New Publication: Air Quality at the ports of Los Angeles & Long Beach

New Publication: Air Quality at the ports of Los Angeles & Long Beach

Dr. Ira Leifer & collaborators at UCI have published the first part of a paper on air quality at the ports throughout the Covid-19 crisis.

Read the article here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1352231023003758?dgcid=author

Article Highlights

  • Mobile air quality surveyed the Los Angeles & Long Beach Ports during covid19.
  • Surveys, air quality station and satellite data found dramatic covid19 NO2 decreases.
  • Recovery to normal pollution levels was slow – multiyear.
  • Ozone increased during covid19, indicating VOH-limited ozone formation.