Vehicular Ammonia Emissions in Baltimore, Maryland

dc.contributor.advisorSiefert, Ronald Len_US
dc.contributor.authorErwin, Amy Corneren_US
dc.contributor.departmentMarine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciencesen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2005-10-11T10:51:34Z
dc.date.available2005-10-11T10:51:34Z
dc.date.issued2005-08-15en_US
dc.description.abstractAtmospheric ammonia is a precursor to the formation of fine particulate matter, which contributes to human health problems and decreased visibility. Atmospheric ammonia may also be transported through wet and dry deposition to water bodies such as the Chesapeake Bay, contributing to excess nutrient loadings that cause eutrophication. Vehicle exhaust contains ammonia, created by a reaction of NOx with H2 in the three-way catalytic converter. Ammonia emissions were measured using a mass balance on the Fort McHenry Tunnel, Baltimore, Maryland. Atmospheric concentrations of gas-phase and particulate-phase ammonium were measured during 2003-2004 using denuders and filter packs. The average vehicle (veh) emission rate for these studies was 8.1 ± 4.3 mg NH3-N veh-1 km-1. We estimate the annual emission of ammonia from vehicles to be 151 metric tons NH3-N yr-1 in Baltimore City and County and 707 metric tons NH3-N yr-1 in all of Maryland.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/2994
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEnvironmental Sciencesen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledChemistry, Analyticalen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledAmmoniaen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledAmmonia Emissionsen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledVehicular Emissionsen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledMobile Emissionsen_US
dc.titleVehicular Ammonia Emissions in Baltimore, Marylanden_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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