Open AccessEnvironmental impact evaluation associated to road traffic. A case study for Iasi city
Author(s) -
Alina Mihaela Nicuţă,
Mihaela Condurat
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/789/1/012045
Subject(s) - environmental science , sustainable development , environmental impact assessment , climate change , pollutant , air pollution , noise pollution , transport engineering , road traffic , meteorology , environmental engineering , geography , engineering , computer science , ecology , chemistry , organic chemistry , political science , law , biology , artificial intelligence , noise reduction
Development means a strong transportation network. Still, it comes associated with negative consequences, among them climate change and environmental disruptions. The pollution effects associated with road transportation are determined by a serial of factors like atmospheric conditions, topography, climate, traffic, fuel type, vehicle age but also improper maintenance of vehicles. All these components lead to atmospheric emissions caused by fuel leakage on rolling surface, dust and noise, accidental leakage of toxic chemical products. The present paper brings its contribution to the issue of sustainable development, approaching the problem of environmental impact associated with road traffic, quantifying pollutant emissions and comparing values. The evaluation is based on statistics for the most crowded road in Iasi City, namely Independence Boulevard, consisting of traffic data for the last 3 years obtained from the local Office of Traffic Management.