Task 9: Reduce Harmful Air Emissions: Emission Reduction Opportunities and Recommendations
Abstract
For this report, air emissions from aircraft, ground support equipment, and auxiliary power units were quantified. Estimates of emissions from the cars, trucks, buses, and other highway vehicles that operate on the landside of the airport were also developed. Opportunities to reduce these emissions were subsequently evaluated. Broward County, Florida, does not have a serious air quality problem, currently, although airport air emissions are expected to increase in the future with growing demand for air travel. Aircraft operations, ground service equipment, and landside vehicles present significant opportunities for further improving air quality at Ft. Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport.