title: Submicron particle characteristics of atmospheres in a long highway tunnel.
abstract: This study used a scanning mobility particle sizer (SMPS) to measure and categorize submicron atmospheric particles in the 14-737-nm size range for ambient and urban roadside air and for air in the Hsuehshan Tunnel (12.9 km), Taiwan. Principal component analysis, traffic flow, and particle size distributions were used to identify the emission characteristics of light-duty vehicles (LDV) with the SMPS data. In the Hsuehshan Tunnel, the particle size from the majority of emissions discharged by LDV is approximately 20-60 nm, and the maximum particle number can reach up to 2.5 × 10(5). In contrast, submicron particle size distribution for urban roadsides is mostly 14-200 nm, and the maximum particle number is approximately 4 × 10(4) with the particle number for most particle sizes being below 1,200. The submicron particle size distribution at the ambient air station was unimodal with a mode sizes at 30-50 nm with the maximum particle number of 3,000.
authors.affiliation: Department of Safety, Health and Environmental Engineering, Tungnan University, 152, Sec. 3, Beishen Rd., Shenkeng Dist., New Taipei City, 222, Taiwan, hwa003@mail.tnu.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Mei-Yin
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Hwa
authors.forename: Tai-Yi
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D001272:Atmosphere / Q000737:chemistry*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D010316:Particle Size; D013624:Taiwan; D001335:Vehicle Emissions / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D001335:Vehicle Emissions