consecutive days near the entrance and exit of each bore. Size-resolved emission factors were determined for particle number, particle mass, elemental carbon, organic carbon (OC), sulfate, nitrate, and selected elements. The size distributions in both the bores showed a single large mode at roughly 15-20 nm in mobility diameter, with occasional smaller modes around 100 nm. The PM10 mass emission factor for heavy-duty vehicles was 14.5 times higher than that of light-duty vehicles. The particles derived from diesel are more abundant in elemental carbon, 70.9% of PM10 emissions, as compared to the light-duty vehicles. Conversely, a greater percentage of OC was found in light-duty emissions than heavy-duty emissions. In comparison to previous studies at the Caldecott Tunnel, less particle mass but more particle numbers are emitted by vehicles than was the case 7 years ago.
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