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November 14 - 22, 1997
Elwood in Berkeley California

Elwood on the tow truck







For a Vehicle Emissions Study in the Caldecott Tunnel in Berkeley, CA, Elwood had to travel on a Caltrans tow truck!  After this, the instrument was lowered into the building with a crane.
 
 








Elwood sampling the tunnel

Fan room
 
 
 
 

These pictures show Elwood sampling particles from one of the tunnel bores. It is obvious from the attire worn by the operators that it was rather cold in the fan room, where we were stationed. In the left picture you can see the fresh-air fans on the left and the exhaust fans on the right.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Sampling ambient particles
 
 
 
 
 

In addition to sampling particles from two bores of the tunnel, we also sampled ambient air as a background check.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Equipment in the tunnel
 
 






One of our collaborators in this study was again Prof. Glen Cass from Caltech. His group sampeled particles directly above the tunnel bore. In this picture you see their equipment, sampling through slits in the bore-ceiling.
 
 

Leaving the tunnel













At the end of the study, Elwood was lifted out of the fan room with the crane. Then the instrument was loaded into the moving-truck with the help of the Caltrans tow truck for its journey back home.
 
 

Tunnel exit
 
 

In this picture you finally see the tunnel exit on the eastern side of the tunnel.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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