TY - JOUR
T1 - Inspection/maintenance program evaluation
T2 - Replicating the Denver Step Method for an Atlanta fleet
AU - Corley, Elizabeth A.
AU - Dehart-Davis, Leisha
AU - Lindner, Jim
AU - Rodgers, Michael O.
PY - 2003/6/15
Y1 - 2003/6/15
N2 - The research presented in this paper employs the Step Method of Inspection/Maintenance (I/M) program evaluation to estimate the emissions reduction for an Atlanta I/M program. Stedman et al. (Stedman, D. H.; Bishop, G. A.; Aldrete, P.; Slott, R. S. Environ. Sci. Technol. 1997, 31, 927-931) introduced the Step Method of evaluation when they presented the results of a 1995 Denver I/M program evaluation. The research presented here replicates the original Denver Step Method analysis for a 1997 Atlanta I/M program. This evaluation was conducted separately for the nine outlying Atlanta counties and the four counties that are closest to the center of the city. The results of the analysis are similar to those found by Stedman et al. in Denver, While the Denver carbon monoxide (CO) weighted program benefit was 6.9%, the Atlanta area CO weighted program benefit is found to be 11.5% and 4.9% for the nine-county and four-county Atlanta areas, respectively. We conclude thatthe 1997 I/M program change in Atlanta yielded a noteworthy and observable change in fleet emissions.
AB - The research presented in this paper employs the Step Method of Inspection/Maintenance (I/M) program evaluation to estimate the emissions reduction for an Atlanta I/M program. Stedman et al. (Stedman, D. H.; Bishop, G. A.; Aldrete, P.; Slott, R. S. Environ. Sci. Technol. 1997, 31, 927-931) introduced the Step Method of evaluation when they presented the results of a 1995 Denver I/M program evaluation. The research presented here replicates the original Denver Step Method analysis for a 1997 Atlanta I/M program. This evaluation was conducted separately for the nine outlying Atlanta counties and the four counties that are closest to the center of the city. The results of the analysis are similar to those found by Stedman et al. in Denver, While the Denver carbon monoxide (CO) weighted program benefit was 6.9%, the Atlanta area CO weighted program benefit is found to be 11.5% and 4.9% for the nine-county and four-county Atlanta areas, respectively. We conclude thatthe 1997 I/M program change in Atlanta yielded a noteworthy and observable change in fleet emissions.
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U2 - 10.1021/es015736q
DO - 10.1021/es015736q
M3 - Article
C2 - 12854722
AN - SCOPUS:0038119847
SN - 0013-936X
VL - 37
SP - 2801
EP - 2806
JO - Environmental Science and Technology
JF - Environmental Science and Technology
IS - 12
ER -