title: Evaluation of light-duty vehicle mobile source regulations on ozone concentration trends in 2018 and 2030 in the western and eastern United States.
abstract: To improve U.S. air quality, there are many regulations on-the-way (OTW) and on-the-books (OTB), including mobile source California Low Emission Vehicle third generation (LEV III) and federal Tier 3 standards. This study explores the effects of those regulations by using the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) model for 8-hr ozone concentrations in the western and eastern United States in the years 2018 and 2030 during a month with typical high ozone concentrations, July. Alterations in pollutant emissions can be due to technological improvements, regulatory amendments, and changes in growth. In order to project emission rates for future years, the impacts of all of these factors were estimated. This study emphasizes the potential light-duty vehicle emission changes by year to predict ozone levels. The results of this study show that most areas have decreases in 8-hr ozone concentrations in the year 2030, although there are some areas with increased concentrations. Additionally, there are areas with 8-hr ozone concentrations greater than the current US. National Ambient Air Quality Standard level, which is 75 ppb.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Collet
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Minoura
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kidokoro
authors.forename: Yukihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sonoda
authors.forename: Yukio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kinugasa
authors.forename: Prakash
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Karamchandani
mesh_terms: D000397:Air Pollution / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010126:Ozone / Q000032:analysis*; D014481:United States; D001335:Vehicle Emissions / Q000032:analysis / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*
chemical_list: D001335:Vehicle Emissions; D010126:Ozone