"Analyzing trends in ground-level ozone" by Keily Hart

Publication Date

Spring 2024

Degree Level

B.A.

First Advisor

Hill, Kaitlin

Document Type

Thesis

Medium

pdf

LCSH subject

Extreme value theory; Air -- Pollution; Particulate Matter; Ozone

Abstract

In the last few decades, concerns regarding air pollution have led to many new laws and regulations being put into place to mitigate the e↵ects of pollution on the environment and humanity as a whole. This paper analyzes several decades’ worth of ground-level ozone readings in six of the largest metropolitan areas in Texas, using data from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). These regions include the Austin-Round Rock area, Corpus Christi, the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area, El Paso, the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land area, and the San Antonio-New Braunfels area. We identify trends in these readings using the Jonckheere-Terpstra test.

Keywords: Extreme Value Theory; Air Pollution; Clustering; Jonckheere-Terpstra test; Ground Level Ozone; Particulate Matter

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