Allen L Robinson
Biographic Data
| ID | 5799303 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Allen L Robinson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Allen L |
| FAMILY NAME | Robinson |
| SIGNATURE | ROBINSON A L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Carnegie Mellon University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1819-083X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1915 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Cooking emissions are a major source of racial-ethnic air pollution exposure disparities in the United States
Racial-ethnic minority populations in the US are disproportionately exposed to airborne fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ), but few national studies have focused individually on the sources that contribute to these disparities. We address this gap by conducting a comprehensive analysis of PM 2.5 exposure disparities by race-ethnicity in the US, focusing on three source-categories: mobile-sources, cooking, and all other sources combined. Our approa…
Full-volatility emission framework corrects missing and underestimated secondary organic aerosol sources
Racial-ethnic exposure disparities to airborne ultrafine particles in the United States
Ultrafine particles (‘UFP’; <100 nm in diameter) are a subset of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ); they have different sources and spatial patterns. Toxicological studies suggest UFP may be more toxic per mass than PM 2.5 . Racial-ethnic exposure disparities for PM 2.5 are well documented; national exposure disparities for UFP remain unexplored due to a lack of national exposure estimates. Here, we combine high-spatial-resolution (census block l…
Socio-economic disparities in exposure to urban restaurant emissions are larger than for traffic
Restaurants and vehicles are important urban sources of particulate matter (PM). Due to the ubiquitous presence of these sources within cities, large variabilities in PM concentrations occur in source-rich environments (e.g. downtown), especially during times of peak activity such as meal times and rush hour. Due to intracity variations in factors such as racial-ethnic composition and economic status, we hypothesized that certain socio-economic g…
Criteria pollutant impacts of volatile chemical products informed by near-field modelling
Quantifying the social equity state of an energy system
A fundamental societal concern in energy system transitions is the distribution of benefits and costs across populations. A recent transition, the US shale gas boom, has dramatically altered the domestic energy outlook and global markets; however, the social equity implications have not been meaningfully assessed and accounted for in public and private decision making. In this study, we develop and demonstrate a systematic approach to quantify th…
Cumulative environmental and employment impacts of the shale gas boom
Assessment of methane emissions from the U.S. oil and gas supply chain
A leaky endeavor Considerable amounts of the greenhouse gas methane leak from the U.S. oil and natural gas supply chain. Alvarez et al. reassessed the magnitude of this leakage and found that in 2015, supply chain emissions were ∼60% higher than the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency inventory estimate. They suggest that this discrepancy exists because current inventory methods miss emissions that occur during abnormal operating conditions. The…
Possible malfunction in widely used methane sampler deserves attention but poses limited implications for supply chain emission estimates
Estimates of methane emissions from natural gas production sites in the United States based on recent studies have been questioned due to possible malfunction of the Bacharach Hi Flow® Sampler (BHFS), the primary measurement instrument used for two out of five source types examined in those studies (equipment leaks and chemical injection pumps). Without assessing whether the BHFS malfunction occurred in those studies, we constrain the possible un…
The Heavier Land Tax
The Heavier Land Tax
Possible malfunction in widely used methane sampler deserves attention but poses limited implications for supply chain emission estimates
Estimates of methane emissions from natural gas production sites in the United States based on recent studies have been questioned due to possible malfunction of the Bacharach Hi Flow® Sampler (BHFS), the primary measurement instrument used for two out of five source types examined in those studies (equipment leaks and chemical injection pumps). Without assessing whether the BHFS malfunction occurred in those studies, we constrain the possible un…
Assessment of methane emissions from the U.S. oil and gas supply chain
A leaky endeavor Considerable amounts of the greenhouse gas methane leak from the U.S. oil and natural gas supply chain. Alvarez et al. reassessed the magnitude of this leakage and found that in 2015, supply chain emissions were ∼60% higher than the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency inventory estimate. They suggest that this discrepancy exists because current inventory methods miss emissions that occur during abnormal operating conditions. The…
Quantifying the social equity state of an energy system
A fundamental societal concern in energy system transitions is the distribution of benefits and costs across populations. A recent transition, the US shale gas boom, has dramatically altered the domestic energy outlook and global markets; however, the social equity implications have not been meaningfully assessed and accounted for in public and private decision making. In this study, we develop and demonstrate a systematic approach to quantify th…
Cumulative environmental and employment impacts of the shale gas boom
Socio-economic disparities in exposure to urban restaurant emissions are larger than for traffic
Restaurants and vehicles are important urban sources of particulate matter (PM). Due to the ubiquitous presence of these sources within cities, large variabilities in PM concentrations occur in source-rich environments (e.g. downtown), especially during times of peak activity such as meal times and rush hour. Due to intracity variations in factors such as racial-ethnic composition and economic status, we hypothesized that certain socio-economic g…
Criteria pollutant impacts of volatile chemical products informed by near-field modelling
Full-volatility emission framework corrects missing and underestimated secondary organic aerosol sources
Racial-ethnic exposure disparities to airborne ultrafine particles in the United States
Ultrafine particles (‘UFP’; <100 nm in diameter) are a subset of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ); they have different sources and spatial patterns. Toxicological studies suggest UFP may be more toxic per mass than PM 2.5 . Racial-ethnic exposure disparities for PM 2.5 are well documented; national exposure disparities for UFP remain unexplored due to a lack of national exposure estimates. Here, we combine high-spatial-resolution (census block l…
Cooking emissions are a major source of racial-ethnic air pollution exposure disparities in the United States
Racial-ethnic minority populations in the US are disproportionately exposed to airborne fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ), but few national studies have focused individually on the sources that contribute to these disparities. We address this gap by conducting a comprehensive analysis of PM 2.5 exposure disparities by race-ethnicity in the US, focusing on three source-categories: mobile-sources, cooking, and all other sources combined. Our approa…
Environmental Science (8 works) · Air Quality and Health Impacts (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (4 works) · Business (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (3 works) · Chemistry (3 works) · Environmental Engineering (3 works) · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities (3 works)