Spatial-diffusion characters and emission reduction strategy for motor vehicle pollutants on expressway

• Published in: DISCOVER ENVIRONMENT 2024-07, Vol.2 (1), p.1-22, Article 83
• Main Authors: Yao, Shengyong, Niu, Siyu, Hasan, Mohammad Kamrul, Bian, Zixiang, Hao, Yunhong, Wang, Yanfei, Li, Shuning, Ding, Ru, Ji, Chenfei, Li, Duoduo
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Capital Ring Expressway; Earth and Environmental Science; Emission; Environment; Environmental Geography; Environmental Science and Engineering; Motor vehicles; Pollutants; Spatial-diffusion
• ISSN: 2731-9431; 2731-9431
• DOI: 10.1007/s44274-024-00123-4

This research tries to establish the emissions diffusion model of high-speed motor vehicles on the Capital Ring Expressway (CRE) around Beijing, China, applying the MOVES and the CALPUFF models. Data required for this study have been collected from different sources. The results show that small buses and large trucks have the highest pollutant emissions on the CRE. The pollutants like CO and HC mainly comes from gasoline vehicles, while NOx, PM10 and PM2.5 comes from diesel vehicles. The average concentrations of the diffusion of CO, NOx, CH4, PM10, and PM2.5 along with the CRE are 6.5 mg/m3, 2.3 mg/m3, 0.27 mg/m3, 0.055 mg/m3 and 0.056 mg/m3 respectively. The results of this study have practical significance and influence on the emission reduction and concentration control strategies under different circumstances, and put forward suggestions on changing transportation modes, strengthening supervision and so on. It has produced a number of recommendations for the policy makers including (1) active promotion of new energy vehicles on expressways, (2) strategic change of the mode of passenger and freight transportation on expressways, (3) strengthen traffic management and supervision of motor vehicles on expressways, and (4) strengthen vegetation protection in rural and ecologically sound areas along the route.