Source apportionment of airborne particulate matter and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in urban regions of europe

Objective

Atmospheric particles and their individual chemical constituents (including PAH) have demonstrably significant social and economic impacts through adverse effects on human health and environmental quality. Effective control of these pollutants requires detailed knowledge of the relative contribution of their sources in order that action to reduce emissions can be most effectively targeted. Our overall objective is to develop and validate a readily transferable common methodological approach to source apportionment of atmospheric pollution that will be utilised by local city governments, thereby assisting in improving air quality in the cities of Europe. It will generate a technical report and accompanying user-friendly customised software package for data analysis that is designed to facilitate the widest possible use of the methodology across Europe by local authorities.

Programme(s)

• FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.4.-4. - Key action City of Tomorrow and Cultural Heritage

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

Address

Edgbaston
B15 2TT Birmingham
United Kingdom

Participants (6)

BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL

United Kingdom

Address

Ladbrooke House, Bordesley Street
B5 5BL Birmingham

FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE

Finland

Address

20 E,sahaajankatu 20 E
00810 Helsinki

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE - MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY

Denmark

Address

399,Frederiksborgvej 399
4000 Roskilde

UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO

Portugal

Address

Campus De Santiago
3810-193 Aveiro/eixo

UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI

Finland

Address

Gustav Haellstroeminkatu 2
00014 Helsinki

UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE

United Kingdom

Address

College Lane
AL10 9AB Hatfield