National satellite-based land-use regression: NO2 in the United States
Novotny, EV; Bechle, MJ; Millet, DB; Marshall, JD
HERO ID
758518
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
2011
Language
English
PMID
| HERO ID | 758518 |
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| In Press | No |
| Year | 2011 |
| Title | National satellite-based land-use regression: NO2 in the United States |
| Authors | Novotny, EV; Bechle, MJ; Millet, DB; Marshall, JD |
| Journal | Environmental Science & Technology |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Page Numbers | 4407-4414 |
| Abstract | Land-use regression models (LUR) estimate outdoor air pollution at high spatial resolution. Previous LURs have generally focused on individual cities. Here, we present an LUR for year-2006 ground-level NO(2) concentrations throughout the contiguous United States. Our approach employs ground- and satellite-based NO(2) measurements, and geographic characteristics such as population density, land-use (based on satellite data), and distance to major and minor roads. The results provide reliable estimates of ambient NO(2) air pollution as measured by the U.S. EPA (R(2) = 0.78; bias = 22%) at a spatial resolution (∼ 30 m) that is capable of capturing within-urban and near-roadway gradients in NO(2). We explore several aspects of temporal (time-of-day; day-of-week; season) and spatial (urban versus rural; U.S. region) variability in the model. Results are robust to spatial autocorrelation, to selection of an alternative input data set, and to minor perturbations in input data (using 90% of the data to predict the remaining 10%). The modeled population-weighted (unweighted) mean outdoor concentration in the United States is 10.7 (4.8) ppb. Our approach could be implemented in other areas of the world given sufficient road network and pollutant monitoring data. To facilitate future use and evaluation of the results, concentration estimates for the ∼ 8 million U.S. Census blocks in the contiguous United States are publicly available via the Supporting Information. |
| Doi | 10.1021/es103578x |
| Pmid | 21520942 |
| Wosid | WOS:000290426900035 |
| Is Certified Translation | No |
| Dupe Override | No |
| Conference Location | Seoul, South Korea |
| Conference Name | Joint Conference of International Society of Exposure Science/International Society for Environmental Epidemiology |
| Conference Date | August 28 - September 1, 2010 |
| Is Public | Yes |
| Language Text | English |
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