My Research- Temporal and spatial variations of ultra-fine particles in the urban environment

We know that transport is responsible for a significant amount of air pollution, particularly in urban areas and beside busy roads. Previous research work on air pollution has tended to focus on traffic pollutants such as carbon monoxide (CO), NOx, benzene, sulphur dioxide (SO2) and particulate matter (PM10 & PM2.5), but less so on Ultra-fine particles (UFP). There are relatively few studies that detail urban particle numbers, size distributions and parameters in relation to traffic characteristics. My research focus is to develop a fundamental understanding of the role of traffic characteristics, local meteorological factors and street canyon effects on the concentration of Ultra-fine particles (UFP). This research is important in terms of developing pollution control measures, not least as at present there are no legislative standards in the UK, EU or USA that address particle number concentrations....etc

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