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Assessing the Effects of Freight Movement on Air Quality at the National and Regional Level

Final Report

April 2005

Prepared for

U.S. Federal Highway Administration
Office of Natural and Human Environment
400 7th Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20590
Project Manager: Diane Turchetta
Diane.Turchetta@fhwa.dot.gov

Prepared by

ICF Consulting
9300 Lee Highway
Fairfax, Virginia 22031
Tel 703-934-3000
Fax 703-934-3740
Contacts:
Jeff Ang-Olson, JAngOlson@icfconsulting.com
Sergio Ostria, SOstria@icfConsulting.com

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Chapter 2 - National Freight Transportation Trends and Emissions

2.1 Freight Transportation Activity and Trends
2.2 Freight Transportation Forecasts
2.3 Effects of Emission Standards
2.4 National Freight Transportation Emissions

Chapter 3 - Freight Transportation Emissions at the Regional Level

3.1 Regional Freight Activity
3.2 Trucking Emissions
3.3 Freight Railroad Emissions
3.4 Marine Freight Emissions
3.5 Air Freight Emissions
3.6 Summary and Comparison

Chapter 4 - Emission Mitigation Strategies

4.1 Technological Strategies
4.2 Operational Strategies

Chapter 5 - Conclusions and Recommendations

Appendix A - EPA Emission Standards

Appendix B - Estimation of Future Truck Emissions

Appendix C - Regional Freight Transportation Profiles

Endnotes

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