• Specialty

  Air Quality
  

• SECTOR

  Transportation
  

• TYPE

  Environmental Study
  Permitting / Compliance
  

• CLIENTELE

  Private Sector
  

• TIMESPAN

  2003

• LOCATION

  Woburn, MA

Valvoline Vehicle Emissions Study

SERVICE:

Vehicle Emissions

DESCRIPTION:

Tech conducted a review of air emissions from vehicles at an oil change facility in Woburn, MA. The data from a City of Woburn traffic study, including the carbon monoxide (CO) generated from peak hour traffic on Montvale Avenue was compared to idling emissions from vehicles on-site. Two on-site cases were analyzed, both of which assumed 30 vehicles in peak hour. The emissions from idling vehicles were shown to be much less than Montvale Avenue emissions. Oil-change facilities were shown to generate much less traffic than other uses that the site was approved for (I.e. fast food, gas station). Thus, project emissions were found to be minimal.

 

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Key Points

• Tech conducted a review of air emissions from vehicles at an oil change facility in Woburn, MA.
• Oil-change facilities were shown to generate much less traffic than other site-approved uses (I.e. fast food, gas station). Thus, project emissions were found to be minimal.