10.1021/es703065h.s001 Barbara Zielinska Barbara Zielinska David Campbell David Campbell Douglas R. Lawson Douglas R. Lawson Robert G. Ireson Robert G. Ireson Christopher S. Weaver Christopher S. Weaver Thomas W. Hesterberg Thomas W. Hesterberg Timothy Larson Timothy Larson Mark Davey Mark Davey L.-J. Sally Liu L.-J. Sally Liu Detailed Characterization and Profiles of Crankcase and Diesel Particulate Matter Exhaust Emissions Using Speciated Organics American Chemical Society 2008 carbon emission rates PAH school buses Speciated OrganicsA monitoring campaign engine oil PM 2.5 diesel engine emissions lubricating oil PM emissions 36D road draft tubes crankcase emissions tailpipe PM emissions Diesel Particulate Matter Exhaust Emissions crankcase vent emissions tailpipe emissions 2008-08-01 00:00:00 Journal contribution https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Detailed_Characterization_and_Profiles_of_Crankcase_and_Diesel_Particulate_Matter_Exhaust_Emissions_Using_Speciated_Organics/2923915 A monitoring campaign was conducted in August−September 2005 to compare different experimental approaches quantifying school bus self-pollution. As part of this monitoring campaign, a detailed characterization of PM<sub>2.5</sub> diesel engine emissions from the tailpipe and crankcase emissions from the road draft tubes was performed. To distinguish between tailpipe and crankcase vent emissions, a deuterated alkane, <i>n</i>-hexatriacontane-d<sub>74</sub> (<i>n</i>-C<sub>36</sub>D<sub>74</sub>) was added to the engine oil to serve as an intentional quantitative tracer for lubricating oil PM emissions. This paper focuses on the detailed chemical speciation of crankcase and tailpipe PM emissions from two school buses used in this study. We found that organic carbon emission rates were generally higher from the crankcase than from the tailpipe for these two school buses, while elemental carbon contributed significantly only in the tailpipe emissions. The <i>n</i>-C<sub>36</sub>D<sub>74</sub> that was added to the engine oil was emitted at higher rates from the crankcase than the tailpipe. Tracers of engine oil (hopanes and steranes) were present in much higher proportion in crankcase emissions. Particle-associated PAH emission rates were generally very low (<1 μg/km), but more PAH species were present in crankcase than in tailpipe emissions. The speciation of samples collected in the bus cabins was consistent with most of the bus self-pollution originating from crankcase emissions.