The air quality impact of an airport due to both ground sources and air traffic emissions within the troposphere boundary layer is a relevant topic at a local scale, especially where the airport is surrounded by urbanized areas. The work analyses the emissions from the Amerigo Vespucci airport in Florence, Italy. The comparison between the present and the future layout of the airport, which is under project, is addressed, providing a possible tool to guide local air pollution prevention strategies within the framework of the strategic transport infrastructures development. The emission scenarios of the present and future airport layouts were estimated with EDMS 5.1.3, the software package issued by FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) which is an US-EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) preferred model for airport emissions evaluation. The total yearly emissions of NOX; CO; SOX; VOCs and PM10 have been assessed, divided into the main phases of the LTO (landing and takeoff) cycle, provided for each aircraft. The results show that the takeoff phase is mainly responsible for NOX; SOX and PM10 contributions. The AERMOD dispersion model was run over one year to evaluate the concentrations of those pollutants, modelled as chemically inert.

Air quality impact of a middle size airport within an urban context through EDMS simulation / Simonetti, Irene; Maltagliati, Silvia; Manfrida, Giampaolo. - In: TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH. PART D, TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT. - ISSN 1361-9209. - STAMPA. - 40:(2015), pp. 144-154. [10.1016/j.trd.2015.07.008]

Air quality impact of a middle size airport within an urban context through EDMS simulation

SIMONETTI, IRENE;MALTAGLIATI, SILVIA;MANFRIDA, GIAMPAOLO
2015

Abstract

The air quality impact of an airport due to both ground sources and air traffic emissions within the troposphere boundary layer is a relevant topic at a local scale, especially where the airport is surrounded by urbanized areas. The work analyses the emissions from the Amerigo Vespucci airport in Florence, Italy. The comparison between the present and the future layout of the airport, which is under project, is addressed, providing a possible tool to guide local air pollution prevention strategies within the framework of the strategic transport infrastructures development. The emission scenarios of the present and future airport layouts were estimated with EDMS 5.1.3, the software package issued by FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) which is an US-EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) preferred model for airport emissions evaluation. The total yearly emissions of NOX; CO; SOX; VOCs and PM10 have been assessed, divided into the main phases of the LTO (landing and takeoff) cycle, provided for each aircraft. The results show that the takeoff phase is mainly responsible for NOX; SOX and PM10 contributions. The AERMOD dispersion model was run over one year to evaluate the concentrations of those pollutants, modelled as chemically inert.
2015
40
144
154
Goal 3: Good health and well-being for people
Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities
Simonetti, Irene; Maltagliati, Silvia; Manfrida, Giampaolo
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