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Changes In Air-Quality In Milwaukee, Wi Due The Covid-19 Lockdown, Nathan Hay
Changes In Air-Quality In Milwaukee, Wi Due The Covid-19 Lockdown, Nathan Hay
Master's Theses (2009 -)
Shortly after COVID-19 started spreading across the country, Wisconsin instituted their shutdown on March 23rd, 2020. With large swaths of the population forced to stay at home, this presented a unique case study to evaluate the effects of reduced traffic volumes on vehicle related emissions. To do so, this study measured air quality on a 40-mile route within Milwaukee County on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 4 to 6 PM from the beginning of April until the end of August. Mobile sensors – a Sniffer 4D and micro aethalometer – were attached to a car and collected particulate matter (1.0-10 μm), …