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    School Bus In-Cabin Particulate Matter Quantification and Reduction Strategies and Associated Risk Assessment: Research Project Summary
    (Trenton, N.J. : New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Science, 2009-09) Bonanno, Linda J.; Stern, Alan
    Public Law 2005, c.219was signed on Sept 7, 2005. This law was intended to reduce fine particle emissions from diesel mobile sources in New Jersey. The law required the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to conduct a project to (1) evaluate the relative contribution of emissions from both the crankcase and the tailpipe to in-cabin levels of fine particles in school buses; and (2) evaluate the feasibility of requiring, and the environmental and health benefits of, the reduction of fine particle levels from school bus tailpipe emissions through the use of additional retrofit devices. The monitoring study was carried out by Rowan University (Martinez-Morett D., et al., 2009) and overseen by the NJDEP Division of Science, Research and Technology (DSRT).
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    Urban Community Air Toxics Monitoring Project, Paterson City, NJ
    (Trenton, N.J. : Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Science, 2010-02-24) Bonanno, Linda; Bollen, Brad; Boyko, Olga; Carter, Gail; Fan, Zhi-Hua (Tina); Korn, Leo; Lin, Lin; Mayes, Peter; Snyder, Erica; Yu, Chang Ho; Stern, Alan
    The overall objectives of the Urban Community Air Toxics Monitoring Project, Paterson City, NJ, (UCAMPP) was to provide information and develop tools and methods so that the NJDEP and communities can better address exposure and risk issues related to air toxics through the characterization of local air associated with different land use patterns in a highly industrialized urban community. Three air monitoring stations were set up on the rooftops of three buildings in Paterson, with the aim of capturing industrial, commercial and mobile source-dominated emissions over the course of one year. The background monitoring site was located ~45 km WSW of Paterson in Chester, NJ. UCAMPP's specific aims were to 1) characterize the spatial resolution of local air toxics; 2) determine concentration gradients; 3) identify source signatures from various land uses; 4) evaluate modeling results using monitoring data; 5) field test new sampling and analytical techniques for air toxics that are currently difficult to quantify; 6) characterize the concerns of an Environmental Justice (EJ) type community; 7) identify risk reduction strategies, and 8) implement feasible strategies. This study will serve as a pilot project and provide valuable information that can be applied to other communities around the state and the nation.