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  • Does MOVES2014 Have the Capacity for Modeling Mid-Level Ethanol Blends?

    See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . MOVES2014 includes updated fuel effects and is designed to model ethanol volumes up to 15% (that is, E0 to E15). It can also model E85 (ethanol volumes of 70 to 85 percent), but MOVES2014 is not designed to model intermediate…

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  • What are the Units of Road Grade in the Links Table?

    See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . The field road grade in the Links table should be entered as a percentage rather than a decimal fraction. In other words, a road grade of 4% should be entered in MOVES as 4, rather than 0.04.

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  • What are Possible Causes of MySQL Query Errors?

    See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . You need to make sure the character set in the MySQL my.ini file is set to UTF-8. MOVES does not recognize other character sets and this will result in incorrect or incomplete output.

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  • Can N2O (nitrous oxide) Emissions be Estimated in the MOVES Nonroad Model?

    See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . Nitrous oxide (N2O) results is not an option you can select for nonroad equipment in MOVES.

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  • Is There a Way to Model Emissions of a Single Vehicle on a Given Route in MOVES?

    See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . MOVES is designed to model fleet emissions, but the project scale in MOVES allows you to model a single average vehicle on a link (road segment). The project scale requires the user to import detailed data, including vehicle population. By…

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  • What is the Relationship Between Calendar Year, Model Year, and Age?

    See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . Model year (modelYearID) corresponds to the year that a group of vehicles in the fleet was produced. Calendar year (yearID) is the analysis year as selected in the ‘Time Spans/Year’ panel of the MOVES GUI. For a given calendar year…

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  • How do I Reset my MOVES Password?

    See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . MOVES users sometimes forget the password they entered for MariaDB. In this case, you may want to reset the ‘root’ password. Follow these steps: Open Windows Terminal or the Command Prompt (CMD) as ‘administrator’ and type “net stop mariadb”. (Alternately…

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  • Can I Create a Portable Version of MOVES to Use on Multiple Computers?

    See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . Yes, you can create a portable version of MOVES. This may be helpful if you need to easily shift your modeling analyses from one computer to another without copying files back and forth. If your organization’s computer policy allows it…

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  • What are soil sampling results compared to?

    Levels of contaminants in soils are compared to EPA regional screening levels and known typical concentration levels in soil. Screening levels are a tool that responders use to identify potential risks to human health and the environment and if there is a need for further investigation. Screening levels are health…

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  • What is the status of the soil sampling effort?

    As of early May 2023, 148 locations have been sampled. Each location includes a shallow sample (0-1 inch) and deeper sample (1-6 inches). The data were validated by experienced chemists to assess the quality of the preliminary data. During the data validation process, chemists check to see that the data…

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  • What chemicals did the soil sampling plan focus on?

    The soil sampling plan focused on determining if the area was impacted by soot and ash from the vent and burn and if the area was significantly impacted compared to areas not impacted by soot and ash. Samples were analyzed for semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) and dioxins (including furans). To…

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  • Why was the well water priority zone boundary extended?

    The priority zones are extended to reflect additional testing done by Columbiana County Health District and Norfolk Southern. The purpose of this extension is to ensure that drinking water supplies downstream to the Ohio River are monitored. The extension is not due to any additional environmental or health concerns. As…

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  • What is the Meaning of the MOVESScenarioID Field? What Conditions Must User-Defined MOVESScenarioIDs Meet?

    See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . The MOVESScenarioID is merely text that is used to label the output rows resulting from a MOVES rates run and is defined in the Scale Panel of the MOVES GUI. You can enter any text you like, as long as…

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  • Why in my Nonroad Results do I Have a fuelTypeID not Listed in the FuelType Table?

    See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . The fuel types used by the nonroad part of MOVES is not located in the FuelType table. If you look in the NRFuelType table you will see that 23 is for nonroad diesel fuel and 24 is for marine diesel…

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  • What Pollutants are Included in “oxides of nitrogen” in MOVES?

    See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . The definition of NOx in MOVES (NO + NO2 + HONO) is different than the standard NOx definition of NOx (NO + NO2). This change has been made to correct the exhaust NOx emission in MOVES for potential interference with…

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