Exploring Regional Reduction Pathways for Human Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Using a Traffic Assignment Model

A Bin Thaneya, A Horvath - Environmental Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
An exposure-based traffic assignment (TA) model is used to quantify primary and secondary
fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) exposure from on-road vehicle flow on the Chicago …

Environmental justice and systems analysis for air quality planning in the port of Oakland in California

F Greer, A Bin Thaneya, A Horvath - Environmental Science & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Many frontline communities experience adverse health impacts from living in proximity to
high-polluting industrial sources. Securing environmental justice requires, in part, a …

Exploring Regional Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Exposure Reduction Pathways Using an Optimal Power Flow Model: The Case of the Illinois Power Grid

A Bin Thaneya, A Horvath - Environmental Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
This work develops an exposure-based optimal power flow model (OPF) that accounts for
fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) exposure from electricity generation unit (EGU) emissions …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the significance of transportation emissions in upfront embodied carbon in buildings

F Greer, A Horvath - Building and Environment, 2025 - Elsevier
Addressing embodied carbon associated with building materials is urgent. Transportation
(A4) emissions are sometimes neglected (or incorrectly calculated) in relation to the …

Performance evaluation of coconut fiber ash as mineral filler in asphalt mixture

OJ Asebiomo, OS Aderinola, P Ejigboye… - Innovative Infrastructure …, 2024 - Springer
Agricultural waste materials are potentially dependable and affordable road construction
materials that help to develop sustainable pavements, reducing nuisance waste and …

Leveraging environmental assessment and environmental justice to deliver equitable, decarbonized built infrastructure

F Greer - Environmental Research: Infrastructure and …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Climate change is the most pressing sustainability issue of our time, with anthropogenic
greenhouse gas emissions causing economic, environmental, and human health impacts …

Disproportionate impacts of building materials production facilities on neighboring communities

A Kim, G Chaboya, H Kwon… - Environmental Research …, 2025 - iopscience.iop.org
The construction and building materials (CBMs) production industries, such as cement,
steel, and plastics that are responsible for a substantial share of global CO 2 emissions, face …

Features of extreme pollution and its influencing factors: evidence from China

L Deng, X Liu - Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2024 - Springer
Extreme PM 2.5 pollution has become a significant environmental problem in China in
recent years, which is hazardous to human health and daily life. Noticing the importance of …

Inequalities in the production and use of cement and concrete, and their consequences for decarbonisation and sustainable development

ATM Marsh, R Parker, AL Mdee… - Environmental …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Concrete is vital for constructing infrastructure and housing, and cement is the key binding
material within concrete. Concrete is an enabler of development, as concrete structures are …