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Volpe Center Air Quality Facility

Projects

This page contains links to brief descriptions of projects by the Volpe Center's Air Quality Facility on behalf of the named sponsors. Links to the individual project reports are provided where available.

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

• Evaluation of methods for computing aircraft particulate matter (PM) emissions.
• Assessment of existing aircraft performance methodologies for inclusion in EDMS, Ongoing
• Development of an air quality screening tool for airports, Ongoing
• Documentation and enhancement of EDMS ground support equipment (GSE) database, Ongoing
• Evaluation of AERMOD dispersion algorithms for EDMS, Ongoing
• System for Accessing Aviation's Global Emissions (SAGE), Ongoing
• Validation of EDMS with AERMOD dispersion, Ongoing

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

• Alternative Transportation Systems in National Parks, Ongoing

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)

• Technical support for the evaluation of air quality impacts proposed actions by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

• Technical Support for the Development of an Environmental Assessment entitled the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards, Ongoing

Technical Support Working Group (TSWG)

• Oklahoma City Dispersion Study, 2003