Eric M. Fujita

Research Professor
Division of Atmospheric Sciences

Dr. Fujita has over 27 years of experience in managing and conducting air quality studies. He is the principal author of the field study plans for the 2000 Central California Ozone Study and 1997 Southern California Ozone Study (SCOS97-NARSTO). His research interests include chemical characterization of emission sources, reconciliation of emission inventory estimates for VOC and PM with ambient measurements, and measurement and characterization of exposure to toxic air contaminants. Dr. Fujita performed source apportionment analysis of fine particles in Colorado’s Northern Front Range, California’s South Coast Air Basin and San Francisco Bay Area, Phoenix, and Bangkok Thailand. Current research includes quantifying the relative contribution of gasoline and diesel exhaust to ambient PM and measuring air toxic exposures from mobile sources. Dr. Fujita also performed volatile organic compound source apportionment studies for the 1987 Southern California Air Quality Study (SCAQS), 1990 San Joaquin Valley Air Quality Study (SJVAQS), 1993 Coastal Oxidant Assessment for Southeast Texas (COAST), 1995 Boston and Los Angeles Study, 1996 Phoenix Ozone Study, NARSTO-Northeast 1995 Summer Ozone Study, 1995/96 Washington Ozone Transport Study, 1996 El Paso/Juarez Ozone Study, and 1998 Central Texas On-Road Hydrocarbon Study. He has conducting similar studies in Houston and Mexicali, Mexico. Dr. Fujita also coordinated laboratory comparisons of VOC measurements during the SCOS97-NARTSO, COAST and NARSTO-Northeast ozone studies.

Prior to coming to DRI, Dr. Fujita was an Air Pollution Research Specialist for the Research Division of the California Air Resources Board where he initiated and managed extramural research in emission inventory development, air quality measurements, and atmospheric processes. These studies included developing emission factors for mobile and stationary sources and assessing the effectiveness of emission control measures. Other studies included examining gas and aerosol measurement methods and characterization of organic compounds in ambient air and emission sources.

RESEARCH AREAS:

• Ambient Air and Source Sampling, Chemical and Physical Analysis, Emissions Inventory, Modeling and Impact Assesment, Quality Assurance

COMMITTEES AND OFFICES:

• Member of the National Academy of Sciences National Research Council/Transportation Research Board study committee to evaluate the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program from October, 1999 to April, 2002.

• Chairman of the Intersociety Subcommittee #4 on Carbon and Hydrocarbon Compounds

• Coordinating Research Council's Air Pollution Research Advisory Committee

• Technical Program Committee and editor of the proceedings for the Southern California Air Quality Study Data Analysis Conference

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Melvin Zeldin, Yushuo Chang, Thomas Christofk, David Campbell, Eric Fujita, and Richard Countess (2007).

The Roseville Rail Yard Project: A Cooperative Program to Reduce Air Toxics Risk. Environmental Manager, January 2007.

Ceballos, D.M., B. Zielinska, J. Sagebiel and E.M. Fujita (2007).

Characterization Of Solid Phase Micro Extraction And Gas Chromatography For The Analysis Of Gasoline Tracers In Different Microenvironments. J. Air Waste Manage. Assoc. 57: 355-365.

Fujita, E.M., B. Zielinska, D.E. Campbell, W.P. Arnott, J. Sagebiel, L. Mazzoleni, J.C. Chow, N. P.A. Gabele, W. Crews, R. Snow, N. Clark, S. Wayne and D.R. Lawson (2007).

Variations in speciated emissions from spark-ignition and compression ignition motor vehicles in the California's South Coast Air Basin. J. Air Waste Manage. Assoc. 57: 705-720.

Fujita, E. M., D. E. Campbell, W. P. Arnott, B. Zielinska (2007).

Evaluations Of Source Apportionment Methods for Determining Contributions Of Gasoline and Diesel Exhaust to Ambient Carbonaceous Aerosols. J. Air Waste Manage. Assoc. 57: 721-740.

Rinehart, L.R., E,M. Fujita, J.C. Chow and B. Zielinska (2006).

Spatial Distribution of PM2.5 Associated Organic Compounds in the San Joaquin Valley. Atmos. Environ. 40. 290-303.

Fujita, E.M., W.R. Stockwell, D.E. Campbell, and R.E. Keislar (2003).

Evolution of the Magnitude and Spatial Extent of the Weekend Ozone Effect in California’s South Coast Air Basin from 1981 to 2000. J. Air & Waste Manage. Assoc. 53:802-815

Fujita, E.M., D.E. Campbell, B. Zielinska, J.C. Sagebiel, J.L. Bowen, W. Goliff, W.R. Stockwell, and D.R. Lawson (2003).

Diurnal and Weekday Variations in Source Contributions of Ozone Precursors in California’s South Coast Air Basin. J. Air & Waste Manage. Assoc. 53: 844-863.

Fujita, E.M., G. Harshfield, and L.H. Sheetz (2003).

Performance Audits and Laboratory Comparisons for SCOS97-NARSTO Measurements of Speciated Volatile Organic Compounds. Atmos. Environ. 37, Supplement No. 2, S135-S147.

Zielinska, B and E.M. Fujita (2003).

Characterization of Ambient Volatile Organic Compounds at the Western Boundary of the SCOS97-NARSTO Modeling Domain. Atmos. Environ. 37, Supplement No. 2, S171-S180.

Croes, B.E. and E.M  Fujita, (2003).

The 1997 Southern California Ozone Study (SCOS97-NARSTO): Introduction and Perspective. Atmos. Environ. 37, Supplement No. 2, S3-S26.