Descripción del proyecto
Estudio del efecto de las emisiones de aviones en la salud pública
La aviación contribuye a la contaminación atmosférica a través de las emisiones de partículas en suspensión, que son partículas sólidas y gotas de líquido liberadas por los aviones en el aire. Esto afecta a la salud pública dentro de los aeropuertos y en las zonas adyacentes. El proyecto RAPTOR, financiado con fondos europeos, coordinará los esfuerzos de una amplia gama de partes interesadas para concentrar y aprovechar la investigación relacionada realizada a escala europea. El proyecto tiene como objetivo que comprendamos mejor los efectos potenciales de las emisiones de partículas en suspensión en la salud pública. Además, investigará la relación entre el ruido y las emisiones, y elaborará nuevos métodos para medir las emisiones de escape.
Objetivo
Particulate Matter (PM) emissions from aircraft engines adversely affect air quality in and around airports, contributing to public health concerns for airport workers and within neighbouring communities. RAPTOR will bring together relevant stakeholders to bridge a wide and multidimensional portfolio of existing European research to:
i) provide enhanced insights into PM including the ultrafine PM (UFP) component within aircraft exhaust emissions;
ii) explore interdependencies between noise and emissions particularly NOx and UFP;
iii) work in association with other national and EU funded projects to determine a more nuanced understanding of the potential impact of UFP on health outcomes;
iv) provide new insights on emission/exhaust measurement and emission modelling uncertainties;
v) create a more comprehensive understanding on the composition and potential importance of emissions from unregulated engines; and
vi) support the European Commission and associated Agencies to develop a coherent European roadmap for action on aircraft engine particulate matter regulation.
To achieve these ambitious goals RAPTOR will undertake an in-depth review of available literature to assess knowledge gaps. This will include non-volatile nvPM measurement techniques & corrections and their associated uncertainties as these directly impact modelling studies of local air quality and inform aircraft-induced PM related toxicity and health effects. Findings will be communicated in an open access database, highlighting interdependencies between the measurements, modelling and health disciplines. RAPTOR will forge synergistic links with existing national, EU and international projects to ensure a high degree of additionality and provide access to desensitised proprietary data. RAPTOR will also generate new data using a representative combustor rig to assess uncertainty of the current CAEP/11 nvPM standards, utilising two reference ICAO appendix 7-compliant nvPM systems.
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RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinador
75002 Paris
Francia
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