Evaluation of air quality at the Birmingham New Street Railway Station

Air pollution from diesel emissions is becoming an increased international concern, and whilst attention has been primarily focused on the automotive industry, concerns have also been raised about emissions from diesel rail vehicles. This paper reports an extensive series of measurements made at the...

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Autores: Hickman, AL, Baker, CJ, Cai, X, Delgado-Saborit, JM, Thornes, JE
Formato: artículo
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Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Recursos:Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana (FISABIO)
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Palavra-chave:Air pollution
diesel emissions
diesel trains
oxides of nitrogen
particulate matter
railway station
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spelling Evaluation of air quality at the Birmingham New Street Railway StationHickman, ALBaker, CJCai, XDelgado-Saborit, JMThornes, JEAir pollutiondiesel emissionsdiesel trainsoxides of nitrogenparticulate matterrailway stationAir pollution from diesel emissions is becoming an increased international concern, and whilst attention has been primarily focused on the automotive industry, concerns have also been raised about emissions from diesel rail vehicles. This paper reports an extensive series of measurements made at the Birmingham New Street station, a major rail interchange in the Midlands of England, with a mix of diesel and electric train movements, which is of particular concern because of the enclosed nature of the platforms. This study was undertaken in collaboration with Network Rail to better understand the environment in and around the station over a longer period to provide a more detailed analysis of the complex environment at the station. The station environment has been considered in terms of the European Union (EU) and Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) limits as part of the monitoring methodology, but it should be noted that these limits do not apply in this environment as the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulation 1999 and the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 are applicable. The monitoring campaign consisted of diffusion tube measurements to measure nitrogen dioxide at a large number of different locations throughout and around the station. These were followed by detailed measurements of oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter, carbon dioxide and black carbon (a diesel tracer) at a smaller number of sites at the platform level. The results are analysed to give concentrations over a wide variety of time scales, and long- and short-term averages. The effects of ambient wind conditions and individual train movements are also considered. Recommendations are made for possible remedial measures and for future work to more fully understand the physical mechanisms involved.SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD2018info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttps://fisabio.portalinvestigacion.com/publicaciones/12961PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART F-JOURNAL OF RAIL AND RAPID TRANSITISSN: 09544097ISSNe: 20413017reponame:r-FISABIO. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científicainstname:Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana (FISABIO)Inglésinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:fisabio.fundanetsuite.com:p129612026-06-11T12:45:17Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Evaluation of air quality at the Birmingham New Street Railway Station
title Evaluation of air quality at the Birmingham New Street Railway Station
spellingShingle Evaluation of air quality at the Birmingham New Street Railway Station
Hickman, AL
Air pollution
diesel emissions
diesel trains
oxides of nitrogen
particulate matter
railway station
title_short Evaluation of air quality at the Birmingham New Street Railway Station
title_full Evaluation of air quality at the Birmingham New Street Railway Station
title_fullStr Evaluation of air quality at the Birmingham New Street Railway Station
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of air quality at the Birmingham New Street Railway Station
title_sort Evaluation of air quality at the Birmingham New Street Railway Station
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Hickman, AL
Baker, CJ
Cai, X
Delgado-Saborit, JM
Thornes, JE
author Hickman, AL
author_facet Hickman, AL
Baker, CJ
Cai, X
Delgado-Saborit, JM
Thornes, JE
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author2 Baker, CJ
Cai, X
Delgado-Saborit, JM
Thornes, JE
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author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Air pollution
diesel emissions
diesel trains
oxides of nitrogen
particulate matter
railway station
topic Air pollution
diesel emissions
diesel trains
oxides of nitrogen
particulate matter
railway station
description Air pollution from diesel emissions is becoming an increased international concern, and whilst attention has been primarily focused on the automotive industry, concerns have also been raised about emissions from diesel rail vehicles. This paper reports an extensive series of measurements made at the Birmingham New Street station, a major rail interchange in the Midlands of England, with a mix of diesel and electric train movements, which is of particular concern because of the enclosed nature of the platforms. This study was undertaken in collaboration with Network Rail to better understand the environment in and around the station over a longer period to provide a more detailed analysis of the complex environment at the station. The station environment has been considered in terms of the European Union (EU) and Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) limits as part of the monitoring methodology, but it should be noted that these limits do not apply in this environment as the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulation 1999 and the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 are applicable. The monitoring campaign consisted of diffusion tube measurements to measure nitrogen dioxide at a large number of different locations throughout and around the station. These were followed by detailed measurements of oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter, carbon dioxide and black carbon (a diesel tracer) at a smaller number of sites at the platform level. The results are analysed to give concentrations over a wide variety of time scales, and long- and short-term averages. The effects of ambient wind conditions and individual train movements are also considered. Recommendations are made for possible remedial measures and for future work to more fully understand the physical mechanisms involved.
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