Investigative study to determine concentrations of Nitrogen dioxide NO2)and PM10 PM2.5 along Manchester city center and nearby running routes

Description

Aim: To determine if concentrations of NO2 and PM are significant to the health of the study receptors (runners, cyclers). Objectives and methods: -Determine the major sources of NO2, PM10, PM2.5, in the study areas. -Carry out a screening assessment for road traffic sources using the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) model to assess potential exceedances at all relevant locations. -Compare the DMRB model results and monitoring data; if there is an agreement between the results, then the model may be sufficient to determine the area of exceedance of the objective. * I want to start with the Introduction first, if the work is satisfactory I will do the other dissertation chapters here. *I’ll provide the excel sheet for the screening model where you only input the distance between the vehicles in the road and the receptors on the pavement using google earth. background levels of the pollutants which you will also input in the model, as well as links to traffic flow data, emission factors and NOX to NO2 caculator are all available in the excel as weblinks. These data are publicly available and can be found in DEFRA website and other governmental sites