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Research report 493 Field evaluation of media filtration stormwater treatment devices

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Category: Environmental impacts of land transport , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

This study evaluated the performance of media filtration stormwater treatment devices for removing suspended solids, copper and zinc from road runoff.

Research Report 585 Risk assessment of road stormwater run-off

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Category: Environmental impacts of land transport , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

This report describes a GIS-based road stormwater screening (RSS) model developed to upgrade and widen application of the NZ Transport Agency’s 2007 vehicle kilometres travelled screening tool.

Research Report 457 Determination of personal exposure to traffic pollution while travelling by different modes

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Category: Environmental impacts of land transport , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

This purpose of this project is to assess the comparative risk associated with exposure to traffic pollution when travelling via different transport modes in New Zealand cities.

Research Report 596 Understanding trends in roadside air quality

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Category: Environmental impacts of land transport , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

The primary aim of this research was to improve the understanding of how vehicle emissions are trending over time in New Zealand and how this relates to observed trends in local air quality.

Research Report 590 Impacts of exposure to dust on unsealed roads

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Category: Environmental impacts of land transport , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

The primary purpose of this research was to improve our understanding of the impacts that dust emissions from unsealed roads have on people and investigate dust mitigation measures.

Research Report 462 Lifetime liabilities of land transport using road and rail infrastructure

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Category: Environmental impacts of land transport , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

The aim of the project was to establish the whole-of-life environmental performance of passenger and freight movement that uses roads and rail.

Research Report 515 The effect of rainfall and contaminants on road pavement skid resistance

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Category: Environmental impacts of land transport , Research programme , Research & reports | Audiences: Communities, General

This research project, which was undertaken between 2003 and 2006, aimed to improve the understanding of the effect that environmental factors (eg rainfall and detritus) have on the variation of measured skid resistance, both in the short and longer …

Research Report 083 Road noise generated by concrete block pavements

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Category: Environmental impacts of land transport , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

The use of concrete block pavers as a road surfacing in residential and industrial areas is increasing in New Zealand.